Sample phrasal verbs

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What does the phrasal verb 'get out' NOT mean?

Leave or escape

Make someone feel welcome (correct)

Say something with difficulty

Become known

In which scenario is the phrasal verb 'get over' most likely to be used?

Coming back from vacation

A group discussion

A stranger entering a building

Recovering from an emotional setback (correct)

What type of phrasal verb is 'get in'?

Transitive

Intransitive (correct)

Both transitive and intransitive

None of the above

Which of these is an example of the phrasal verb 'get away'?

I will get away later today. Signup and view all the answers

How frequently are phrasal verbs used in everyday conversation compared to formal writing?

More frequently in everyday conversation Signup and view all the answers

What is a common meaning for the phrasal verb 'get back'?

Both A and C Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a definition of the phrasal verb 'get out'?

Spend time in the house Signup and view all the answers

What does 'get away' imply in a different sense?

Avoiding capture or consequence Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrasal verb 'pass off' mean in the context of misrepresentation?

To misrepresent something Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a meaning of the phrasal verb 'pass out'?

To faint or become unconscious Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pass over' mean in the context of social interactions?

To ignore someone for a job or reward Signup and view all the answers

What is one meaning of the phrasal verb 'pass on'?

To decline an opportunity Signup and view all the answers

In the context of handling tasks, what does 'pick off' imply?

To remove obstacles one by one Signup and view all the answers

What does 'bring down' mean in the context of power?

To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a meaning of 'bring forth'?

To create or generate Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fall out' mean when referring to relationships?

To cease to be on friendly terms Signup and view all the answers

What does 'bring up' NOT refer to?

Raise someone’s spirits Signup and view all the answers

Which option correctly describes 'bring out'?

To put something new on the market Signup and view all the answers

Which definition corresponds to 'fill up' when discussing a vehicle?

To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrasal verb 'get along' imply?

To have a good relationship with someone Signup and view all the answers

What is a meaning of 'bring to' in a medical context?

To restore consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What does 'bring round' NOT imply?

To ignore a point of view Signup and view all the answers

When someone 'gets away' from a situation, what does this mean?

To avoid capture or escape Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a meaning of 'carry out'?

To fulfill a task Signup and view all the answers

Which phrasal verb means to provide someone with information they are missing?

Fill in Signup and view all the answers

What is a meaning of 'carry on'?

To continue as planned Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following meanings applies to 'fall through'?

To be unsuccessful or cancelled Signup and view all the answers

What does 'get back' imply in terms of returning?

To retrieve something Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following defines 'call off'?

To cancel a previously arranged plan Signup and view all the answers

What does 'come down' NOT refer to?

To increase in cost Signup and view all the answers

What does 'fall upon' signify in terms of experience?

To suffer or experience something Signup and view all the answers

Which option best describes 'come across'?

To find something by chance Signup and view all the answers

What does the verb 'get down' NOT refer to?

To express something seriously Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the meaning 'to evoke a physical reaction'?

Get it on Signup and view all the answers

What does 'come for' imply?

To search for something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'get ahead' mean?

To progress or move forward Signup and view all the answers

What is a meaning of 'call out'?

To order someone into service Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following does NOT relate to 'bring in'?

To create a product Signup and view all the answers

What is implied when someone 'gets onto' a subject?

To contact someone about a matter Signup and view all the answers

Which definition of 'fill out' relates to forms?

To complete a form or questionnaire Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lay down' NOT refer to?

To forgive and not punish Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following means to 'survive solely by consuming a certain thing'?

Live off Signup and view all the answers

What is one meaning of 'let down'?

To allow to descend Signup and view all the answers

What does 'look forward to' express?

To anticipate future events positively Signup and view all the answers

What does 'make off with' imply?

Escape with stolen goods Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase means to 'mess up'?

Perform poorly on something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'move on' NOT signify?

Making progress Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pass down' mean?

To transmit information or property Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes 'mess with'?

To joke around with someone Signup and view all the answers

What does 'look into' mean?

To investigate or explore Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following denotes the act of 'allowing to ascend'?

Let down Signup and view all the answers

What action does 'live through' portray?

To survive a difficult period Signup and view all the answers

In the context of 'move out', what does this phrase imply?

To leave a location or residence Signup and view all the answers

What does 'make into' signify?

To transform or change Signup and view all the answers

What does 'look after' primarily mean?

To keep something safe Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Introduction to Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and a preposition or adverb, creating a new meaning.
Each phrasal verb can have multiple meanings.
Phrasal verbs are more common in everyday speech than formal writing.

Example Phrasal Verbs

Get Out:
- Leave or escape
- Become known
- Say something with difficulty
- Clean something
- Spend free time out of the house

Types of Phrasal Verbs

Intransitive Phrasal Verbs:
- Not directly related to an object.
- Preposition always follows the verb.
- Examples: Bring back, bring down, bring forth, bring in, bring off, bring out, bring round, bring to, bring up.

Phrasal Verbs with Call

Call Away: Summon; to cause to depart
Call Down: Pray for; to request from God
Call for:
- Shout out in order to summon (a person)
- Ask for in a loud voice
- Request, demand
- Necessitate, demand
- Stop at a place and ask for (someone)
Call in:
- Communicate with a base, by telephone
- Summon someone, especially for help or advice
Call off: Recall; to cancel or call a halt to
Call on:
- Visit (a person); to pay a call to
- Select (a student in a classroom, etc.) to provide an answer
- Request or ask something of (a person); to select for a task
- Have recourse to; to summon up
- Correct; to point out an error or untruth
Call out:
- Specify, especially in detail
- Order into service; to summon into service
- Challenge; denounce; point out; charge

Phrasal Verbs with Carry

Carry off:
- Transport away
- Act convincingly; to succeed at giving the impression of (e.g.) knowledge, confidence, or familiarity
- Cause death
Carry on:
- Continue or proceed as before
- Take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it
- Have or maintain
- Act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention
- Have an illicit sexual relationship
Carry out:
- Hold while moving it out
- Fulfill
Carry over: Transfer (something) to a later point in time

Phrasal Verbs with Check

Check out:
- Confirm and pay for goods and services at a facility when leaving
- Withdraw (an item), as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded
- Record (someone) as leaving the premises or as taking something therefrom, as from a library or shop
- Examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate
- Prove (after an investigation) to be the case / in order
Check up: Verify through brief investigation or examination
Check up on: Examine or inspect something in order to determine its condition

Phrasal Verbs with Come

Come about: Come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen
Come across:
- Give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image
- Find, usually by accident
Come after:
- Pursue, follow
- Follow, to succeed, to be the successor of
Come along:
- Accompany
- Progress; to make progress
Come apart: Break, separate
Come around: Change one’s mind
Come at:
- Get to, especially with effort or difficulty
- Attack, to harass
- Accept (a situation); to agree to do; to try
Come away:
- Become separated from something away
- Distance oneself (from)
Come back:
- Return to one’s possession, especially of memories
- Return to a former state, usually a desirable one
- Retort
Come before:
- Appear publicly in front of someone superior
- Be of greater importance (than)
- Be judged, decided or discussed by authority
- Precede
Come between: Affect negatively or cause discord between (someone) and another person
Come by:
- Obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily
- Come near to; to pass; to visit
Come down:
- Descend, fall down, collapse
- Be demolished
- Decrease
- Reach a decision
- Be passed through time
- Return from an elevated state of consciousness or emotion
Come down on: Punish
Come down upon: Criticise, reprimand severely
Come down to:
- Reach by moving down or reducing
- Depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence
Come down with: Contract or get; to show symptoms of an illness
Come for: Search for something or someone, in order to catch them/it
Come forth: Move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear
Come from: Have as one’s birthplace or nationality
Come in:
- Enter
- Arrive
- Become relevant, applicable or useful
- Become available
- Have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well
- Join or enter; to begin playing with a group
- Begin transmitting
- Function in the indicated manner
- Finish a race or similar competition in a particular position
- Come in for: Be subjected to
Come into:
- Inherit (money)
- Be a factor
Come off:
- Have some success, to succeed
- Appear; to seem; to project a certain quality
Come on:
- Show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions
- Appear on a television broadcast
- Progress, to develop
- Encounter, discover; to come upon
- Encourage someone (often used in a joking or teasing way) to do something or to hurry up.

Fall On

Fall on can mean to experience something, like suffering a hardship or enjoying a great time.
Fall on also indicates that an event will occur on a particular day, like a meeting or a deadline.
Fall on can be used to state that something has been assigned to a person, like a task, duty, or responsibility .

Fall Out

Fall out can mean to fall out of something, like falling out of a vehicle.
Fall out can mean to cease to be friendly with someone.
Fall out can refer to leaving one's current location to report for duty at a new location.

Fall Through

Fall through means that something has been unsuccessful, has been cancelled or aborted.
To fall through means that a plan or idea has not been carried out or achieved.
Fall through can mean not to proceed.

Fall Under

Fall under indicates something being categorized or belonging to a specific group.

Fall Upon

Fall upon means the same thing as fall on: to experience, to suffer, and to occur on a specific day.

Fill In

Fill in means to replace missing material or information.
Fill in can mean to inform someone, especially to supply someone with information that was missed or is missing.
Fill in can mean to substitute for someone or something.

Fill Out

Fill out means to complete a form or questionnaire by filling in requested information.
Fill out can mean to have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

Fill Up

Fill up can mean to fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.
Fill up can mean to annoy or displease someone by teasing, taunting or excessive nagging.
Fill up can mean to satisfy someone’s hunger.

Get About

Get about means to be mobile, physically active.
Get about can mean to become widely known, like a rumour.
Get about can mean to visit a variety of different places.

Get Across

Get across can mean to cross from one side of something to the other, literally or figuratively.
Get across can mean to successfully explain a thought or feeling.

Get After

Get after can mean to move into action in pursuit of something.
Get after can mean to move into action to try to catch or defeat another.
Get after can mean to try to convince another to move into action.

Get Ahead

Get ahead means to progress and move forward, like in a career or academic studies.

Get Ahead Of

Get ahead of means to move in front of someone else.

Get Along

Get along can mean to interact or coexist well with others without argument or trouble.
Get along can mean to survive or do well enough.

Get Along With

Get along with means to have a good relationship with someone.
Get along with means to deal with or handle a task or a situation.

Get Around

Get around can mean to move to the other side of an obstruction.
Get around can mean to come around something.
Get around can mean to avoid or bypass an obstacle.
Get around can mean to circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.
Get around can mean to transport oneself from place to place.
Get around can mean to be sexually promiscuous.

Get Around To

Get around to means to eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task.

Get At

Get at can mean to manage to gain access to something.
Get at can mean to understand or ascertain something through investigation.
Get at can mean to signify or mean something.
Get at can mean to attack verbally or physically, to annoy or bother someone.
Get at can mean to persuade someone by intimidation, to tamper with something.
Get at can mean to contact someone.

Get Away

Get away can mean to move away from something.
Get away can mean to avoid capture, to escape from a situation.
Get away can mean to take a break from one’s present circumstances, like a vacation.
Get away can mean to start moving, to depart.
Get away can mean to slip from one’s control.
Get away can mean to start talking about something that is not relevant to the current discussion.

Get Away With

Get away with means to escape punishment for an action.

Get Back

Get back can mean to return to where one came from.
Get back can mean to retrieve something, to have an item returned.
Get back can mean to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you.

Get Back At

Get back at means to retaliate against someone, to take revenge on someone.

Get Back To

Get back to means to return contact with someone.

Get Behind

Get behind means to support someone or something.
Get behind with means to be late paying installments for something.

Get By

Get by means to subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.

Get Down

Get down can mean to bring or come down, descend.
Get down can mean to depress, discourage, or fatigue.
Get down can mean to swallow.
Get down can mean to relax and enjoy oneself completely, to be uninhibited in one’s enjoyment.
Get down can mean to duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm.
Get down can mean to leave the table after dining.
Get down can mean to record something in writing.

Get Down On

Get down on means to criticize someone or something.

Get Down To

Get down to means to start working seriously on a task.

Get In

Get in can mean to get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
Get into can mean to enter a place, to gain access to a location.
Get in can mean to secure membership at a selective school.
Get in can mean to be elected to an office.
Get in with means to become involved in or associated with something.

Get Into

Get into can mean to move into an object, so that now you are now inside of it.
Get into can mean to reach into an object.
Get into can mean to become involved in a discussion, issue, or activity.
Get into can mean to enter an unfavorable state, like a bad mood.
Get into can mean to make someone misbehave or act uncharacteristically.

Get It

Get it means to be punished or scolded.

Get It On

Get it on can mean to have sex.
Get it on can mean to engage in a fight.
Get it on can mean to hurry up, to get a move on.

Get It Together

Get it together means to be well-organized and prepared.

Get It Over With

Get it over with means to do or finish something, especially if the thing is unpleasant.

Get It Up

Get it up means to achieve a penile erection.

Get Off

Get off can mean to move from being on top of something to not being on top of it.
Get off can mean to move something from being on top of something else to not being on top of it.
Get off can mean to disembark. especially from mass transportation.
Get off can mean to stop doing something, to desist from doing something.
Get off can mean to stop using a piece of equipment, such as a telephone or computer.
Get off can mean to complete a shift or a day’s work.
Get off can mean to stop touching or interfering with something or someone.
Get off can mean to excite or arouse someone, especially in a sexual manner.
Get off can mean to experience an orgasm or other sexual pleasure.
Get off can mean to kiss someone.
Get off can mean to escape (with usually only mild consequences).
Get off can mean to fall asleep.
Get off can mean to behave in a presumptuous, rude, or intrusive manner.

Get Off On

Get off on means to be excited or aroused by something or someone, to derive pleasure from something.
Get off on can mean to have a sexual encounter with someone.

Get On

Get on can mean to board or mount something, especially a vehicle.
Get on can mean to be successful.
Get on can mean to make progress.
Get on can mean to become late.
Get on can mean to become old.
Get on can mean to have a good relationship with someone, or to get along with someone.
Get on can mean to commence, or to begin something.

Get On To

Get on to can mean to contact someone in order to raise or discuss a certain matter.
Get on to can mean to progress to a certain point, to start working on something.
Get on for can mean to be near a certain time; to be close to a particular time.

Get On With

Get on with means to proceed with; to begin or continue with something after an interruption.
Get on with means to have a good relationship with someone.

Get Onto

Get onto can mean to move onto an object, especially one on which it is possible to stand.
Get onto can mean to contact a person or organization about a particular matter.
Get onto can mean to connect to something, such as to the Internet or a network.
Get onto can mean to scold someone.
Get onto can mean to introduce someone to something.

Get Out

Get out can mean to leave or escape from a place or situation.
Get out can mean to come out of a situation, to escape a fate.
Get out can mean to help someone leave.
Get out can mean to leave a vehicle, such as a car.
Get out can mean to become known, like a secret.
Get out can mean to spend free time out of the house.
Get out can mean to publish something, or to make a product available to the public.
Get out can mean to say something with difficulty.
Get out can mean to clean something.

Lay Down Phrasal Verbs

Lay down: To intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision.
Lay down: To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate something clearly.
Lay down: To lie down and rest, placing oneself in a reclined or horizontal position.

Lay Low Phrasal Verbs

Lay low: To topple or overcome something; to cause something to fall.
Lay low: To knock out a person, leaving them unconscious.

Lay Off Phrasal Verbs

Lay off: To cease, quit, or stop doing something.
Lay off: To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave someone alone.

Lay On Phrasal Verbs

Lay on: To provide food or drinks for free, such as at a party or event.
Lay on: To repeatedly say particular things, emphasizing them or reiterating a point.

Lay Out Phrasal Verbs

Lay out: To arrange something in a specific way, spreading it out or spacing items apart.

Live Down Phrasal Verbs

Live down: To get used to something shameful or embarrassing that happened in the past.

Live Off Phrasal Verbs

Live off: To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things, usually referring to a specific food source or type of income.

Live On Phrasal Verbs

Live on: To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.
Live on: To endure or continue to exist, often used in the context of memories or legacies.

Live Out Phrasal Verbs

Live out: To not reside on the premises of one’s employer.
Live out: To live some distance away or outside of a town/city.
Live out: To fulfill or act out a dream, fantasy, or aspiration.
Live out: To pass time or the remainder of one's life, usually in a specific way.

Live Through Phrasal Verbs

Live through: To survive a difficult period or event, such as a war or disaster.

Live Up Phrasal Verbs

Live up: To fulfill the expectations placed upon someone or something.

Let Down Phrasal Verbs

Let down: To allow something to descend, such as a rope or a curtain..
Let down: To disappoint someone or betray their trust by failing them in some way.

Let In Phrasal Verbs

Let in: To allow someone or something to come in, usually opening a door or gate.

Let In On Phrasal Verbs

Let in on: To disclose information to someone, sharing a secret or privileged information.

Let Off Phrasal Verbs

Let off: To cause something to explode or come out, such as a gun firing or a steam valve releasing pressure.
Let off: To forgive someone and not punish them, even though they deserve it.

Let On Phrasal Verbs

Let on: To reveal, disclose, or divulge information, sometimes unintentionally.

Let Out Phrasal Verbs

Let out: To release something, allowing it to escape.
Let out: To allow a machine or system to operate at higher speed by adjusting its controls.
Let out: To enlarge something by adjusting one or more seams, usually in clothing or fabric.
Let out: Of sound, to emit or make a noise.
Let out: To disclose information or to reveal a secret.

Let Past Phrasal Verbs

Let past: To allow someone to pass one, usually giving way or moving aside.

Let Up Phrasal Verbs

Let up: To cease or stop doing something, usually referring to an activity or a difficult situation.

Look After Phrasal Verbs

Look after: To watch over or protect someone or something, keeping them safe.

Look Ahead Phrasal Verbs

Look ahead: To consider the future, anticipating future events or planning for them.

Look Back Phrasal Verbs

Look back: To think about something that happened in the past, reflecting on memories or experiences.

Look Down On Phrasal Verbs

Look down on: To regard someone with a feeling of superiority, considering them to be inferior.

Look Around Phrasal Verbs

Look around: To inspect a building or area, examining what is present.
Look around: To search a place, trying to find a specific item or person.
Look around: To turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself, checking for something or someone.

Look At Phrasal Verbs

Look at: To consider something, taking it into account or thinking about its implications.

Look For Phrasal Verbs

Look for: To search for something or someone, seeking them out.

Look Forward To Phrasal Verbs

Look forward to: To feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen.

Look In Phrasal Verbs

Look in: To visit a person or place for a short time.

Look Into Phrasal Verbs

Look into: To investigate, explore, or consider something in detail.

Look On Phrasal Verbs

Look on: To watch or observe something, especially as a spectator.

Look On As Phrasal Verbs

Look on as: To treat someone in a particular role or to consider them in a specific way.

Look Out Phrasal Verbs

Look out: To look from within to the outside, observing what is happening.
Look out: To be vigilant and aware of potential dangers or problems.

Look Out For Phrasal Verbs

Look out for: To take care of someone or to ensure they are cared for.
Look out for: To keep alert and try to see someone or something specific.

Look Round Phrasal Verbs

Look round: To inspect a building or area.
Look round: To search a place for a specific item.
Look round: To turn one’s head to see what is behind oneself.

Look Through Phrasal Verbs

Look through: To gaze through a gap or aperture, seeing something through an opening.
Look through: To search something, either with the eyes or by hand, looking for a specific item.
Look through: To pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible, ignoring them on purpose.

Look To Phrasal Verbs

Look to: To seek inspiration, advice, or reward from someone.

Look Up Phrasal Verbs

Look up: To have better prospects, to improve or become more successful .
Look up: To obtain information about something from a text source, such as a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Look Up To Phrasal Verbs

Look up to: To show respect or admiration for someone, considering them to be a role model.

Look Upon Phrasal Verbs

Look upon: To consider or regard something in a specific manner or to have a particular opinion about it.
Look upon: To gaze at something, observing it or watching it without doing anything else.

Look Upon As Phrasal Verbs

Look upon as: To consider or regard someone as something, seeing them in a specific way.

Make After Phrasal Verbs

Make after: To chase someone or something, trying to catch them.

Make Away With Phrasal Verbs

Make away with: To steal something, taking it wrongfully.

Make For Phrasal Verbs

Make for: To move towards something.
Make for: To contribute to something, to cause it or lead to it, usually in a negative way.

Make Into Phrasal Verbs

Make into: To cause the first object to become the second object, changing or transforming it.

Make It Up To Phrasal Verbs

Make it up to: To pay back someone, returning a previous good deed or making amends for wrongdoings.

Make Of Phrasal Verbs

Make of: To form an opinion about someone or something, trying to understand them.

Make Off Phrasal Verbs

Make off: To leave somewhere in a hurry, usually escaping from a situation.
Make off: To escape or get away from a place or person, usually by stealth or by using trickery.

Make Off With Phrasal Verbs

Make off with: To steal something and escape with it.

Make Out Phrasal Verbs

Make out: To draw up a document, such as a cheque, designating a recipient or payee.
Make out: To manage or get along in a situation, doing well, badly, or in some other way.
Make out: To represent or make something appear to be true, even if it is not, creating a false impression.
Make out: To kiss passionately with someone.

Make Out Of Phrasal Verbs

Make out of: To construct or create something using a specific material or substance.

Make Over Phrasal Verbs

Make over: To renovate or convert something to a different use, often applied to houses, offices, or rooms.
Make over: To create a new physical look for someone, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes.
Make over: To improve upon and take in a new direction, making changes or enhancements.

Make Towards Phrasal Verbs

Make towards: To head in the direction of something or someone.

Make Up Phrasal Verbs

Make up: To compensate for something, fill in a missing part of a narrative, or to catch up on missed work or time.
Make up: To invent or imagine a story, claim, or explanation, usually something untrue.
Make up: To assemble or mix something, bringing parts together or combining ingredients.
Make up: To apply cosmetics or makeup to a person's face.
Make up: To resolve or forgive a dispute or fight, smoothing over disagreements.

Make Up For Phrasal Verbs

Make up for: To compensate for something, replacing a loss or making amends for a mistake.

Make Up To Phrasal Verbs

Make up to: To do something to show that you are sorry about the problems you have caused someone.

Make Way Phrasal Verbs

Make way: To make progress in a particular area or to move forward successfully.

Mess About Phrasal Verbs

Mess about: To misbehave or act in a silly or irresponsible way.
Mess about: To be in a casual and non-committal relationship, not serious or exclusive.
Mess about: To play with something or someone in a casual and non-serious way, wasting time.

Mess Around Phrasal Verbs

Mess around: To fiddle idly with something, playing around or doing something without a specific purpose.
Mess around: To joke, kid, or play with someone or something.
Mess around: To have a sexual relationship with someone, usually one that is non-committal or casual.

Mess Up Phrasal Verbs

Mess up: To make a mess of something, making it untidy or disorderly.
Mess up: To cause a problem with something, introducing an error or mistake.
Mess up: To spoil or ruin something.
Mess up: To botch or bungle something, performing poorly or unsuccessfully.
Mess up: To make a mistake, doing something incorrectly or failing to do something properly.
Mess up: To cause another person to make unwanted mistakes in a task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
Mess up: To damage something, harming it or injuring it.
Mess up: To manhandle, beat up, or rough up someone physically.
Mess up: To discombobulate or utterly confuse someone psychologically, throwing them into a state of mental disarray.

Mess With Phrasal Verbs

Mess with: To interfere with something or someone, getting involved unnecessarily.
Mess with: To diss or put someone down, criticizing them or expressing disrespect.
Mess with: To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.

Move Forward Phrasal Verbs

Move forward: To make progress, advancing towards a goal or objective.

Move On Phrasal Verbs

Move on: To leave somewhere for another place, relocating or departing.
Move on: To start dealing with a different topic or issue, changing the subject or focus.

Move Out Phrasal Verbs

Move out: To vacate one's place of residence or employment, leaving a building or location.
Move out: To leave one's current location and go to another place.

Move Up Phrasal Verbs

Move up: To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place, creating a new space or opening up opportunities.

Pass Away Phrasal Verbs

Pass away: To die, a more polite or euphemistic way of saying "die".

Pass By Phrasal Verbs

Pass by: To travel past something without stopping, continuing on without a break.
Pass by: To travel past something without stopping, ignoring it or disregarding it.
Pass by: Of a period of time: to come to an end or elapse, passing without interruption.

Pass Down Phrasal Verbs

Pass down: To transmit information or to give property to younger generations, such as a family heirloom or a legend.

Pass Off Phrasal Verbs

Pass off: To happen, occurring unexpectedly or without prior warning.
Pass off: To misrepresent something, making it seem to be something else or presenting it in a deceptive way.

Pass On Phrasal Verbs

Pass on: To convey or communicate information or a message.
Pass on: To skip or decline something offered, refusing to accept it.
Pass on: To die.

Pass Out Phrasal Verbs

Pass out: To faint or to become unconscious briefly, usually due to exhaustion, lack of oxygen, or other medical reasons.
Pass out: To distribute something, handing it out to a group of people, such as leaflets or flyers.

Pass Over Phrasal Verbs

Pass over: To ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc. to someone more junior, overlooking someone's qualifications or seniority.
Pass over: To ignore or refuse to discuss a particular topic, avoiding it or refusing to acknowledge it.

Pass Round Phrasal Verbs

Pass round: To distribute something, giving it to everyone present, usually at a gathering or event.

Pass Through Phrasal Verbs

Pass through: To visit a place without stopping for a long time, or only stopping briefly before moving on.

Pass To Phrasal Verbs

Pass to: To give ownership or responsibility to someone else, handing over something to someone else's care.

Pass Up Phrasal Verbs

Pass up: To refuse or not accept something that is offered.

Pick Apart Phrasal Verbs

Pick apart: To overcome an opponent or challenge by skilled execution, disassembling and defeating it with meticulousness.

Pick At Phrasal Verbs

Pick at: To eat unwillingly or in a hesitant manner, nibbling at food without real appetite.
Pick at: To pull or touch something several times, usually in an anxious or restless manner.

Pick Off Phrasal Verbs

Pick off: To remove something by picking it off, carefully detaching it from something else.
Pick off: To shoot or eliminate opponents or targets one by one, taking them out individually.
Pick off: To dispose of tasks, obstacles, or opponents one by one, systematically overcoming challenges.

Pick On Phrasal Verbs

Pick on: To bully, harass, or make fun of someone, targeting them unfairly or unkindly.
Pick on: To select someone for a specific task or responsibility, often chosen unfairly or with little consideration for their abilities.

Pick Out Phrasal Verbs

Pick out: To distinguish something from a group or to identify it clearly.
Pick out: To ornament or relieve something with lines or other features of a different, usually lighter, colour.

Pick Through Phrasal Verbs

Pick through: To search something that is disordered for something specific, sifting through a disorganized collection.

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