Phrasal Verbs in English

Phrasal Verbs in English

• Abide by: follow a rule or comply with laws and regulations (e.g., safety guidelines, commitments, building regulations)
• Aim at: direct efforts or intentions toward a goal (e.g., reducing pollution, promoting gender equality, improving literacy)
• Account for: give a reason or explanation for something (e.g., increase in crime rates, rise in unemployment, changes in global temperatures)
• Back up: provide support for someone or something (e.g., computer files, instructions, claims about renewable energy)
• Believe in: accept as true or have faith in something (e.g., supernatural forces, the power of education, balanced diet)
• Burn out: become completely exhausted through overwork (e.g., from excessive workload, lack of support)
• Check in: arrive and register at a hotel or airport; also to stay updated (e.g., with supervisor on project progress)
• Carry on: continue doing something without stopping (e.g., mission, work, research despite challenges)
• Call off: cancel an event, meeting, or activity (e.g., conference due to technical issues, classes due to weather)
• Come across: meet someone or find something by chance (e.g., evidence, someone confident/forceful)
• Come between: be positioned between two or more people (e.g., misunderstanding between people, financial disputes between family)

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• Come up with: become the topic of discussion or receive attention, or conceive (e.g., theories, creative advertisements, sustainable designs)
• Dive into: start something enthusiastically or deeply (e.g., experiment, online courses, books)
• Drop out: leave school or a program before completion (e.g., due to regret, overwhelming workload, economic hardship)
• End up: eventually reach a specific outcome or situation (e.g., different career path, spending more money than budgeted, unrelated careers)
• Fall apart: break because of being old or badly made, or disintegrate (e.g., teams, families, relationships due to lack of communication)
• Fall behind: fail to keep up with progress or schedule (e.g., in school, work, due to missed classes and incomplete assignments)
• Figure out: understand or solve a problem or situation (e.g., cause of technical issues, underlying causes of diseases)
• Focus on: concentrate attention or effort on something (e.g., improving vocabulary, solving pressing issues, time management)
• Get along: have a harmonious or friendly relationship (e.g., with neighbors, colleagues despite differences)
• Get rid of: eliminate, discard, or free oneself from something (e.g., unnecessary paperwork, outdated policies, hazardous materials)

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• Give up: stop thinking or believing something (e.g., due to financial losses, physical/mental challenges)
• Hang around: spend time in a place without purpose, or linger (e.g., libraries, historical landmarks, negative behavior places)
• Join in: start the activity with others already doing it (e.g., sports events, community service projects, promoting environmental awareness)
• Keep up: continue without stopping or changing (e.g., with industry trends, discoveries, competition)
• Knock out: defeat or render unconscious in competition, or significantly reduce something (e.g., competition, productivity, motivation)
• Lay off: dismiss employees temporarily or permanently (e.g., due to reduced production, seasonal fluctuations, financial difficulties)
• Look forward to: eagerly anticipate something in the future (e.g., vacations, summer, festivals)
• Put up with: tolerate or endure something unpleasant (e.g., extended hours, academic pressure, harsh conditions)
• Rule out: exclude someone or something as a possibility (e.g., irrelevant points, options, connections)
• Run out of: use all of something and have none left (e.g., funding, options, resources)

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• Show off: display something to attract admiration (e.g., knowledge, skills/abilities)
• Turn down: reject an offer, request, or proposal (e.g., research study, job offer, for personal reasons or insufficient salary)
• Wear out: cause exhaustion or make something unusable (e.g., motivation, mental/physical health, fabric of clothing)
• Work out: exercise or find a solution through effort (e.g., solution to a problem, effective methods for cures, balance between economic growth and sustainability)