PHRASAL VERBS WITH THEIR MEANINGS AND EXAMPLES

A

1. Account for: to explain or justify something

    - Example: Can you account for the missing funds?

2. Act on: to take action based on something

    - Example: We need to act on the recommendations immediately.

3. Add up: to calculate or make sense

    - Example: The numbers don't add up; there's a mistake.

4. Aim at: to target or direct towards

    - Example: The campaign aims at increasing awareness.

5. Allow for: to consider or take into account.

    - Example: We must allow for delays in traffic.

6. Add up: to make sense, be logical.

    - Example: His excuse doesn’t add up.

B

1. Back away: to move backwards, often due to fear

    - Example: She backed away from the aggressive dog.

2. Back out: to withdraw from an agreement

    - Example: He backed out of the deal at the last moment.

3. Back up: to support or give help

    - Example: Can you back up your claims with evidence?

4. Bear with: to be patient with someone

    - Example: Please bear with the inconveniences.

5. Blow out: to extinguish or burst

    - Example: Blow out the candles on the cake.

6. Break down: to stop working; lose control emotionally

    - Example: My bike broke down on the way

7. Break into: to enter by force

    - Example: The thieves broke into the shop.

8. Bring about: to cause to happen

   - Example: The new policy brought about many changes.

9. Bring out: to publish

  - Example: I published my book last month.

10. Bring up: mention; raise a child.

   - Example: She brought up an interesting question.

C

1. Call for: to require or need something

    - Example: This situation calls for immediate action.

2. Call off: to cancel something

    - Example: The match was called off due to rain.

3. Carry on: to continue doing something

    - Example: Carry on with your work; I'll be back soon.

4. Catch up: to reach the same level or position

    - Example: I need to catch up on my reading.

5. Come across: to meet by chance

    - Example: She came across an old friend.

6. Call on: to visit someone.

  - Example: She called on her grandmother yesterday.

D

1. Deal with: to handle or manage something

    - Example: She deals with customer complaints.

2. Die out: to become extinct.

  - Example: Many species have died out.

3. Do away with: to get rid of something

    - Example: We should do away with outdated rules.

4. Do up: Fasten, renovate.

    - Example: Do up your shoelaces.

5. Draw up: to prepare or create a document

    - Example: Let's draw up a contract for the agreement.

6. Drop by: to visit someone informally/casually

    - Example: Drop by my place if you're in the area.

7. Dwell on: to think or talk a lot about something

    - Example: Don't dwell on past mistakes.

E

1. End up: to finally be in a particular state

    - Example: He ended up as a teacher.

2. Enter into: to begin or participate in something

    - Example: They entered into a partnership agreement.

3. Eye up: to look at someone or something with interest

    - Example: He was eyeing up the competition nervously.

4. Ease off: to reduce or become less intense

    - Example: The pain started to ease off after the medication.

5. Embark on: to start a new venture

    - Example: They embarked on a journey across India

F

1. Fall apart: to break into pieces or disintegrate

    - Example: The old book fell apart.

2. Fall behind: to lag in progress

    - Example: He fell behind in his studies.

2. Figure out: to understand or solve

    - Example: Can you figure out the solution to this problem?

3. Fill in: to provide information or substitute

    - Example: Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

4. Follow up: to check or pursue further

    - Example: I'll follow up on the leads we got.

5. Frown upon: to disapprove of something

    - Example: Cheating is frowned upon in exams.

G

1. Get along: to be friendly

    - Example: They get along very well.

2. Get by: to manage with difficulty

    - Example: She gets by on a tight budget.

3. Get over: to recover from something

    - Example: It took her time to get over the loss.

4. Give in: to yield or surrender

    - Example: Don't give in to pressure.

5. Give up: to stop trying

    - Example: He gave up smoking.

6. Go over: to review

    - Example: Let’s go over the details again.

7. Go through: to experience or examine.

    - Example: He's going through a tough phase.

    - Example: Go through the poem now.

8. Grow up: to become an adult

    - Example: She grew up in Delhi.

H

1. Hand in: to submit something

    - Example: Hand in your assignments by Friday.

2. Hang on: to wait or hold

    - Example: Hang on a minute, I'll check.

3. Hang out: to spend time

  - Example: We hang out at the café.

4. Hand out: to distribute

  - Example: The teacher handed out the papers.

5. Hold back: to restrain or hesitate

   - Example: She held back her tears.

6. Hold on: to wait or keep grasping

    - Example: Hold on tight during the ride.

7. Hold up: to delay; rob.

  - Example: The train was held up by fog.

  - Example: Two robbed men held up the bank.

8. Hit on: to discover

  - Example: He hit on a brilliant idea.

I

1. Identify with: to relate or connect with

    - Example: I identify with her struggles in the story.

2. Idolize over: to admire excessively

   - Example: She idolizes over movie stars.

3. Iron out: to resolve or smooth difficulties

    - Example: We need to iron out the differences.

4. Itch for: to solve problems

    - Example: They ironed out their differences.

5. Insist on: to demand strongly

   - Example: He insisted on paying the bill.

6. Invite in: to ask someone to enter

    - Example: She invited them in for a cup of tea.

7. Involve in: to include or engage someone in

    - Example: Try to involve everyone in the discussion.

8. Itch for: to want eagerly

  - Example: He was itching for a fight.

J

1. Jack up: to raise (prices, vehicles)

    - Example: They jacked up the price of petrol.

2. Jaw away: to talk continuously.

    - Example: They were jawing away for hours.

3. Join in: to participate or take part

    - Example: Everyone joined in the celebration.

4. Jot down: to write quickly.

    - Example: Jot down his number.

5. Jump at: to eagerly accept an opportunity

    - Example: She jumped at the chance to work abroad.

6. Jump into: to start doing something quickly

    - Example: Don't jump into conclusions without thinking.

7. Juggle with: to try to manage multiple things

    - Example: He's juggling with work and family commitments.

8. Justify by: to explain or defend with reasons

    - Example: Can you justify your actions by any means?

K

1. Keep away: to stay distant or prevent from approaching

    - Example: Keep away from the construction site.

2. Keep off: to stay away

   - Example: Keep off the grass.

3. Keep on: to continue doing something

    - Example: You should keep on trying until you succeed.

4. Keep up: to maintain the same level or pace

    - Example: You should keep up the effort.

5. Kick in: to start to take effect

   - Example: The medicine kicked in quickly.

6. Kick off: to begin.

  - Example: The show kicked off at

7. Knock down: to demolish or reduce

    - Example: They knocked down the old building.

8. Knock out: to defeat, make unconscious.

   - Example: He was knocked out in the match.

L

1. Lay off: to dismiss from job

    - Example: The company laid off several workers.

2. Lead to: to result in or cause something

    - Example: Hard work leads to success.

3. Let down: to disappoint someone

    - Example: Don't let your friends down.

4. Log in: to enter into a system

   - Example: Log in with your password.

5. Look after: to take care of someone or something

    - Example: She looks after her parents.

6. Look down upon: to despise

    - Example: Don’t look down upon the poor.

7. Look for: to search for

    - Example: I am looking for my keys.

8. Look into: to investigate or examine

    - Example: The police are looking into the matter.

9. Look up: to search in a book

    - Example: Look up the word in a dictionary.

M

1. Make up: to reconcile, create, or compensate

    - Example: They made up after the argument.

2. Mix up: to confuse or combine things

    - Example: Don't mix up the documents.

3. Move on: to progress or change to something else

    - Example: It's time to move on from the past.

4. Make out: to understand or hear something

    - Example: I couldn't make out what she was saying.

5. Meet with: to have a meeting or experience something

    - Example: She met with the team to discuss plans.

6. Mess up: to spoil.

- Example: He messed up the project.

N

1. Narrow down: to reduce options or choices

    - Example: Let's narrow down the candidates.

2. Nod off: to fall asleep

    - Example: He nodded off in class.

3. Note down: to write or record something

    - Example: Note down the important points.

4. Nudge into: to gently encourage or push into

    - Example: He nudged her into trying something new.

5. Nail down: to secure or finalize something

    - Example: We need to nail down the details.

6. Need for: to require or have a necessity for

    - Example: There's a need for better communication.

7. Nip off – to go quickly

    - Example: She nipped off to the market.

O

1. Open up: to start talking freely or make accessible

    - Example: She opened up about her feelings.

2. Opt for: to choose or decide on something

    - Example: We opted for the cheaper option.

3. Own up: to confess or admit responsibility

    - Example: He owned up to making the mistake.

4. Occupy with: to engage or keep busy with

    - Example: She's occupied with her new project.

5. Occur to: to come to mind

    - Example: It never occurred to me.

6. Opt out: to choose not to participate

    - Example: He opted out of the trip.

P

1. Pass away: to die

    - Example: Her grandfather passed away last year.

2. Pass on: to give something to someone

    - Example: Please pass on the message to him.

3. Pick up: to lift, collect, or learn something

    - Example: I’ll pick you up at 7.

    - Example: Can you pick up that tough coaching?

4. Point out: to indicate or draw attention to

    - Example: She pointed out the mistake.

5. Put off: to postpone or delay something

    - Example: The exam was put off.

6. Put up with: to tolerate

    - Example: I can’t put up with this noise.

Q

1.   Quest for: to search for

   - Example: They are questing for the truth.

R

1. Reach out: to contact or try to communicate

    - Example: Reach out to me if you need help.

2. Ring up: to telephone.

    - Example: She rang me up yesterday.

3. Rip off: to cheat

    - Example: Tourists are often ripped off.

 

4. Run into: to meet someone unexpectedly

    - Example: I ran into an old friend at the mall.

5. Rule out: to exclude or eliminate something

    - Example: We can't rule out the possibility of delays.

6. Run out of: to have no more

    - Example: We’ve run out of sugar.

S

1. See off: to accompany someone to a departure point

    - Example: I'll see you off at the airport.

2. Set off: to tart a journey

   - Example: We set off at dawn.

3.   Set up: to arrange or establish something

    - Example: They set up a new company.

4. Show up: to arrive or appear

    - Example: He didn’t show up.

5. Sort out: to organize or resolve something

    - Example: We need to sort out the problems.

6. Speak up: to express an opinion or speak louder

    - Example: Don't be afraid to speak up in the meeting.

7. Stand by: to support

    - Example: She stood by her friend.

T

1. Take after: to resemble

     - Example: He takes after his father.

2. Take off: to remove or for an aircraft to leave ground

    - Example: Take off your shoes outside the door.

    - Example: The plane took off on time.

2. Take on: to accept a challenge or responsibility

    - Example: She's taking on a new project.

3. Take over: to take or assume control of something

   - Example: He took over the company.

4. Talk over: to discuss something

    - Example: Let's talk over the details.

5. Turn down: to refuse or decrease something

    - Example: She turned down the job offer.

6. Think through: to consider carefully

    - Example: Think through your decision before acting.

7. Turn down: to reject

    - Example: She turned down the offer.

8. Turn up: to arrive; increase

    - Example: He turned up late.

9. Try out: to test

   - Example: Try out this new app.

U

1. Use up: to consume or exhaust something

    - Example: We've used up all the supplies.

2. Urge on: to encourage or drive forward

    - Example: The coach urged the team on to victory.

3. Unwind from: to relax or recover from stress

    - Example: She unwinds from work by reading.

V

1. Vie for: to compete for something

    - Example: They're vying for the top position.

2. View as: to consider or regard something/someone

    - Example: I view him as a great leader.

3. Volunteer for: to offer to do something willingly

    - Example: She volunteered for the community service.

4. Vouch for: to guarantee or confirm something about someone

    - Example: I can vouch for his honesty and integrity.

5. Vote out: to dismiss by voting

     - Example: The members voted out the president.

6. Vent out: to express feelings.

     - Example: She vented out her anger.

5. Veer off: to change direction.

    - Example: The car veered off the road.

W

1. Warm up: to make or become warmer, or prepare

    - Example: Warm up the engine before driving.

2. Watch out: to be careful or cautious

    - Example: Watch out for the slippery floor.

3. Wear out: to become useless by use

    - Example: My shoes wore out quickly.

4. Wind up: to conclude or end something, or become

    - Example: We wound up the meeting with a summary.

Y

1. Yearn for: to long for/ to have a strong desire for something

    - Example: He yearned for peace.

2. Yell out: to shout loudly

    - Example: He yelled out for help.

3. Yield to: to give way or surrender to something

    - Example: Many people yield to temptations.

3. Yield up: to produce or provide something

    - Example: The mine yielded up rich ore.

4. Yoke with: to join or link together (often figurative)

    - Example: They're yoked with a common goal.

Z

1. Zero in: to focus or concentrate on something

    - Example: Let's zero in on the main issue.

5. Zest for: to have enthusiasm or excitement for

    - Example: She has a zest for life.

COURTESY: Meta AI & ChatGPT

Compiled by Dr. Shankar D Mishra

 

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