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 |
| yak on | talk incessantly and annoyingly | intransitive | Your husband sometimes yaks on at parties. |
| yak on about | talk incessantly and annoyingly about | inseparable transitive | She always yaks on about foreign policy. |
| yammer on | talk incessantly and annoyingly | intransitive | The professor yammers on even after his students fall asleep. |
| yammer on about | talk incessantly and annoyingly about | inseparable transitive | The customer yammered on about some false sale price. |
| yank off | remove quickly or violently | separable transitive | The little girl yanked her hat off. |
| yield up | give (usually not willingly) | separable transitive | The accused man finally yielded the truth up. |
