Phrasal verbs are a common English verb form that consist of a verb followed by a p-word that functions as a particle. To learn more about some of the most common phrasal verbs in the English language, click on a letter in the following menu to browse the Phrasal Verb Dictionary in alphabetical order.
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Note: When a word entry includes a p-word enclosed in parentheses, the phrasal verb is a phrasal-prepositional verb.
| Phrasal Verb | Definition | Category | Example |
| ease up | gradually stop | intransitive | The storm finally eased up. |
| ease up on | treat less severely | inseparable transitive | Ease up on the poor kid. |
| eat away at | gradually destroy, erode | inseparable transitive | My failures eat away at my confidence. |
| eat into | use a large part of | inseparable transitive | Her medical expenses eat into my budget. |
| eat up | devour | separable transitive | The child ate up the vegetables. |
| egg on | encourage | separable transitive | His friends egged him on. |
| eke out | manage to get enough | separable transitive | He eked out a meager living. |
| empty out | unfill, evacuate | separable transitive | She emptied the fridge out. |
| encroach on | gradually take away | inseparable transitive | The new law encroaches on our rights. |
