PHRASAL VERB LIST

PHRASAL VERB LIST

PHRASAL VERBS                LEVEL 2.1.1

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. Think of them as you would any other English vocabulary. Study them as you come across them, rather than trying to memorize many at once. Use the list below as a reference guide when you find an expression that you don't recognize. The examples will help you understand the meanings. If you think of each phrasal verb as a separate verb with a specific meaning, you will be able to remember it more easily. Like many other verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning.

VERB	MEANING	EXAMPLE
1.ask someone out	Invite on a date	Brian asked Judy out to dinner a movie
2. add up to something	equal	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
3. back someone up	reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
4. blow something up	add air	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
5. break up	End a relationship	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
6. bring someone up	Raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
7. bring someone up	vomit	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
8. call someone up	phone	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
9. check in	Arrive and register at the airport and the hotel.	You will get the hotel keys when we check in
10. check Someone/something out	Look at carefully, investigate	The teacher checks out all the worksheets and tests.
11. come down with something	Become sick	My nephew came down with chicken pox this week
12. fall down	Fall to the ground	The baby fell down last night.
13. grow up	Become an adult	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman
14. look forward to something	Be excited about the future	I’m looking forward to Holy week break
15. pass away	die	My friend Bob passed away last night after a long illness.

 

 PRACTICE THE MEANING OF THE PHRASAL VERBS. FOR PRINTING