Common phrasal verbs

COMMON PHRASAL VERBS 12

1. account for He accounted for such problems.

2. accuse so of st He accused her of stealing the money.

3. adapt to They adapted to the new culture.

4. add so/st to so/st She added milk to the grocery list.

5. be absent from (a place) He was absent from class.

6. be accustomed to I am not accustomed to such behavior.

7. be acquainted with He is acquainted with many celebrities.

8. be addicted to st He is addicted to heroin.

9. be afraid of I am afraid of spiders.

10.be angry at so for st I am angry at him for what he said.

11. be angry with so for st I am angry with him for what he said.

12.be annoyed at so for st He is annoyed at her for spending so much money.

13.be annoyed with so for st He is annoyed with her for spending so much

money.

14.be anxious about st I am anxious about the presentation.

15.be equipped with st The expedition is equipped with the latest gear.

16.be excited about I am excited about the opportunities.

17.be exposed to The workers were exposed to dangerous chemicals.

18.be faced with He was faced with many difficult decisions.

19.be familiar with I am familiar with that program.

20.be famous for He is famous for climbing Mt. Everest.

21.be filled with The boxes are filled with clothes and books.

22.be fond of She is fond of her nieces and nephews.

23.be friendly to so He is friendly to new coworkers.

24.be remembered for st He is remembered for his bravery.

25.be responsible for She is responsible for the new policies.

26.be satisfied with The teacher is satisfied with the test results.

27.be scared of She is scared of snakes.

28.be terrified of She is terrified of roaches.

29.be thankful for We are thankful for their help.

30.be tired from (doing something) He is so tired from jogging.

31.be tired of (doing something) He is tired of answering the same questions over and over.

32.be worried about I am worried about her.

33.beg for They begged for the answer to the riddle.

34.believe in He believes in ghosts.

35.belong to I don't belong to that organization.

36.communicate with so Many people use email to communicate with friends and

family abroad.

37.compare so/st to so/st The analyst compared the company's current profits to last

year's.

38.compare so/st with so/st He shouldn't compare his younger son with his older

son.

39.compete with He loves to compete with others.

40.complain about They complained about the quality of the hotel.

41.concentrate on He needs to concentrate on his work.

42.confuse so/st with so/st She confused him with Tom Cruise.

43.congratulate so on st She congratulated him on his victory.

44.consist of The test consists of 100 multiple choice questions.

45.contribute to st I contributed to the World Wildlife Fund.

46.decide on He decided on taking the job in Los Angeles.

47.depend on The cost of the carpet depends on the quality of the

weaving.

48.devote st to so He devoted the song to his wife.

49.differ from Your results differ little from mine.

50.disagree with He disagrees with me.

51.disapprove of Her parents disapprove of her job choice.

52.discuss st with so I discussed the situation with them.

53.distinguish so/st from so/st The expert couldn't distinguish the real painting from the

forgery.

54.dream of I dream of a day when poverty no longer exists.

55.escape from (a place) They escaped from jail.

56.feel like I feel like seeing a movie.

57.fight against Martin Luther King fought against racism and oppression.

58.fight for He fought for improved working conditions.

59.get rid of He got rid of his old clothes.

60.get used to He needs to get used to the new working conditions.

61.happen to What happened to him?

62.hear about I have never heard about that policy before.

63.hear from so Have you heard from your son recently?

64.hope for The company hopes for better sales in the coming quarter.

65.insist on He insists on driving even though he is having vision

problems.

66.interfere in st The couple's parents should not interfere in their

relationship.

67.interfere with st Don't interfere with the natural balance of nature.

68.introduce so/st to so/st I introduced him to his girlfriend.

69.involve so/st in st We involved them in the decision making.

70.keep so/st from (doing something) I kept her from making the same mistake.

71.look forward to I look forward to meeting her parents.

72.listen to He loves to listen to his MP3 player on the subway.

73.participate in st We participated in the survey.

74.operate on The surgeon operated on the conjoined twins.

75.object to Do you object to my smoking?

76.prefer so/st to so/st We prefer salmon to other kinds of fish.

77.quarrel with so about st They quarreled with the waiter about the mistakes on the

bill.

78.recover from st He is recovering from his illness.

79.refer to st He was referring to the chart on page 24.

80.remind so of so/st He reminds me of my grandfather.

81.rely on We rely on the latest information to make such decisions.

82.respond to We responded to the request for help.

83.result in st His outburst result in his being fired.

84.stare at Why are they staring at me?

85.subscribe to He subscribed to that magazine.

86.suffer from She suffers from a rare genetic disorder.

87.succeed in (doing something) He succeeded in finishing the marathon.

88.take advantage of He took advantage of his connections at the

company.

89.take care of He takes care of his pets.

90.talk about They talked about the recent problems.

91.talk to I need to talk to you for a few minutes.

92.tell so about st He told them about what happened.

93.think about He thought about what she had said.

94.wait for I waited for them at the restaurant.

95.worry about She worries about her children.