Phrasal verbs

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to find the total of
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add up
The shop assistant added up what I’d bought and told me the total.
to explode
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blow up
"Luckily, the bomb didn’t blow up."
"to stop working (for a machine etc)"
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break down
Our car broke down on the motorway.
to enter illegally
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break in(to)
A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night.
to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult
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bring up
She brought up three sons on her own.
to increase
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build up
These exercises are good for building up leg strength.
to ring again on the phone
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call back
I’ll call you back later when you’re not so busy.
to cancel
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call off
The concert has been called off because of the weather.
to become/make calmer
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calm down
The woman finally calmed down and explained what had happened.
to continue
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carry on
"The phone rang, but Mark just carried on watching TV."
to reach the same point/level as
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catch up (with)
He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it hard to catch up.
to become/make happier
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cheer up
I started to cheer up when the sun came out.
to tidy
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clear up
I’ll clear up if you want to go to bed.
to find something by chance
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come across
I came across a word I’d never seen before.
to return (from)
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come back (from)
Give me a call when you come back from Greece.
to be quicker
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come on
"Come on, or we’ll be late!"
to be published
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come out
When does her new book come out?
to draw a line through something written
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cross out
Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly.
"to do less of something (smoking etc)"
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cut down (on)
I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat.
"to disconnect (phone, electrocity, etc)
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cut off
Pay the electricity bill tomorrow or they might cut us off.
to completely remove by cutting
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cut off
Keep your roses healthy by cutting off any dead flowers.
to button/zip up a piece of clothing
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do up
"It’s very windy, so do your coat up."
to eat at a restaurant
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eat out
Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight?
to trip and fall
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fall down
I fell down and hurt my knee.
to have an argument with someone and stop being friends
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fall out (with)
Have you two fallen out?
to add information in the spaces on a form, etc
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fill in
"Just fill in this application form, please.
to make something completely full
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fill up
Just fill this bowl up with sugar and put it on the table.
"to discover information
I don’t want Jerry to find out about this.
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find out
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to escape punishment for
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get away with
They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.
to enter a car
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get in(to)
I hurt my head as I was getting into the car.
to leave a bus/train/etc
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get off
You need to get off the bus opposite the supermarket.
to have a good relationship (with)
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get on (with)
She seems to get on with everybody.
to enter a bus/train/etc
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get on(to)
You can buy a ticket when you get on the bus.
to leave a car/building/room/etc
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get out (of)
Quick! Get out of the car!
"to recover from (an illness, etc)
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get over
It can take weeks to get over an illness like that.
to leave your bed
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get up
He never gets up before nine.
to give something free of charge
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give away
They're giving away free tickets at the cinema!
to return something you've taken/borrowed
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give back
Could you give my CDs back because you've had them for two weeks.
to stop doing something you do regularly
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give up
You should give up smoking.
to leave a place/someone
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go away
Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?
to return (to)
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go back (to)
I can't wait to go back to Italy.
to no longer be fresh
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go off
Has this milk gone off?
to continue happening or doing something
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go on
Please go on with your work while I speak to the head teacher.
to happen
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go on
There isn't much going on in this town in the evening.
to stop burning
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go out
The fire must have gone out during the night.
to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of
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go out with
Greg used to go out with Katy.
to become older (for children)
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grow up
He rarely saw his father while he was growing up.
to wait
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hang on
Just hang on – I'll be ready in a minute.
to put clothes in a wardrobe
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hang up
The women hung up their coats and sat down.
to put the receiver down to end a phone call
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hang up
I can't believe that Jessica hung up without saying goodbye!
to wear (a piece of clothing)
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have on
The man had a strange hat on.
to do something more quickly
so hurry up!"
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hurry up
"We haven't got much time
to participate, take part
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join in
Ask them if you can play – I'm sure they'll let you join in.
to prevent from entering
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keep out
Cars should be kept out of the city centre.
to not include
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leave out
Don't leave your brother out – let him play with you and your friends.
to disappoint
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let down
You've really let me down.
"to start lying (on a bed)
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lie down
I'm going to go and lie down for a while.
to disconnect from the Internet/a website
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log off
Don't forget to log off when you've finished checking your e-mail.
to connect to the Internet/a website
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log on(to)
You need your password to log on.
to take care of
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look after
It's hard work looking after three children all day.
to try to find information in a book / internet
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look up
I had to look the word up in a dictionary.
"to invent an explanation, excuse etc.
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make up
He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
to start living in a new house
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move in
We're moving in next week.
to return money (to someone)
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pay back
Did you pay Denise back?
"to lift something from the floor, a table, etc
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pick up
Please pick those toys up and put them away.
to tell someone important information
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point out
He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner.
to make a paper copy of something on a computer
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print out
Let me print those photographs out for you.
to break by pulling
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pull off
I pulled off the arm of my sunglasses by mistake.
to return something to where it belongs
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put away
He put the notebook away and stood up.
to return something to where it was
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put back
Can you put the book back when you've finished with it?
to stop holding
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put down
Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.
to delay to a later time
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put off
Can we put the meeting off until tomorrow?
to gain (weight)
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put on
I don't want to put on any more weight!
to start wearing (a piece of clothing)
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put on
Put your gloves and scarf on – it's cold outside.
to make something stop burning
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put out
It took three firefighters to put the fire out.
to put something on a wall (eg a picture)
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put up
The teachers will put a notice up about the new courses.
to say something out loud which you are reading
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read out
He read the list of names out.
to tear into pieces
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rip up
Rip up this piece of paper when you've finished reading it.
to remove with a rubber
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rub out
I can't rub it out because I wrote it in pen.
to escape by running
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run away (from)
The thief ran away from the police officers.
to not have any left
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run out (of)
Many hospitals are running out of money.
to save money (for a specific purpose)
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save up (for)
I'm saving up for a new electric guitar.
to make a player leave a game
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send off
It was a very bad foul and the referee sent the player off.
to start a journey
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set off
Go to sleep because we're setting off early in the morning.
"to start (a business, organization)
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set up
My dad is going to set up a taxi company.
to give a part of something to a group of people
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share out
The money will be shared out between 30 different environmental organizations.
"to stop talking, stop making a noise"
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shut up
Just shut up a minute and let me tell you what happened!
to (start to) sit
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sit down
"Please, sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
to solve a problem
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sort out
Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.
to talk more loudly so someone can hear you
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speak up
You have to speak up a bit because my gran's a bit deaf.
to end a relationship
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split up
Tommy and Liz have just split up. It's very sad!
to (start to) stand
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stand up
You have the chair. I don't mind eating standing up.
to go to bed late
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stay up
We stayed up until two o'clock last night.
to remove
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take away
Have they taken the rubbish away yet?
to return something to the place it came from
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take back
I'm going to take my library books back.
to remove (from a high place)
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take down
The old man took a large book down from a shelf.
to leave the ground
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take off
Let's go and watch the planes taking off while we wait.
to remove (a piece of clothing)
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take off
It felt good to finally take my shoes off after a long day.
"to take control of (a business
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take over
The shopping centre has been taken over by an American company.
"to start (a hobby)
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take up
I've taken up stamp collecting and it's really interesting.
to put something in a rubbish bin
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throw away
Have you thrown the papers away?
to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks
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try on
You should try it on to see if it’s the right size.
to lower the volume of
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turn down
Turn the radio down – I'm trying to work.
to stop a machine working
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turn off
"Will you turn the television off, please?"
to start a machine working
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turn on
"Will you turn the television on, please?"
to turn something so the other side is towards you
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turn over
You may turn over your exam papers now.
to increase the volume of
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turn up
"We asked our teacher to turn the CD up, so that we could hear it."
to stop being asleep
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wake up
Wake up! It's nearly ten o'clock!
"to wash plates, cups, cutlery
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wash up
I can help to cook and wash up.
to be careful
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watch out
Watch out – you're going to hit that car!
"to find the solution to a problem
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work out
We can't work out how to get the Internet connection going.
to write information on a piece of paper
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write down
Do you want to write down my phone number?

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