Phrasal Verb

Meaning

B

Bring about

cause

Bring up

1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic 3) Access data on a computer screen 4) be sick

C

Call back

Return a telephone call

Call in

Ask to come to an official place for a special reason

Call off

cancel

Call on

1) visit 2) ask someone to do you a favour (Gefallen)

Call up

Call on the telephone

Check in

Register at a hotel

Check into

investigate

Check out

1) borrow a book from a library 2) investigate

Come across

Find by chance

Cut off

Telephone connection was broken

Cross out

Draw a line through (cancel an appointment)

D

Do over

repeat

Drop by

Visit informally

Drop in (on)

Visit informally

Drop off

Leave something/someone somewhere

F

Figure out

Find the answer by logic

Fill out

Complete a form

Find out

Discover information

Get along (with)

To have a good relationship with

Get back (from)

1) return from somewhere 2) receive again

Get back (to)

Come back to someone with the information/decision

Get out of

Avoid doing some unpleasant activity

Get over

Recover from an illness / shock

Get through

finish

Give back

Return something to someone

Go over

Review or check

H

Hand in

Submit a report etc

Hang up

1) Stop a telephone conversation
2) Put your coat on a hook or hanger

Have someone on

Having a joke with someone

K

Keep out (of)

Do not enter

Keep up (with)

Stay at the same position or level

Kick out (of)

Force (someone) to leave

L

Look after

Take care of

Look into

Investigate

Look for

Seek/Locate

Look out (for)

Be careful

Look over

Review or check

Look up

Look for information in a reference book

M

Make up

1) invent 2) do past work 3) apologise and confirm friendship again

N

Name after

Give a product/project the name of something else

P

Pass away

Die

Pick out

Select

Pick up

1) go to get someone 2) take in one's hand

Point out

Call someone's attention to

Put away

Take from an inappropriate place and put in the right place

Put back

Return to original position

Put off

Postpone

Put on

1) Dress 2) Exaggerate

Put up with

Tolerate

R

Run into

Meet by chance

Run across

Find by chance

Run out (of)

Finish a supply of something eg paper in a printer

S

Show up

1) Appear 2) Embarass someone

Shut off (USA)

Turn off (GB)

Stop a machine, equipment, light etc.

T

Take off

1) remove clothing

2) leave on a trip

3) leave the ground (aeroplane)

Take out

Remove

Take over

Take control

Take up

Adoption or interest in a product / service / project

Think over

Consider

Throw away

Discard; get rid of

Throw out

Discard; get rid of

Try on

Put on clothing/shoes to see if they fit

Try (something) on

Test/Challenge someone

Turn down

Decrease volume

Reject someone/something

Turn off

Stop a machine, equipment, light, computer etc.

Turn on

Start a machine, equipment, light, microphone etc.

Turn up

Increase volume or intensity