30 Phrasal Verbs and Example Sentences
Check into
Enter a hospital etc…
We need to check into the hotel at 11:00 AM.
Check off
Make a mark next to
Check each name off the list.
Check out
Look at
Check out that cute car!
Check over
Closely examine the condition of something
She checked over the old house to see if it was worth buying.
Ask after
Meaning: to ask for information about someone
Example Sentences;
- Tell your mother I was asking after her.
- Did she ask after me in her letter?
Ask out
Meaning: to invite someone to come with you to a place
Example Sentences;
- You should ask her out sometime.
- My brother asked us out for dinner to celebrate the success of his new venture.
Ask back
Meaning: To invite someone to return to a place
Example Sentences;
- I’ve been asked back to the college.
- I hoped he wouldn’t ask me back.
Ask over
Meaning: Invite them to come from their house to your house
Example Sentences;
- She asked me over to her home.
- I asked his over so we could talk about what was on his mind.
Get along
Meaning: to make people understand something.
Example Sentences;
- I can’t get along with the neighbors any more.
- They seemed to be getting along fine.
Get around
Meaning: to travel to different places
Example Sentences;
- I will get around from town to town.
- We had to use public transport to get around.
Get through
Meaning: to be connected by phone
Example Sentences;
- She got through to wrong department.
- Look, I can’t get through to this number.
Get ahead
Meaning: to be successful in the work
Example Sentences;
- I will get ahead at work with this project.
- He wanted safety, security, a home, and a chance to get ahead.
Read for
To study for something
They are in the library reading for their exams next week.
Read off
read some information that is printed or displayed on something
The nurse read off patient’s temperature from the thermometer.
Read up on
to spend time reading in order to find out information about something
She have been reading up on the World War 2.
Read back
read some information back
Could you read back my son’s letter to me?
Read over
read something quickly from the beginning to the end
Hirers should read over the contract before signing it.
Read off
read some information that is printed or displayed on something
The nurse read off patient’s temperature from the thermometer.
Read over
read through or practise something quickly
He ran over his notes before going the home.
Read off
Read aloud from a list
I read the number off the cargo.
Carry on with
Continue
I want you to carry on with the work while I am out of country.
Carry on
Continue
Carry on. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.
Carry on about
Continue in an annoying way
She kept carrying on about how much money she makes.
Carry off
Succeed, win
He carried off the first prize in the tennis tournament.
Carry over
Continue past a certain point
The meeting carried over into lunch time.
Carry out
Perform a task
I would like to carry out the plan.
Carry on
Behave badly
My son annoyed me by carrying on all day.
Read over
read through or practise something quickly
He ran over his notes before going the home.
Read off
Read aloud from a list
I read the number off the cargo.
Read back
read some information back
Could you read back my son’s letter to me?
Read over
read something quickly from the beginning to the end
Hirers should read over the contract before signing it.
Read off
read some information that is printed or displayed on something
The nurse read off patient’s temperature from the thermometer.
Read for
To study for something
They are in the library reading for their exams next week.
Read off
read some information that is printed or displayed on something
The nurse read off patient’s temperature from the thermometer.
Run over
read through or practise something quickly
He ran over his notes before going the home.
Run after
to chase someone or something
I wish my cat wouldn’t run after trucks.
Run against
To opposite
Luck is really running against you this day.
Run by
tell someone about something
I would like to run some ideas by you about my home.
Run down
lose power or stop working
Battery of remote control device has run down.
Run in
Arrest
Criminals have been run in.
Run on
Continue without interruption
I hope this lesson doesn’t run on too long.
Come about
Meaning: occur / happen
Example Sentences; How did you idea for the new movie come about.
Come back
Meaning: return
Example Sentence: What time are you coming back?
Come along
Meaning: accompany someone
Example Sentence: If you want, they can come along.
Come away
Meaning: leave a place with a particular feeling or impression
Example Sentence: I had to come away from the party early.
Come across
Meaning: discover by accident
Example Sentence: I came across a car I’d never seen before.