List of English Phrasal Verbs Beginning With 'M'
Showing 22 Verbs, 56 Phrasal Verbs
Magic (1)Magic away
- Make something disappear quickly
Make (12)Make do with
- Accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative
Make for
- Head in a certain direction
Make into
- Change something into something else
Make it
- Arrive or get a result
Make it up to
- Try to compensate for doing something wrong
Make off with
- Steal
Make out
- Make a cheque payable to somebody
- Pretend
- Progress
- Kiss and pet
Make over
- Change appearance
Make up
- Stop being angry with someone
- Put on cosmetics
- Invent a story
Make up for
- Compensate
Make up to
- Increase a sum received to a higher figure
Make with
- Give (usually used as an imperative)
Mark (7)Mark down
- Give a student a lower grade for a particular reason
- Reduce the price of something
Mark down as
- Consider someone or something to be of a certain group, type, etc.
Mark off
- Tick, cross out or otherwise mark something to show that it has been dealt with
Mark out
- Draw lines to enclose an area
Mark out for
- Show promise for the future
Mark out from
- Stand out because of certain qualities
Mark up
- Increase the price of something
Marry (2)Marry in
- Marry someone of the same ethnicity, religion, etc
Marry out
- Marry someone of a different ethnicity, religion, etc
Mash (1)Mash up
- Crush something until it becomes a paste
- Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources.
- Break or damage
Max (1)Max out
- Take something to the limit, reach a limit
Measure (4)Measure against
- Evaluate or judge by comparison
Measure off
- Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut
Measure out
- Measure or weigh the amount needed
Measure up
- Find the size of something
- Be good enough, meet the required standard
Meet (1)Meet with
- Have something happen to you
Mess (7)Mess about
- Not be serious, not use something properly
- Treat someone badly
- Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
Mess about with
- Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
- Try to improve something, usually making things worse
Mess around
- Not be serious, play with something
- Treat someone badly
- Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
Mess around with
- Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
- Try to improve something, usually making things worse
Mess over
- Treat someone badly
Mess up
- Spoil or ruin
- Make something untidy or dirty
- Cause mental, physical or emotional problems
Mess with
- Become involved in something damaging or dangerous
- Annoy, bother
- Associate (negative)
- Try to repair of improve, usually unsuccessfully
Mill (1)Mill around
- Walk around without going anywhere
Miss (2)Miss out
- Not do something enjoyable or rewarding
- Not include
Miss out on
- Lose a chance, fail to achieve
Mix (1)Mix up
- Confuse
- Make something lively
Monkey (1)Monkey around
- Not be serious
Mooch (2)Mooch about
- Spend time doing little or nothing
Mooch around
- Spend time doing little or nothing
Mop (1)Mop up
- Resolve a problem
- Kill or capture the last few enemy soldiers after a victory.
- Eat a sauce with bread to finish it
- Remove a liquid that has been spilt
Mope (2)Mope about
- Move around being miserable
Mope around
- Move around being miserable
Mount (1)Mount up
- Increase over time
Mouth (1)Mouth off
- Speak angrily about something
Move (1)Move on
- Change the subject or your job
- Make people move from a place
Mug (2)Mug up
- Study quickly, revise
Mug up on
- Study something quickly, revise
Mull (1)Mull over
- Think about an issue or problem
Muscle (4)Muscle in
- Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
Muscle in on
- Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement
Muscle into
- Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement
Muscle out
- Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out
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