Phrasal verbs are a group of words that combine a verb with an adverb or a preposition. When these words are combined, they form a single verb with a new meaning that is distinct from the meanings of the constituent words. For example 👇🏾

We need to come up with a solution.

Here, “come up with” refers to producing something under pressure or urgency.

Check out this list of some common phrasal verbs you can use on a daily basis 👇🏾

Phrasal Verbs	Meaning
Act up	to behave badly or strangely
Aim at	to point a weapon at someone or something
Allow for	to include something in a plan or calculation
Back away	to retreat or go backwards
Black out	fall unconscious
Blow off	when the wind removes something from its place
Carried away	to get so emotional that you lose control
Carry on	to continue with something
Check in	to register at a hotel or airport upon arrival
Die down	decrease or become quieter
Dig in	to start eating greedily
Drop out	to quit a school program or training course
Fall in with	to agree with something
Fall behind	to move slower than others
Feel up to	to feel capable of doing something
Fill out	to complete a form
Get ahead of	to move in front of someone or something
Give up	to stop doing something that has been a habit
Go around	to follow a circular path
Hang on	to depend on someone
Help out	to assist people with something
Hold off	to stop someone from attacking or beating you
Jack up	to increase sharply
Jazz up	to make something more interesting or attractive
Keep around	to keep something near you
Kick out	to expel or force to quit
Lash out	suddenly become violent
Lay down	to place something on a surface or an object
Line up	to arrange events for someone
Make it up to	to try to compensate for doing something wrong
Move into	to start living in a new place
Nail down	succeed in getting or achieving something
Narrow down	to remove less important options to make it easier to choose
Opt for	choose
Opt out	choose not to be part of something
Pack up	stop doing something
Pay back	to repay the money borrowed
Plug in	connect machines to the electricity supply
Run away	to flee, or leave in a difficult situation
Run over	go over quickly as a reminder
See off	to bid goodbye
Set up	to establish
Take apart	to  disconnect or separate the parts of an object
Talk into	to convince someone to do something
Throw up	to vomit or puke
Use up	to completely consume or use all of a supply
Wash off	to remove dirt or unwanted markings with soap and water
Wear out	When something is damaged or weakened from use and age
Wrap up	to cover something with some kind of special paper
Zip up	to close an item with a zipper

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