Pengertian dan Contoh Phrasal Verb

Phrasal Verbs adalah penggabungan kata kerja yang terdiri dari Main Verb bersama dengan Adverb or a Preposition atau keduannya yang menyebabkan arti baru .

Phrasal Verbs sangat penting untuk dipelajari karena sering digunakan dalam percakapan setiap hari native speaker dan informal written language.
Dan yang terpenting dalam mempelajari Phrasal Verbs ini adalah memahami arti dan cara penggunaannya.

Berikut Contoh Phrasal Verbs sebagai panduan :

phrasal verb	meaning	example
ask (somebody) out	mengundang kencan	Tutus asked Cindi out to dinner and a movie.
ask around	bertanya pada banyak orang pertanyaan yang sama	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
add up (tosomething)	sama	Your purchases add up to$500.32.
back (something) up	membalikkan	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back (somebody) up	mendukung	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up	meledak	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow (something) up	meniup	We have to blow 50 balloons upfor the party.
break down	berhenti berfungsi	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break down	menjadi kesal	The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break (something) down	membaginya menjadi bagian bagian yang lebih kecil	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	memaksa masuk ke gedung	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into (something)	memasukan secara paksa	The firemen had to break intothe room to rescue the children.
break (something) in	kenakan sesuatu beberapa kali sehingga tidak terlihat terasa baru	I need to break these shoes inbefore we run next week.
break in	mengganggu	The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break up	mengakhiri hubungan	My boyfriend and I broke upbefore I moved to America.
break up	mulai tertawa (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out	melarikan diri	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
break out in (something)	mengembangkan kulit	I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
bring (somebody) down	membuat tidak bahagia	This sad music is bringing me down.
bring (somebody) up	membesarkan seorang anak	My grandparents brought me upafter my parents died.
bring (something) up	mulai berbicara tentang suatu subjek	My mother walks out of the room when my father brings upsports.
bringsomething) up	muntahan	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
call around	telepon banyak tempat / orang yang berbeda	We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
call (somebody) back	kembalikan panggilan telepon	I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
call (something) off	membatalkan	Jason called the wedding offbecause he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on (somebody)	mintalah jawaban atau pendapat	The professor called on me for question 1.
call on (somebody)	kunjungi seseorang	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
call (somebody) up	telepon	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down	santai setelah marah	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care for (somebody/ something)	tidak suka (formal)	I don't care for his behaviour.
catch up	sampai ke titik yang sama dengan orang lain	You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
check in	tiba dan daftar di hotel atau bandara	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	tinggalkan hotel	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
check (somebody/ something)out	perhatikan dengan seksama . selidiki	The company checks out all new employees.
check out (somebody/ something)	melihat (informal)	Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up	menjadi lebih bahagia	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheer (somebody) up	buat lebih bahagia	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	membantu	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
clean (something) up	rapi . bersih	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come across (something)	temukan secara tak terduga	I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
come apart	terpisah	The top and bottom come apartif you pull hard enough.
come down with (something)	menjadi sakit	My nephew came down withchicken pox this weekend.
come forward	sukarela untuk suatu tugas atau untuk memberikan bukti	The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
come from some place	berasal dari	The art of origami comes fromAsia.
count on (somebody/ something)	mengandalkan	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
cross (something) out	gambar sebuah garis melalui	Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
cut back on (something)	kurang konsumsi	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut (something) down	membuat sesuatu jatuh ketanah	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in	mengganggu	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
cut in	tarik terlalu dekat di depan kendaraan lain	The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut in	mulai beroperasi ( dari mesin atau perangkat listrik )	The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
cut (something) off	hapus dengan sesuatu yang tajam	The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
cut (something) off	berhenti menyediakan	The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
cut (somebody) off	mengambil dari wasiat	My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cut (something) out	menghapus bagian dari sesuatu ( biasanya dengan gunting dan kertas )	I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
do (somebody/ something) over	memukuli , mengobrak abrik (BrE, informal)	He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
do (something) over	lakukan lagi (AmE)	My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
do away with (something)	membuang	It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
do (something) up	kencangkan , tutup	Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
dress up	pakai pakaian bagus	It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop back	mundur alam posisi / grup	Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
drop in/ by/ over	datang tanpa janji	I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
drop (somebody/ something) off	bawa seseorang / sesuatu ke suatu tempat dan tinggalkan mereka / itu di sana	I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out	keluar dari kelas , sekolah dll	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
eat out	makan disebuah restoran	I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
end up	akhirnya mencapai / lakukan / putuskan	We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
fall apart	pecah berkeping keping	My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
fall down	jatuh ke tanah	The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
fall out	terpisah dari interios	The money must have fallen outof my pocket.
fall out	(rambut gigi ) menjadi longgar dan tidak terikat	His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.
figure (something) out	mengerti temukan jawabannya	I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fill (something) in	untuk menulis informasi dalam bentuk kosong, seperti pada formulir (BrE)	Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.
fill (something) out	untuk menulis informasi dalam bentuk kosong , seperti pada formulir (AmE)	The form must be filled out in capital letters.
fill (something) up	isi ke atas	I always fill the water jug upwhen it is empty.
find out	menemukan	We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
find (something) out	menemukan	We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
get (something) across/ over	berkomunikasi , buat dimengerti	I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on	saling menyukai	I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get around	memiliki mobilitas	My grandfather can get aroundfine in his new wheelchair.
get away	pergi berlibur	We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
get away with (something)	lakukan tanpa diketahui atau dihukum	Jason always gets away withcheating in his maths tests.
get back	kembali	We got back from our vacation last week.
get (something) back	menerima sesuatu yang anda miliki sebelumnya	Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.
get back at (somebody)	balas dendam	My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
get back into (something)	menjadi tertarik pada sesuatu lagi	I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
get on (something)	melangkah ke kendaraan	We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the bus.
get over (something)	pulih dari penyakit , kehilangan , kesulitan	I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
get over (something)	mengatasi masalah	The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations.
get round to (something)	akhirnya menemukan waktu untuk melakukannya (AmE: berkeliling untuk melakukan sesuatu)	I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards.
get together	bertemeu (biasanya karena alasan sosial)	Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.
get up	bangun dari tempat tidur	I got up early today to study for my exam.
get up	berdiri	You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
give (somebody) away	mengungkapkan informasi tersembunyi tentang seseorang	His wife gave him away to the police.
give (somebody) away	bawa pengantin ke altar	My father gave me away at my wedding.
give (something) away	merusak rahasia	My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
give (something) away	berikan sesuatu kepada seseorang secara gratis	The library was giving away old books on Friday.
give (something) back	mengembalikan barang yang dipinjam	I have to give these skates backto Franz before his hockey game.
give in	dengan enggan berhenti berkelahi atau berdebat	My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
give (something) out	berikan kepada banyak orang (biasanya tanpa biaya)	They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.
give (something) up	berhenti dari kendaraan	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
give up	berhenti mencoba	My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
go after (somebody)	ikuti seseorang	My brother tried to go after the thief in his car.
go after (something)	cobalah untuk mencapai sesuatu	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
go against (somebody)	bersaing , lawan	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
go ahead	mulai , lanjutkan	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
go back	kembali ke suatu tempat	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
go out	meninggalkan rumah untuk menghadiri acara sosial	We're going out for dinner tonight.
go out with (somebody)	tanggal	Jesse has been going out withLuke since they met last winter.
go over (something)	ulasan	Please go over your answers before you submit your test.
go over	kunjungi seseorang di dekatnya	I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two.
go without (something)	menderita kekurangan atau kekurangan	When I was young, we went without winter boots.
grow apart	berhenti berteman dari waktu ke waktu	My best friend and I grew apartafter she changed schools.
grow back	tumbuh kembali	My roses grew back this summer.
grow into (something)	tumbuh cukup besar agar pas	This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
grow out of (something)	terlalu besar untuk	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
grow up	menjadi dewasa	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
hand (something) down	berikan sesuatu yang digunakan pada orang lain	I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
hand (something) in	menyerahkan	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
hand (somethingout	untuk dibagikan kepada sekelompok orang	We will hand out the invitations at the door.
handsomething) over	memberi (biasanya dengan enggan)	The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.
hang in	tetap positif (informal )	Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon.
hang on	tunggu sebentar (informal)	Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
hang out	habiskan waktu bersantai (informal)	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up	akhiri panggilan telepon	He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
hold (somebody/ something) back	mencegah melakukan / pergi	I had to hold my dog backbecause there was a cat in the park.
hold (something) back	sembunyikan emosi	Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral.
hold on	tunggu sebentar	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
hold onto (somebody/ something)	pegang dengan kuat menggunakan tangan atau lengan anda	Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside.
hold (somebody/ something) up	rampok	A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
keep on doing (something)	terus lakukan	Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
keep (something) from (somebody)	tidak tahu	We kept our relationship fromour parents for two years.
keep (somebody / something) out	berhenti masuk	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
keep (something) up	lanjutkan dengan kecepatan yang sama	If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
let somebody) down	gagal mendukung atau membantu , mengecewakan	I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.
let somebody) in	izikan masuk	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
log in (or on)	masuk (ke situs web, basis data dll.)	I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password.
log out (or off)	keluar ((ke situs web, basis data dll.)	If you don't log off somebody could get into your account.
look after (somebody/ something)	mengurus	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look down on (somebody)	kurang berpikir , mempertingbangkan inferior	Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
look for (somebody/ something)	mencoba untuk mencari	I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward to (something)	bersemangat tentang masadepan	I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
look into (something)	menyelidiki	We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.
look out	hati-hati, waspada dan perhatikan	Look out! That car's going to hit you!
look out for (somebody/ something)	menjadi sangat waspada untuk	Don't forget to look out forsnakes on the hiking trail.
look (something) over	periksa	Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
look (something) up	mencari dan menemukan informasi dalam buku referensi atau basis data	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
look up to (somebody)	memiliki banyak rasa hormat	My little sister has always looked up to me.
make (something) up	mencpitakan, berbohong tentang sesuatu	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
make up	saling memaafkan	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
make (somebody)up	terapkan kosmetik ke	My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
mix (something) up	membingungkan dua hal atau lebih	I mixed up the twins' names again!
pass away	mati	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
pass out	lemah	It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
pass (something) out	berikan hal yang sama kepada banyak orang	The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
pass (something) up	tolak (biasanya sesuatu yang baik	I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
pay (somebody) back	pengembalian uang terutang	Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
pay for (something	dihukum karena melakukan sesuatu yang buruk	That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
pick (something) out	memilih	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
point (somebody/ somethingout)	mengindikasikan dengan jari anda	I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
put (something) down	letakan apa yang anda pegang di permukaan atau lantai	You can put the groceries downon the kitchen counter.
put (somebody) down	menghina membuat seseorang merasa bodoh	The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
put (something) off	menunda	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
put (something) out	memadamkan	The neighbours put the fire outbefore the firemen arrived.
put (something) together	berkumpul	I have to put the crib togetherbefore the baby arrives.
put up with (somebody/ something)	mentolerir	I don't think I can put up withthree small children in the car.
put (something)on	letakkan pakaian / aksesoris di tubuh anda	Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
run into (somebody/ something)	bertemu secara tiba tiba	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run over (somebody/ something)	mengendarai kendaraan di atas seseorang atau sesuatu	I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
run over/ through (something)	berlatih , tinjau	Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.
run away	pergi tanpa terduga , melarikan diri	The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
run out	tidak ada yang tersisa	We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
send (something) back	kembali (biasanya melalui surat)	My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
set (something) up	mengatur	Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
set (somebody) up	trik, jebakan	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
shop around	perbandingan harga	I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.
show off	bertindak ekstra istimewa untuk orang yang menonton (biasanya dengan sombong)	He always shows off on his skateboard
sleep over	tinggal di suatu tempat untuk malam ini (informal)	You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.
sort (something) out	mengatur, menyelesaikan masalah	We need to sort the bills outbefore the first of the month.
stick to (something)	terus melakukan sesuatu, batasi diri anda untuk satu hal tertentu	You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
switch (something) off	hentikan aliran energi, matikan	The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.
switch (something) on	mulai aliran energi, nyalakan	We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
take after (somebody)	menyerupai anggota keluarga	I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
take (something) apart	sengaja dipecah pecah	He took the car brakes apartand found the problem.
take (something) back	kembalikan barang	I have to take our new TV backbecause it doesn't work.
take off	mulai terbang	My plane takes off in five minutes.
take (something) off	menghapus sesuatu (biasanya pakaian)	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
take (something) out	hapus dari suatu tempat atau benda	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
take (somebody) out	membayar seseorang untuk pergi ke suatu tempat bersamamu	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
tear (something) up	robek menjadi beberapa bagian	I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.
think back	ingat (ering + ke, terkadang + aktif)	When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.
think (something) over	mempertimbangkan	I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
throw (something) away	buang	We threw our old furniture awaywhen we won the lottery.
turn (something) down	mengurangi volume atau kekuatan (panas, cahaya dll)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
turn (something)down	menolak	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
turn (something) off	hentikan aliran energi, matikan	Your mother wants you to turnthe TV off and come for dinner.
turn (something) on	mulai energi, nyalakan	It's too dark in here. Let's turnsome lights on.
turn (something) up	menambah volume atau kekuatan (panas, cahaya dll)	Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
turn up	muncul tiba tiba	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
try (something) on	sampel pakaian	I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
try (something) out	uji	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
use (something) up	selesaikan persediaan	The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.
wake up	berhenti tidur	We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
warm (somebody/ something) up	meningkatkan suhu	You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
warm up	persiapkan tubuh untuk berolahraga	I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
wear off	menghilang	Most of my make-up wore offbefore I got to the party.
work out	olahraga	I work out at the gym three times a week.
work out	menjadi orang yang sukses	Our plan worked out fine.
work (something) out	membuat perhitungan	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.

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