PHRASAL VERBS

Verbs combined with either adverbs or prepositions.

No. PHRASAL SENTENCE MEANING
VERB

He says that he wants to work out in the gym. exercise

1. work out
I cannot work out this Mathematics sum and I need solve
help.

2. ran after The cat ran after the mouse. chased

3. put on The boy put on his sweater before he went out. wear

4. put out The firemen put out the fire in 30 minutes. extinguish

5. put off The referee put off the match because of the heavy postpone
rain.

6. put away My mother told me to put away the toys. keep

7. put up I cannot put up with your laziness anymore. tolerate

8. look after Sheila helps her mother to look after the baby. take care of

9. look up Look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary. search for

10. look out We have to look out for cars when we are crossing the be careful
road.

11. look into The man helped the police look into the cause of the Investigate
accident.

12. pick out My sister picked out a beautiful dress for me. choose
13. give up The teacher advised us not to give up but try again. lose hope/
surrender

No. PHRASAL SENTENCE MEANING

VERB

14. break into The robbers broke into the house last night. enter

15. turn down We decided to turn down the invitation to the dinner decline/
party. say no

16. turn up They waited all day but their guest did not turn up. appear/come

17. turn into The frog turned into a prince when the princess kissed change
it.

18. turn on She asks me to turn on the television. start/switch on

19. turn off Please turn off the tap in the bathroom. stop/switch off

You have to take off your shoes before you enter the remove
house.
20. take off

The plane took off from the airport an hour late. leave the
ground

21. look down Don’t look down on people who are poor. despise/
think little of

22. drop out He decided to drop out of the race after ten minutes. quit

23. hand in The pupils must hand in their homework today. submit
24. get away The prisoners got way from prison this morning. escape
from