Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs sets — open one to study with the list, flashcards, or a quiz.
Fill up
To the top, to capacity, to completion. All nine senses, why up isn't decoration, where the pronoun has to go, the fill up / fill in / fill out trap that catches every Slavic speaker, and a quiz.
Read guide →Look forward (to)
The anticipation phrasal verb: the professional way to say you're glad something's coming. Why “to” is a preposition (so it takes -ing), simple vs continuous register, the ladder from look forward to up to be dying to, partner vs client tone, and a quiz.
Read guide →Follow up (on)
The freelancer’s phrasal verb — the one you’ll send most in client emails. Check on / remind / take a next step, with the crucial on-vs-with distinction, the hyphenated noun “a follow-up,” freelance examples, tone tips, and a quiz.
Read guide →Roll out
The phrasal verb for big launches — push a product, feature, or update out to the world, usually gradually. The launch / introduce / unroll senses, the noun “a rollout” (vs a rollback), roll out vs deploy/release/ship, and a quiz.
Read guide →Look into
The detective’s phrasal verb: investigate, research, dig deeper. The investigate vs consider senses, why it commits you to effort (not a result), question-word patterns, the look-at → look-into → dig-into depth ladder, and a quiz.
Read guide →Try out
The hands-on test phrasal verb: use something to see how it works and whether it’s worth keeping. The test / audition / try-on-someone senses, the noun “a tryout,” try vs try out vs try on (clothes!), the try/test family, register, and a quiz.
Read guide →Check on
Short but precise: look at the state of something or someone to make sure all is well. The status/wellbeing/verify senses, why it’s not separable (check on it), check vs check on vs check up on, warmer than “following up,” and a quiz.
Read guide →Check out
The most polysemous verb in the check family: take a look, leave a hotel, “it checks out,” borrow, tune out, and check someone out. Separable vs intransitive senses, the noun “checkout,” git usage, the check/check on/look into family, and a quiz.
Read guide →Set up
The #1 verb in technical English: configure, arrange, establish — plus “I was set up!” and “set someone up with.” Separability, the noun “a setup,” the set-out/off/aside family, register notes, and a quiz.
Read guide →Figure out
The go-to phrasal verb for mental problem-solving: understand, solve, decide — and “figure someone out.” With programming and client examples, the figure-out-vs-sort-out distinction, a separability + question-word note, and a quiz.
Read guide →Sort out
One of the most useful phrasal verbs at work: fix, organize, handle, clarify — and “sort yourself out.” With programming and client-communication examples, a separability note, and a quiz.
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