B1 Phrasal verb list - CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION CENTRE ...

1 OBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20121 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileB1 Phrasal verb listHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefi nitionadd up (sth) or add (sth) up d pto calculate the total of two or more numbersbase sth on sthbe s nIf you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or ideas to develop in sthb li v nto be certain that something existsbelong to sthb l tu to be a member of a group or organizationblow away (sth) or blow (sth) awaybl we If something blows away, or if the wind blows something away, that thing moves because the wind blows down (sth) or blow (sth) downbl da nIf something blows down, or if the wind blows something down, that thing falls to the ground because the wind blows out (sth) or blow (sth) outbl a tIf a fl ame blows out or you blow it out, it stops burning when a person or the wind blows on up (sth/sb) or blow (sth/sb)

2 Upbl pto destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bombbook sb in or book sb into sthb k nb k ntu to arrange for someone to stay at a hotelbreak downbre k da nIf a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops in or break into sthbre k nbre k ntu to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal somethingbreak up bre k pEND RELATIONSHIPIf two people break up, they stop having a up bre k pEND CLASSESWhen schools or colleges break up, the end and the holidays up sb or bring sb upbr pto care for a child until it is an adultcall for sbk l f to go to a place in order to collect someonecall ink l nto visit a place or person for a short time, usually while you are going somewhere elsecare for sb/sthke f to look after someone or something, especially someone who is young, old or illcarry on (sth) or carry (sth) on k ri nto continue doing something, or to cause something to continuecarry out sth or carry sth out k ri a t to do or complete something, especially something that you have said you would do or that you have been told to doThis list of B1 Phrasal verbs provides useful review material for any classes following a B2 PREPARATION course for the CAMBRIDGE English: First examination.

3 The list is taken from the English Vocabulary Profi le, an online resource developed by CAMBRIDGE University Press, which covers the words and phrases known by learners at each level of the Common European Framework (visit for more information). OBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20122 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefinit ioncatch up with sbk t p w to meet someone you know after not seeing them for a period of time and talk about what you have been doingcheck int ek nto go to the desk at an airport, so that you can be told where you will be sitting and so that your bags can be put on the aircraftcheck in or check into stht ek n t ek nt to say who you are when you arrive at a hotel so that you can be given a key for your roomcheck outt ek a tto leave a hotel after paying and returning your room keycome alongk m l to go somewhere with someonecome onk m nsaid to encourage someone to do something, especially to hurry or try hardercome out k m a tBECOME AVAILABLEIf a book, record, film, etc.

4 Comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or out k m a tSUNWhen the sun, moon or stars come out, they appear in the of sthk m ple n vto tell other people that something is making you feel illconsist of sthk n s st vto be made of or formed from somethingcut up sth or cut sth upk t pto cut something into piecesdeal with sthdi l w to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problemdepend on or depend upon sb/sth d pend n d pend p nIf something depends on someone or something, it is influenced by them, or changes because of outi t a tto eat in a restaurantend upend pto finally be in a particular place or situationfall downf l da nto fall onto the groundfall overf l v If something falls over, it falls onto its up (sth) or fill (sth) upf l pto become full, or to make something become fullget back sth or get sth backget b kto be given something again that you had beforeget in get nENTERto succeed in entering a place, especially a buildingget in get nARRIVEto arrive at a place at a particular timeget in get nBE CHOSENto succeed in being chosen or electedget on get nRELATIONSHIPto have a good relationshipget on get nMANAGEto manage or deal with a situation, especially successfullyget out get a tto leave a closed vehicle, building, togetherget t ge to meet in order to do something or spend time togethergive away sth or give sth away g v we to give something to someone without asking for paymentgive in sth or give sth ing v nto give a piece of written work or a document to someone for them to read.

5 Judge or deal withOBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20123 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefinit iongive in g v nto finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of timegive out sth or give sth outg v a tto give something to a large number of peoplegive up sth or give sth upg v pto stop owning and using somethinggive up (sth) or give (sth) upg v pIf you give up a habit, such as smoking, or something such as alcohol, you stop doing it or using away g we LEAVEto leave a placego away g we HOLIDAYto leave your home in order to spend time in different placesgo backg b kto return to a place where you were or have been beforego down g da nBECOME LESSto become lower in levelgo down g da nSUNWhen the sun goes down, it moves down in the sky until it cannot be seen any for sth g f to choose somethinggo off g fLEAVEto leave a place and go somewhere elsego off g fSTOP WORKING If a light or a machine goes off, it stops on g nCONTINUEto continue to happen or existgo on g nHAPPENto happengo out g a tRELATIONSHIPIf two people go out together, they have a romantic relationship with each outg a tLIGHT/FIREIf a light or something that is burning goes out.

6 It stops producing light or up g pto become higher in levelhand in sth or hand sth inh nd nto give a piece of written work to a teacherhand out sth or hand sth outh nd a tto give something to each person in a group or placehang about or hang around (swh)h ba t h ra ndto spend time somewhere, usually doing very littlehang onh nWAITto wait for a short timehang outh a tto spend a lot of time in a place or with someonehang uph pto finish a conversation on the telephonehang up sth or hang sth uph pto put something, especially a piece of clothing, somewhere where it can hanghave (got) on sth or have (got) sth onh v n If you have clothes or shoes on, you are wearing from sbh fr mIf you hear from someone, you get a letter or telephone call from them, or they tell you onh ld nto wait for a short timehold up sb/sth or hold sb/sth uph ld p to make something or someone slow or latehurry up h ri pto do something more quickly join in (sth)d n nto become involved in an activity with other peoplekeep sb inki p nto make a child stay inside as a punishment, or to make someone stay in hospitalOBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20124 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefinit ionkeep (sb/sth) off sthki p fto not go onto an area, or to stop someone or something going onto an areakeep on doing sthki p nto continue to do something, or to do something again and againkeep (sb/sth)

7 Outki p a tto not go into a place, or to stop someone or something from going into a placekeep up sth or keep sth upki p pto not allow something that is at a high level to fall to a lower levelknock sb downn k da nto hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill themlaugh at sb/sthl f tto show that you think someone or something is stupidleave behind sb/sth or leave sb/sth behindto leave a place without taking someone or something with youlook around (swh)l k ra ndto visit a place and look at the things in itlook forward to sth/doing sth l k f w d tu to feel happy and excited about something that is going to happenLook out!l k a tsomething you say when someone is in dangerlook up sth or look sth upl k pto try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a computermove inmu v nto begin living in a new homemove outmu v a tto stop living in a particular homepass on sth or pass sth on p s nTELLto tell someone something that another person has told youpass on sth or pass sth on p s nGIVEto give something to someone elsepay back sb/sth or pay sb/sth backpe b kto pay someone the money that you owe themput away sth or put sth awayp t we to put something in the place or container where you usually keep itput back sth or put sth backp t b k to put something where it was before it was movedput down sb/sth or put sb/sth downp t da nto put someone or something that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surfaceput down sth or put sth downp t da n If you put the phone down.

8 You put the part of the telephone that you speak into back to its usual down sb or put sb downp t da n to write someone s name on a list or document, usually in order to arrange for them to do somethingput off sth/doing sth or put sth offp t fto arrange to do something at a later time put on sth or put sth on p t nEQUIPMENTto make a piece of equipment work by pressing a switchput on sth or put sth on p t nWEIGHTIf someone puts on weight, they become out sth or put sth outp t a tto make something that is burning stop burningput sb throughp t ru to connect a person using a telephone to the person they want to speak toput up sth or put sth up p t pRAISEto raise something, or to fix something in a raised positionOBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20125 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefinit ionput up sth or put sth up p t pSPREADto spread something that is folded or rolled up, such as a tent, umbrella, etc.

9 So that it is ready to be usedput up sth or put sth up p t pMONEYto increase the price or value of somethingremind sb of sth/sbr ma nd vto be similar to, or make you think of, something or someone elsering sb backr b kto telephone someone who rang you earlier or to telephone someone for a second timering (sb) up or ring up (sb)r pto telephone someonerun out r n a tto finish, use or sell all of something, so that there is none leftsend sth back or send back sthsend b kto return something to the person who sent it to you, especially because it is damaged or not suitableset offset fto start a journeyset outset a tto start a journeyset up sth or set sth up set pto formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, sb around ra nd to go with someone and show them a placeshow up pto arrive somewhereshut (sth) down or shut down (sth) t da nIf a computer or machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops upsa n pto arrange to do an organized activitysplit upspl t pIf two people who have a romantic relationship, finish their (sth) off or start off (sth)st t fto begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing somethingstay behindste b ha ndto not leave a place when other people leave itstay inste nto stay in your homeswitch off sth or switch sth offsw t f to turn off a light, television, etc.

10 By using a switchswitch on sth or switch sth onsw t n to turn on a light, television, etc. by using a switchtake away sth or take sth away te k we FOODto buy food in a shop or restaurant and eat it somewhere elsetake away sth or take sth away te k we NUMBERSto remove one number from another numbertake back sth or take sth backte k b k to return something to the place you borrowed or bought it fromtake out sb or take sb outte k a t to go somewhere with someone and pay for themtake out sth or take sth out te k a tREMOVEto remove something from somewheretake up sth or take sth up te k pto start doing a particular activity or jobthrow away/out sth or throw sth away/out r we r a tto get rid of something that you do not want any moretidy up (sth) or tidy (sth) up ta di pto make a place or a collection of things tidyturn down sth or turn sth downt n da n to reduce the level of sound or heat that something producesOBJECTIVE FIRST THIRD EDITION THIS PAGE MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 20126 b1 Phrasal verbs taken from the English Vocabulary ProfileHeadwordPhoneticsGuidewordDefinit ionturn (sb/sth) into sb/stht n nt to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do thisturn up sth or turn sth upt n p t n pto increase the level of sound or heat that a machine produceswear (sth) out or wear out (sth)we a tto use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this waywork out w k a tto exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your bodywrap sth up or wrap up sthr p pto fold paper, cloth, etc.