Contoh-contoh phrasal verbs

PHRASAL VERBS

Apakah kamu pernah mendengar "phrasal verbs"? Phrasal verbs hampir mirip dengan idioms, tapi mereka berbeda, lho. Idioms dalam bahasa Indonesia artinya ungkapan. Sedangkan Phrasal verbs merupakan gabungan dari verb dengan adverb atau preposition, yang mana setelah 2 kata tersebut digabungkan maka membentuk makna yang baru. Berikut beberapa contoh dari phrasal verbs :

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb	Meaning	Example sentence
ask sby out	Mengundang kencan	Tom asked me out to dinner.
ask around	Bertanya dengan pertanyaan yang sama ke setiap orang	She asked around but nobody has seen her wallet.
add up to sthg	Sama dengan	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
back sthg up	Cadangan	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back sby up	Mendukung	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up	Meledak	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow sthg up	Meniup	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down	Mogok (kendaraan, mesin)	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break sthg down	Membagi sampai menjadi beberapa bagian	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	Memaksa masuk ke sebuah bangunan	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into sthg	Memaksa masuk	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
break in	Interupsi	The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break up	Putus (hubungan cinta)	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
break up	Mulai tertawa (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out	Melarikan diri	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
bring sby down	Membuat nggak bahagia	This sad music is bringing me down.
bring sby up	Mengankat anak	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
bring sthg up	Muntah	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
call sthg off	Membatalkan	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on sby	Meminta pendapat atau jawaban	The professor called on me for question 1.
call on sby	Mengunjungi seseorang	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
call sby up	Menelpon	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down	Santai saja	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care for sby/ sthg	Tidak suka, tidak peduli (formal)	I don't care for his behaviour.
check in	Memeriksa (sebelum masuk hotel)	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	Leave a hotel	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
check sby/ sthg out	Memeriksa	The company checks out all new employees.
check out sby/ sthg	Lihat (informal)	Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up	Lebih bahagia	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheer sby up	Membuat seseorang lebih bahagia	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	Membantu	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
clean sthg up	Rapi	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come down with sthg	Menjadi sakit	My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
count on sby/ sthg	Mempercayakan	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
cut back on sthg	Kurangi mengkonsumsi	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut in	Interupsi	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
cut in	Mulai beroperasi (of an engine or electrical device)	The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
cut sthg off	Berhenti menyediakan	The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
take care	Menjaga	Tace care of your health.
do sthg over	Melakukannya lagi (AmE)	My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
do away with sthg	Membuang	It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
do sthg up	Memasang, dekat	Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
dress up	Mengenakan baju yang bagus	It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop out	Berhenti	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
eat out	Makan di restoran	I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
fall down	Jatuh	The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
figure sthg out	Menemukan jawaban	I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fill sthg up	Mengisi sampai penuh	I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.
find out	Menemukan	We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
find sthg out	Menemukan	We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
get sthg across/ over	Komunikasi	I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on	Saling menyukai	I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get away	Pergi berlibur	We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
get back	Kembali	We got back from our vacation last week.
get sthg back	Menerima sesuatu yang telah dimiliki sebelunya	Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.
get back into sthg	Tertarik lagi dengan sesuatu	I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
get over sthg	Mengatasi masalah	The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations.
get round to sthg	Punya waktu	I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards.
get together	Bertemu (usually for social reasons)	Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.
get up	Bangun	I got up early today to study for my exam.
get up	Berdiri	You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
give sby away	Membuka rahasia	His wife gave him away to the police.
give sthg away	Memberi (gratis)	The library was giving away old books on Friday.
give sthg back	Mengembalikan	I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game.
give sthg up	Berhenti	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
give up	Menyerah	My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
go after sby	Mengikuti	My brother tried to go after the thief in his car.
go after sthg	Mencoba meraih	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
go against sby	Melawan	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
go back	Kembali, pulang	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
go out	Keluar	We're going out for dinner tonight.
go out with sby	Berkencan	Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter.
grow back	Tumbuh lagi	My roses grew back this summer.
grow up	Dewasa	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
hand sthg in	Menyerahkan	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
hang out	Nongkrong (informal)	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up	Menutup telpon	He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
hold sthg back	Menyembunyikan perasaan	Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral.
hold on	Tunggu sebentar	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
keep sthg from sby	Menyembunyikan	We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
keep sby/ sthg out	Mengeluarkan	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
let sby in	Mengizinkan masuk	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
log in (or on)	Masuk (website, database, dll)	I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password.
log out (or off)	Keluar (website, database, dll)	If you don't log off somebody could get into your account.
look after sby/ sthg	Menjaga	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look for sby/ sthg	Mencari	I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward to sthg	Be excited about the future	I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
look out	Hati-hati, awas	Look out! That car's going to hit you!
look sthg up	Mencari	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
make sthg up	Bohong	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
make up	Saling memaafkan	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
pass away	Meninggal	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
pay sby back	Membayar utang	Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
pick sthg out	Memilih	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
point sby/ sthg out	Menunjukan	I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
put sthg off	Menunda	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
put sthg out	Memadamkan, mematikan	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
put up with sby/ sthg	Tahan terhadap	I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
put sthg on	Memakai	Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
run into sby/ sthg	Bertemu tanpa sengaja	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run away	Melarikan diri	The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
set sthg up	Mengatur menyusun	Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
set sby up	Jebakan	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
sort sthg out	Memecahkan masalah	We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
switch sthg off	Mematikan	The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.
switch sthg on	Menyalakan	We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
take sthg back	Mengembalikan	I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.
take off	Mulai berangkat	My plane takes off in five minutes.
take sthg off	Melepas	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
take sby out	Mentraktir	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
think back	Mengingat	When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.
think sthg over	Mempertimbangkan	I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
look after	Menjaga	I look after my niece well.
turn sthg down	Menolak	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
try sthg on	Mencoba	I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
try sthg out	Mengetes	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
wake up	Bangun	We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
warm sby/ sthg up	Menambah temperatur	You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
warm up	Pemanasan	I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
work out	Latihan	I work out at the gym three times a week.
work out	Berhasil	Our plan worked out fine.
work sthg out	Membuat perhitungan	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.