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Intransitive Phrasal Verbs (Inseparable)
My car broke down again!
Phrasal Verb Meaning Example Sentence
add up make sense What he says does not add up.
break down stop working This machine breaks down all the time.
break up separate Their marriage broke up after a year.
dress up put on more formal clothes He dressed up to attend the wedding.
drop in visit without an appointment Drop in when you can.
drop out leave or stop She never liked school, so she decided to drop out.
eat out eat in a restaurant She hates to cook, so she eats out frequently.
fool around play with He fools around with old cars for fun.
get ahead succeed, improve oneself Now that she has a new job, she is getting ahead.
get along have a friendly relationship My coworkers and I get along well.
get up awaken, arise I got up late this morning.
give up stop trying I played the piano for seven years but then gave up.
go ahead begin or continue to do You can go ahead. We’ll wait for Jane.
go away leave, depart The rabbits in the garden finally went away.
go down decrease Prices of cars have gone down recently.
go on continue How long do you think this speech will go on?
go out leave one’s home Jon has gone out. He should return soon.
go up rise, go higher The price of gasoline has gone up.
grow up become an adult Our daughter has grown up now.
hang on wait Hang on while I change my shoes.
hold on struggle against difficulty Hold on just a little longer. It’s almost over.
look out be careful Look out! You’ll fall!
make up agree to be friends again They had a fight, but soon made up.
move in go live in We moved in last week. We love the area!
move out leave a place permanently When is your roommate moving out?
run out use all of something Is there more paper for the printer? We ran out.
sign up join, agree to do something The course looked interesting so I signed up.
sit down seat oneself Let’s sit down. Class is starting.
speak up talk louder Will you speak up? I can’t hear you.
stand up get on one’s feet The teacher asked the students to stand up.
stay up keep awake The student stayed up all night to study.
take off 1. go up into the air 1. After a long wait, the airplane finally took off.
2. increase quickly 2. Sales of the new product have taken off.
watch out be careful Watch out! There’s a lot of ice on this road.
work out exercise The football player works out three times a week.

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