Phrasal Verbs 1-10

Study Notes

be over means to be finished. For example, "The party is over."
break down means to stop working. For example, "The car broke down in the middle of an intersection."
break in means to enter illegally. For example, "The thieves broke in and stole all the equipment."
break up means to end a relationship. For example, "It's very difficult to break up with someone who you still love."
bring up means to raise a child. For example, "When her husband died, she had to bring up her son alone."
call for means to go somewhere to take someone to another place. For example, "I'll call for you at 6."
carry on means to continue doing something. For example, "He moved to Brighton to carry on his work."
carry out means to do or complete something. For example, "The police are carrying out a very extensive investigation."
check out means to leave a hotel after paying. For example, "I checked out of the hotel early to catch my plane to New York."
come on is used to encourage someone to do something. For example, "Come on, we'll be late. Come on, you can do this!"

cross out means to draw a line through words. For example, "He wrote 'Yes' but then crossed it out and wrote 'No'."
cut up means to cut something into small pieces. For example, "She cut up the cake into small pieces."
deal with means to give your attention, often to solve a problem. For example, "She has to deal with lots of angry customers and complaints."
depend on means to be determined by something or someone. For example, "We might go. It depends on the price. Children depend on their parents."
end up means to be in a situation or place after some events. For example, "A dog attacked them, and they both ended up in hospital."
fill in means to add information in the spaces of a document. For example, "Please, fill in this contact form."
fill up means to fill completely. For example, "Fill up the car before you start your trip."
find out means to discover. For example, "He couldn't find out the identity of his biological parents."
get along means to like and be friendly with someone. For example, "He doesn't get along with his father."
get back means to return to a place, position or activity. For example, "When did you get back from Paris?"

get down means to lower your body or to write down. For example, "We heard shots and got down. I got some notes down."
get in means to enter a place. For example, "We managed to get in through a broken window."
get off means to descend from a bus, train, etc. For example, "We have to get off at the next stop."
get on means to start or continue doing something. For example, "Stop playing around and get on with your homework!"
get on is also used to say how well someone is doing. For example, "How are you getting on at school? She's getting on well with Spanish."
get rid of means to get free from something or someone. For example, "We need to get rid of all this rubbish."
give back means to return (something to someone). For example, "When are you going to give me back my jacket?"
give in can mean to hand in (a piece of work). For example, "I have to give in my English essay by Friday."
give in can also mean to surrender or abandon a fight, argument, etc. For example, "He was so insistent that his mother gave in and got him an ice cream."
give out means to distribute something to each person in a group. For example, "Please, can you give out these papers to the rest of the class?"

give up means to stop doing or taking something. For example, "I'm going to give up smoking."
give way means to allow a vehicle to go past. For example, "A car didn't give way to an ambulance, and they crashed."
go for means to try to have or achieve something. For example, "When you want something, you should go for it."
go off can mean to stop working, to be activated or to explode. For example, "The lights/The alarm/The bomb went off."
go on can mean to happen, or to continue to happen or exist. For example, "I don't know what is going on. It's very sad, but life goes on."
go out means to go somewhere to have fun. For example, "I like to go out with my friends at the weekend."
go with means to look or taste good with something else. For example, "This wine goes well with this cheese."
go together means to look good together. For example, "These colors don't really go together."
grow up means to become an adult gradually. For example, "She grew up in the countryside."
hand in means to give to a person of authority. For example, "You must hand in your passport and can't leave the country."