Most Important Phrasal Verbs

Most Important Phrasal Verbs, Definitions and Example Sentences

Check off	*Make a mark next to*	Check each name off the list.
Read off	*Read aloud* *from a list*	I read the number off the cargo.
Pass out	*Become* *unconscious*	He passed out because the room was too hot.
Carry on	*Continue*	Carry on. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.
Make for	*Move* *towards*	He already made for home when I arrived.
Run over	Read *through* or *practise* *something quickly*	He ran over his notes before going the home.
Keep to	*Persist* *in,* *Continue*	He kept to puzzle until it was done.
Check back	*Return to* *seeif* *everything is Ok*	They will check back next week to make sure the report.
Come back	*Return*	What time are you coming back?
Do down	*Criticize* *someone* or *Something*	My son, stop doing yourself down.

Come across	*Discover* by *Accident*	I came across a car I’d never seen before.
Let on	*Make* *clear, evince***	You don’t want to let on how rich you really are.
Keep in	*Not* *allow* *Someone* *out*.	Children were kept in after school.
Hold on	*To wait particularly on the phone*	They’ll hold on another minute, then They’ll have to go.
Break into	*Interrupt* (a *conversation*)	Samuel break into the conversation and told us.
Give forth	*Emit* or *release* *something*	The roses give forth a very heady scent at this time of the year.
Bring back	*Fetch* *something*	Should I bring the car back with a empty tank?
Look back	To think about something that happened in the past	When I look back, I’m filled with happiness.
Let down	*Lengthen*	My father is a tailor, so he can let my pants down.
Do over	*Repeat*	My friend made many mistakes, so I want to do the report over.

Take up	To begin a new hobby	I’m not very good at basketball. I only took it up recently.
Get around	*To travel to different places*	I will get around from town to town.
Go along	To continue to happen or to develop	He is under the radar but he is going along well.
Back out	*Withdraw from something one has agreed to do*	He backed out of the agreement.
Wipe out	To *destroy* *something* *completely*	People worry that climate change will wipe out coffee crops in certain countries.
Use up	*Finish a supply of something*	I’ve used up all my holiday entitlement.
Set aside	To reserve *something for a particular aim*	John set aside some money fo his kid’s future.
Get up	*Stop sleeping and leave bed*	I first thing I do when I get up is go to the toilet.
Wake up	*Stop sleeping, or* *make someone stop s*leeping	They often wake up at 7. am.
Ask after	To ask for information about someone	Tell your mother I was asking after her.