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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (H to P)

hand in

give something to a person in authority

hang around

spend time somewhere doing nothing

hang out

spend time relaxing

head for

go towards

hold up

a forcible stopping and robbing of a person/delay

keep on

continue doing something

keep up with

stay at the same level as sb/st

leave out

not include/omit

let off

not punish

look after

take care of

look down on

think badly on somebody and think that you are better

look forward to

be excited about

look out

watch out/warn sb to be careful

look up to

admire and respect

hang on

wait/hold onto something

hand out

give things to different people in a group - distribute

hang up

to put down the phone to finish a conversation

hold back

prevent someone from making progress

join in

participate in/take part

keep up

continue doing something without stopping or changing

knock out

make someone unconscious

let down

disappoint

live on

have a particular amount of money for basic things you need to live

come round/to

to become conscious / aware of something

look for

look into

investigate

look up

search for information using a book, computer, etc.

make for

move towards a place/go in the direction of

make off

escape in order to avoid punishment or duty

make up

invent an explanation, excuse, etc. or create a story/form

make up one’s mind

decide

pass away

die

pay back

return money

pick up

collect someone (at the station, from school)

pop in

come quickly for a short visit or purpose

pull in

move a car to the side of the road and stop in order to overtake

pull up

stop a car for a short time

put away

put something back in the correct place

put down

make sb feel foolish and unimportant/kill (an animal)/write st

put in

install (stove, heating. etc)

put on

dress/gain weight/pretend/perform (a show, play, etc.)/make st start working

put through

connect by phone/make someone experience something unpleasant

put up with

tolerate (e.g. with bad behaviour)

make out

understand

make up for

compensate

make up with

become friends again after an argument

pass out

faint or collapse

pick on

keep treating someone unfairly

point out

draw attention to st/sb

pull down

demolish a building

pull out

move out from the side of the road, leave/depart (bus, depart)

put aside

save an amount of money (to pay for something in the future)

put by

save some money for the future

put forward

suggest a plan, idea, proposal, etc.

put off

postpone/ make someone not want or like something

put out

stop something burning/extinguish

put up sb

accommodate

plug in

connect a cable into a power source

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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (H to P)