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B2: Phrasal Verbs

Below is a list of B2 level phrasal verbs in accordance with the University of Cambridge. 

B2 Level Phrasal Verbs According to the University of Cambridge

 

CEFR Level - Item no. - Phrasal verb - Definition - Item difficulty

B2 52 knock out - to make someone become unconscious, usually by hitting them on the head −3.466
 

B2 27 look forward - to used at the end of a formal letter to say you hope to hear from or see someone soon, or that you expect something from them −1.860
 

B2 38 run away - to secretly leave a place because you are unhappy there −1.011
 

B2 60 burn out - to become ill or very tired from working too hard −0.795
 

B2 58 break out - If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts. −0.744
 

B2 44 depend on - to trust someone or something and know that they will help you or do what you want or expect them to do −0.532
 

B2 22 keep from - to prevent someone or something from doing something −0.521
 

B2 90 go on - to continue doing something −0.457
 

B2 43 rely on - to need someone or something in order to be successful, work correctly, etc. −0.388
 

B2 35 do without - to manage without having something −0.179
 

B2 84 look up - to to respect and admire someone −0.086
 

B2 15 cheer up - If someone cheers up, or something cheers them up, they start to feel happier. −0.061
 

B2 7 turn out - to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly −0.023
 

B2 62 burn down - to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire -0.018
 

B2 37 put up with - to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, although you do not like it -0.040
 

B2 23 die out - to become more and more rare and then disappear completely -0.044
 

B2 87 make up - to say or write something that is not true 0.209
 

B2 5 calm down - to stop feeling upset, angry or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way -0.267
 

B2 46 take after - to be similar to an older member of your family -0.425
 

B2 33 go ahead - something that you say to someone to allow them to do something -0.478
 

B2 68 stand for - If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it -0.664

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B2 14 result in - to cause a particular situation to happen 0.669
 

B2 13 burst into - to suddenly start to make a noise, especially to start crying -0.675
 

B2 79 point out - to tell someone about some information, often because they do not know it or have forgotten it -0.696
 

B2 34 pass away - to die 0.728
 

B2 75 go through - to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation or event -0.876
 

B2 80 live on - to only eat a particular type of food 1.123
 

B2 42 deal with - to talk to someone or meet someone, especially as part of your job -1.630
 

B2 99 figure out - to finally understand something or someone 1.681
 

B2 67 count on - to have confidence in someone because you know they will do what you want -1.752
 

B2 96 sum up - to describe briefly the most important facts or characteristics of something -2.296
 

B2 20 go by - If time goes by, it passes, 2.336
 

B2 45 think over - to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision -2.390
 

B2 40 date back - to have existed a particular length of time or since a particular time -2.446
 

B2 55 slow down - If someone slows down, they become less active. -2.505
 

B2 21 cool off - to become less hot, or to make someone or something become less hot -2.865
 

B2 39 live up to - to be as good as someone hopes 3.466

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