Complete List of Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs list con GIVE

• Give away – Traicionar.
  His false identity papers gave him away.
• Give off – Emitir mal olor.
  The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
• Give out – Terminarse.
  When our money gave out we had to borrow some.
• Give over – Abandonarse a una actividad.
  The rest of the time was given over to playing cards.
•  Give over – Parar.
  Why don’t you give over? You are getting on my nerves.
• Give up – Rendirse.
  The escaped prisoner gave herself up.

•  Give up – Dar algo o alguien por muerto o perdido.
  After ten days the ship was given up for lost..

• Give up – Dejar una actividad o hábito.
  They gave up gambling.

Phrasal Verbs list con CUT

• Cut out – Dejar de hacer algo.
  My Dad has very high cholesterol, so he has cut out eggs and dairy from his diet.
• Cut back – Hacer algo en menor medida.
  You eat too much salt, you should cut back on salty foods.
• Cut off – Recortar.
  He cut all the fat off.

• Cut out – Dar forma a algo mediante cortes.
  He cut several pieces of pastry out.

• Cut up – Recortar en piezas con un cuchillo.
  He cut the pie up into equal slices.

Phrasal Verbs list con BRING

• Bring about – Causar.
  The crisis was brought about by Brenda’s resignation.
• Bring off – Hacer algo con éxito.
  The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.
• Bring on – Causar una enfermedad.
  Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.
• Bring on – Causar un problema.
  You have brought this on/upon yourself.
• Bring round – Influir a alguien hacia tu punto de vista.
  After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view.
• Bring up – Mencionar.
  I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.

Phrasal Verbs list con CALL

• Call after – Poner el mismo nombre de un antecesor.
  The baby is called after his grandfather.
• Call at – Hacer una parada corta.
  The train calls at Oxbridge and Glenville.
• Call away – Pedir a alguien que se vaya.
  The doctor was called away for an emergency.
• Call back – Devolver una llamada.
  I’ll call you back as soon as possible.
• Call for – Ir a algún sitio a por alguien.
  Tom said he would call for her at 8 o’clock.
•  Call for – Demandar que algo se haga.
  The authorities called for an investigation.
• Call for – Requerir.
  The job calls for excellent computer skills.
• Call in – Pedir a alguien que venga a hacer un trabajo.
  He called in the plumber to repair the leak.
• Call in (on) – Hacer una visita a alguien.
  Jack called in on his parents yesterday.
• Call off – Cancelar.
  The picnic was called off due to the storm.
• Call on/upon – Invitar o pedir formalmente.
  I now call on the President to address the assembly.
• Call out – Decir algo en voz alta.
  He called out my name but I didn’t answer.

• Call round – Ir a un sitio a ver a alguien.
  The nurse said she would call round to see my mother.

• Call up – Movilizar en el ejercito.
  My grandfather was called up to active duty in 1940.

Phrasal Verbs list con PICK

• Pick up – Recoger algo o a alguien para llevarle a otro sitio.
  There’s nothing in the fridge so I will pick some sandwiches up from the shop.
• Pick up – Mejorar.
  The weather seems to be picking up.
• Pick at – Comer despacio.
  Mauro picks at his food. He eats like a bird.
• Pick at – Irritar o molestar.
  If you have a mosquito bite, you shouldn’t pick at it.
• Pick off – Quitar.
  Toni picked the hairs off her sweater one by one.
• Pick on – Acosar.
  Teenagers always pick on the new kid in school.
• Pick up – Aprender mediante experiencia.
  I picked up a little Korean when I lived in Seoul.
• Pick up – Acelerar o estar ocupado.
  Miami Beach really picks up in March because of Spring Break.
• Pick up – Llevar a alguien en el coche.
  Larry always picks me up when I fly into Philadelphia.

• Pick up – Pagar la cuenta de alguien.
  Anastasia picked up our tab at the bar.

•  Pick out – Elegir algo.
  I told Gina to pick out a new pair of shoes for her birthday present.

Phrasal Verbs list con CARRY

• Carry away – Dejarse llevar.
  My son normally gets a little carried away on his birthday.
• Carry off – Ganar un premio.
  Mary carried off a gold medal in the swimming championship.
• Carry on – Seguir.
  Please, carry on the way you are; I am only here to observe.
• Carry out – Llevar a cabo.
  The police will carry out an investigation and inform the press of any new developments.

• Carry out – Cumplir.
  ). I am a man of my word, I always carry out my promises.

• Carry through – Llevar a cabo.
  The plan was carried through to perfection, thanks for your help.

Phrasal Verbs list con BE

• Be after – Intentar, conseguir.
  What’s he after? Is he looking for proof?
• Be against – Oponerse.
  I must say I’m against the idea.
• Be along – Llegar.
  Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
• Be away – Estar fuera por un periodo largo.
  She is away today. She has gone to London.
• Be down – Estar deprimido.
  The news is bad so John is a bit down today.
• Be down – Descender.
  Oil prices were down today.
• Be down on – Desaprobar, no gustar.
  Why is Charlie so down on the new recruit?
• Be down with – Estar enfermo.
  My mother is down with a bad cold.
• Be in for – Tener motivos para esperar algo.
  I think we are in for snow today.
• Be in on – Participar en algo.
  Alex is in on the project too.
• Be into – Estar interesado en algo.
  He’s into sports and she’s into poliltics.
• Be off – Salir hacia algún sitio.
  I’m off! I’ve got a plane to catch.
• Be on – Tomar medicación.
  The driver was on drugs at the time of the accident.
• Be on about – Querer decir.
  What are you on about? I don’t understand.
• Be onto – Hacer un descubrimiento.
  My colleague is excited. He must be on to something.
• Be out – Estar fuera por un periodo corto.
  Where’s Peter? He’s out today.
•  Be out of – Quedarse sin algo.
  We’re out of coffee I’m afraid.