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📋 Common Phrasal Verbs List: 100+ Essential Phrasal Verbs

Level: B1 | Format: List with meanings and examples

Vocabulary Phrasal Verbs phrasal verbs list meanings

Phrasal Verbs with GET

get up = rise from bed → I get up at 7 AM.
get along = have a good relationship → Do you get along with your siblings?
get over = recover from → It took me a week to get over the flu.
get through = finish / survive → I need to get through this report.
get by = manage with difficulty → How do you get by on such a low salary?
get together = meet → Let's get together for coffee.
get back = return → I got back from my trip yesterday.
get away = escape → She got away from the stressful job.
get rid of = eliminate → I need to get rid of these old clothes.
get down to = start focusing on → Let's get down to business.
get into = become involved → He got into trouble at school.
get out of = avoid → She got out of doing the dishes.
get used to = become accustomed → I'm getting used to the new schedule.

Phrasal Verbs with TAKE

take off = remove clothing / leave ground → Take off your shoes. The plane took off.
take after = resemble → She takes after her mother.
take over = assume control → The company was taken over.
take up = start a hobby → I want to take up painting.
take care of = look after → Can you take care of my cat?
take part in = participate → I'm going to take part in a race.
take down = write down / remove → Take down the notes.
take back = retract → He took back what he said.
take in = absorb / deceive → She took in the stray cat.
take out = remove / invite → I need to take out the trash.

Phrasal Verbs with LOOK

look after = take care of → Can you look after my dog?
look for = search → I'm looking for my keys.
look forward to = anticipate with pleasure → I look forward to meeting you.
look up = search information → Look up the word in a dictionary.
look into = investigate → The police are looking into the accident.
look out = be careful → Look out! There's a car!
look down on = consider inferior → He looks down on poor people.
look through = examine quickly → She looked through her notes.
look up to = admire → Children look up to their teacher.
look over = review → I looked over the report.

Other Common Phrasal Verbs

turn on/off = start/stop a machine → Turn on the TV.
turn up/down = increase/decrease volume → Turn up the music.
give up = quit → Don't give up on your dreams.
run out of = have no more → We ran out of milk.
put on = wear → Put on your jacket.
pick up = lift / collect → Pick up your toys.
come across = find by chance → I came across an interesting book.
go through = experience → He went through a difficult time.
put up with = tolerate → I can't put up with this noise.
look forward to = anticipate → I look forward to seeing you.
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