B2 Level Wordlist - Phrasal Verbs

to state that one wants to see or speak to someone specific

to admit defeat and retreat from a position or claim when met with resistance or pressure

to firmly trust in the goodness or value of something

to cause something to happen, especially something undesirable or unpleasant

to mention a particular subject

to cancel what has been planned

to go faster and reach someone or something that is ahead

to feel happy and satisfied

to make oneself neat or clean

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

to be brought up or mentioned in a conversation or discussion

to visit a place or someone briefly, often without a prior arrangement

to eat in a restaurant, etc. rather than at one's home

to eventually reach or find oneself in a particular place, situation, or condition, often unexpectedly or as a result of circumstances

to fall or break into pieces as a result of being in an extremely bad condition

to find the answer to a question or problem

to temporarily do a person's job while they are away or are unable to do it themselves

to have a friendly or good relationship with someone or something

to give something as a gift or donation to someone

to thoroughly review, examine, or check something

to ask someone to wait briefly or pause for a moment

to spend much time in a specific place or with someone particular

to intentionally exclude someone or something

to understand something, often with effort

to no longer be alive

to postpone an appointment or arrangement

to eliminate an option or idea from consideration due to it appearing impossible to realize

to attend to a specific task or responsibility

to arrive at an event or appointment where one is expected

to put or organize things in a tidy or systematic way

to get rid of what is not needed or wanted anymore

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

to interrupt someone to say something

to entirely remove something

to stack things on top of each other

to make something stop burning or shining

to escape from a person who is holding one

to support someone or a team or hope that they will succeed

to leave somewhere having a certain impression or feeling

to suddenly and intensely enter a particular emotional or mental state

to secretly store something in a place in order to use it later

to use a particular situation, resources, or opportunity effectively to gain some benefit

to retrieve an item from a location where it was left