Top 50 English Phrasal Verbs

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What does 'drop by' mean?

To take care of something

To discover something

To go somewhere for a casual visit (correct)

To leave home and go somewhere

What happens when something 'falls apart'?

It becomes less strict

It improves or increases

It goes on holiday

It breaks into pieces (correct)

What does it mean to 'ease up on' something?

To stop doing something permanently

To recover from an illness

To become less strict about something (correct)

To discover new information

What is the meaning of 'get away'?

To escape or elude Signup and view all the answers

What does 'give up' indicate?

To stop something permanently Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'look after' something?

To take care of something or someone Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'kick out'?

To forcefully expel someone Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'run out'?

To have no more of something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'turn on' signify?

To activate or start something Signup and view all the answers

What does 'make up' mean in a social context?

To become friendly again after a disagreement Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrasal verb 'back down' mean?

To stop doing something or admit you were wrong Signup and view all the answers

If a car 'breaks down,' what occurs?

It suddenly stops functioning Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrasal verb 'bring up' imply?

To mention something Signup and view all the answers

To 'call off' something means to:

Cancel it Signup and view all the answers

When you 'bump into' someone, it means you:

Meet them unexpectedly Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'check on' someone?

To verify their circumstances Signup and view all the answers

To 'come across' something means to:

Encounter it by chance Signup and view all the answers

If a guest is to 'check out' of a hotel, they must:

Pay their bill and depart Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'come back'?

To return after a trip Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'cut down' in the context of trees?

To fell them by cutting at the base Signup and view all the answers

What happens when someone 'blows up'?

They experience an emotional outburst. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'come up with' refer to?

Thinking of a new idea or plan. Signup and view all the answers

When someone cuts down a tree, what does that imply?

They are causing the tree to fall by severing it. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'call off' an event?

To cancel an event completely. Signup and view all the answers

When someone 'checks on' a friend, what action are they performing?

They are verifying their friend's status or wellbeing. Signup and view all the answers

If someone 'brings up' a sensitive topic, what are they doing?

Mentioning it in conversation. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'come across' something?

To discover something unexpectedly. Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'bump into' someone?

To encounter them unexpectedly. Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication when a car 'breaks down'?

It stops functioning unexpectedly. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'check out' of a hotel?

To leave and settle your bill. Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'drop off' something?

To leave something somewhere Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by the phrase 'fall down'?

To collapse to the ground Signup and view all the answers

What does the expression 'get along' refer to?

To maintain a positive relationship Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'give in'?

To agree after initial refusal Signup and view all the answers

What does it imply to 'hang out' with someone?

To socialize casually Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'pay back' in a financial context?

To repay borrowed money Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrase 'put off' suggest?

To postpone or delay an action Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to 'take off' in the context of flights?

To go into the air Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by 'look after' someone or something?

To take care of or manage Signup and view all the answers

What does 'watch out' indicate in communication?

To warn of potential danger Signup and view all the answers

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English Phrasal Verbs

Back down: To stop an action or admit fault when faced with opposition; e.g., mayor backing down on taxes due to protests.
Blow up: Refers to an explosion or losing one's temper; e.g., a truck exploding or blowing up at someone.
Break down: Implies machinery failure or emotional breakdown; e.g., a car breaking down or someone breaking down in tears.
Bring up: To mention a topic; e.g., discussing sensitive issues like divorce.
Bump into: To encounter someone unexpectedly; e.g., running into an old teacher while shopping.
Call off: To cancel an event; e.g., a wedding canceled due to the pandemic.
Check on: To ensure someone's safety or well-being; e.g., visiting a friend with an injury.
Check out: To investigate information or to leave a place like a hotel; e.g., looking into a neighborhood or checking out by 11 a.m.
Check with: To seek permission from someone; e.g., needing to ask a parent before visiting.
Come across: Discovering something by chance or giving an impression; e.g., finding an old album or seeming unfriendly.
Come back: Returning to a previous location; e.g., planning to revisit after a visit.
Come in: Entering a place without hesitation; e.g., an open invitation to enter a home.
Come up with: To devise an idea or plan; e.g., brainstorming for a group project.
Cut down: To reduce quantity or height through cutting; e.g., cutting down trees for construction or reducing coffee intake.
Drop by: Visiting someone casually; e.g., inviting a friend over for tea.
Drop off: Delivering something or someone to a location; e.g., returning a forgotten jacket.
Ease up on: Becoming less strict; e.g., a parent relaxing rules over time.
Fall apart: To break into pieces or a system failing; e.g., shoes deteriorating or a deal collapsing.
Fall down: To collapse; e.g., trees falling due to storms.
Find out: To discover new information; e.g., learning about a sibling through a DNA test.
Get along: Enjoying a good relationship; e.g., siblings never fighting.
Get away: To escape or take a holiday; e.g., needing a break from stress.
Get by: To manage financially; e.g., making do with limited food resources.
Get over: Recovering from difficulties; e.g., a person moving past anger.
Get up: To rise from a seated or sleeping position; e.g., standing up when sitting on something.
Give away: Distributing for free or revealing secrets; e.g., donating clothes or spoiling a surprise party.
Give in: Yielding to requests after resistance; e.g., agreeing to buy a puppy after persistent asking.
Give up: Permanently stopping an activity or losing hope; e.g., quitting drinking or surrendering on a tough problem.
Go ahead: Proceeding with plans; e.g., a festival continuing despite restrictions.
Go out: Exiting for social activities or dating; e.g., craving leisure time or being in a long-term relationship.
Grow up: Transitioning into adulthood; e.g., aspirations for the future.
Hang on: Pausing or physically gripping; e.g., waiting briefly or holding tightly during a bumpy ride.
Hang out: Spending time casually with others; e.g., relaxing with a pet on weekends.
Kick out: Forcing someone to leave; e.g., expelling a child from the house due to anger.
Let in: Allowing someone access; e.g., inviting someone inside out of the cold.
Look after: Caring for someone or something; e.g., maintaining plants while away.
Look for: Searching for an item; e.g., locating misplaced keys.
Look up: Searching for information; e.g., checking a restaurant's menu online.
Make up: Reconciling after a disagreement; e.g., renewing friendship after a fallout.
Pay back: Returning borrowed money or seeking retribution; e.g., borrowing lunch money or planning revenge over snacks.
Pick up: Lifting an item or collecting someone; e.g., retrieving dogs or picking someone up for an outing.
Put off: Delaying tasks; e.g., procrastinating cleaning.
Put on: Wearing something new; e.g., donning a coat for snow.
Put up with: Tolerating unpleasant situations; e.g., enduring a noisy neighbor.
Run out: Depleting resources; e.g., running out of coffee.
Take off: Exiting quickly, aircraft ascending, or removing items; e.g., leaving without a goodbye or a flight taking off.
Turn on: Activating a device; e.g., turning on lights when dark.
Turn up: Increasing intensity or appearing unexpectedly; e.g., raising volume or a long-lost pet returning.
Wait up: Staying awake for someone; e.g., not needing to wait late for someone's return.
Watch out: A cautionary warning; e.g., alerting to approaching danger.

English Phrasal Verbs

Back down: To stop an action or admit fault when faced with opposition; e.g., mayor backing down on taxes due to protests.
Blow up: Refers to an explosion or losing one's temper; e.g., a truck exploding or blowing up at someone.
Break down: Implies machinery failure or emotional breakdown; e.g., a car breaking down or someone breaking down in tears.
Bring up: To mention a topic; e.g., discussing sensitive issues like divorce.
Bump into: To encounter someone unexpectedly; e.g., running into an old teacher while shopping.
Call off: To cancel an event; e.g., a wedding canceled due to the pandemic.
Check on: To ensure someone's safety or well-being; e.g., visiting a friend with an injury.
Check out: To investigate information or to leave a place like a hotel; e.g., looking into a neighborhood or checking out by 11 a.m.
Check with: To seek permission from someone; e.g., needing to ask a parent before visiting.
Come across: Discovering something by chance or giving an impression; e.g., finding an old album or seeming unfriendly.
Come back: Returning to a previous location; e.g., planning to revisit after a visit.
Come in: Entering a place without hesitation; e.g., an open invitation to enter a home.
Come up with: To devise an idea or plan; e.g., brainstorming for a group project.
Cut down: To reduce quantity or height through cutting; e.g., cutting down trees for construction or reducing coffee intake.
Drop by: Visiting someone casually; e.g., inviting a friend over for tea.
Drop off: Delivering something or someone to a location; e.g., returning a forgotten jacket.
Ease up on: Becoming less strict; e.g., a parent relaxing rules over time.
Fall apart: To break into pieces or a system failing; e.g., shoes deteriorating or a deal collapsing.
Fall down: To collapse; e.g., trees falling due to storms.
Find out: To discover new information; e.g., learning about a sibling through a DNA test.
Get along: Enjoying a good relationship; e.g., siblings never fighting.
Get away: To escape or take a holiday; e.g., needing a break from stress.
Get by: To manage financially; e.g., making do with limited food resources.
Get over: Recovering from difficulties; e.g., a person moving past anger.
Get up: To rise from a seated or sleeping position; e.g., standing up when sitting on something.
Give away: Distributing for free or revealing secrets; e.g., donating clothes or spoiling a surprise party.
Give in: Yielding to requests after resistance; e.g., agreeing to buy a puppy after persistent asking.
Give up: Permanently stopping an activity or losing hope; e.g., quitting drinking or surrendering on a tough problem.
Go ahead: Proceeding with plans; e.g., a festival continuing despite restrictions.
Go out: Exiting for social activities or dating; e.g., craving leisure time or being in a long-term relationship.
Grow up: Transitioning into adulthood; e.g., aspirations for the future.
Hang on: Pausing or physically gripping; e.g., waiting briefly or holding tightly during a bumpy ride.
Hang out: Spending time casually with others; e.g., relaxing with a pet on weekends.
Kick out: Forcing someone to leave; e.g., expelling a child from the house due to anger.
Let in: Allowing someone access; e.g., inviting someone inside out of the cold.
Look after: Caring for someone or something; e.g., maintaining plants while away.
Look for: Searching for an item; e.g., locating misplaced keys.
Look up: Searching for information; e.g., checking a restaurant's menu online.
Make up: Reconciling after a disagreement; e.g., renewing friendship after a fallout.
Pay back: Returning borrowed money or seeking retribution; e.g., borrowing lunch money or planning revenge over snacks.
Pick up: Lifting an item or collecting someone; e.g., retrieving dogs or picking someone up for an outing.
Put off: Delaying tasks; e.g., procrastinating cleaning.
Put on: Wearing something new; e.g., donning a coat for snow.
Put up with: Tolerating unpleasant situations; e.g., enduring a noisy neighbor.
Run out: Depleting resources; e.g., running out of coffee.
Take off: Exiting quickly, aircraft ascending, or removing items; e.g., leaving without a goodbye or a flight taking off.
Turn on: Activating a device; e.g., turning on lights when dark.
Turn up: Increasing intensity or appearing unexpectedly; e.g., raising volume or a long-lost pet returning.
Wait up: Staying awake for someone; e.g., not needing to wait late for someone's return.
Watch out: A cautionary warning; e.g., alerting to approaching danger.

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Questions and Answers

What does 'drop by' mean?

What happens when something 'falls apart'?

What does it mean to 'ease up on' something?

What is the meaning of 'get away'?

What does 'give up' indicate?

What does it mean to 'look after' something?

What is the meaning of 'kick out'?

What does it mean to 'run out'?

What does 'turn on' signify?

What does 'make up' mean in a social context?

What does the phrasal verb 'back down' mean?

If a car 'breaks down,' what occurs?

What does the phrasal verb 'bring up' imply?

To 'call off' something means to:

When you 'bump into' someone, it means you:

What is the meaning of 'check on' someone?

To 'come across' something means to:

If a guest is to 'check out' of a hotel, they must:

What does it mean to 'come back'?

What is the meaning of 'cut down' in the context of trees?

What happens when someone 'blows up'?

What does 'come up with' refer to?

When someone cuts down a tree, what does that imply?

What does it mean to 'call off' an event?

When someone 'checks on' a friend, what action are they performing?

If someone 'brings up' a sensitive topic, what are they doing?

What does it mean to 'come across' something?

What is the meaning of 'bump into' someone?

What is the implication when a car 'breaks down'?

What does it mean to 'check out' of a hotel?

What does it mean to 'drop off' something?

What is implied by the phrase 'fall down'?

What does the expression 'get along' refer to?

What does it mean to 'give in'?

What does it imply to 'hang out' with someone?

What is the meaning of 'pay back' in a financial context?

What does the phrase 'put off' suggest?

What does it mean to 'take off' in the context of flights?

What is meant by 'look after' someone or something?

What does 'watch out' indicate in communication?

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