40 useful phrasal verbs

The listing of 40 useful phrasal verbs

1. AGREE WITH - estar de acuerdo
2. BE ABOUT TO - estar a punto de
3. BE BACK - regresar
4. BE OUT OF - quedarse sin
5. BE OVER - terminarse
6. BREAK DOWN - averiarse
7. CALL BACK - volver a llamar
8. CARRY ON - seguir. continuar
9. CARRY OUT - llevar a cabo
10. CLEAR UP - poner en orden
11. COME ACROSS - encontrar, dar con
12. COME IN - entrar
13. CUT OFF - cortar, desconnectar
14. GET BACK - volver, regresar
15. GET IN (TO) - entrar
16. GET OFF - bajar (de un autobus, tren)
17. GET ON - subir (a un autobus, tren, moto)
18. GET UP - levantarse
19. GIVE BACK - devolver
20. GIVE UP - dejar (de fumar, beber)
21. GO AWAY - irse, marcharse
22. GO BACK - volver, regresar
23. GO OUT - salir (por la calle)
24. HANG ON / HOLD ON - esperar
25. HANG UP - colgar (el teléfono)
26. KNOCK DOWN - derribar, atropear, demoler
27. LOOK AFTER - cuidar
28. LOOK FOR - buscar
29. LOOK FORWARD TO - esperar con ilusión
30. LOOK UP - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario)
31. PUT IN - meter, introducir
32. PUT ON - encender
33. RUN OUT OF - quedarse sin algo
34. TAKE AFTER - parecerse a
35. TAKE OFF - despegar
36. TAKE OUT - extraer, sacar
37. THROW AWAY - tirar (en la basura)
38. TURN DOWN - bajar (el volumen)
39. TURN UP - subir (el volumen)
40. TURN ON - encender (televisión, luces etc.)

Phrasal verbs(2)

What is a Phrasal Verb?(2)

Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions, combining verbs and prepositions to make new verbs whose meaning is often not obvious from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. They are widely used in both written and spoken English, and new ones are formed all the time as they are a flexible way of creating new terms.

Phrasal verbs

What is a phrasal verb?(1)

It's a verb + a particle (preposition or adverb) that changes the meaning to make a new verb.

Examples

• She's looking after the kids
• I've decided to give up smoking.
• What will she say when she finds out?

Phrasal verbs are very common in spoken and written English so we need them to understand and speak natural English.