Learn the most common phrasal verbs in English with the following list.
Common phrasal verbs in English
- To look ahead:
- To physically see something in front of you.
- To anticipate future situations.
- To look down on:
- To physically see something from a high place.
- When you consider someone or something inferior.
- To look forward to: when you get excited about an upcoming event.
- To look out: to pay attention to your surroundings because a potential danger.
- To look over: to examine or inspect something either briefly or thoroughly.
- To look up to: when you have respect for someone else.
- To look upon:
- To view or gaze at something.
- To consider something in a particular way.
- To make off: to flee.
- To make out something / to make something out:
- To comprehend something.
- To see something when it was impossible to notice.
- To make up for something: to compensate.
- To make up something / to make something up:
- To invent something false.
- To reconcile with someone.
- To pass out:
- To faint.
- To distribute something to people.
- To pay back:
- To return money you owe to someone.
- To take revenge on someone.
- To pick out:
- To select someone from a group of people.
- To recognize or identify someone or something.
- To pick up:
- To raise something from the floor.
- To learn something new.
- To give someone a ride.
- To collect something from somewhere.
- To point out: to highlight or indicate something for someone else to see it.
- To pull over: to move a vehicle to the side of the road.
- To put up:
- To hang something.
- To increase the prices.
- To put up with: to endure an unpleasant situation.
- To run into someone: when you suddenly meet someone
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