60 Most frequently used phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb is the combination of a verb and its particle. The particle can be a preposition ( in, on, at, above, under..) or an adverb ( away, out, off, down...). A phrasal verb can be separable and non-separable and has literal and idiomatic meaning.

Separable phrasal verb

A separable phrasal verb refers to a phrasal verb that the verbs can be separated from it particle. See the below example.

Take out

- He takes out the trash every day or he takes the trash out every day.

Non-Separable phrasal verb

A separable phrasal verb refers to a phrasal verb that the verbs cannot be separated from it particle. See the below example.

carry on

- Let's carry on our journey. Not let's carry our journey on.

Come across – to find or encounter by chance
Get along – to have a good relationship with someone
Run out – to have no more of something left
Look after – to take care of someone or something
Give up – to stop doing something or to quit
Turn up – to arrive or appear unexpectedly or after delay
Come up with – to think of a plan, idea, or solution
Go on – to continue or proceed

A list of 60 most frequently used phrasal verbs

back up (sb): protect, give support
back up (sth) : reverse
cheer up : make someone happy
come down with : catch an illness
count on : rely on
crack down on : attack, penalize or punish someone
dive into : get into a topic quickly and eagerly
get through : complete an unpleasant experience
give away : donate or give something to somebody for free
go ahead : move forward
hand in : submit especially assignment
mix up : confuse things with one another
deal with : take action to solve problem
handle with : deal with
mess with : get involve with someone or something harmful
blow up (sth) : explode something
break up with : end a relationship with someone
bring up : raise
drop out (school) : stop studying
end up : reach the conclusion or decision
look out : watch out, be careful
Break down – Stop working (machine); become very emotional
Bring up: mention or introduce a topic in conversation
Call off: cancel something
Carry on: Continue or keep going with an activity or task
Check ou: Examine or look at something; leave a hotel
Clean out: to take everything out of a room, car, container, etc. and clean the inside of it
Clean up: Make a place tidy or neat; clean something thoroughly
Come across: find something by chance; appear or seem in a certain way
Come up with: Think of an idea, solution, or plan
Drop off: Take someone somewhere and leave them, deliver something somewhere
Figure out: Understand or solve something
Get along with: Have a good relationship with someone
give in: surrender
Give up: Quit or stop trying
Go on: Continue happening or doing something
Hang on: wait for a short time, hold on to something
Hang up: End a phone call; suspend or hang something on a hook or line
Hold on: Wait; grasp something tightly
Keep on: Continue doing something; persist
Keep up with: Stay at the same level or pace as someone or something
Look after: Take care of someone or something
Look for: Search for or try to find
Look up: search for information; improve (e.g., "Things are looking up!")
Make up: invent something (a story or excuse); reconcile after an argument
Pass out: lose consciousness; distribute something
Pick up: lift something or someone; collect or gather; learn or acquire a new skill
Put away: put somethin back to its place after using
Put off: Delay or postpone something
Put on: Wear clothes or accessories; apply makeup or substances
Run into: meet someone unexpectedly; encounter problems
Run out of: have no more of something
Set up: Arrange or establish something
Show up: Arrive at a place
Take off: Remove clothes or leave the ground (for planes)
Take out: Remove something from inside something else; go on a date; or obtain something by effort
Take over: Gain control of something
Turn down: Refuse an offer or request; lower the volume or intensity
Wipe off: Clean a surface by wiping; remove something gently
Work out: Exercise; solve a problem

English to Khmer

back up (sb): ការពារ គាំទ្រ
back up (sth) : ថយក្រោយ
cheer up : ធ្វើអោយនរណាម្នាក់សប្បាយចិត្ត
come down with : កើត ឬមានជំងឺ
count on : ពឹងលើ
crack down on : វាយប្រហារ ឬដាក់ពិន័យ
dive into : ចូលទៅក្នុងប្រធានបទ
get through : ឆ្លងកាត់ស្ថានភាពលំបាក
give away : បរិចាក
go ahead : ទៅមុខ ឬទៅមុន
hand in : ប្រគល់ឯកសារ
mix up : ច្រឡំ ឬវ៉ល់
deal with : ដោះស្រាយ
handle with : ដោះស្រាយ
mess with : ចូលទាក់ទងដែលបង្ករអោយមានគ្រោះថ្នាក់
blow up (sth) : បំផ្ទុះ
break up with : បែកបាក់ទំនាក់ទំនង
bring up : ចិញ្ចឹម
drop out (school) : ឈប់រៀន
end up : ដលទីបញ្ចប់
look out : ប្រយ័ត្ន
Break down – ខូច
Bring up: លើមកនិយាយ
Call off: លុបចោល
Carry on: បន្តរ
Check out: ពីនិត្យ ឬចូលមើល
Clean out: សំអាតផ្នែកខាងក្នុង
Clean up: រៀបចំអោយមានសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់
Come across: ប្រទះ
Come up with: នឹកឃើញ
Drop off: យកអ្វីទៅកន្លែងណាមួយ, ដាក់នរណាម្នាក់ចេញពីរថយន្តកន្លែងណាមួយ
Figure out: រកវិធី
Get along with: មានប្រាស្រ័យទាក់ទងល្អជាមួយនរណាម្នាក់
give in: ចុះចូល
Give up: ឈប់
Go on: បន្តរ
Hang on: ចាបន្តិច
Hang up: ព្យួរខោអាវ (ដាក់ទូរស័ព្ទ)
Hold on: ចាំ, តោងជាប់ជាមួយអ្វីមួយ
Keep on: បន្តរ
Keep up with: តាមទាន់ដំណើរ
Look after: មើលថែរក្សា
Look for: ស្វែងរក
Look up: ស្វែងរកពត៍មាន
Make up: ប្រឌិតនិងបង្កើតឡើង
Pass out: សន្លប់
Pick up: រើសអ្វីមួយ, ទៅយកនរណាម្នាក់
Put away: ទុកកន្លែងដើមវិញបន្ទាប់ពីប្រើប្រាស់ហើយ
Put off: ពន្យាពេល
Put on: ស្លៀកពាក់
Run into: ជួបដោយចៃដន្ន
Run out of: អស់
Set up: តំឡើង ឬបង្កើត
Show up: មានវត្តមាននៅកន្លែងណាមួយ
Take off: ដោះសម្លៀកបំពាក់, ហោះឡើង
Take out: យកចេញ, យកចោល
Take over: គ្រប់គ្រងលើអ្វីមួយឬនរណាម្នាក់
Turn down: បដិសេធ
Wipe off: ជូតចេញ
Work out: ហាត់ប្រាណ, ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា

60 Most frequently used phrasal verbs | Phrasal verbs that are used every day