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 |
| occur to | become clear, strike, dawn on | inseparable transitive | The solution just occurred to me. |
| offer up | give voluntarily | separable transitive | I offered my house up to guests. |
| open up | share feelings | intransitive | His girlfriend finally opened up to him about her fears. |
| opt in | choose to become involved | separable transitive | Signing up for the program opted me in. |
| order around | command | separable transitive | Stop ordering me around! |
| order in | order food for delivery | separable transitive | We ordered Chinese food in for dinner. |
| order out | order food for delivery | separable transitive | We ordered sandwiches out for lunch. |
| own up (for/to) | take responsibility | intransitive | You should own up to your mistakes. |
