Phrasal verbs 2

39 English words (level B2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.

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English	Meaning	Example
cry out	to shout because of pain or fear	She cried out in pain.
depend on	to need someone or something; also to change because of	Children depend on their parents.
die away	to become weaker and disappear (sound, wind)	The music slowly died away.
die back	(plants) to die above the ground but stay alive at the root	The plants died back in winter.
die down	to become less strong	The wind died down.
die off	to die one by one until few remain	The fish died off because of pollution.
die out	to disappear completely	Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
dream up	to invent an idea or plan, often a silly one	Who dreamed up this crazy plan?
dress down	to wear informal clothes	We dress down on Fridays.
dress out	to prepare an animal's body for meat	The hunters dressed out the deer.
dress up	to wear nice or special clothes; also to wear a costume	The kids dressed up as pirates.
drive around	to drive to different places	We drove around looking for a hotel.
drive away	to make someone or something go away; also to leave by car	The noise drove away the birds.
drive back	to force someone to move back	The army drove back the enemy.
drive in	to enter a place by car	We drove in through the main gate.
drive off	to leave in a car; also to force someone to go away	She got in the car and drove off.
drive out	to force someone to leave a place	High prices drove out small shops.
drive up	to arrive by car; also to make prices higher	A car drove up to the house.
dry out	to become completely dry	Leave your shoes to dry out.
dry up	(water) to disappear; also to dry dishes	The river dried up in summer.
end up	to finally be in a place or situation	We ended up staying at home.
face off	to compete or fight against someone	The two teams face off tonight.
face up	to accept a difficult situation (face up to)	You must face up to your problems.
fall away	to become less or smaller	Support for the plan fell away.
fall back	to move back; also to use something when other things fail (fall back on)	We have savings to fall back on.
fall down	to fall to the ground	The old wall fell down.
fall in	(a roof or wall) to collapse inwards	The roof fell in during the storm.
fall into	to belong to a group; also to start doing something by chance	These animals fall into two groups.
fall off	to drop from something; also to decrease	He fell off his bike.
fall out	to argue and stop being friends	They fell out over money.
fall over	to fall to the ground	She tripped and fell over.
fall through	to fail to happen	Our holiday plans fell through.
figure out	to understand or solve something	I can't figure out how to use this.
follow out	to carry out instructions completely	He followed out the orders.
follow through	to finish something you started	She always follows through on her promises.
follow up	to do more about something; also to contact someone again	I'll follow up with an email.
freeze down	to become solid as ice	The water will freeze down overnight.
freeze off	to be unfriendly to someone so they leave	They tried to freeze off the newcomer.
freeze out	to exclude someone by being unfriendly	They freeze out anyone new.

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