List of Phrasal Verbs (Sentence examples: stay behind – switch over)

  • Stay behind: The teacher asked the slower students to stay behind after class.
  • Switch over: At midnight, we switch over to the late-night programming.
  • Break down: Our car broke down on the way to the beach.
  • Call off: They decided to call off the wedding at the last minute.
  • Bring up: He brought up an interesting point in the meeting.
  • Check in: Please check in at the reception desk.
  • Draw up: We need to draw up a plan before we begin the project.
  • Fall out: They fell out over a trivial matter and never spoke again.
  • Hang on: Hang on a minute; I’ll just get my coat.
  • Join in: Everybody was laughing and I wanted to join in.
  • Kick off: The game will kick off at nine o'clock.
  • Lean on: If you need someone to lean on, I'll be here for you.
  • Make up: We need to make up for the lost time.
  • Narrow down: We've narrowed down the list of candidates to three.
  • Opt out: I’ve decided to opt out of the company pension scheme.
  • Put off: Let's put off the meeting until next week.
  • Roll up: He rolled up his sleeves and started to work.
  • Show off: He likes to show off his expensive watch.
  • Take up: She decided to take up yoga to relieve stress.
  • Use up: I’ve used up all my annual leave.
  • Vegetate: Son vegetated in front of the TV for the entire weekend.
  • Whip up: She whipped up a delicious meal in half an hour.
  • Xerox: Please Xerox these documents for me.
  • Yield up: After a long excavation, the earth yielded up the ancient artifacts.
  • Zoom in: The camera zoomed in on the winning horse.
  • Break in: Someone broke in while we were away on holiday.
  • Check out: You must check out of the hotel by noon.
  • Drop off: I dropped off my daughter at school on the way to work.
  • Figure out: I need to figure out how to solve this math problem.
  • Give in: Don't give in to temptation.
  • Hold on: Hold on tight, the ride is about to begin.
  • Jump in: She jumped in the pool without hesitation.
  • Look up: I didn't know the word so I looked it up in the dictionary.
  • Move on: After the failure, they decided to move on and try something new.
  • Plug in: Please plug in the laptop; the battery is low.
  • Run out: We’ve run out of milk.
  • Sign up: I want to sign up for the workshop.
  • Turn up: I didn’t know if she would turn up.
  • Look after: She looks after the children while their parents work.
  • Take off: The airplane will take off in an hour.
  • Pass out: He was so tired that he passed out as soon as he came home.
  • Keep up: It’s hard to keep up with all the changes in technology.
  • Pull out: The dentist is going to pull out one of my teeth.
  • Throw away: Don’t throw away those boxes; we might need them later.
  • Get up: He gets up at six o'clock every morning.
  • Put up: They put up a shed in the backyard.
  • Wake up: I usually wake up at seven o'clock.
  • Shut down: They decided to shut down the old factory.
  • Write down: Please write down the instructions.
  • Break up: She decided to break up with her boyfriend.
  • Drive off: He got in his car and drove off without a word.
  • Pick up: Could you pick up some milk on your way home?

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