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phrasal verbs
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- 1be afterestar detras de, perseguir
- 2be againstestar en contra de
- 3be awaybe absent
- 4be backreturn, be again somewhere (a person)
- 5be inbe at home/in one's office etc
- 6be in forbe about to experience (usu bad)
- 7be onbe shown in cinemas, theatres etc
- 8be overbe finished
- 9be up to1) be equal to, 2) depend on
- 10break down1) (of machinery) stop working, 2) start crying (collapse emotionally), 3) divide into parts to explain
- 11break awaybecome separate
- 12break in1) (intr) enter by force
- 13break evenneither lose nor gain
- 14break into1) (tr) enter by force, 2) burst into (song, laughter etc)
- 15break off1) (tr) end a relationship unexpectedly, 2) break a piece from something
- 16break out1) begin suddenly (war, disease, fire etc), 2) (of) escape from a place
- 17break up1) (intr) separate; split up, end a relationship 2) stop for holidays (schools etc)
- 18bring aboutcause to happen
- 19bring alongbring someone/something to your place
- 20bring overtake to someone's house
- 21bring back1) recall, 2) reintroduce
- 22bring down1) cause to fall, 2) reduce prices
- 23bring forwardsuggest an idea, arrange something for earlier
- 24bring oncause, usu sth unpleasant
bring out publish - 25bring round1) help sb regain consciousness, 2) persuade sb to change opinion, 3) bring to someone's house
- 26bring tohelp to gain awareness
- 27bring up1) raise a child, 2) vomit, 3) introduce a subject, 4) mention
- 28be/get carried awaybe/get excited
- 29carry offdo sth successfully, transport something by force
- 30carry on (with)continue esp despite difficulties
- 31carry outperform, complete (investigation, research, crimes, studies, interview)
- 32carry overpostpone
- 33carry through1) complete despite difficulties, 2) help sb survive during troubled times
- 34come acrossmeet/find by chance a thing
- 35come byobtain
- 36come down withbecome ill from
- 37come alongaccompany someone, make progress
- 38come intoinherit
- 39come off1) happen, 2) succeed
- 40come out1) be published, 2) bloom
- 41come round1) regain consciousness on your own, 2) be persuaded to change opinion, 3) go to someone's house
- 42come toregain consciousness on your own, conclude
- 43come onhurry up
- 44come forwardvolunteer or present yourself
- 45come apartseparate into pieces
- 46come throughsurvive, overcome successfully
- 47come upaparecer, surgir
- 48come up toestar a la altura, acercarse
- 49come up withfind (an answer, solution etc)
- 50cut acrosstake a shorter way
- 51cut back (on)reduce generally
- 52cut downreduce length of sth
- 53cut down (on)reduce amount consumed gradually
- 54cut in/intointerrupt, take someone's place in a queue
- 55cut offdisconnect/stop the supply of something
- 56be cut offbe isolated
- 57cut out1) leave out; remove
- 58cut upcut into small pieces
- 59do away withabolish
- 60do downspeak badly of sb
- 61do inkill
- 62do outclean
- 63do upredecorate
- 64do with1) need; want, 2) have a connection with
do without manage to live or continue without - 65do withoutmanage to live or continue without
- 66fall backmove back; retreat
- 67fall back onuse sth in the absence of sth else as last resort
- 68fall behind1) fail to keep up with (less progress), 2) be late with payment
- 69fall for1) be tricked, 2) fall in love with sb
fall in with accept sb's plans, ideas - 70fall in withaccept sb's plans, ideas
- 71fall intostart a hobby by accident
- 72fall apartbreak into pieces, lose control of emotions/relationships
- 73fall overlose balance
- 74fall offdecrease by itself
- 75fall on1) attack, 2) eat (food) hungrily, 3) happen in an specific moment, 4) take charge
- 76fall out (with)quarrel
- 77fall throughfail a plan
- 78get aboutmove around; spread
- 79get sth acrossmake sth understood
- 80get away (from)1) escape, 2) leave
- 81get along (with)have a friendly relationship
- 82get at1) reach, 2) imply, suggest
- 83get away with sthavoid being punished for sth
- 84get sb downdepress
- 85get off1) to avoid punishment, 2) to descend from a bus etc, 3) stop doing something
- 86get on1) enter a bus etc, 2) manage
- 87get on withcontinue, often after interruption
- 88get over1) return to usual state of health, happiness etc after sth bad, 2) overcome
- 89get (a)roundconvencer, engañar, moverse, evitar reglas
- 90get through1) finish work, 2) reach sb by phone
- 91give away1) give sth for free, 2) reveal
- 92give outstop functioning, distribute
- 93give yourself up todedicate all
- 94give offemit
- 95give backreturn
- 96give in1) surrender, 2) hand in
- 97give up1) stop (a habit etc), 2) surrender
- 98go about withkeep company with
- 99go downdecrease by itself
- 100go aheadgo in front
- 101go upincrease
- 102go back onbreak a promise, agreement, etc
- 103go down withbecome ill
- 104go for1) attack, 2) apply for, 3) choose
- 105go withagree
- 106go bypass
- 107go in forenter a competition
- 108go afterchase somebody or a dream
- 109go off1) explode, activate 2) (of food) go bad, 3) stop working
- 110go out1) be extinguished, 2) leave a house, 3) something bright is dark
- 111go backreturn to a place or moment
- 112go alongagree
- 113go over1) examine specific details, 2) repeat
- 114go roundbe enough for everyone to have a share
- 115hold back1) hesitate, 2) control, 3) keep a secret
- 116hold onwait
- 117hold out1) endure, 2) mantain, 3) last
- 118hold up1) delay, 2) rob (sb or sth)
- 119keep at sthcontinue working on sth
- 120keep away (from)stay away
- 121keep back1) stay back, 2) conceal
- 122keep behindmake sb remain after others have left
- 123keep sb/sth downcontrol
- 124keep (oneself) from1) prevent from, 2) avoid
- 125keep in withremain friendly with
- 126keep sb/sth off(cause) to stay at a distance
- 127keep oncontinue without stopping
- 128keep up withstay level with (sb/sth)
- 129look aftertake care of
- 130look down ondespise (opp. look up to)
- 131look aheadguess the future
- 132look forsearch for
- 133look forward toanticipate
- 134look aroundobserve movement
- 135look intoinvestigate
- 136look on1) be a spectator, 2) regard; consider
- 137look out (for)watch out
- 138look overrevise generally (sth written)
- 139look throughexamine specifically (sth written)
- 140look up1) search for information, 2) visit sb after a lapse of time (specially sb living at some distance)
- 141make formove quickly towards
- 142make up1) invent, 2) form or constitute, 4) reconcile, 5) prepare (by mixing)
- 143make oneself upput cosmetics on
- 144make intotransform by actions
- 145make up forcompensate for
- 146make offescape
- 147make out1) complete; fill in, 2) distinguish, 3) understand
- 148put asidesave (usu money) without a clear intention
- 149put awayput in the usual place
- 150put down1) place something onto a surface 2) write down 3) criticize, insult
- 151put forwardpropose
- 152put offpostpone, reluctant or demotivated
- 153put on1) switch on, 2) increase (weight), 3) pretend to be/have, 4) wear, 5) organize an event
- 154put out1) extinguish, 2) produce information to read, 3) place something outside a house
- 155put togethercombine
- 156put throughconnect by phone
- 157put up1) offer hospitality, 2) erect, 3) raise prices
- 158put up withtolerate
- 159run acrossmeet or find a thing by chance
- 160run onbe fulled by
- 161run afterchase quickly
- 162run away withsteal
- 163run down1) (of a battery) lose power, 2) (passive) be exhausted, 3) knock down, 4) speak badly of sb
- 164run into1) meet unexpectedly, collide with a person
- 165run up torun towards someone/something
- 166run out ofcome to an end
- 167run overrevise quickly, hit someone with a vehicle, exceed a limit
- 168run up againstface; encounter difficulties
- 169run throughrevise quickly; rehearse
- 170set asidesave for a special purpose
- 171set back1) delay progress of sth, 2) delay an event till a later date
- 172set out, set forth, set offbegin a journey
- 173set instart and seem likely to continue
- 174set aboutstart doing
- 175set on(cause to) attack, to be determined
- 176set up1) prepare to use later, 2) build; erect, 3) establish
- 177be taken abackbe strongly surprised
- 178take afterlook like
- 179take sth backadmit that one was wrong in what one said
- 180take down3) write down
- 181take inunderstand, be tricked
- 182take off1) remove clothes, 2) become successful 3) despegar
- 183take on1) undertake responsibility, 2) employ, 3) challenge or compete
- 184take sb outtake sb to the theatre etc
- 185take overtake control or responsibility of somebody else, conquer land
- 186take toto like
- 187take upbegin to do sth a a hobby
- 188turn away1) refuse to let in, 2) refuse to help
- 189turn down1) reduce volume (opp: turn up), reject a proposal
- 190turn ingo to bed
- 191turn intoconvert into by itself
- 192turn offswitch off (opp: turn on), make someone lose interest
- 193turn onswitch on, make someone get angry
- 194turn out1) prove to be in the end, 2) force sb to leave, 3) produce
- 195turn togo to sb for help, advice etc
- 196turn overgo to the next page
- 197turn upincrease the volumn, pressure etc (opp: turn down), appear unexpectedly
- 198work onbe busy with
- 199work out1) find by reasoning, 2) turn out successfully
- 200work updevelop
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- Flashcards on phrasal verbs, created by Noe Le on 17/04/2025.
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