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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (R to Z)

rely on

to depend on / to trust someone/something

run into

meet by chance

run out of

no longer have enough something you need

sail through

do something very easily

save up for

save money in order to buy something you want

see off

go to a station/airport in order to say goodbye/defeat or stop

set in

start and be likely to continue for a while (st unpleasant eg. winter/illness)

set up

start a business/arrange or organize something

speak out

speak freely and fearlessly about a public issue

speed up

increase speed

show off

show st you are proud of so that people admire you (usually used negatively)

shut down

close / terminate

join a team or club

rip off

charge someone too much

run out

flee

run over

hit with a car/injure or kill someone with a car

see through

recognize that something is not true and not be tricked by it

set off/out

start a journey

set out

start a journey/arrange something clearly

set on doing something

be firmly decided to do something

speak up

louder than usual

settle down

stay in one place or get married and live quietly

show up

arrive at a place

shut up

be quiet

slow down

decrease speed

sort out

deal with something successfully

stand for

tolerate/protect/defend or for abbreviations and symbols

stand in for

do sb’s job while they are not available

stand up for

support in an argument or fight

take aback

surprise (usually in passive)

take away

remove something (from sb)

take in

trick sb/make clothes narrower/offer a shelter or care

take on

start to employ someone/accept work or responsibility

take to

start to like

take over

take control of

tear down

demolish (a building)/criticize someone severely

think something over

consider something carefully

throw away

get rid of something

try out

experiment with

turn down

reduce something/reject an offer, request

stand out

be much better or important

stay up

stay awake longer than usual

take after

resemble someone in your family

take down

write down what someone says

take off

remove clothing/leave the ground

take off

leave the ground

take up

start doing a hobby, sport

talk back

reply quickly and often rudely (usually children to parents)

tell off

criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong

tear up

rip into pieces

try on

put on a piece of clothing to see how it looks and whether it fits

turn back

return towards the place you started from

turn into

change into something different

turn off

stop a machine working

turn on

connect (for example a computer, the TV)

turn round

go back in the opposite direction

use up

finish a supply of something

wear out

use sth until it is no longer in good condition or working order

work out

do physical exercise/solve sth such a problem

zero in on

focus attention on a target and move towards it

zip it!

to shut up

turn out

come/appear/have a particular result

turn over

consider/change position

turn up

arrive unexpectedly/increase the amount of sound, heat, etc.

wear off

effect of sth gradually stops (pain, drug, lipstick, etc)

zip by

to pass by quickly

zero out

to cut off funding (e.g. for a project)

zone out

to lose attention (e.g. during a boring meeting)

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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (R to Z)