Phrasal Verbs Dictionary - Learn English Phrasal Verbs

hang up

To end a phone call.

"He got angry and hung up the phone."

Separable

hold back

To stop yourself from feeling or showing an emotion; or to restrain.

"She tried to hold back her tears."

Separable

hold on

To wait a moment; or to grip firmly.

"Please hold on while I transfer your call."

Inseparable

keep on

To continue doing something.

"Keep on walking until you reach the corner."

Inseparable

keep up

To move at the same speed as someone; or to maintain a standard.

"I had to run to keep up with him."

Separable

leave out

To omit or exclude someone or something.

"Don't leave out any details from the story."

Separable

let down

To disappoint someone by failing to do what you promised.

"I trusted you, and you really let me down."

Separable

look back

To think about the past.

"When I look back on my childhood, I smile."

Inseparable

look down on

To think that you are better or more important than someone else.

"She looks down on people who don't have a college degree."

Inseparable

look for

To try to find something or someone.

"I am looking for my lost keys."

Inseparable

look forward to

To be excited and happy about something that is going to happen.

"I look forward to seeing you next week."

Inseparable

look into

To investigate or examine a situation.

"The police are looking into the robbery."

Inseparable

look out

To be careful or cautious.

"Look out! There's a car coming."

Inseparable

look up

To search for information (in a book or online); or for a situation to improve.

"If you don't know the word, look it up in the dictionary."

Separable

look up to

To respect and admire someone.

"I've always looked up to my older sister."

Inseparable

make fun of

To laugh at or mock someone or something.

"It's not nice to make fun of people's mistakes."

Inseparable

make up

To invent a story/excuse; or to reconcile after an argument.

"He made up an excuse for being late. / They fought but made up later."

Separable

mix up

To confuse two things or people.

"I always mix up the twins because they look identical."

Separable

pass away

To die (a polite way of saying die).

"Her grandfather passed away last night."

Inseparable

pass out

To faint or lose consciousness; or to distribute.

"It was so hot in the room that she passed out."

Separable

pay back

To return money that you owe.

"I will pay you back on Friday."

Separable

pick out

To choose or select.

"She picked out a beautiful dress for the party."

Separable

pick up

To lift something; to collect someone in a vehicle; or to learn easily.

"Can you pick me up from the airport?"

Separable

pull over

To drive a vehicle to the side of the road and stop.

"The police officer told the driver to pull over."

Inseparable

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