- #List of phrasal verbs by topic how to
- #List of phrasal verbs by topic skin
- #List of phrasal verbs by topic tv
chip in help If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. cheer someone up make happier I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. check out someone/something look at (informal)Ĝheck out the crazy hair on that guy! cheer up become happier She cheered up when she heard the good news. check someone/something out look at carefully, investigate The company checks out all new employees. check out leave a hotel You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. check in arrive and register at a hotel or airport We will get the hotel keys when we check in. catch up get to the same point as someone else You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. not care for someone/something not like (formal) I don't care for his behaviour. You need to calm down before you drive the car. calm down relax after being angry You are still mad.
call someone up phone Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. call on someone visit someone We called on you last night but you weren't home. call on someone ask for an answer or opinion The professor called on me for question 1. call something off cancel Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé. call someone back return a phone call I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend. call around phone many different places/people We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed. bring something up vomit He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. bring something up start talking about a subject My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports. bring someone up raise a child My grandparents brought me up after my parents died. bring someone down make unhappy This sad music is bringing me down.
#List of phrasal verbs by topic skin
break out in something develop a skin condition I broke out in a rash after our camping trip. break out escape The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. break up start laughing (informal) The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. break up end a relationship My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
#List of phrasal verbs by topic tv
break in interrupt The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. break something in wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. break into something enter forcibly The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. break in force entry to a building Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. break something down divide into smaller parts Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break down get upset The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. break down stop functioning (vehicle, machine) Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. blow something up add air We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. blow up explode The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. back someone up support My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. back something up reverse You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. add up to something equal Your purchases add up to $205.32. ask around ask many people the same question I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. Verb MeaningĞxample ask someone out invite on a dateěrian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. Review the grammar lesson on phrasal verbs from time to time so that you don't forget the rules! Most phrasal verbs consist of two words, but a few consist of three words, which always stay together. Some phrasal verbs can be separated by the object, while others cannot. Some phrasal verbs require a direct object (someone/something), while others do not.
#List of phrasal verbs by topic how to
As well as learning their meanings, you need to learn how to use phrasal verbs properly. Like many other verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning. If you think of each phrasal verb as a separate verb with a specific meaning, you will be able to remember it more easily. The examples will help you understand the meanings. Use the list below as a reference guide when you find an expression that you don't recognize. Study them as you come across them, rather than trying to memorize many at once. Think of them as you would any other English vocabulary. Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. Phrasal Verbs List This is a list of about 200 common phrasal verbs, with meanings and examples.