Phrasal Verbs — B1 level

75 expressions of level B1 (Intermediate) from the “Phrasal Verbs” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap one to open its dictionary page.

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Word	Definition
get on	to climb onto something or make progress
walk away	leave by walking
move in	to start living in a new place
move out	to leave the place where you are living
come over	to visit or affect suddenly
drop by	to visit someone for a short time
pull over	to move a car to the side of the road
slow down	to move or go less fast
back up	to move backward, especially in a car
catch up	to reach the same level as others
keep up	to continue at the same speed or level
swing by	to stop at a place for a moment while going somewhere else
hang up	to put the phone down, or put on a hook
pick up	to answer the phone when it rings
speak up	to talk louder so people can hear you
shut up	to stop talking, or to close completely
bring up	to raise a child or mention a topic
point out	to show or say what something is
figure out	to understand something after thinking about it
work out	to exercise or to find a solution to a problem
talk over	to discuss something with someone
clear up	to explain or make something understood
get through	to finish something or reach someone
pass on	to give something to the next person
carry on	to keep doing something after a stop or a problem
cut off	to interrupt someone while they are speaking
open up	to start talking freely or to make accessible
reach out	to try to help or talk to someone
carry out	to complete or do a task as planned
put off	to move to a later time, or make not want to
take on	to accept a new duty at work
take over	to get control of something from someone
hand over	to give something to someone else
set up	to prepare or arrange something
wrap up	to finish something or to cover in warm clothes
fill out	to write all needed information on a paper
look into	to try to find out about something
look over	to check something quickly from start to end
go through	to have a hard time, or check something
follow up	to do more about something after the first step
keep up with	to stay at the same pace as something that keeps changing
put together	to join parts to make something
break down	to stop working or to divide into parts
break up	to end a relationship or separate into pieces
make up	to invent a story or become friends again
get along	to have a friendly relationship with someone
ask out	to invite someone to go on a date
look up to	to respect and want to be like someone
put up with	to accept something bad without getting angry
get over	to feel better after being sick or sad
let down	to make someone sad by not doing what they hoped
count on	to trust or depend on someone
rely on	to need and trust something or someone
put down	to place something on a surface after holding it
throw away	to put something in the trash
try on	put clothes on to see if they look good or fit
heat up	to make something hotter
chill out	to relax and be calm
run out	to have none left
stock up	to buy a lot of something to keep
drop off	to take someone to a place, or fall asleep
think over	to consider something carefully before deciding
come up with	to think of an idea or plan
mix up	to confuse one thing with another
mess up	to do something badly so that it goes wrong
turn out	to be shown in the end to be a certain way
end up	to finally be in a place or situation
come down	to gradually become lower
cut down	to use less of something
build up	to increase gradually over time
add up	to seem reasonable when considered together
fall apart	to break into pieces
wear out	to become weak and damaged from too much use
pay off	to produce a good result after effort
backfire	to have the opposite effect from what was wanted

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