Phrasal verbs

Become depressed or lose enthusiasn. "The rainy weather is really ______ me lately". getting over. getting through. getting down. getting by.

Take part in or be interested in something. "I can't understand so many young people ______ a career in politics". go through. go over. go in for. go by.

Test sth. to see if it works well. "They're going to ________ the new software before selling it". carry out. try out. sort out. work out.

Mention a topic in conversation. "I didn't want to __________ the problem during the dinner". take up. bring up. come up. put up.

Write information so you do not forget it. "The secretary was asked to _____ all the details during the meeting". take over. take down. take after. take up.

Give someone a place to stay temporarily. "My cousins are visiting next week, so we'll have to ______ them for a few days". put through. put off. put up. put away.

Cancel an event or arrangement. "They decided to ______ the match because of the heavy rain". call off. call back. call up. call on.

Go to say goodbye to someone who is leaving. "A lot of friends went to the station to _____ her _____ before her trip to Canada". send off. see off. take off. put off.

Criticize someone unfairly- "She is always _____ her colleagues instead of helping them". running into. running over. running through. running down.

Eliminate a possibility. "The doctors haven't _____ surgery yet as a possible treatment". ruled out. ruled over. ruled up. ruled through.

Confirm that sth. is true. "The evidence completely _____ her version of events". bears up. bears on. bears out. bears with.

Suggest an idea, plan or proposal. "Several employees ______ interesting ideas during the meeting.". put aside. put forward. put off. put through.

Invent a story or explanation. “I don’t believe him. I think he ______ the whole story.”. made up. made out. made over. made for.

Postpone or delay sth. “They decided to ______ the meeting until next Friday.”. put away. put out. put through. put off.

Dissapoint someone. “Everyone trusted him, but he ______ the whole team in the end.”. let down. let in. let off. let out.

Fail to include something or exclude someone from a group or activity. “You’ve ______ an important detail in your report.”. left over. left off. left out. left behind.

Give something to someone for free or donate. “They decided to ______ all the old clothes to charity.”. Give off. Give out. Give in. Give away.

Stop trying or quit doing something. “Even after several failures, she refused to ______.”. give out. give in. give up. give away.

Exercise physically, especially at the gym. “She usually ______ three times a week to stay fit.”. works out. works over. works up. works through.

Develop or prepare something gradually. “They’re trying to ______ a new advertising campaign before summer.”. work over. work through. work out. work up.

Search for information in a dictionary, book or online. “If you don’t understand the word, you should ______ in a dictionary.”. look after. look up. look into. look over.

Admire or respect someone. “Many young athletes ______ professional football players.”. look into. look over. look up to. look down on.

Decorate, repair or improve a place. “They’re planning to ______ the kitchen before selling the house.”. do away with. do over. do without. do up.

Refuse to allow someone to enter a place. “Several customers were ______ because the restaurant was already full.”. turned over. turned away. turned up. turned out.

Lower or close something.“Could you ______ the blinds? The sun is too bright.”. pull over. pull through. pull off. pull down.

Be discovered to be something in the end. “The film was much better than I expected it to ______.”. turn over. turn out. turn up. turn away.

To check or attend to sth. “Don’t worry about the arrangements — I’ll ______ everything.”. see to. se through. see off. see over.

Become available to the public. “The new smartphone will ______ next month.”. come over. come across. come out. come up.

Resemble an older member of your family.“Sarah really ______ her mother in both appearance and personality.”. takes after. takes over. takes up. takes in.

Compensate for something bad. “He bought her flowers to ______ forgetting their anniversary.”. make out for. make off with. make over. make up for.

Tolerate something unpleasant. Syn: stand for. “I don’t know how she can ______ all that noise every day.”. put up with. put through. put off. put away.

Make someone feel stupid or unimportant. “He’s always ______ people in front of others to seem more intelligent.”. putting off. putting through. putting down. putting away.

Be capable of doing something. “I don’t think I’m ______ running a marathon this year.”. up against. up for. up to. up with.

Consider someone inferior or less important. Some people still ______ others because of their accent or background.”. look up to. look into. look over. look down on.

Reach the same standard or level as others.“After missing several classes, she had to work hard to ______ the rest of the group.”. catch on to. catch out. catch on. catch up with.

Begin to like something or someone you didn't like before. “At first she hated living in the countryside, but she soon ______ it.”. took over. took after. took to. took up.

Receive money or property from someone who has died. “She ______ a large fortune after her uncle passed away.”. came across. came into. came over. came by.

Represent or mean something. “What does the abbreviation ‘FAQ’ ______?”. stand by. stand out. stand out. stand for.

Persuade someone to agree with you. “It took a long time, but she finally ______ her parents to the idea.”. got over. got round. got through. got by.

Meet or come across someone unexpectedly. “I ______ an old school friend while I was shopping yesterday.”. ran into. ran over. ran through. ran out.

Explain the reason for something. “How can you ______ the sudden drop in sales?”. answer for. make up for. account for. stand for.

Decrease or become lower. “House prices have started to ______ in recent months.”. go down. go over. go through. go against.

Have an argument, or argue and stop being friendly. “They ______ over money and haven’t spoken since.”. fell through. fell out. fell behind. fell for.

Fall asleep. “I was so tired that I ______ during the film.”. dropped off. dropped out. dropped by. dropped over.

Visit someone informally and unexpectedly. “Why don’t you ______ for coffee if you’re nearby tomorrow?”. drop off. drop out. drop over. drop in.

Stop functioning properly or start crying/lose emotional control. “Our car ______ on the motorway yesterday.”. broke up. broke down. broke off. broke through.

Decrease gradually. “Sales usually ______ after the Christmas season.”. fall through. fall for. fall behind. fall off.

Appear or be mentioned unexpectedly. “Your name ______ during the meeting this morning.”. came over. came up. came across. came by.

Wait for a short time in the phone. “Could you ______ a moment while I check the information?”. hold on. hold up. hold back. hold out.

Fail to keep a promise or agreement. “He promised to help us, but he ______ his word at the last minute.”. went back on. went over. went through. went by.

End a romantic relationship. “They decided to ______ after being together for nearly ten years.”. break down. break off. break up. break through.

Explode or suddenly make a loud noise. “The fire alarm suddenly ______ in the middle of the night.”. went over. went off. went through. went by.

Arrive or appear unexpectedly. “We didn’t expect him to ______ at the party.”. turn over. turn out. turn away. turn up.

Start suddenly and violently. “A fight ______ after the football match.”. broke out. broke through. broke off. broke down.

Fail to happen or be completed. “Our holiday plans ______ because nobody could get time off work.”. fell behind. fell through. fell for. fell out.

Cause something to happen. “Too much stress can ______ serious health problems.”. bring about. bring up. bring on. bring round.

Perform or complete something. “The scientists will ______ several experiments next month.”. carry over. carry on. carry off. carry out.

Withdraw from an activity or agreement. “One of the companies decided to ______ the project at the last minute.”. pull through. pull out. pull over. pull off.

Start a journey. “We decided to ______ early to avoid the traffic.”. set off. set up. set out. set aside.

Make sense. “What he told the police doesn’t really ______.”. add on. add in. add up. add to.

Ask for information about someone’s health or situation. “Your grandmother was ______ you when I saw her yesterday.”. asking for. asking out. asking around. asking after.

Admit that you were wrong in an argument. “After hours of discussion, he finally decided to ______.”. back up. back down. back out. back away.

Expect or take something into account. “We hadn’t ______ such a long delay at the airport.”. bargained for. bargained on. bargained away. bargained with.

Show/ confirm that something is true. “The results of the investigation ______ his original statement.”. bear with. bear on. bear out. bear up.

Stop speaking or stop doing something suddenly. “She ______ in the middle of the conversation when her phone rang.”. broke up. broke through. broke down. broke off.

Come to an end. “The meeting finally ______ after nearly four hours.”. broke through. broke off. broke down. broke up.

Cause something to happen. “The new law ______ major changes in the education system.”. brought up. brought about. brought round. brought out.

Succeed in doing something difficult. “Nobody thought they could win, but they somehow ______.”. brought off. brought about. brough up. brought out.

Order someone to join the army or perform military service. “Thousands of young men were ______ during the war.”. called for. called up. called off. called on.

Succeed in doing something difficult. “Despite being very nervous, she ______ the performance brilliantly.”. carried out. carried over. carried off. carried on.

Become popular. “The new app quickly ______ among teenagers.”. caught on. caught up with. caught out. caught on to.

Happen or occur. “No one really understands how the accident ______.”. came about. came across. came over. came by.

Be the most important factor in a situation. “In the end, success usually ______ hard work and determination.”. come across. come over. come up with. come down to.

Receive something, especially criticism or attention. “The company has ______ a lot of criticism recently.”. come in for. come across. come over. come by.

Succeed or happen as planned or successfully. “Everyone was worried the event would fail, but it ______ perfectly.”. came over. came across. came off. came by.

Face a difficulty or strong opposition. “We ______ several problems while trying to finish the project.”. came up with. came across. came over. came up against.

Reach an expected standard or level. “The hotel didn’t really ______ our expectations.”. come up with. come across. come up to. come over.

Depend on or trust/ rely on someone. “You can always ______ Sarah when you need help.”. count in. count up. count out. count on.

Appear unexpectedly. “A few problems ______ during the final stages of the project.”. came about. cropped up. turned up. brought about.

Get rid of or abolish something. “The school decided to ______ the old uniform rules.”. do over. do up. do away with. do without.

Prepare a formal document or plan. “The lawyers were asked to ______ the contract.”. draw on. draw out. draw back. draw up.

Finally be in a particular place or situation. “If you don’t study, you could ______ failing the exam.”. end up. end in. end off. end out.

Accept and deal with a difficult situation. “You need to ______ the fact that things have changed.”. face out. face off. face down. face up to.

Show amusement-especially laughing. “We were all ______ when he told that story.”. falling for. falling through. falling about. falling behind.

Use something when nothing else is available. “When she lost her job, she had to ______ her savings.”. fall through. fall back on. fall for. fall out.

Believe something that is not true/Be deceived by. “I can’t believe you ______ such an obvious lie.”. fell for. fell through. fell behind. fell out.

Feel capable of doing something. “I don’t really ______ going out tonight. I’m exhausted.”. feel for. feel out. feel after. feel up to.

Investigate something further or check additional information. “The police decided to ______ several new leads.”. follow through. follow on. follow up. follow out.

Get understood/ Communicate an idea successfully. “The teacher struggled to ______ the main point of the lesson.”. get across. get ovver. get though. get by.

Imply or suggest something indirectly. “What exactly are you trying to ______?”. get over. get by. get at. get through.

Start doing something seriously. “It’s time to ______ work and stop wasting time.”. get over. get by. get down to. get through.

Avoid punishment for something wrong. “He was lucky to ______ only a warning after the accident.”. get off with. get by with. get through with. get away with.

Be close to a particular age, time or number. “She must be ______ fifty by now.”. get by on. get over. get through. get on for.

Make progress. “How are you ______ with your project?”. got over. got on. got by. got through.

Finally find time to do something. “I still haven’t ______ answering all my emails.”. got round to. got over to. got through to. got by with.

Do something, especially something surprising or naughty- usually bad when talking about children. “The children were very quiet, so I wondered what they were ______.”. getting over. getting by. getting up to. getting through.