Phrasal verbs

split up Can you split up this piece of wood?

"Happening/Creating"

come up I'll let you know if anything comes up.

bring up I was brought up to respect the law.

come up with I had to run to come up with her.

think up What have you been thinking up?

make up These three articles make up the whole book.

"Approaching/Reaching"

go up

I want to go up to London next week.

draw up The train drew up in the station.

catch up He spent six months catching up with his studies.

face up to She is too young to face up to the truth about her father.

live up to You must live up to law.

"Preparing/Arranging"

warm up The sun warmed up the seat nicely

draw up He soldiers were drawn up in battle lines.

set up My father me set up a Mother's day.

soften up You go in and soften father up, and then I'll ask him for the money.

fix up Can you fix up a meeting with the director?

Other Meanings

show up Show the doctor up when he comes.

take up I will not take up any more of your time.

put up with I can't put up with it any longer.

make up for Your office must make up for a loss.

Phrasal Verbs with "Down"

"Decreasing/Reducing"

bring down The gunners brought down three planes.

calm down Calm down, there's nothing to worry about.

come down The plane came down safely in spite of the mist.

cut down Your article will have to be cut down to fit into the book.

die down The fire is dying down, put some more wood on!

keep down If there's shooting going on, keep down.

narrow down Let's narrow an argument down.

play down Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters.

slow down The severe snowstorm has slowed the traffic down.

scale down The number of visitors scales down.

"Failing/Destroying"

break down The police broke the door down.

let down Don't let down now, just when the job's nearly finished.

close down Darkness closed down on the city.

step down The quantity of medicine to be taken can be stepped down

gradually after the first week.

turn down Why do you turn down the volume on the radio ?

"Writing"

take down Can you take down this address?

jot down I must jot down that telephone number before I forget it.

get down Get down every word she says.

put down Would you put them down to my account?

write down Write down, please, this examples.

scribble down I scribbled down the telephone number, and now I can't read it.

"Defeating/Collapsing"

break down Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East.

bring down Shopkeepers have been asked to bring down their prices.

crack down The government has promised to crack down on criminal activity.

hunt down We've been hunting down a good cheap house all over the city.

knock down The price was knocked down to 3 dollars.

wear down The record is worn down.

Other Meanings

get down to It's time we got down to work.

look down on She looked down on Jim and thought he was not worthy of her daughter.

pin down It is difficult to pin down the exact meaning of this verb.

put down He put his heavy bag down on the ground.

Phrasal Verbs with "Out"

"Outside/Leaving"

break out Three men broke out of prison yesterday.

go out I don't think you should out with that bad cold.

move out When do you moved out?

pop out I had just popped out for a breath of fresh air.

set out He set out for work an hour ago.

check out I'm afraid old Charlie has checked out.

"Excluding/Removing"

cancel out His good qualities and his faults cancel out.

cross out Cross out the last two names, they're not members any more.

keep out Do keep children out of mischief.

kick out Don't kick the cat out like that, it's cruel.

leave out No possibility must be left out.

opt out It can not be that he opted out of society.

pull out А good holiday will pull you out.

rule out A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.

throw out His master threw him out.

"Searching/Finding"

check out I'm just going to check this book out of the library.

find out We should find out the truth.

figure out Can you figure out this word?

sound out Could you sound the director out on this question?

try out Did Mr. Smith try out a plane?

"Disappearing/Ending"

fade out Fade out the last scene at the end.

peter out The climbers' efforts to reach the top petered out.

phase out The makers have decided to phase out the production of this car.

run out The contract runs out next week.

sell out Have you sold out all the tickets yet?

wipe out The police men wipe out the enemy.

"Producing" (especially sounds, signals, etc.)

blurt out Peter blurted out the news before he considered its effect.

call out Jane call out when she saw her friend across the street.

cry out Jane, don't cry one's heart out.

let out He let out a cry of pain as the nail went into his foot.

speak out Speak out, we can't hear you.

spill out At last he spill out the story of his part in the crime.

"Giving/Helping or Supporting"

bear out The prisoner's story was borne out by his wife.

give out The sun gives out light and heat to the earth.

hand out Hand out the question papers as the students enter.

help out Can you help me out with my English homework?

pass out How many of the young men passed out this year?

point out The guide took us through the city, pointing interesting sights out.

Other Meanings

carry out We all have certain duties and jobs to carry out.

sort out Wait till I get you outside, and I'll sort you out!

stand out He stood out for better terms.

take out He never takes me out.

walk out on You can't walk out on your family at a time like this.

Phrasal Verbs with "Off"

"Departing"

drop off My top button has dropped off and I can't find it.

get off We must be getting off now.

head off Your should head off a quarrel.

see off All the parents were at the railway station, seeing the children off to school.

set off He set off for work an hour ago.

take off He took me off to the garden. [17]

"Preventing/Rejecting"

fight off I must wear warm clothes, as I am fighting off this cold.

hold off Why you hold your decision?

keep off Keep off the subject!

put off Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

scare off Higher coffee prices are scaring off the customers.

ward off The fighter had to ward off a dangerous blow.[16]

"Finishing/Completing"

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