Phrasal verbs

Linguistic constructions that consist of the union of a verb with one or more words (generally, prepositions or adverbs), coming before or after it. This union gives the verb a different meaning than it originally has, always according to the context.

Verb: word that describes an action.
Preposition: describes the relationship between two words.

Memorize example sentences that contain these verbs, which helps a lot in remembering when and how to use them in similar contexts.

Ask out: invite (invite someone)

Add up: make sense

Break down: get upset (be sad or disappointed)

Bring about: cause (cause, provoke)

Catch up: reach a standard (reach a standard or level)

Come across: meet by chance

Do over: do again (do it again)

Drop by: come for a quick visit (stop by, show up without an appointment)

Fall apart: break into pieces

Figure out: find the answer

Find out: discover (discover)

Get along: like each other (like or get along with each other)

Get away with: do something bad without being punished (get away with it)

Get through: finish

Give up: stop trying

Grow up: become an adult (grow up)

Hand over: give something 18.

Keep something from: not tell, hide

Look after: take care of

Look forward: to be excited about future (to be anxious, excited)

Make something up: tell a lie (lie, make up a story)

Pass something up: decline (refuse something)

Run out: finish, use or sell all of something (exhauster, run out)

Stick to: to adhere, remain faithful (follow, remain faithful to something)

Think something over: consider (ponder, consider)

Work out: exercise

Look at: attention (look, pay attention)

Look for: search (search, find, search for something)

Give in: surrender (to have surrendered something)

Give up: quit

Give away: donate (donate, make a donation)

Doar: doar (doar, fazer uma doação)

Take care: care (to take care of something, such as a plant or animal, or a person)

Tomar cuidado: cuidar (cuidar de algo, como uma planta ou animal, ou uma pessoa)

Take back: return (return, give back what is not yours)

Take over: assume (become something, assume a position)

Take apart: disassemble (to disassemble something)

Turn down: reject (reject something, reduce)

Turn into: get (become something)

The airplane is scheduled to take off in 30 minutes.

Can you take down this phone number for me?

She got up as soon as the alarm clock rang.

Get down from that tree!

Could you look up her phone number?

I’ll be with you in a minute, please hang on.

Don’t give up on your dreams.
Call off    Cancelar

Break down    Quebrar/Ter um colapso emocional

Look after    Cuidar de

Take off    Decolar/Remover/Tirar
Put up with    Tolerar

Turn on    Ligar/Ativar

Turn off    Desligar/Desativar

Bring up    Criar (uma criança)/Mencionar um tópico

Get along with (someone)    Dar-se bem com (alguém)

Give up    Desistir

Give in    Ceder

Run out of    Acabar/Esgotar

Look forward to    Aguardar ansiosamente (algo)

Come up with    Inventar/Criar

Go through    Passar por/Examinar

Turn up    Aparecer/Aumentar o volume

Put off    Adiar

Pick up    Pegar/Aprender rapidamente

Set up    Configurar/Estabelecer

Get over    Superar/Recuperar-se de algo

Give away    Dar de graça/Revelar

Look up    Pesquisar/Olhar para cima

Run into    Encontrar/Esbarrar com

Break up    Terminar um relacionamento

Put on    Vestir/Colocar

Take up    Começar/Aceitar um hobby ou atividade

Take care of    Cuidar de/Tomar conta de

Go on    Continuar/Prosseguir

Come across    Encontrar por acaso

Turn down    Recusar/Diminuir

Check out    Verificar/Explorar

Look out    Cuidado/Prestar atenção

Look for    Procurar/Buscar

Give back    Devolver

Settle down    Estabelecer-se/Acomodar-se

Take care    Cuidar/Tomar cuidado

Put away    Guardar/Arrumar

Break through    Romper/Superar

Get by    Passar (por uma situação difícil)

Run away    Fugir

Look into    Investigar/Examinar

Turn in    Entregar/Apresentar

Bring back    Trazer de volta

Show up    Aparecer/Comparecer

Hang out    Sair/Passar o tempo com alguém

Look like    Parecer/Se assemelhar a algo ou alguém

Take over    Assumir o controle de/Tomar conta de

Come out    Sair/Aparecer

Put in    Instalar/Colocar

Get up    Levantar-se/Acordar

Take care of    Cuidar de/Tomar conta de

Break in    Arrombar/Entrar à força

Break out    Começar/Irromper

Check in    Fazer check-in/Registrar-se

Go back    Voltar/Retornar

Give in to    Ceder a/Render-se a

Look up to    Admirar/Respeitar

Show off    Exibir/Mostrar-se

Hang up    Desligar (telefone)

Put out    Apagar (fogo)/Lançar (disco)

Come up    Surgir/Acontecer

Break up with    Terminar um relacionamento com

Turn out to be    Acabar sendo/Resultar se

Run over    Atropelar/Passar por cima

Give out    Distribuir/Esgotar-se

Get in    Entrar/Chegar

Put off by    Ser desencorajado por

Look down on    Desprezar/Olhar com desdém

Take in    Aceitar/Compreender

Check out of    Fazer check-out (hotel)

Go off     Sair/Explodir

Set off    Partir/Disparar

Come up to    Aproximar-se de

Turn back    Voltar/Retroceder

Break up into    Dividir em partes

Bring up in    Criar/Educar em

Get out of    Sair de/Evitar

Give away to    Doar/Revelar a alguém

Look up in    Procurar em/Consultar

Run into with    Encontrar com

Put forward    Apresentar/Propor

Turn over    Virar/    Passar uma página

Take after    Parecer-se com/Levar após

Take on    Assumir/Aceitar

Check on    Verificar/Checar

Get over with    Superar/Terminar (algo desagradável)

Go out with    Namorar/Sair com

Put up to    Encorajar/Desafiar

Look forward    Aguardar ansiosamente

Hang on    Aguentar/Esperar

Put through    Conectar/Fazer uma ligação

Run out    Esgotar/Ficar sem

Break out of    Escapar de/Romper com

Show up at    Chegar a/Comparecer a

Turn around    Virar/Mudar de direção

Come over    Visitar/Chegar

Take down    Anotar/Derrubar

Give up on    Desistir de/Abandonar

Set out    Partir/Começar uma jornada

Get through    Passar (por uma dificuldade)