Phrasal Verbs

Ask out

convidar alguém para sair

Bring about

cause

Bring up

1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic

Call back

returnar uma ligação telefônica

Call in

ask to come to an official place for a special reason

CALL OFF

cancelar

Call on*

1) visit 2) ask a student a question in class

Call up

ligar pelo telefone

CATCH UP (WITH)*

reach the same position or level as someone

Check in*

registro de entrada em um hotel

Check into*

investigar

Check out

1) emprestar um livra na biblioteca 2) investigar

Cheer up

fazer (alguém) mais feliz

Clean up

deixar limpo e organizado

Come across*

find by chance

Cross out

traçar uma linha através

Cut out

para uma atividade chata/irritante

Do over

repetir

DROP BY*

convite para visitar informalmente (dê uma passada)

Drop in (on)*

visitar informalmente (dar um passada em)

Drop off

deixar alguma coisa/alguém/algum lugar

Drop out (of)*

Deixar a faculdade ou colégio

End up

acabar fazendo algo

Figure out

find the answer by logic

Fill out

complete a form

Find out

descobrir alguma informação

Get along (with)*

ter um bom relacionamento (com)

Get back (from)

1) voltar a algum lugar 2) receber de volta

Get in, get into*

1) entrar num carro 2) chegar

Get off*

leave any vehicle

Get on*

enter any vehicle

Get out of*

1) leave a car 2) avoid some unpleasant activity

Get over*

recover from an illness

Get through*

finish

Get up*

arise from bed, a chair etc.

Give back

return something to someone

Give up

stop doing something

Go over*

review or check

Grow up*

become an adult

HAND IN

submit an assignment

Hang up

1) stop a telephone conversation 2) put up clothes on a line or a hook

Have on

wear

Keep out (of)

not enter

Keep up (with)*

stay at the same position or level

Kick out (of)

force (someone) to leave

Look after*

take care of

LOOK INTO*

investigate

Look out (for)*

be careful

Look over

review or check

Look up

look for information in a reference book

Make up

1) invent 2) do past work

Name after

give a baby the name of someone else

Pass away*

die

Pass out

1) distribute 2) lose consciousness

Pick out

select

Pick up

1) go to get someone 2) take in one’s hand

Point out

call someone’s attention to

Put away

remove to an appropriate place

Put back

return to original position

Put off

postpone

Put on

dress

Put out

extinguish a cigarette, fire

Put up with*

tolerate

Rely on

depender de

Round out

completar, fechar

Run into

meet by chance

Run across

find by chance

Run off

tirar cópias (impressas ou xerox)

Run out (of)

acabou o suprimento de algo

Show up*

appear, come to

Shut off

parar uma máquina, equipamento, luz, etc

Take after*

resemble

Take off

1) remove clothing 2) leave on a trip 3) leave the ground (aeroplane)

Take out

1) take someone on a date 2) remove

Take over

take control

Take up

begin a new activity

TEAR DOWN

demolish, reduce to nothing

Tear up

tear into many little pieces

Think over

considerar

Throw away

descartar

Throw out

descartar

Throw up

vomit

Try on

put on clothing to see if it fits

Turn down

decrease volume

Turn in

1) submit classwork 2) go to bed

Turn off

stop a machine, equipment, light etc.

Turn on

start a machine, equipment, light etc.

Turn out

extinguish a light

Turn up

increase volume or intensity

Zonk out

pegar no sono