Phrasal Verbs I – list, meaning, example
These are the lists of Phrasal Verbs –
1. ask for – demand, to somebody
Can I ask you a question?
I always ask for extra butter on bread.
2. back up – support
Make sure you back up every day.
You’ll have to back up and turn around.
3. bear with – tolerate patiently
If you will bear with me, I shall be very glad.
Please bear with me.
4. blow out – extinguish by blowing
When the window opened, the wind blew out the candle.
The electric fire has blow out.
5. blow up – explode
Suddenly the bomb blew up.
Can you help me blow up these balloons?
6. boil over – boil and flow over
The milk is boiling over now.
The situation was about to boil over.
7. break down – fail, stop
It takes a long time to break down prejudices.
The television has broken down.
8. break in – enter by force
There is a break in the gas pipe.
Children shouldn’t break in on adult’s conversation.
9. break out – start suddenly
The fire broke out at early morning.
He predicted when war would break out.
10. break up – end
The meeting broke up at 10 o’clock.
I want to break up with you.
11. bring forth – produce something
Trees bring forth fruit.
April showers bring forth May flowers.
12. bring up – raise
We need to bring up more candidates.
It’s hard for the baby to bring up wind.
13. bring out – open, publish
The spices really bring out the flavour of the paneer.
The sunshine will bring out the blossom.
14. call in – convene
Please call in a doctor immediately.
How many guests will you call in?
15. call off – cancel, withdraw
The commander decided to call off the attack.
The strike will be called off tomorrow.
16. call up – recall
We call up the arrow on the screen with the keyboard.
He is going to call up and cancel his subscription.
17. call for – require, demand
Let me transfer this call for you.
I’ll call for you at five.
18. call out – summon
I had to call out an electrician.
Let’s call out for pizza.
19. care for – like somebody
He does not care for his wife.
She cares for her children deeply.
20. carry out – execute, obey
You must carry out my orders.
He did not carry out his promise to us.
21. carry on – continue
How long can this situation carry on?
We must carry on hoping for the best.
22. catch on – become popular
It could catch on fire easily.
It’s not that hard, once you catch on to it.
23. clear up – make clean
Please, clean up the table before you leave.
Could you please clean up the living room?
24. clear away – pass away, remove
Clear away your utensils now.
We must clear away the misunderstanding.
25. clear off – go away
I am clear off the debt soon.
The morning mist will clear off soon.
26. come out – be published
Come out and get some fresh air.
When do the exam results come out?
27. come on – come with
Come on, wake up, we will late.
I can’t come on that date.
28. come down – become lower
He had come down with the fever.
Come down from there this minute!
29. cut down – reduce
Cut down your expenses.
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
30. cut off – disconnect
The telephone wire is cut off in this house.
He cut off a small piece of bread.
31. deal in – sell something
We deal in software.
They deal in antiques.
32. dispose of – finish
They had to dispose of the opposition.
Dispose of these old television.
33. do away with – abolish
She tried to do away with herself.
He told me to do away with this old hat.
34. do without – manage in absence of someone
I can do without your advice.
You can do without all that hassle.
35. draw back – recoil
It may already be too late to draw back.
If you take part in the race, you mustn’t draw back.
36. fall off – decrease
The number of students has fallen off.
Be careful not to fall off the ladder.
37. fall out – quarrel
The drugs made her hair fall out.
I don’t like to fall out with my friends.
38. fall back – withdraw
If I lose my job, I’ll have nothing to fall back on.
At last, the enemies had to fall back.
39. fall on – attack violently
I held the belief that we would fall on our feet.
Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
40. find out – to search
I was curious to find out what he had said.
How did you find out about the party?
