| A | |
| ask out | ask someone to go on a date | |
| B | |
| believe in | to to have trust or confidence in | non-separable |
| break down | to make into smaller pieces | |
| break down | to stop working properly | non-separable |
| break in | to interrupt someone who is speaking | non-separable |
| bring up | to raise | |
| C | |
| call back | return a telephone call | |
| call off | cancel | |
| call on | ask to speak in class | |
| call up | make a telephone call | |
| cross out | draw a line through | |
| D | |
| do over | do again | |
| drop in (on) | visit without calling first or without an invitation | non-separable |
| drop out (of) | stop attending school | non-separable |
| F | |
| figure out | find the solution to a problem | |
| fill in | complete a sentence by writing in a blank | |
| fill out | write information in a form (e.g., an application form) | |
| fill up | fill completely with gas, water coffee, etc. | |
| find out | discover information | |
| fool around (with) | have fun while wasting time | non-separable |
| G | |
| get along (with) | have a good relationship with | non-separable |
| get back (from) | return from a trip | non-separable |
| get in | enter a car a taxi | non-separable |
| get off | leave a bus, an airplane, a train, a subway, a bicycle | non-separable |
| get on | enter a bus, an airplane, a train, a subway, a bicycle | non-separable |
| get out (of) | leave a car a taxi | non-separable |
| get over | recover from an illness | non-separable |
| get through (with) | finish | non-separable |
| give back | return something to someone | |
| give up | quit doing something or quit trying | |
| grow up | become an adult | non-separable |
| H | |
| hand in | give homework, test papers, etc., to a teacher | |
| hand out | give something to this person, then that person, then another person, etc. | |
| hang up | (1) hang on a hanger or a hook; (2) end a telephone call | |
| K | |
| keep on | continue | non-separable |
| keep up | to maintain the same rate or pace | non-separable |
| keep up | to keep awake, not let sleep | |
| L | |
| leave out | omit | |
| look out (for) | be careful | non-separable |
| look up | look for information in a reference book | |
| M | |
| make up | invent | |
| P | |
| pay back | return money to someone | |
| pick up | lift | |
| put away | put something in its usual or proper place | |
| put back | return something to its original place | |
| put down | stop holding or carrying | |
| put off | postpone | |
| R | |
| run into | meet by chance | non-separable |
| run out (of) | finish the supply of something | non-separable |
| S | |
| stand out | to be noticeable, clearly seen | non-separable |
| start over | start again | |
| shut off | top a machine or light, turn off | |
| T | |
| take off | remove clothes from one's body | |
| tear down | destroy a building | |
| tear off | detach, tear along a dotted or perforated line | |
| tear out (of) | remove a piece of paper from a book or notebook | |
| tear up | tear into small pieces | |
| throw away/out | put in the trash, discard | |
| try on | put on clothing to see if it fits | |
| turn down | decrease the volume | |
| turn off | stop a machine or a light, shut off | |
| turn on | start a machine or a light | |
| turn up | increase the volume | |
| W | |
| wake up | stop sleeping | |
| watch out (for) | be careful | non-separable |
| write down | write a note on a piece of paper |
