Common Phrasal Verbs with meanings and Examples 

1. Wake up – Stop sleeping
👉 I wake up at 6 a.m.

2. Get up – Leave your bed
👉 She gets up early every day.

3. Turn on – Start a machine/light
👉 Please turn on the fan.

4. Turn off – Stop a machine/light
👉 Turn off the TV.

5. Give up – Stop trying
👉 Don’t give up on your dreams.

6. Look after – Take care of
👉 She looks after her little brother.

7. Look for – Try to find
👉 I’m looking for my keys.

8. Find out – Discover
👉 I found out the truth.

9. Go on – Continue
👉 Please go on with your story.

10. Come back – Return
👉 He will come back soon.

11. Take off – Remove / (plane) leave ground
👉 The plane takes off at 9 a.m.

12. Put on – Wear
👉 Put on your jacket.

13. Take off – Remove clothes
👉 Take off your shoes.

14. Call off – Cancel
👉 They called off the meeting.

15. Run out (of) – Have no more left
👉 We ran out of milk.

16. Pick up – Collect / Learn
👉 I will pick you up at 5.

17. Set up – Arrange / Start
👉 She set up her own business.

18. Bring up – Mention / Raise
👉 He brought up an important topic.

19. Give back – Return something
👉 Please give back my book.

20. Carry on – Continue
👉 Carry on with your work.

8 Ways to Use the Preposition “At” 

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