This document defines and provides examples of common English phrasal verbs. It lists 12 phrasal verbs - check out, log on, hang on, mess up, pick up, get rid of, go over, get away with, pop up, turn up, send on, and sort out. For each one it gives an example sentence and synonyms.

1. PHRASAL
VERBS
Bertha María Aponte
Babines

2. Check out – checked out – checked out
Example sentence: There's a great movie on TV
tonight – you must check it out!
Synonyms: inspect, investigate, explore,
examine, look into

3. Log on – logged on – logged on
Example sentence: I haven't finished my work
because there was a fault in the network and I
couldn't log on until 4 o'clock.
Synonyms: log in, get in, get into, connect,
access

4. Hang on – hung on – hung on
Example sentence: Mohammed can't talk right
now – he's on the other phone. Would you like
to hang on?
Synonyms: wait, stick around

5. Mess up – messed up – messed up
Example sentence: Sarah messed up and took the
wrong documents to the presentation.
Synonyms: make a mistake, screw up, get
(something) wrong

6. Pick up – picked up – picked up
Example sentence: Don't forget to pick those
letters up before you leave the house.
Synonyms: collect, get

7. Get rid of – got rid of – got rid of
Example sentence: I took antibiotics to get rid
of my infection.
Synonyms: get shot of, dispose of, chuck out,
throw out, dump

8. Go over – went over – gone/been over
Example sentence: The writers went over the
script several times before they gave it to the
publishers.
Synonyms: check, discuss, go into, examine, look
over, study, review, read, peruse

9. Get away with – got away with – got away with
Example sentence: The police believe Jimmy
killed his wife. But if they can't find any evidence,
such as a murder weapon, he may get away with it.
Synonyms: escape punishment for, get off, get off
scot-free

10. Pop up – popped up – popped up
Example sentence: She's really famous now – her
photograph pops up everywhere – on TV,
magazines and the internet too.
Synonyms: appear, arise, happen, occur, crop up,
turn up, come up

11. Turn up – turned up – turned up
Example sentence: I looked all over the house for
my keys: they finally turned up in my office!
Synonyms: appear, arise, happen, occur, crop up,
pop up, come up

12. Send on – sent on – sent on
Example sentence: My mum gave me a t-shirt,
but it was too big for me, so I sent it on to my
brother.
Synonyms: forward, redirect, readdress, pass on,
transfer

13. Sort out – sorted out – sorted out
Example sentence: The filing system was so
disorganized that it took two days to sort it out.
Synonyms: solve, resolve, reconcile, reorganize,
tidy up, put in order, deal with