Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Prepared by

Mr. Soham Chauhan & Mr. Pradipsinh Gohil

Guided by
Prof. Yogesh K Ramani

GYAN Education & Charitable Trust RAJKOT  

Bachelor of Arts (ENGLISH)

Dharmendrasinhji Arts College RAJKOT   

go on: to continue 
Suddenly all the lights went on.

go back: to return to a place
We went back to work after the work.

go out: to leave a place
He went out last night.

go down: to happen
The police thought that a big crime was going down that night.

go up: to increase
The price of petrol has gone up sharply.

go off: to explode, to leave
The gun went off while he was cleaning it.

go in: to take part in something, to attack
The sun has gone in. 

carry out: to execute
Carry out a task.

carry on: to continue
Carry on the old traditions.

set up: to establish
She sets up a literacy program.

set out: to depart
The family sets out for Florida.

set off: to explode
We set off the nuclear bomb.

sit down: a short rest
We were tired so we decided to sit down for a while.                                                                                    
pick up: learn quickly
She picked up Spanish in six months.

put down: leave
The army puts down the rebellion.

put up: to stay somewhere for the night
We put up at a small hotel for the night.                                                                           
put out: to extinguish
He puts out his cigarette before entering the building.

point out: comment
He pointed out the paper of his colleague.

come back: return
This comes back to a previous remark of his.

come up: arise
A slight unpleasantness came up from this discussion.

come out: issue
The words seemed to come out by themselves.

come on: to hurry up
Come on don’t give up now when you’re so close to finishing.

come in: enter
The boat came in an area of shallow marshes.

come down: reduce
The proposal comes down to a compromise.

take over: assume
She agreed to take over the responsibility.

take up: strike
She took up her position behind the tree.

take on: accept
Take on students for graduate study.

take out: draw
She took out water from the barrel.

take off: depart
The family took off  for Florida.

take back: swallow
He took back his words.

get back: revenge
I cannot accept the defeat I want to get back.

get up: to wake up
I get up at seven O’clock in the morning.

get out: to escape
The dog got out because I left the door open.

get on: become old
He is getting on now and doesn’t work so hard.

give up: to quit 
I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.

look up: to search for information
I didn’t know the correct spelling so I had to look it up in the dictionary.

look out: to watch
The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.

look back: think about the past
Old people often look back on over their lives. 

look down: to view something from above
She thinks they look down on her because she doesn’t have a job.                                                                                      
bring up: raise a child
His parents brought him up strictly.

bring in: earn
The job brings in two thousand dollars a month.

bring about: produce
The new President must bring about a change in the health care system.

bring back: cause someone to remember
Visiting my old school brought back memories of when I was a pupil there. 

break down: stop working
My cars broken down, so I came by taxi.

hold up: to robe someone
Two armed men held up the bank in the morning.

make up: to create a story
They made up an excuse for being late.

work out: find the answer or solution
I couldn’t work out all the answers to the crossword puzzle.

find out: to learn, determine 
Find out if he speaks Russian.

turn up: appear
She didn’t turn up for class today.

turn out: produce
The factory turns out three thousands units a day.