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Pharasal Verbs

Date: Mar 04 2008

Author: marksimz

Lesson

A	Ask out	Ask someone to go on a date
B	Bring about	cause
Bring up	1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic
C	Call back	Return a telephone call
Call in	Ask to come to an official place for a special reason
Call off	cancel
Call on*	1) visit 2) ask a student a question in class
Call up	Call on the telephone
Catch up (with)*	Reach the same position or level as someone
Check in*	Register at a hotel
Check into*	investigate
Check out	1) borrow a book from a library 2) investigate
Cheer up	Make (someone) feel happier
Clean up	Make clean and orderly
Come across*	Find by chance
Cross out	Draw a line through
Cut out	Stop an annoying activity
D	Do over	repeat
Drop by*	Visit informally
Drop in (on)*	Visit informally
Drop off	Leave something/someone somewhere
Drop out (of)*	Stop going to school or class
F	Figure out	Find the answer by logic
Fill out	Complete a form
Find out	Discover information
Get along (with)*	To have a good relationship with
Get back (from)	1) return from somewhere 2) receive again
Get in, get into*	1) enter a car 2) arrive
Get off*	Leave any vehicle
Get on*	Enter any vehicle
Get out of*	1) leave a car 2) avoid some unpleasant activity
Get over*	Recover from an illness
Get through*	finish
Get up*	Arise from bed, a chair etc.
Give back	Return something to someone
Give up	Stop doing something
Go over*	Review or check
Grow up*	Become an adult
H	Hand in	Submit an assignment
Hang up	1) Stop a telephone conversation 2) put up clothes on a line or a hook
Have on	Wear
K	Keep out (of)	Not enter
Keep up (with)*	Stay at the same position or level
Kick out (of)	Force (someone) to leave
L	Look after*	Take care of
Look into*	Investigate
Look out (for)*	Be careful
Look over	Review or check
Look up	Look for information in a reference book
M	Make up	1) invent 2) do past work
N	Name after	Give a baby the name of someone else
P	Pass away*	Die
Pass out	1) distribute 2) lose consciousness
Pick out	Select
Pick up	1) go to get someone 2) take in one's hand
Point out	Call someone's attention to
Put away	Remove to an appropriate place
Put back	Return to original position
Put off	Postpone
Put on	Dress
Put out	Extinguish a cigarette, fire
Put up with*	Tolerate
R	Run into	Meet by chance
Run across	Find by chance
Run out (of)	Finish a supply of something
S	Show up*	Appear, come to
Shut off	Stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
T	Take after*	Resemble
Take off	1) remove clothing 2) leave on a trip 3) leave the ground (aeroplane)
Take out	1) take someone on a date 2) remove
Take over	Take control
Take up	Begin a new activity
Tear down	Demolish, reduce to nothing
Tear up	Tear into many little pieces
Think over	Consider
Throw away	Discard; get rid of
Throw out	Discard; get rid of
Throw up	Vomit
Try on	Put on clothing to see if it fits
Turn down	Decrease volume
Turn in	1) submit classwork 2) go to bed
Turn off	Stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
Turn on	Start a machine, equipment, light etc.
Turn out	Extinguish a light
Turn up	Increase volume or intensity

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xin7

Chile

Perhaps, phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult things to learn in English, because there's no other way to learn them but learning by heart and there are so many!. So that list is very useful.

thank you