Appendix 7 – Phrasal Verbs + Object (fill in / put out etc.)

in fill in (a form) = complete (a form):
fill in
complete (a form):
  • Can you fill in this form, please?
out put out / cross out
put out
(a fire / a cigarette):
  • The fire brigade arrived and put the fire out.
cross out
(a mistake / a word etc.):
  • If you make a mistake, cross it out.
on try on
try on
(clothes) = put on clothes to see if they fit you:
  • (in a shop) This is a nice jacket. Shall I try it on?
up give up / ring up / look up / turn up
give up
stop something that you do:
  • Tom gave up smoking five years ago. (= he stopped smoking)
  • 'Are you still learning Italian?' 'No, I gave it up.'
ring up
(telephone):
  • Sue rang, me up last night. (also 'Sue rang me last night ... without "up")
look up
(a word in a dictionary etc.):
  • I didn't know the meaning of the word, so I looked it up in a dictionary.
turn up
make louder (TV, radio, music etc.):
  • Can you turn the radio up? I can't hear it.
down knock down / turn down
knock down
(a building) = demolish:
  • They are going to knock down the school and build a new one.
turn down
make more quiet (TV, radio, music etc.):
  • The music is too loud. Can you turn it down?
away throw away / put away
throw away
(rubbish, things you don't want):
  • These apples are bad. Shall I throw them away?
  • Don't throw away that picture. I want it.
put away
put something in the place where you usually keep it:
  • After they finished playing, the children put their toys away.
back pay back
pay back
(money that you borrowed):
  • 'Thank you for lending me the money. I'll pay you back next week.'
over knock over
knock over
(a cup / a glass / a person etc.):
  • Be careful. Don't knock your cup over.
  • There was an accident at the end of the road. A man was knocked over by a car. (or A man was knocked down by a car.)
round / around show round/around
show round/around
take somebody on a tour of a place:
  • We visited a factory last week. The manager showed us round.