Intransitive Phrasal Verbs (not followed by an object)
- back up (move backwards a short way)
- break down (stop functioning, fail or collapse)
- break off (stop speaking, especially all of a sudden)
- break out (start suddenly, especially something unpleasant)
- break up (end or cause to end or fail)
- build up (increase or cause to increase, especially progressively)
- catch on (become popular)
- come about (happen, occur, take place, especially unexpectedly)
- come along 1 (come into existence, appear, arrive)
- come along 2 (go somewhere with somebody)
- come around 1 (come in the area near somebody or something)
- come around 2 (occur as a regular event, for instance, seasons)
- come back (return to a place or topic)
- come down (become lower)
- come in (enter)
- come to (regain consciousness)
- come over (visit, come to a place, especially towards somebody or to join somebody)
- come through 1 (be clearly noticeable perceived)
- come through 2 (come into view; arrive at a destination)
- come through 3 (attain a goal or reach success despite hardships)
- drop by (visit unexpectedly)
- eat out (dine in a restaurant)
- get by (survive)
- get up (arise)
- give in (cease resistance to)
- give out (stop functioning properly; collapse, fail, for instance, body organs)
- go ahead (proceed unhesitatingly with a course of action)
- go along 1(proceed or progress with an activity)
- go along 2 (act in cooperation or agreement)
- go along 3 (go to an event or place, especially without much planning)
- go around (circulate)
- go back (return, for instance to a place, time, activity, topic)
- go off (go somewhere, for a particular purpose)
- go over (move towards a place or a person, especially by crossing an area)
- go off (explode, be fired (gun)
- go on 1 (continue)
- go on 2 (happen, take place)
- go through (be officially accepted)
- go up (move upwards; increase, become higher in value)
- hold up (remain in a good condition or strong)
- grow up (mature)
- hang on (wait for a short time)
- keep away (remain at a distance)
- keep on + gerund (continue with the same)
- move in (settle into a new house or place; go towards somebody or something, especially to attack or take control of them)
- move out (leave one’s residence for good)
- pass out (faint, lose consciousness)
- pay off (pay back the effort spent, by becoming efficient or profitable)
- play out (develop or happen; be enacted or performed)
- pull back (withdraw or retreat from an activity or location)
- pull up (stop or cause a vehicle to stop)
- set about (begin a course of action, usually pursuing a specific objective, goal, purpose)
- set off (start on a trip or journey)
- set out (start doing, working on something, especially so as to achieve a certain purpose; start a journey)
- settle down (get into a comfortable position; adopt a steadier lifestyle; become calmer, more orderly)
- show up (make an appearance, for instance at a professional or social event)
- show off (demonstrate haughtily)
- shut up (stop or make something or somebody stop talking or making a noise)
- sit back (rest comfortably against the back of a seat; deliberately take no action or remain passive about something)
- sit up (rise from a lying to a sitting position)
- stand out (be noticeable; distinguish oneself/itself)
- start out (start a course of action, profession, existence in a specific way)
- take off (leave a place suddenly; leave the ground and rise into the air)
- turn back (turn around so as to face the opposite direction; go back or make go back in the direction somebody/something has come from)
- turn around (move so as to face in the opposite direction)
- turn up (arrive or make an appearance somewhere)
- wake up (arouse or rise from sleep)
- wind up (end up in a certain condition, situation, place, especially unpleasant)
- work out 1 (exercise in the gym)
- work out 2 (prove to be successful)
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