come on
come over
come through
come up
cross over
crowd around
do without
fall behind
fall down
fall off
gather around
get in
get off
get on
get round
go about
go along
go down
go in
go round
go through
go up
go without
hang around
join in
knock about
lag behind
lean over
lie about
look round
look through
lounge about
move about
pass by
pass over
push by
push past
push through
rally round
run around
run down
run up
scrape through
see round
shine through
show through
sit around
spill over
stand around
stop by
trip over
transitive phrasal verbs: look something up, let someone down
3.91 Some phrasal verbs are nearly always used with an object.
We put our drinks down on the bar.
I finished my meal off as quickly as I could.
She read the poem out quietly.
3.92 Here is a list of phrasal verbs that consist of a transitive verb and an adverb:
add on
beat up
blot out
board up
bring about
bring along
bring back
bring down
bring forward
bring in
bring off
bring out
bring round
bring up
buy out
buy up
call off
call up
carry off
carry out
cast aside
catch out
chase up
chat up
clean out
conjure up
count out
cross off
cross out
cut back
cut down
cut off
cut up
deal out
dig up
do up
drag in
drag out
drag up
dream up
drink in
drive out
drum up
eat away
eat up
explain away
fight off
fill in
fill up
filter out
find out
fix up
follow up
frighten away
gather up
give away
give back
give off
hammer out
hand down
hand in
hand on
hand out
hand over
hand round
have on
hire out
hold down
hold up
hunt down
hush up
keep back
kick out
knock down
knock out
knock over
lap up
lay down
lay on
lay out
leave behind
leave out
let down
let in
let off
let out
lift up
live down
melt down
mess up
mix up
nail down
note down
order about
pack off
pass down
pass over
pass round
patch up
pay back
pay out
phase in
phase out
pick off
pick out
piece together
pin down
pin up
play back
play down
plug in
point out
print out
pull apart
pull down
push about
push around
push over
put about
put across
put around
put away
put down
put forward
put off
put on
put out
put through
put together
put up
read out
reason out
reel off
rinse out
rip off
rip up
rope in
rope off
rub in
rub out
rule out
rush through
scale down
screen off
seal off
see off
seek out
sell off
send up
set apart
set aside
set back
set down
shake off
shake up
shoot down
shrug off
shut away
shut in
shut off
shut out
size up
smooth over
snap up
soak up
sort out
sound out
spell out
spin out
stamp out
step up
stick down
summon up
switch on
take apart
take away
take back
take down
take in
take on
take up
talk over
talk round
tear apart
tear down
tear up
tell apart
tell off
think over
think through
think up
thrash out
throw away
throw off
throw on
throw out
tidy away
tie down
tie up
tip off
tip up
tire out
tone down
top up
track down
trade in
try on
try out
turn down
turn on
use up
warn off
wash away
weed out
weigh out
weigh up
whip up
win back
win over
wipe away
wipe out
wipe up
Phrasal verbs that consist of a transitive verb and a preposition are explained in paragraphs 3.107 to 3.110.
phrasal verbs used both with and without an object: The plane took off, She took off her coat
3.93 A large group of phrasal verbs can be used both with and without an object.
Often this is because a phrasal verb has more than one meaning. For example, break in does not have an object when it is used in the sense of get into a place by force. But break in does take an object when it is used in the sense of get someone used to a new situation.
If the door is locked, I will try to break in.
He believes in breaking in his staff gradually.
A plane took off.
Gretchen took off her coat.
The engine cut out.
She cut out some coloured photographs from a magazine.
3.94 Here is a list of phrasal verbs that can be used both with and without an object, depending on which meaning is being used:
add up
bail out
black out
break in
call in
carry on
clear out
cut out
draw on
draw out
draw up
dress up
drop off
drop round
fight back
finish up
get down
get in
get out
get together
give up
hang out
hold off
hold out
join up
keep away
keep down
keep in
keep off
keep on
keep out
keep up
kick off
knock about
knock off
lay off
leave off
look out
look up
make out
make up
mess about
miss out
pass off
pass on
pay off
pick up
pull in
put in
roll up
run down
run off
run over
set forth
set off
set out
show off
show up
split up
stick out
stick up
stow away
strike out
string along
sum up
switch off
take off
tear off
throw up
tuck in
turn away
turn back
turn in
turn out
turn round
turn up
wind down
wind up
work out
wrap up
3.95 There are a few phrasal verbs that have only one meaning, but that can be used either with or without an object. It is possible to use them without an object because the object is either obvious or can be guessed in a particular context.