Verbs that are used to define some actions are called Phrasal Verbs. These are used in Spoken English and formal texting. Examples are Be into, Be Out, Call Out, etc.
200 Phrasal Verbs with Sentences and Examples to help you learn this important Part of Speech. Phrasal are important to learn English. Most of the phrasal verbs consist of two words, verb+adverb. Want to improve your English Skills? Here are the 200 most important Phrasal Verbs that are commonly used in English Grammar.
200 Phrasal Verbs List
| Phrase | Meaning | Sentence |
| Be into | Interested in something | Are you INTO poetry? |
| Burn out | Extremely tired | Today’s work BURNED me OUT |
| Call off | Cancel | He CALLED OFF his plan. |
| Catch up | Improve and reach same standard as other people | You need to CATCH UP with me. |
| Copy out | Write something same again | He COPIED OUT my assignment. |
| Drop Out | Stop Going to Job Before it is Finished | He DROPPED OUT of the job. |
| Fell Behind | Make less progress | Ahmad is FALLING BEHIND with his school work |
| Go Over | Check Something | Could you please GO OVER my thesis? |
| Hand in/Turn in | Give your finished work to someone | I HANDED IN/TURNED IN my essay. |
| Hand out | Give something to a person in group | Examiner HANDED OUT the papers. |
| Knock off | To stop work | They KNOCKED OFF at 8’o clock. |
| Knuckle Down | Start working harder | KNUCKLE DOWN for the exams. |
| Line Up | To be in a line | They QUEUED/LINED UP for flour |
| Pay for | Give money to buy | He PAID handsome amount FOR this bag. |
| Put on | Wear something | PUT ON your new coat |
| Read up on | Study or learn something by reading | I need to READ UP ON English. |
| Sell out | Sell Everything | He SOLD OUT first issue of my book. |
| Shop Around | Comparing prices before shopping | I saw them SHOPPING AROUND for new shoes |
| Take off | Remove something | TAKE OFF your shirt. |
| Take on | Hire someone | We are TAKING ON a new teacher for school. |
| Take Over | To take control | He TOOK OVER my laptop. |
| Take up | Start doing a new activity | Ayesha has TAKEN UP Yoga. |
| Try on | Try something new to wear | Tahir TRIED ON new shoes to check if they fit |
| Try out | Test something | We are going to TRY OUT new food. |
| Turn down | To refuse/deny | She TURNED DOWN my proposal. |
Leave a Comment