3.92 transitive phrasal verbs
Another group of phrasal verbs are nearly always used in transitive clauses, because the verb takes a direct object.
- I left my pack behind and took only a water bottle.
- Morris tracked Hilary down in the bathroom.
- She read the poem out quietly.
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Here is a list of phrasal verbs which consist of a transitive verb and an adverb:
- add on, beat up, blot out, board up, bring about, bring along, bring back, bring down, bring forward, bring in, bring off, bring out, bring round, bring up, buy out, buy up, call off, call up, carry off, carry out, cast aside, catch out, chase up, chat up, clean out, conjure up, count out, cross off, cross out, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut up, deal out, dig up, do down, do up, drag in, drag out, drag up, dream up, drink in, drive out, drum up, eat away, eat up, explain away, fight off, fill in, fill up, filter out, find out, fix up, follow up, frighten away, gather up, give away, give back, give off, hammer out, hand down, hand in, hand on, hand out, hand over, hand round, have on, hire out, hold down, hold up, hunt down, hush up, keep back, kick out, knock down, knock out, knock over, lap up, lay down, lay on, lay out, leave behind, leave out, let down, let in, let off, let out, lift up, live down, melt down, mess up, mix up, nail down, note down, order about, pack off, pass down, pass over, pass round, patch up, pay back, pay out, phase in, phase out, pick off, pick out, piece together, pin down, pin up, play back, play down, plug in, point out, print out, pull apart, pull down, push about, push around, push over, put about, put across, put around, put away, put down, put forward, put off, put on, put out, put through, put together, put up, read out, reason out, reel off, rinse out, rip off, rip up, rope in, rope off, rub in, rub out, rule out, rush through, scale down, screen off, seal off, see off, seek out, sell off, send up, set apart, set aside, set back, set down, shake off, shake up, shoot down, shrug off, shut away, shut in, shut off, shut out, size up, smooth over, snap up, soak up, sort out, sound out, spell out, spin out, stamp out, step up, stick down, summon up, switch on, take apart, take away, take back, take down, take in, take on, take up, talk over, talk round, tear apart, tear down, tear up, tell apart, tell off, think over, think through, think up, thrash out, throw away, throw off, throw on, throw out, tidy away, tie down, tie up, tip off, tip up, tire out, tone down, top up, track down, trade in, try on, try out, turn down, turn on, use up, warn off, wash away, weed out, weigh out, weigh up, whip up, win back, win over, wipe away, wipe out, wipe up
Phrasal verbs which consist of a transitive verb and a preposition are explained in paragraphs 3.108 to 3.111.