Phrasal Verbs List

get up
get out of bed-I got up early today to study for my exam .
stand-You should get up and give the elderly man your seat .
get together
meet (usually for social reasons)-Let's get together for a BBQ this ee!end .
get going
to start moving-Let's get going! We can't stand here all day.
to depart-What time should we get going in the morning?
get out X
get along/on
li!e each other-I as sur"rised ho ell my ne girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get something across/over
communicate# ma!e understandable-I tried to get my "oint across/over to the $udge but she ouldn't
listen.
give in
reluctantly sto" fighting or arguing-%y boyfriend didn't ant to go to the ballet# but he finally gave in.
give up
sto" trying-%y maths homeor! as too difficult so I gave up.
give something up
&uit a habit-I am giving up smo!ing as of 'anuary (st.
give off
to send forth; emit-chemical changes that give of energy.
give onto
to aford a view or prospect of-their new house gives onto the sea
give someone away
reveal hidden information about someone-)is ife gave him away to the "olice.
ta!e the bride to the altar-%y father gave me away at my edding.
give something away
ruin a secret-%y little sister gave the sur"rise "arty away by accident.
give something to someone for free-*he library as giving away old boo!s on +riday.
go through
to be approved; to succeed in getting through the approval process- sent the board of directors a
proposal. hope it goes through. We all hope that the new law goes through.
go without something
suffer lack or deprivation-When I was young, we went without winter boots.
go off
e!plode "bomb#$ start ringing "alarm#-%he &re alarm went of because someone was smo'ing in the
toilets.
go bad-%he mil' went of because forgot to put it in the fridge.
start to disli'e- went of her when she lied to me.
leave a place-(lease don't go of until we have sorted this out.
ta'e place$ follow a plan or pattern-%he party went of well.
stop wor'ing "electric)electronic e*uipment#-%he lights go of automatically when the o+ce is empty.
go in
to ta'e part in a cooperative venture-went in with the others to buy a present.
to ma'e an approach$ as before an attac'-%roops went in at dawn.
go around
to satisfy a demand or re*uirement-,ust enough food to go around.
to go here and there; move from place to place
to have currency-rumors going around.
go away
move away from a place into another direction; -.o away before start to cry-; -%he train
departs at noon-
depart$ go
shove along$ shove off$ blow - leave; informal or rude; -shove of!-; -%he children shoved along-;
-/low now!-
exit$ get out$ go out$ leave - move out of or depart from; -leave the room-; -the fugitive has left the
country-
go away - go away from a place; -0t what time does your train leave?-; -1he didn't leave until
midnight-; -%he ship leaves at midnight-
go forth$ leave
go out - leave the house to go somewhere; -We never went out when our children were small-
desert - leave behind; -the students deserted the campus after the end of e!am period-
take leave$ quit$ depart - go away or leave
pop off - leave *uic'ly
walk away$ walk off - go away from; -%he actor wal'ed of before he got his cue-; - got annoyed
and ,ust wal'ed of-
hightail - leave as fast as possible; -We hightailed it when we saw the police wal'ing in-
walk out - leave abruptly$ often in protest or anger; -%he customer that was not served wal'ed
out-
come away - leave in a certain condition; -1he came away angry-
vamoose$ decamp$ skip - leave suddenly; -1he persuaded him to decamp-; -s'ip town-
bugger off$ buzz off$ scram$ fuck off$ get - leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
-1cram!-
beetle off$ bolt out$ run off$ run out$ bolt - leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; -%he listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas-; -When she started to tell silly stories$ ran out-
ride away$ ride off - ride away on a horse$ for e!ample
go out - ta'e the &eld; -%he soldiers went out on missions-
tarry$ linger - leave slowly and hesitantly
take off$ start out$ set forth$ set off$ set out$ start$ depart$ part - leave; -%he family too' of for 2lorida-
pull out$ get out - move out or away; -%he troops pulled out after the cease-&re-
exit$ get out$ go out$ leave - move out of or depart from; -leave the room-; -the fugitive has left the
country-
rush away$ rush off - depart in a hurry
fly the coop$ head for the hills$ hightail it$ lam$ run away$ scarper$ scat$ take to the woods$ turn tail$ run$ bunk$
break away$ escape - 3ee; ta'e to one's heels; cut and run; -f you see this man$ run!-; -%he
burglars escaped before the police showed up-
slip away$ sneak away$ sneak off$ sneak out$ steal away - leave furtively and stealthily; -%he lecture was
boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blac'board-
vacate$ abandon$ empty - leave behind empty; move out of; -4ou must vacate your o+ce by
tonight-
pull up stakes$ depart$ leave - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; -1he
wants to leave-; -%he teenager left home-; -1he left her position with the 5ed 6ross-; -7e left
the 1enate after two terms-; -after 89 years with the same company$ she pulled up sta'es-
go away - become invisible or unnoticeable; -%he efect vanished when day bro'e-
disappear$ vanish
dematerialise$ dematerialize - become immaterial; disappear
clear - go away or disappear; -%he fog cleared in the afternoon-
bob under - disappear suddenly$ as if under the surface of a body of water
end$ cease$ terminate$ finish$ stop - have an end$ in a temporal$ spatial$ or *uantitative sense; either
spatial or metaphorical; -the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed-; -4our rights stop where
you infringe upon the rights of other-; -:y property ends by the bushes-; -%he symphony
ends in a pianissimo-
go away - get lost$ as without warning or e!planation; -7e disappeared without a trace-
disappear$ vanish
fall away$ fall off - diminish in si;e or intensity
fall - go as if by falling; -.rief fell from our hearts-
die - disappear or come to an end; -%heir anger died-; -:y secret will die with me!-
go - be abolished or discarded; -%hese ugly billboards have to go!-; -%hese lu!uries all had to
go under the <hmer 5ouge-
absent$ remove - go away or leave; -7e absented himself-
blow over$ evanesce$ fleet$ fade$ pass off$ pass - disappear gradually; -%he pain eventually passed of-
fade$ wither - lose freshness$ vigor$ or vitality; -7er bloom was fading-
skip town$ take a powder - disappear without notifying anyone "idiom#
die off$ die out - become e!tinct; -=inosaurs died out-
desorb - go away from the surface to which "a substance# is adsorbed
carry through
carry through - put in efect; -carry out a tas'-; -e!ecute the decision of the people-; -7e
actioned the operation-
accomplish$ carry out$ ful&l$ ful&ll$ action$ e!ecute
complete$ &nish - come or bring to a &nish or an end; -7e &nished the dishes-; -1he
completed the re*uirements for her :aster's =egree-; -%he fastest runner &nished the race in
,ust over 8 hours; others &nished in over > hours-
follow out$ follow up$ put through$ carry out$ follow through$ implement$ go through - pursue
to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; -=id he go through with the treatment?-; -7e
implemented a new economic plan-; -1he followed up his recommendations with a written
proposal-
get over - to bring "a necessary but unpleasant tas'# to an end; -Let's get this ,ob over with-;
-t's a *uestion of getting over an unpleasant tas'-
run - carry out; -run an errand-
consummate - ma'e perfect; bring to perfection
consummate - ful&ll se!ually; -consummate a marriage-
efect$ efectuate$ set up - produce; -%he scientists set up a shoc' wave-
do$ perform - get "something# done; - did my ,ob-
discharge$ dispatch$ complete - complete or carry out; -discharge one's duties-
8. carry through - bring into
safety; -We pulled through
most of the victims of the
bomb attac'-
bring through$ pull through$
save
rescue$ deliver - free from
harm or evil
carry on
to continue or persevere - we must carry on in spite of our di+culties
to manage or conduct to carry on a business
to have an afair
to cause a fuss or commotion
carry out
to put into practice or efect? carry out a new policy.
to follow or obey? carry out instructions.
to bring to a conclusion; accomplish? carried out the mission succesfully.
carry off
to cause the death of? was carried of by a fever.
to handle successfully? carried of the di+cult situation with aplomb.
carry forward
to transfer "an entry# to the ne!t column$ page$ or boo'$ or to another account
carry on with X
run along
to go away; leave
run away
leave unexpectedly, escape-The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
run for
Run for your lives ,
run into someone/something
meet unexpectedly-I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run out
have none left--e ran out of sham"oo so I had to ash my hair ith soa".
run over someone/something
drive a vehicle over a person or thing-I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
rehearse, review-et!s run over/through these lines one more time before the show.