Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Write Down
Make a written note (Escribir una nota)
I write this sentence down / I write down this sentence
Leave Out
Omit (Omitir)
I leave your name out / I leave out your name
Look Up
Search in a list or in a dictionary (Buscar en una lista or diccionario)
I look that term up / I look up that term
Make Up
Invent a story or lie (Invertar una historia o mentira)
I make that story up / I make up that story
Sort Out
Organize, arrange, place in order (Organizar, colocar, poner en orden)
I sort the patients list out / I sort out the patients list
Look After
Take care of something or someone (Cuidar de algo o alguien)
I look after your brother
Look Forward To
Await something with excitement [if followed by a verb, it ends in -ing] (Esperar algo con entusiasmo [si es seguido de un verbo, este acaba en -ing])
I look forward to meeting you / I look forward to this
Put up with
Tolerate (Tolerar)
An employee has to put up with the boss
Check Out
Verify or consult something (Verificar o consultar algo)
I have to check out the meaning / I have to check the meaning out
Bring Up
Mention a topic (Mencionar un tema)
He always brings that topic up / He always brings up that topic
Fill Out
Complete a form or app (Completar un formulario o app)
To enter, you have to fill out this form / To enter, you have to fill this form out
Find out
Discover something (Descubrir algo)
I find out the meaning of this phrasal verb / I find the meaning of this phrasal verb out
Point Out
Call attention to something (Llamar la atención hacia algo)
I point that picture out / I point out that picture
Look For
Search for, seek (Buscar algo en general)
I am looking for my friend in this town
Look Into
Investigate or explore (Investigar o explorar)
I look into that topic for my essay
Run Across
Find by chance (Encontrar por casualidad)
I run across my friend when I was in the supermarket
Hand In
Submit (Entregar) [un trabajo, redacción, etc]
I submitted the last task (He entregado la última tarea)
Hold Up
Delay (Retrasar)
You should hold up the doctor’s appointment 15 minutes (Deberías retrasar la cita con el médico 15 minutos)
Put Off
Postpone (Posponer)
You should postpone the doctor’s appointment for tomorrow (Deberías posponer la cita con el médico para mañana)
Get On Well With [Somebody]
Be friends with [somebody] (Llevarse bien con [alguien])
I get on well with you (Me llevo bien contigo)
Take Part In
Participate in (Participar en)
I took part in the group essay (Participé en la redacción grupal)
Take Place
Happen (Suceder)
The meeting will take place in the office (La reunión sucederá en la oficina)
