Phrasal Verbs for all competitive exams.

 What is phrasal verbs ?

A phrasal verb is a verb that has a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition or both, to create a completely a new meaning.

For example:

1. go for - to attack 

2. deal with - to manage

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MOST COMMON AND FREQUENTLY ASKED PHRASAL VERBS IN MANY COMPETITIVE EXAMS: 

1. Catch on – to understand 

2. Call on somebody – visit somebody 

3. Call back – to return a phone call 

4. Get rid of – to eliminate 

5. Keep on –to continue 

6. Kick off – to continue doing something 

7. Look after –take care of 

8. Look into – investigate 

9. Give up – stop / discontinue doing something 

10. Put off – postpone 

11. Get on – make progress / having good relationship 

12. Take off – to leave or go away 

13. Put up with – to tolerate / endure something 

14. Keep on – to continue 

15. Look after – take care of 

16. Take over – to begin to have control of 

17. Go through – pass through / to read

18. Fond of – having an affection 

19. ran into - met 

20. Hidden away – store in a secret location 

21. Lock up – imprison someone 

22. Laughed at – made fun at 

23. Look at – to think about a situation carefully especially in order to make decision

24. Bring up – rear / notice 

25. Gave up – last hope 

26. Went through – to experience something difficult and unpleasant 

27. Finish off – to complete 

28. Figure out – make out 

29. See to – look down on 

30. Ran out – to use completely 

31. Go away – to leave 

32. Stand up – to defend someone or something 

33. Stand for –represent 

34. Stand by – be ready to do something 

35. Look into – make investigation 

36. Look at – think carefully to make a decision 

37. Look through – to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book) 

38. Run over – hit with 

39. Run away – to secretly leave a place where you should stay 

40. Run into – to crash into something or something

41. Put on – wear / add to 

42. Put up – to stay / lodge

43. Put off – postpone 

44. See off – to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone 

45. Stop over – to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another 

destination 

46. Set off – start off / to begin a journey 

47. Get in – arrive inside train , bus etc.

48. Get off – leave a bus , train , plane …

49. Get on – enter a bus , train ,plane …

50. Get away – to go away from home for a vocation 

51. Check in – arrive and register at airport or hotel 

52. Check out – pay the bill when leaving a hotel