Common verb groups (phrasal verbs) with their meanings:
| Verb Group (Phrasal Verb) | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Break down | To stop functioning (machine, vehicle, etc.) |
| Break into | To enter forcibly |
| Break up | To end a relationship |
| Bring about | To cause something to happen |
| Bring up | To raise a child / To mention or introduce a topic |
| Call off | To cancel something |
| Call on | To visit someone |
| Carry on | To continue doing something |
| Carry out | To perform or complete a task |
| Come across | To find or meet by chance |
| Come down with | To become ill with |
| Come up with | To think of an idea or solution |
| Cut down on | To reduce consumption of something |
| Cut off | To disconnect or interrupt |
| Do away with | To eliminate |
| Drop out | To leave school or college before finishing |
| Figure out | To understand or solve something |
| Fill out | To complete (a form or document) |
| Find out | To discover or learn |
| Get along with | To have a good relationship with |
| Get away with | To escape blame or punishment for something |
| Get rid of | To eliminate or dispose of |
| Give up | To stop trying or doing something |
| Give in | To surrender or yield |
| Go after | To pursue or chase |
| Go over | To review or examine carefully |
| Go through | To experience something difficult |
| Hold on | To wait or stop temporarily |
| Keep up with | To stay at the same pace as |
| Look after | To take care of |
| Look down on | To consider someone inferior |
| Look forward to | To anticipate with pleasure |
| Look into | To investigate |
| Make out | To understand or see clearly |
| Make up | To invent a story or excuse / To reconcile |
| Pass away | To die |
| Pick up | To collect or lift something / someone |
| Put off | To postpone or delay |
| Put up with | To tolerate or endure |
| Run into | To meet unexpectedly |
| Run out of | To exhaust the supply of |
| Set up | To establish or arrange |
| Show up | To appear or arrive |
| Take after | To resemble a family member |
| Take care of | To look after or care for |
| Take off | To remove something (like clothes) / To leave quickly |
| Turn down | To reject or refuse |
| Turn up | To appear or be found unexpectedly |
| Work out | To solve a problem / To exercise |
| Wrap up | To finish or complete something |