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    The document lists 20 common phrasal verbs in English along with their meanings and examples. Some of the phrasal verbs included are break up, bring up, carry on, come across, find out, get along, get over, give up, go on, look after, look forward to, look up, put off, put up with, take over, take up, try on, turn out, and work out.

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    20 MOST COMMON PHRASAL VERBS

    Phrasal Verb Meaning Example


    BREAK UP to end a relationship to end a relationship
    Remember, don’t bring up Mary’s breakup
    BRING UP to mention something
    when you talk to her.
    to continue doing what you Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt. Carry on
    CARRY ON
    have been doing with your speech.
    to perform a task or
    CARRY OUT I couldn’t carry out my plan for the month.
    assignment
    to seem or appear to have
    a specific quality, to make John comes across as a very positive
    COME ACROSS
    a certain impression on person.
    someone
    to learn of or discover
    I wanted to find out where Helena was from,
    FIND OUT facts/information about
    I couldn’t tell by her accent.
    something or someone
    to have a friendly Alice and Sue get along very well, they
    GET ALONG
    relationship with someone never fight.
    to recover from a difficult John can’t get over his breakup with Mary,
    GET OVER
    or upsetting experience it’s all he can think about.
    to stop trying to do
    Joan and Peter didn’t give up, they are still
    GIVE UP something due to a lack of
    trying to have a baby.
    success
    GO ON The teacher waited for the students to quiet
    To continue
    down before he went on with the lecture.
    LOOK AFTER to take care of someone, Tom’s parents look after his kids when he
    attend to has to work on the weekends.
    to anticipate something I’m looking forward to meeting my brother’s
    LOOK FORWARD TO
    new girlfriend.
    LOOK UP My professor uses such difficult language
    to search for information
    that I have to look words up in a dictionary.
    PUT OFF He had to put off the meeting because he
    postpone
    was very busy.
    PUT UP WITH to endure or tolerate I can’t put up with your behavior anymore.
    Mrs. Jones, the math teacher, is taking a
    TAKE OVER to assume control over
    maternity leave and Mrs. Green will be
    something
    taking over.
    to develop an interest in Greg took up hiking, because he wanted to
    TAKE UP
    something spend more time outdoors.
    to put on an item of
    TRY ON These shoes look amazing, I want to try
    clothing in order to see if it
    them on.
    fits
    TURN OUT The cake turned out to be very good,
    to end up, result
    although Annie had a problem making it.
    WORK OUT I was worried about the play I directed, but it
    end happily
    all worked out in the end.

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