Daftar Phrasal Verb
Berikut ini adalah daftar phrasal verb yang biasa digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris.
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
| A | ||
| Abide by | Mematuhi | We have to abide by what the count says. |
| Account for | Menjelaskan, memberi alasan | They had to account for all the money that had gone missing. |
| Act on | Bereaksi atas suatu hal | The police were acting on a tip from an informer. |
| Add up | Masuk akal | She explained why the work wasn’t ready but her story doesn’t add up. |
| Adhere to | Mendukung, mengikuti | All contestant must adhere to the rules. |
| Advise against | Menyarankan untuk tidak melakukan sesuatu | The doctor advise her against smoking from now on. |
| Agree with | Memiliki pendapat yang sama | I agree with the discussion results. |
| Aim at | Mengarah tepat pada tujuan | The magazine aimed at teenagers. |
| Allow for | Mempertimbangkan | You should allow for delays when planning a vacation. |
| Angle at | Memperlihatkan dari sudut pandang tertentu | The movie was angled at more mature viewers. |
| Angle for | Mencari tahu sesuatu dari petunjuk | He’s been angling for an invitation but I don’t want him to come. |
| Answer back | Menjawab dengan kasar pada seseorang yang berwenang. | Her mother was shocked when she started answering her back and refusing to help. |
| Appeal to | 1. Meminta pertolongan
2. Menarik perhatian |
Getting out on weekend doesn’t appeal to me. |
| Apply for | Membuat permintaan yang formal (pekerjaan, pinjaman bank, dan lain-lain) | I applied for a job but I haven’t heard any reply yet. |
| Ask after | Bertanya tentang kabar seseorang | My dad called to ask after me that night. |
| Ask around | Mengundang seseorang | I’ll ask around and see if anyone has seen your watch. |
| Avail (oneself) of | Mengambil keuntungan dari sesuatu (kesempatan) | It is time for you to avail yourself of the opportunity when the audition come. |
| B | ||
| Back away | Bergerak mundur (karena takut atau tidak suka) | The crowd backed away when the man pulled a knife. |
| Back down | Mengakui kekalahan, mundur | She refused to back down and was fired. |
| Back up | 1. Memberi dukungan dan semangat
2. Membuat Salinan (berkas, program, dll) |
You should always back up important files. |
| Bail out | 1. Menebus seseorang
2. Menyelamatkan dari kesulitan finansial |
I’m tired of bailing you out every time you cause trouble. |
| Bank on | Mendasarkan harapan pada sesuatu / seseorang | Don’t forget the date. I’m banking on your help. |
| Beef up | Meningkatkan, menaikkan | He beefed up his presentation with diagrams and statistics. |
| Black out | Kehilangan kesadaran, pingsan | When the car crashed, he blacked out. |
| Block off | Memisahkan sesuatu dengan penghalang | The police blocked off the road after the accident. |
| Blow up | 1. Meledakkan
2. Merusak dengan ledakan |
The bomb blew up without any warning. |
| Boil down to | Disimpulkan sebagai | It all boils down to money at the end of the day. |
| Boot up | Memulai komputer dengan loading OS atau program | My computer won’t start even when I boot it up. |
| Break away | Kabur dari tangkapan | The robber managed to break away once again. |
| Break down | 1. Rusak, tidak dapat dipakai
2. Kehilangan kendali atas emosi |
The elevator breaks down so I have to take the stairs. |
| Break into | Masuk dengan paksa | A man broke into our house and we haven’t got a chance to call 911. |
| Break off | 1. Berhenti
2. Berhenti bicara |
I hate it when someone cuts my speech and I have to break off. |
| Break out | Mulai dengan tiba-tiba | The music breaks out and it surprises me. |
| Break out of | Melarikan diri dari suatu tempat dengan paksa | A prisoner broke out of Wandsworth Prison last night. |
| Break up | Mengakhiri (hubungan, pernikahan, dll) | She can’t take it anymore so she decided to break up with her boyfriend. |
| Bring up | Membesarkan (seorang anak) | My parents brought me up strictly. |
| Brush up on | Meningkatkan, menyegarkan ingatan seseorang akan suatu pengetahuan | It’s good to brush up on your English every day. |
| Bump into | Bertemu dengan tidak sengaja atau tanpa diduga | I was at the bus when I bumped into my ex-boyfriend. |
| Burn out | 1. Menghentikan pekerjaan
2. Kelelahan karena kerja berlebihan |
It was a long day at work and I burned out. |
| Butt in (on) | Menginterupsi dengan tidak sopan | Butting in on a conversation is really unacceptable in a meeting. |
| C | ||
| Call back | Membalas panggilan telepon | My secretary asked me to call the director back soon. |
| Call off | membatalkan | They argue a lot and finally have to call off the wedding. |
| Call on / upon | Secara resmi mengundang atau meminta | I now call on the other party to give their discount of what happened. |
| Calm down | Menjadi lebih santai atau tidak lagi marah / kesal | She still surprised and couldn’t calm down. |
| Carry on | Melanjutkan | Please, carry on the singing, we are ready. |
| Carry out | 1. Melakukan sesuatu dengan spesifik (rencana, pesanan, dll)
2. Menjalankan (uji coba, eksperimen, dll) |
Because of the lack in budgeting, they can’t carry out the research. |
| Carry over | Ditunda lebih lanjut | We need to carry over the meeting until further notice. |
| Check in | Mendaftar pada hotel atau bandara | Excuse me, Sir, but you need to check in above 12 PM. |
| Check out | 1. Membayar tagihan hotel, meninggalkan hotel
2. Menyelidiki |
The visitor hasn’t checked out of the hotel yet and we’re still waiting. |
| Clam up | Menolak bicara, tutup mulut | We know nothing because she decided to clam up about the rumor. |
| Clamp down on | Bertindak tegas untuk mencegah sesuatu | The government are clamping down on antisocial behavior. |
| Close down | Menutup (perusahaan, restoran, dll) | The business needed to close down because it couldn’t make any profit. |
| Come across | 1. Menemukan dengan kebetulan
2. Terlihat, nampak |
I came across the idea for the music on the way here. |
| Come forward | Membawa diri | She was really good at how she came forward. |
| Come up against | Menghadapi | I won’t come to your party. I don’t want to come up against the fact that I’ll be lonely. |
| Conk out | 1. Berhenti berfungsi
2. Jatuh tertidur (karena lelah) |
Mom conked out on the couch from working overnight. |
| Count on | Bergantung pada | Don’t worry, you can count on me. |
| Cross out | Mencoret | Please cross out on the choice that you see fit. |
| Cut down on | Mengurangi jumlah | You have to cut down on sugar intake to manage your condition. |
| Cut out | 1. Menggunting
2. Berhenti melakukan sesuatu |
He came early so I had to cut out on watching the movie. |
| D | ||
| Deal with | Mengurus | Tell me the truth. You are dealing with bad score again, are you? |
| Die down | Tenang, reda | Let’s wait for the excitement to die down first before announcing the bad news. |
| Dig into | 1. Menggali
2. Memulai 3. Mengambil |
Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly dug in. |
| Dig up | 1. Menggali
2. Menemukan informasi |
The reporters eventually dug up the information. |
| Dish out | Membagikan sampai habis | She waited until he finished dishing out the flyers. |
| Do without | Mampu tanpa … | What would I do without you staying here? |
| Drag on | Bertahan lebih dari perkiraan | The study has to drag on because he still skips class a lot. |
| Draw up | Menulis (kontrak, dokumen, dll) | Please draw up this contract and submit it today. |
| Dress up | Berdandan, menyamar | We’ll go out for dinner so I have to dress up a bit. |
| Drift apart | Menjauh | We never meet again that’s why we are drifting apart. |
| Drift off | Tertidur sedikit demi sedikit | He took a sleeping pill and drifted off easily. |
| Drive at | Mencoba berkata | I don’t understand what you are trying to drive at. |
| Drop behind | Terdahului | His study dropped behind as he started to take a job. |
| Drop in | Mengunjungi, mampir | Call me, you can drop in my house anytime. |
| Drop off | Mengantar sesuatu / seseorang | You have to drive and drop me off at the front. |
| Drop out | Tidak menamatkan sekolah | So sad, he just dropped out from high school. |
| Drown out | Bersuara keras untuk menutupi suara lain | The music drowned out the sound of the phone ringing. |
| E | ||
| Ease off / up | Memperlambat | Can you please ease off on your explanation? I can’t keep up. |
| Egg on | Menyemangati | I need you at the match to egg on me. |
| Embark on / upon | Memulai | And just like that, they embarked on the journey. |
| End in | Berakhir dengan … | It will end in tears. |
| End up | Mencapai suatu titik pada akhirnya | The discussion ended up in chaos. |
| Even out | 1. Mengeliminasi perbedaan pendapat
2. Sama, setara |
After a long run, he finally even out the competitor. |
| Explain away | Menemukan alasan | How are you going to explain away the missing money? |
| F | ||
| Face up (to) | Menerima keadaan tidak menyenangkan | She will have to face up the fact the he isn’t in love with her. |
| Fall behind | Tertinggal | She fell behind at school. |
| Fall through | Gagal, tidak terjadi | Our planned boat trip fell through because of the storm. |
| Figure out | Mengerti, menemukan jawaban | I’m trying to figure out how to assemble the wardrobe. |
| Fill out | Melengkapi (formulir / aplikasi) | Fill out the check boxes below. |
| Find out | Menemukan informasi | I’m to find out how it all began. |
| Fit in (with) | Merasa nyaman atau cocok dengan sesuatu | I think you fit in this group. You seem happy. |
| Focus on | Berkonsentrasi | Don’t worry. you just have to focus on studying. |
| Freak out | Panik | She couldn’t find her phone that’s why she freaked out. |
| Frown on / upon | Tidak menyetujui | The board frowned upon the meeting results. |
| Fuss over | Meributkan | There’s no need to fuss over the relationship. It’s all over. |
| G | ||
| Get along (with) | Bergaul dengan baik | I see you get along with your new friends. |
| Get at | Bermaksud | What are you trying to get at? |
| Get away | Kabur | Let’s get away from class today. |
| Get by (on) | Berhasil bertahan | How did you get by on that subject? |
| Get down to | Mengawali sesuatu | Now that everybody’s here, let’s get down to business. |
| Get in | Masuk | I locked the door so she can’t get in. |
| Get off | 1. Turun (bis, kereta, dll)
2. Melepaskan |
I have to get off at the next station. |
| Get on | Menaiki (bis, pesawat, dll) | Just get on, I’ll drive you there. |
| Get on with | Melanjutkan, berproses | Be quiet and get on with your homework. |
| Get on (well) with | Memiliki hubungan yang baik dengan … | I get on very well with my colleagues. |
| Get out | Meninggalkan | How did he get out? |
| Get out of (+noun) | Meninggalkan | How did he get out of the house? |
| Get out of (+verb) | Menghindari | How did he get out of doing the housework? |
| Get over | Melupakan, sembuh dari … | It’s been months and she hasn’t got over the memories yet. |
| Get rid of | Menyingkirkan | You need to get rid of this computer, it’s broken. |
| Get round (to) | Menemukakn waktu khusus | I finally got round to making the list as promised. |
| Get together | Bertemu, berkumpul | I plan to get together with the kids at the weekend. |
| Get up | Bangun | It’s already past 9, we have to get up. |
| Give away | 1. Memberi sesuatu cuma-cuma
2. Membeberkan |
I got too many book, I think I have to give some away. |
| Give back | Memberikan kembali | He promised to give back the money he borrowed. |
| Give up | Menyerah | Sarah gave up smoking years ago. |
| Go along (with) | Setuju | Alex tends to go along with anything his wife says. |
| Go in for | Tertarik pada sesuatu | She doesn’t really go in for sports. |
| Go through | Mengalami | Peter went through a lot of pain after the accident. |
| Grow up | Tumbuh dewasa | He grew up in a small village. |
| H | ||
| Hand back | Mengembalikan | She read the article and then handed it back to me. |
| Hand down | Menurunkan, mewariskan | My clothes will be handed down to my sister. |
| Hand in | Menyerahkan | All application form must be handed in before the end of the month. |
| Hand out | Membagikan | Samples will be handed out at the end of the demonstration. |
| Hand over | Menyerahkan | All the children were forced to hand over their phones to the robber. |
| Hang back | Ragu-ragu terhadap sesuatu | The boy rushed towards the clown except one boy who hung back. |
| Hang on | Menunggu | Hang on a minute. I’m getting ready. |
| Hang on (to) | Berpegangan pada … | Hang on to that rope, it’s okay. |
| Hang out | Menghabiskan waktu bersama teman | Who does he hang out with? |
| Hang up | Mengakhiri telepon | Why did you hang up? I haven’t finished talking. |
| Head off | Berangkat | We will head off at 6 sharp. |
| Head for | Pergi ke arah … | We’ll head for NY this weekend. |
| Hit at | Mengarahkan pukulan | He hit at the wasp with the newspaper. |
| Hit back | Membalas serangan | When he was attacked, the boy hit back. |
| Hit on/ upon | Menemukan tanpa diduga | She hit upon an idea for her new collection. |
| Hold on | Menunggu, berpegangan erat-erat | Hold on please. I’ll put you through to Mr. Brown. |
| Hold up | Memperlihatkan sebagai contoh | She held up the diagram for all to see. |
| Hook up | Mengencangkan (pakaian) | I need help to hook up my dress. |
| Hurry up | Bertindak cepat | Hurry up! We’ll miss the plane. |
| I | ||
| Idle away | Bermalas-malasan | He idles away hours every day watching TV. |
| Iron out | Menyelesaikan dengan diskusi | The meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity to iron out difficulties. |
| Improve on / upon | Meningkatkan | The runner improved on his previous performance. |
| Indulge in | Menikmati | I’m going to indulge in all the dessert here. It’s really good. |
| Invite out | Mengundang | Harry invited her out for dinner. |
| J | ||
| Join in | Bergabung | She was too busy to join in the game. |
| Join up | Ikut serta | They joined up the book club late last year. |
| Jot down | Mencatat dengan cepat | I jotted down the address while watching TV. |
| K | ||
| Keep back | Menahan diri | A barrier was installed to keep back the fans. |
| Keep on | Melanjutkan | I told him to be quiet but he kept on making noises. |
| Keep up with | Menjajari | Can you please ease off on your explanation? I can’t keep up with it. |
| Kneel down | Berlutut | Most people kneel down to pray. |
| Kick off | Mengawali, memulai | The match kicked off right at 3 PM. |
| Knock down | Menyerang hingga jatuh, tumbang | The tree knocked down during the storm. |
| Knock out | Menyebabkan seseorang tidak sadarkan diri | The boxer was knocked out in the first round. |
| Know of | Mengetahui | Do you know of anyone else attending the conference? |
| L | ||
| Look after | Menjaga | I need someone to look after my cat while we’re going on a vacation. |
| Look back | Memikirkan masa lalu | You have to get over the separation and stop looking back. |
| Look down | Menganggap remeh | People looked down on her because of her college degree. |
| Look for | Mencari | Can you help me to look for my missing coat? |
| Look forward to | Menanti | Thank you. I’m looking forward to your reply regarding this application. |
| Look in | Mampir | James looked in to his friend’s house on the way to work. |
| Look into | Menyelidiki | I looked into her eyes to know if she lied. |
| Look on as | Menganggap | I look on her as a close friend. |
| Look out | Berhati-hati | Look out! You’re going to drop that. |
| Look through | Membaca dengan cepat | I looked through the article. |
| Look to | Mengharap | The company is looking to increase its sales in Asia. |
| Look up | Meningkatkan | The economy is looking up. |
| Look up to | Menghormati | She looks up to her mother. |
| M | ||
| Make fun of | Membuat lelucon | We should stop making fun of him. It’s not respectable. |
| Make up | Mengarang | He lied and I knew it. He makes up stories often. |
| Make up (with) | Berbaikan | Jen made up with her husband eventually. |
| Make up for | Mengganti (kompensasi) | I sent her flowers to make up for not attending her event. |
| Miss out (on) | Ketinggalan kesempatan | Trudy missed out on a promotion. |
| Mix up | Menyalah artikan seseorang | I always mix those two sisters up. |
| Move in | Pindah | We finally move in to our new house. |
| Move out | Keluar dari rumah | We finally move out of our parents’ house. |
| N | ||
| Nail down | Membuat seseorang mengatakan sesuatu dengan persis | He promised to come but we’ll have to nail him down. |
| Name after | Memberi nama yang sama | William was named after his grandfather. |
| Narrow down | Mengurangi dari daftar | The list of suspects has been narrowed down to three people. |
| Nod off | Tertidur | My father often nods off in front of the TV. |
| Nose about / around | Mencoba menemukan dengan cara mencari | I don’t like people nosing around my desk. |
| Note down | Mencatat | I’ll call the station and note down the departure times. |
| O | ||
| Opt out | Meninggalkan suatu sistem atau memutuskan untuk tidak ikut serta | I enjoy tennis but I’m so busy I had to opt out of the tournament. |
| Own up | Mengakui sesuatu | The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window. |
| P | ||
| Pass away | Meninggal | The old lady passed away peacefully. |
| Pass out | Pingsan | She passed out when she saw the news. |
| Pay back | Membayar kembali | I will pay you back $20 next Monday. |
| Play up | Menekankan bahwa suatu hal penting | He always plays up his achievement. |
| Play down | Menekankan bahwa suatu hal kurang penting | The government played down the gravity of the situation. |
| Pop in | Mengunjungi dengan singkat | He sometimes pops in for coffee. |
| Pop up | Timbul, bangkit, muncul | The question popped up during the meeting. |
| Pull through | Mengatasi kesulitan | My grandmother had cancer but she pulled through. |
| Put away | Mengembalikan ke tempatnya | She puts away the book her child read. |
| Put off | Menunda | The meeting was put off until further notice. |
| Put on | Menyalakan, mengenakan | I put on a coat since it was cold. |
| Put out | Memadamkan | Mom put out the fire on the fireplace. |
| Put (yourself) out | Terlibat masalah | Please don’t put yourself out this time. |
| Put (something) out | Mengeluarkan dari rumah | Don’t forget to put out the dustbin. |
| Put through | Menghubungkan dua orang di telepon | Hold on please. I’ll put you through to Mr. Brown. |
| Put up with | Mentoleransi | I broke up with him because I can’t put up with his lying habit. |
| Pick up | Menjemput | Susan has to pick up her father from airport. |
| Point out | Menunjuk pada sesuatu, memperhatikan sesuatu | The teacher pointed out the mistakes. |
| R | ||
| Race off | Melaju cepat | They raced off when the police arrived. |
| Rack off | Mengusir | He told her to rack off. |
| Rack up | Rusak | They racked up the car in an accident. |
| Rain off / out | Ditunda / dihentikan karena hujan | The rehearsal needed to be rained out. |
| Rake in | Menghasilkan uang dengan mudah | She moved to another company hoping that it would rake in more money. |
| Ramble on | Mengoceh | I told her I don’t care but she kept rambling on. |
| Rattle off | Mengutip dengan cepat | She rattles off a lot of statistics when nobody understands. |
| Reach out to | Meminta tolong | I will reach out to you when I need help. |
| Reach out for | Menawarkan pertolongan | They are reaching out for major economic reforms. |
| Roll by | Berlalu | I can’t believe how the years roll by so fast. |
| Rub in | Mengoleskan | I rub in sunscreen before going out. |
| Run away | Melarikan diri | My cat ran away again this morning. |
| Run down | Kehabisan tenaga | The housework made me run down. |
| Run into | Tidak sengaja bertemu | I didn’t know that I’d ran into my old friend in the street. |
| S | ||
| Sail into | Mengkritik dengan amarah | He sailed into me for turning up an hour late. |
| Sail through | Berhasil melewati dengan mudah | He sailed through the final test. |
| Save up | Mengumpulkan | Tim saved up a lot of money for a new car. |
| Scare off | Menakut-nakuti | The cat scared the birds away. |
| Screw up | Mengacaukan | Norah screwed up her final entry exam. |
| Set off | Memulai perjalanan | We set off for work at 7.30. |
| Show off | Memamerkan | She showed off her new handbag. |
| Show up | Muncul | I told her to show up 30 minutes earlier. |
| Sign in | Mendaftar | You can sign in to this book club if you’re interested in meeting new people with same hobby. |
| Sit down | Duduk | Sit down here. I’ll be right back. |
| Sleep in | Tidur lebih lama dari biasa | I slept in after pulling an all-nighter. |
| Sober up | Sadar dari pengaruh alkohol | I’m waiting for him to sober up before asking any question. |
| Stand up | Berdiri | She stood up from the sofa gracefully. |
| T | ||
| Take after | Mirip | She takes after her mother’s eyes. |
| Take apart | Memisahkan bagian | The technician has to take the machine apart to repair it. |
| Take away | Menghilangkan sesuatu | The doctor gave me tablets to take away the pain. |
| Take back | Menarik ucapan | I take back what I said about cheating. |
| Take care of | Merawat | I’ll take care of your cat while you are away. |
| Take off | Lepas landas | The plane took off at 7. |
| Take in | Mengerti apa yang dilihat, didengar, atau dibaca / menyadari apa yang terjadi | She’s always taking in stray cats and dogs. |
| Take out | Mencopot | She took in every detail if her rival’s outfit. |
| Tell off | Mengkritik dengan tegas | The teacher told her off for not doing her homework. |
| Test out | Melakukan percobaan | The theory hasn’t been tested out yet. |
| Think over | Mempertimbangkan | I’ll have to think over the proposal before I decide. |
| Throw away | Membuang | Don’t forget to throw away the garbage every Tuesday. |
| Throw up | Muntah | I nearly threw up when I saw the injured passenger. |
| Tire out | Kelelahan | The children tired out their grandmother. |
| Touch down | Mendarat | The plane touched down exactly on time. |
| Toy with | Berpikir dengan maksud serius | I’ve been toying with the idea to start a business. |
| Track down | Melacak | The police finally tracked down the main suspect. |
| Try on | Mencoba mengenakan | Can I try on another size? |
| Turn away | Menolak seseorang masuk | Hundreds of fans were turned away from the stadium. |
| Turn down | 1. Mengecilkan volume
2. Menolak |
Please turn down the music. It’s too loud. |
| Turn off | Mematikan | Turn off the light please before you leave. |
| Turn up | 1. Datang, muncul
2. Membesarkan volume |
She turned up an hour late. |
| U | ||
| Use up | Menghabiskan | The kids have used up all the toothpaste. |
| V | ||
| Vie with | Berkompetisi dengan seseorang | The athletes vied with each other for first place. |
| Vouch for | Menyatakan kepercayaan diri, menjamin sesuatu | You can give the keys to Andy. I can vouch for him. |
| W | ||
| Warm up | Beristirahat, memanaskan | She warmed up some leftover food. |
| Wash up | Mencuci piring | Who’s going to help me wash up? |
| Watch out | Berhati-hati | Watch out! There’s a car coming. |
| Wear out | 1. Menjadi tidak dapat digunakan
2. Merasa sangat lelah |
Julie wore out her shoes sightseeing. |
| Whip up | Mempersiapkan dengan cepat | I can whip up something to eat if you’re hungry. |
| Wolf down | Makan dengan rakus | The boys wolfed down the whole cake. |
| Work out | 1. Melakukan aktivitas fisik
2. Menemukan solusi |
I work out twice a week at they gym. |
| Wind up | Menyelesaikan sesuatu | I can finally wind up after writing a lot. |
| Wipe off | Menyeka | He asked me to wipe off the spilt milk on the table. |
