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PHRASAL VERBS - Definitions

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  • get out
    leave a place
  • to take care of somebody
    care for
  • put money aside
    save up - I´m saving up for a new mobile phone
  • take care
    look after
  • a machine doesn´t work anymore
    break down
  • have none left/ use up supplies
    run out - We run out of coffee
  • go to an event
    go out
  • select/choose
    pick out
  • depart, go
    set off - What time do you set off on Sunday?
  • to stop feeling angry or nervous
    calm down
  • to retun money to somebody
    pay back
  • become an adult, mature
    grow up
  • keep on
    continue doing something
  • quit/stop doing something/ abandon
    give up
  • to lift something from a place
    pick up
  • call off
    to cancel
  • make somtehing clean
    clean up
  • begin to live in a new place
    move in
  • return something that doesn´t suit or is damaged
    send back
  • to fix things (after an argument)
    make up (with)
  • delay until later
    put off
  • to meet unexpectedly
    bump into
  • have an argument with someone
    fall out (with)
  • to wait
    hold on
  • to end a relationship
    break up
  • ask out
    invite on a date
  • feel excited about something that is going to happen
    look forward to
  • to retun
    get back
  • have a friendly/good relationship with someone
    get along (with)
  • being with friends and spending time with them
    hang out (with)
  • make a formal application or request
    apply for
  • eat away from home
    eat out
  • dress in smart or formal clothes
    dress up
  • check in (hotel)
    to register in a hotel
  • enter a place
    come in/ into
  • to escape
    break out
  • remove a piece of clothing
    take off