Phrasal Verbs

NAME: BOOT UP

MEANING: START UP

DEFINICION: REINICIAR UN APARATO

EXAMPLES:

1 MY COMPUTER WAS VERY SLOW SO I BOOTED UP

2 SHE BOOTED UP HER COMPUTER BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO FINISH HER WORK

NAME: BREAK UP

MEANING: BREAK INTO PIECES, END A RELASHIONSHIP, STOP, DEPART

DEFINICION: ROMPER EN PEDAZOS, TERMINAR UNA RELACION, DETENER, DISPERSAR

EXAMPLES:

1 BROOKE AND TAYLOR BROKE UP THIS MORNING

2 I BROKE UP MY ARM

NAME: CHECK OUT

MEANING: REGISTER, INVESTIGATE

DEFINICION: REGISTRARSE, INVESTIGAR ALGO

EXAMPLES:

1 I WANT TO CHECK OUT PLEASE

2 CAN YOU CHECK OUT MY CURRICULUM?

NAME: COME BACK

MEANING: RETURN TO A PLACE

DEFINICION: REGRESAR DE UN LUGAR

EXAMPLES:

1 WHEN WILL YOU COME BACK?

2 I’LL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU COME BACK

NAME: COME UP

MEANING: TO ASCEND, ARISE, APPROACH.

DEFINICION: SUBIR, SER MENCIONADO, ACERCARSE

EXAMPLES:

1 THEY DON’T COME UP WITH THEIR OWN IDEAS!

2 THE QUESTION ABOUT MY BOYFRIEND CAME UP AT THE DINNER

NAME: CROSS OFF

MEANING: REMOVE FROM A LIST, SHOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG BY CROSSING WITH AN “X”

DEFINICION: QUITAR DE UNA LISTA, SEÑALAR UN ERROR TACHANDOLO

EXAMPLES:

1 THE TEACHER IS CROSSING OFF MY ENTIRE TEST

2 I CROSSED OFF LOTS OF ITEMS FROM MY LIST

NAME: DROP BY

MEANING: VISIT INFORMALLY

DEFINICION: LLEGAR DE VISITA DE MANERA INFORMAL (SIN INVITACION)

EXAMPLES:

1 IN THE EVENING I’M GOING TO DROP BY ELENA’S HOUSE

2 I USED TO DROP BY YOUR SCHOOL BUT YOU WERE NEVER IN THERE

NAME: EAT OUT

MEANING: EAT AT A RESTAURANT

DEFINICION: COMER FUERA, COMER EN UN RESTAURANTE

EXAMPLES:

1 I WANT TO EAT OUT TODAY

2 I INVITE YOU TO EAT OUT, COME ON

NAME: FILL IN

MEANING: COMPLETE INFORMANTION

DEFINICION: AÑADIR INFORMACION

EXAMPLES:

1 FILL IN THE FORM AND THEN IT WILL BE READY

2 PLEASE FILL THESE FORMS FOR TOMORROW

NAME: FIT IN

MEANING: TO SUIT, TO BE CONFORTABLE,

DEFINICION: PERTENECER, ADAPTARSE A ALGO, FIND TIME FOR

EXAMPLES:

1 SHE FIT IN VERY WELL IN THEIR GROUP

2 I FIT IN ALL MY EXTRA ACTIVITIES

NAME: GET ALONG

MEANING: HAVE A FRIENDLY RELASHIONSHIP

DEFINICION: TENER UNA RELACION DE AMISTAD

EXAMPLES:

1 THEY CAN’T GET ALONG

2 MY SISTERS GET ALONG SO WELL

NAME: GET OVER:

MEANING: TO RECOVER FROM, TO GET ACROSS

DEFINICION: RECUPERARSE, SUPERAR, CRUZAR

EXAMPLES:

1 SHE DON’T LOVE YOU GET OVER IT!

2 THEY GOT OVER FROM A CRISIS

NAME: GET UP

MEANING: ARISE FROM BED, STAND UP.

DEFINICION: LEVANTARSE DE LA CAMA, PONERSE DE PIE.

EXAMPLES:

1 WHEN THE TEACHER ENTERED INTO THE CLASS ROOM EVERYBODY GOT UP

2 I USED TO GET UP AT FIVE EVERY MORNING

NAME: GIVE BACK

MEANING: RETURN SOMETHING TO ITS OWNER

DEFINICION: REGRESAR ALGO A SU DUEÑO

EXAMPLES:

1 I’LL GIVE YOUR BOOK BACK BY TOMORROW

2 THEY GAVE ME BACK MY MONEY

NAME: GIVE UP

MEANING: ABANDON (HABITS), RESIGN

DEFINICION: DEJAR DE HACER ALGO (HABITOS FUMAR, ETC), DEJAR POR (TRABAJOS)

EXAMPLES:

1 I WANT TO GIVE UP SMOKING

2 I GAVE UP MY OLD JOB TO BECAME A DOCTOR

NAME: GO OUT

MEANING: LEAVE, CEASE (BURNINGS AND FASHION)

DEFINICION: ABANDONAR UN LUGAR, APAGAR, PASAR DE MODA.

EXAMPLES:

1 AFTER THEY WENT OUT I CALLED MY FRIENDS

2 RIPPED PANTS HAS GONE OUT THIS SEASON

NAME: HAND IN

MEANING: STAY POSITIVE, DELIVER, GIVE TO SOMEONE, SUBMIT

DEFINICION: MANTENERSE POSITIVO, ENTREGAR, REGRESAR

EXAMPLES:

1 I HAVE TO HAND MY HOME WORK IN BY TOMORROW

2 YESTERDAY MY TEACHER HANDED IN THE INFORMATION FOR THE PROJECT

NAME: HOLD ON

MEANING: WAIT FOR SOMETHING

DEFINICION: ESPERAR EN UN PERIODO CORTO DE TIEMPO

EXAMPLES:

1 HOLD ON, I’M ALMOST READY

2 HOLD ON SR. I’LL TELL MR. MARTENS

NAME: LOOK FOR

MEANING: TRY TO FIND SOMETHING

DEFINICION: BUSCAR, TRATAR DE ENCONTRAR ALGO, DESCUBRIR

EXAMPLES:

1 WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

2 LOOK FOR THE STARS TONIGHT

NAME: LOOK UP

MEANING: TO SEARCH AND FIND, TO VISIT AND TO BECOME BETTER

DEFINICION: BUSCAR Y ENCONTRAR (REFERENCIAS, EN LIBROS, ETC), VISITAR Y MEJORAR EN ALGO

EXAMPLES:

1 LOOK UP FOR ME I’LL BE STANDING HERE

2 I’LL LOOK UP IN THE DICTIONARY

NAME: PICK UP

MEANING: COLLECT, IMPROVE, COLLECT SOMEONE

DEFINICION: RECOGER, MEJORAR, RECOGER A ALGUIEN.

EXAMPLES:

1 WE WILL PICK YOU UP AT EIGHT

2 I’M PICKING UP MY NEW TRUCK

NAME: PLUG IN

MEANING: TO CONNECT AN ELECTRONIC

DEFINICION: CONECTAR ALGUN APARATO ELECTRONICO

EXAMPLES:

1 PLUG IN MY COMPUTER!

2 YOU HAVE TO PLUG IN THE TV FIRST

NAME: PUT ON

MEANING: PUT CLOTHES ON, GAIN (WEIGHT), SWITCH ON

DEFINICION: PONERSE ALGO, GANAR PESO, ENCENDER ALGO

EXAMPLES:

1 PUT ON YOUR RAIN BOOTS IF YOU’RE GOING OUT

2 HAVE YOU PUT WEIGHT ON?

NAME: PRINT OUT

MEANING: TO PRINT A DOCUMENT

DEFINICION: IMPRIMIR DOCUMENTOS

EXAMPLES:

1 I HAVE TO PRINT OUT THIS FORM BUT MY COMPUTER IS BROKEN!

2 COULD YOU PRINT OUT MY HOMEWORK?

NAME: PUT UP

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