50 Common Phrasal Verbs with Meanings and Examples

No.	Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentence
1	Wake up	Stop sleeping	I wake up at 7 a.m. every day.
2	Get up	Get out of bed	She gets up early to go jogging.
3	Put on	Wear clothes	He put on his shoes quickly.
4	Take off	Remove clothes or fly (for planes)	The plane took off on time.
5	Turn on	Start something (light, TV)	Please turn on the lights.
6	Turn off	Stop something (light, TV)	Don’t forget to turn off the fan.
7	Pick up	Lift something or collect	Can you pick up the pencil for me?
8	Put down	Place something on a surface	She put down the book on the table.
9	Sit down	Take a seat	Please sit down and relax.
10	Stand up	Rise to a standing position	Everyone stood up for the national anthem.
11	Look for	Search for something	I’m looking for my keys.
12	Look after	Take care of	She looks after her younger brother.
13	Look at	Direct your eyes toward something	Look at the beautiful rainbow!
14	Look forward to	Be excited about something	I look forward to my birthday party.
15	Break down	Stop working (machine, car)	Our car broke down on the way home.
16	Break up	End a relationship	They broke up after two years.
17	Call back	Return a phone call	I’ll call you back later.
18	Call off	Cancel something	The meeting was called off due to rain.
19	Come in	Enter	Please come in and have a seat.
20	Come back	Return	When will you come back from school?
21	Come across	Find by chance	I came across an old photo yesterday.
22	Find out	Discover or learn	I just found out the truth.
23	Give up	Stop trying	Don’t give up on your dreams!
24	Give away	Donate or reveal	She gave away her old clothes to charity.
25	Go on	Continue	Please go on with your story.
26	Go out	Leave home for social activities	They went out for dinner.
27	Grow up	Become an adult	I want to be a pilot when I grow up.
28	Hang up	End a phone call	She hung up the phone angrily.
29	Hold on	Wait a moment	Hold on, I’m coming!
30	Keep on	Continue doing something	Keep on practicing and you’ll improve.
31	Run out of	Have no more of something	We ran out of milk this morning.
32	Run into	Meet by chance	I ran into my teacher at the mall.
33	Set up	Arrange or establish	They set up a new company.
34	Show up	Arrive or appear	He showed up late to the meeting.
35	Take care of	Look after	Please take care of your health.
36	Take over	Gain control	She took over the family business.
37	Turn up	Increase volume	Can you turn up the TV?
38	Turn down	Decrease volume or reject	He turned down the offer.
39	Write down	Note something	Write down your homework in the diary.
40	Bring up	Mention a topic or raise a child	Don’t bring up old arguments.
41	Carry on	Continue	Carry on with your good work.
42	Cut off	Stop supply or connection	The electricity was cut off last night.
43	Drop by	Visit briefly	Why don’t you drop by my house?
44	Fill in	Complete a form	Please fill in this form carefully.
45	Get along	Have a good relationship	They get along very well.
46	Hold back	Control or hide emotions	She couldn’t hold back her tears.
47	Make up	Invent or become friends again	They made up after their fight.
48	Put off	Postpone	Don’t put off your homework.
49	Show off	Boast or display proudly	He likes to show off his new shoes.
50	Take out	Remove or bring outside	Please take out the trash.