Phrasal Verbs - 150+ Essential Phrasal Verbs by Topic

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
wake up	起きる	I wake up at 7 every morning.
get up	起き上がる	I can't get up early on weekends.
put on	着る/つける	Put on your coat, it's cold.
take off	脱ぐ	Take off your shoes at the door.
turn on	つける	Turn on the light, please.
turn off	消す	Don't forget to turn off the TV.
clean up	掃除する	We need to clean up the kitchen.
pick up	拾う/迎えに行く	Can you pick up the kids from school?
drop off	届ける/降ろす	I'll drop you off at the station.
hang up	電話を切る	She hung up on me!
throw away	捨てる	Don't throw away that box.
run out of	〜を切らす	We've run out of milk.
set up	設定する/準備する	Can you help me set up the equipment?
break down	故障する	My car broke down on the highway.
plug in	コンセントに差す	Plug in your phone to charge it.
lock up	鍵をかける	Make sure you lock up before you leave.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
carry out	実行する	We need to carry out the plan.
come up with	思いつく	She came up with a brilliant idea.
deal with	対処する	How do you deal with stress?
figure out	解決する/理解する	I can't figure out this problem.
follow up	フォローアップする	I'll follow up with an email.
hand in	提出する	Hand in your report by Friday.
keep up with	ついていく	I can't keep up with all the changes.
lay off	解雇する	The company laid off 500 workers.
look into	調査する	We'll look into the issue.
put off	延期する	Don't put off your homework.
set up	設立する	She set up her own business.
take on	引き受ける	He took on too many projects.
take over	引き継ぐ	Who will take over as manager?
turn down	断る	She turned down the job offer.
work out	うまくいく	I hope things work out for you.
wrap up	まとめる/終える	Let's wrap up the meeting.
bring up	話題を出す	She brought up an interesting point.
back up	バックアップする	Always back up your files.
fill in	記入する	Please fill in this form.
point out	指摘する	He pointed out several errors.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
ask out	デートに誘う	He finally asked her out.
break up	別れる	They broke up after 3 years.
make up	仲直りする	They argued but made up quickly.
get along with	仲良くする	I get along well with my neighbors.
get together	集まる	Let's get together this weekend.
hang out	遊ぶ/一緒に過ごす	We usually hang out on Fridays.
look after	世話をする	Can you look after my cat?
look up to	尊敬する	I look up to my father.
put up with	我慢する	I can't put up with his attitude anymore.
run into	偶然会う	I ran into my old teacher yesterday.
stand up for	擁護する	You should stand up for yourself.
let down	がっかりさせる	I won't let you down.
cheer up	元気を出す	Cheer up! It's not the end of the world.
catch up	追いつく/近況を話す	Let's catch up over coffee.
grow up	大人になる	I grew up in Osaka.
open up	心を開く	It takes time for her to open up to people.
fall out with	仲違いする	She fell out with her best friend.
settle down	落ち着く	He wants to settle down and start a family.
show off	見せびらかす	Stop showing off!
turn up	現れる	He turned up an hour late.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
bring up	話題にする	Don't bring up politics at dinner.
speak up	もっと大きな声で	Could you speak up? I can't hear you.
shut up	黙れ (失礼)	Shut up! (注意: 非常に失礼!)
go on	続ける	Please go on, I'm listening.
hold on	ちょっと待って	Hold on, let me check.
call back	折り返し電話する	I'll call you back in 10 minutes.
get through	つながる	I can't get through to customer service.
spell out	詳しく説明する	Do I need to spell it out for you?
talk over	話し合う	We need to talk this over.
cut off	遮る	Don't cut me off when I'm speaking!

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
work out	運動する	I work out three times a week.
come down with	病気になる	I'm coming down with a cold.
get over	回復する	It took me a week to get over the flu.
pass out	気絶する	She passed out from the heat.
throw up	吐く	He ate too much and threw up.
cut down on	減らす	You should cut down on sugar.
give up	やめる	He gave up smoking last year.
burn out	燃え尽きる	I'm completely burned out from work.
lighten up	リラックスする	Lighten up! It's just a joke.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
check in	チェックインする	We checked in at the hotel.
check out	チェックアウトする	We need to check out by 11 AM.
set off	出発する	We set off early in the morning.
take off	離陸する	The plane takes off at 3 PM.
get on	乗る	Get on the bus at the next stop.
get off	降りる	We need to get off at Shibuya station.
get in	車に乗る	Get in the car! We're late.
get out of	車から降りる	Get out of the car slowly.
pull over	路肩に寄せる	The police told him to pull over.
slow down	速度を落とす	Slow down! You're driving too fast.
speed up	速度を上げる	Can you speed up a little?
drop by	立ち寄る	Drop by anytime!
see off	見送る	We went to the airport to see her off.
head out	出かける	I'm going to head out now.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
pay back	返済する	I'll pay you back tomorrow.
save up	貯金する	I'm saving up for a new car.
rip off	ぼったくる	That store totally ripped us off.
shop around	比較検討する	Shop around before you buy.
sell out	売り切れる	The concert tickets sold out in minutes.
add up	合計する	These expenses are starting to add up.
cut back	削減する	We need to cut back on spending.

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
find out	見つける/発見する	I need to find out the truth.
look up	調べる	Look up the word in the dictionary.
go over	復習する	Let's go over the notes before the exam.
pick up	習得する	She picked up Spanish while living in Madrid.
mix up	混同する	I always mix up those two words.
catch on	理解する/流行る	It took me a while to catch on.
think over	よく考える	Let me think it over.
sum up	要約する	To sum up, we need more data.
brush up on	復習する	I need to brush up on my English.
fall behind	遅れる	Don't fall behind in your studies.

Turn off the light. = Turn the light off. = Turn it off. (✗ Turn off it)
Pick up the phone. = Pick the phone up. = Pick it up.
代名詞は必ず間に入れる: ✓ turn it off / ✗ turn off it