Phrasal Verbs - List 1 (B2):

1. back down – stop demanding something

2. break down – stop working
3. break up – to end; to separate (a marriage / a relationship / etc.)
4. bring up (a child) – raise (a child)
5. bump into – to meet someone unexpectedly
6. call for – demand / request
7. call off – cancel (an event)
8. carry on – continue
9. catch on – to become popular (an idea or a style); to understand
10. cheer up – make happier
11. come across – find by chance
12. come into (money) – inherit
13. come round – come to your house
14. come up with (an idea) – think of and suggest an idea
15. come up – be mentioned, arise or appear (in class / an exam / a meeting)
16. count on – to rely on
17. cut down on – reduce the amount you consume
18. cut off – separate / isolate / interrupt
19. cut out – stop doing / eating something
20. do up – fasten, button up clothes; repair, redecorate or modernize a building or room
21. dress up – put on different clothes in order to disguise yourself
22. drop by – to visit informally or unexpectedly
23. drop off – to take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there
24. drop out – stop taking part in (a competition, a university, etc.)
25. end up – an end result of something planned or unplanned
26. fall for (someone) – fall in love with
27. fall out with (someone) – argue and stop being friendly with someone
28. find out – discover
29. follow up – find out more about something; take further action
30. get along with (someone) – have a good relationship with
31. get away (for the weekend) – go away for a period of time for a break
32. get away with – not be punished for doing something
33. get by – manage to survive / live
34. get on with (someone) – have a good relationship with
35. get on with (something) – start or continue doing something (especially work)
36. get over (someone) – recover after the end of a relationship with someone
37. get over (something) – recover from
38. get together – meet (usually for social reasons)
39. get rid of – eliminate
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40. give away (secrets) – reveal

41. give back – return
42. give in (homework) – submit
43. give in (to someone’s requests) – agree to something you do not want to
44. give off (a smell) – produce and send into the air
45. give out (information) – announce or broadcast information
46. give out – distribute to a group of people
47. give up – to stop trying to do something (often because it is too difficult)
48. go along with – support an idea or agree with someone’s opinion
49. go off – explode; become bad (food)
50. go on – to continue
51. go out with – have a romantic relationship with someone
52. go through with – complete a promise or plan
53. grow apart – get distant from someone, like a friend
54. grow up – slowly become an adult
55. hand in – submit school work, submit documentation
56. hand out – to distribute to a group of people, usually free
57. hang around – to wait or spend time somewhere, doing nothing
58. hang out – spend time relaxing (informal)
59. hang up – to hang clothes or an object on a hook or line; to end a phone call
60. head for – go towards
61. hold back – prevent someone from making progress
62. hurry up – do something more quickly
63. keep on – to continue
64. let down – disappoint
65. let off – give someone a lighter punishment than they expected (or not punish at all)
66. look after – take care of
67. look down on – feel superior to
68. look for – try to find
69. look forward to – feel happy about something that is going to happen
70. look into – investigate
71. look up – find information about (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
72. look up to – admire and respect
73. make up for – compensate for
74. make up with (someone) – become friends again
75. make up (something) – invent (stories, excuses)
76. move on – change to a different job, activity or place
77. move out – stop living in a house or flat
78. pass out – lose consciousness
79. pay back – return money

 80. pay for – purchase

81. pay off – finish paying for something; have a positive result from hard work
82. pick up – meet / collect someone (e.g. at the station / from school)
83. point out – to draw attention to something or someone
84. put away – put something back in the correct place
85. put off – postpone
86. put on (an event/a show) – organize an event
87. put on (clothes /make up) – place something on your body
88. put on (weight) – increase (weight)
89. put out – extinguish (e.g. fire)
90. put up (for the night) – accommodate
91. put up (your hand) – lift into the air
92. put up with – tolerate
93. rip off – charge someone too much for something
94. run into – meet by accident
95. run out of – use up (e.g. money, petrol, time)
96. set off – start a journey
97. set up – establish / start (e.g. a company)
98. show off – try to impress people by telling or showing them what you are capable of
99. shut down – to close
100. sort out – arrange or order by classes or categories; find a solution
101. stand for – to represent
102. stand out – be easy to see because of being different
103. take after (someone) – resemble a member of your family in appearance, behaviour or
character
104. take off (something) – to remove from a surface or your body (clothes)
105. take off – leave the ground (e.g. a plane)
106. take on – attempt something new; employ
107. take over – take control of
108. take to – start to like, especially after only a short time
109. take up – start doing (a hobby)
110. tell off – speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
111. throw away – get rid of something you do not need any more
112. turn back – return towards the place you started from
113. turn down – reject or refuse
114. turn into – to transform
115. turn off – to disconnect (e.g. a computer)
116. turn on – to connect (e.g. the TV)
117. turn up – arrive, usually unexpectedly, early or late
118. use up – finish a supply of something

119. wear out – to use something until it becomes unusable

120. work out – think about and find a solution; do exercise

Phrasal Verbs - List 2 (C1):

1.- Account for (justificar-explicar)

Ex.: Increased pollution may account for climate change.

2.- Bring on (provocar, causar, suscitar)

Ex.: His heart condition was brought on by his diet.

3.- Come about (ocurrir, suceder por casualidad)

Ex.: Increased unemployment has come about through automated production.

4.- Do without (prescindir)

Ex.: We can do without help from you.

5.- Embark on (embarcarse en, lanzarse)

Ex.: After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking.

6.- Follow through (seguir haciendo algo hasta que se complete)

Example: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to master the subject.

7.- Get across (hacer entender)

Ex.: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures.

8.- Look forward to (ansiar, anhelar)

*A este phrasal verb siempre le sigue un gerundio o un sustantivo.
Ex.: I’m looking forward to meeting you later.

9.- Map out (planear en detalle como va a pasar algo)

Ex.: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job.

10.- Narrow down (restringir, reducir)

Ex.: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two.

11.- Put forward (ofrecerse, sugerir)

Ex.: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t have time to discuss them.

12.- Resort to (recurrir, echar mano de)

Ex.: We must resort to legal action of they don’t offer compensation.

13.- Talk out of (disuadir a alguien de)

Ex.: Her parents talked her out of living in a rented flat.

14.- Verge on (lindar con)

Ex.: His speech was so good, it was verging on genius.

15.- Phase in (introducir paulatinamente)

Ex.: Madrid City Council is phasing in new measures to address the pollution in the city.

 Phrasal Verbs - List 3 (C2):

1. Add up to (sumar un total)

Ex: Your purchases add up to 150,50 €
Sus

2. Average out at (costar un promedio/rondar)

Ex: The price of dinner averages out at 25€ per person.
Sus

3. Back out of (echarse atrás, retirarse de)

Ex: EE.UU. backed out of the Tokio agreement./Kirk backed the car out of the depot.
Sus

4. Boil down to (reducirse a)

Ex: The issue boils down to a lack of money.
Sus

5. Be caught up in / Mixed up in (estar involucrado)

Ex: Josh got mixed up in the robbery and was sent to jail.
Sus

6. Brush up on (mejorar, repasar algo del estudio)

Ex: Sue must brush up on her Japanese before going to Tokio.
Sus

7. Catch up on (ponerse al día)

Ex: I must call my sister to catch up on the latest family events.
Sus

8. Catch up with (alcanzar, pillar a)

Ex: You go ahead. I’ll have to work hard to catch up with the others.
Sus

9. Come up with (inventarse, conseguir)

Ex: I’ll come up with a brilliant idea.
Sus

10. Come up against (tropezar con, topar con)

Ex: The plan to demolish the old bridge came up against a lot of criticism.
Sus

11. Clamp down on (restringir, reprimir a)

Ex: The city is clamping down on gang violence.
Sus

12. Cut down on (reducir el consumo de)

Ex: The local authorities have decided to cut down on illegal chinese store.
Sus

13. Drop / Pop in on (hacer una visita corta)

Ex: I´ll drop in on you on my way home and we can have a nice cup of tea.
Sus

14. Fall back on (contar con el apoyo de alguien/algo)

Ex: We were lucky to have some tinned food to fall back on.
Sus

15. Get along with (llevarse bien con alguien)

Ex: It’s important to get along with your boss.
Sus

16. Get on with something (continuar, hacer progreso)

Ex: Get on with the hard job.
Sus

 17. Get on well with somebody (llevarse bien con)

Ex. Mr. Johnsons does not get on very well with his colleagues.
Sus

18. Get out of (escaparse de, librase de)

Ex: Hugh is trying to get out of working the night shift.
Sus

19. Get rid of (deshacerse de, librarse de)

Ex: It’s difficult to get rid of old habits.
Sus

20. Get round to (encontrar tiempo para hacer algo)

Ex: I never seem to be able to get round to keeping up with the work pace!
Sus

21. Go down with (hundirse, caer enfermo con)

Ex: The match will be difficult. Half of the team has gone down with the flu.
Sus

22. Hang on to (aferrarse a/estar pendiente de)

Ex: How long can you hang on to an impossible dream?
Sus

23. Keep up with (estar al tanto de)

Ex: Are you keeping up with the latest news?
Sus

24. Look back on (recordar)

Ex: I look back on my years of high-school and smile
Sus

25. Look up to (admirar a alguien)

Ex: She looks up to her sister.
Sus

26. Look down on (menospreciar)

Ex: She always looks down on anyone who is poor.
Sus

27. Look forward to (ansiar, anhelar)

Ex: I am looking forward to my birthday.
Sus

28. Live up to (cumplir con las expectativas)

Ex: I study a lot to live up to my parents expectations.
Sus

29. Make fun of (burlarse de, tomar el pelo)

Ex: The comedian tried to make fun of the man wearing glasses.
Sus

30. Make do with (conformarse con, arreglárselas)

Ex: There were no chairs to sit on so we had to make do with a pile of boxes.
Sus

31. Make off with (robar, escapar con)

Ex: A young man made off with my briefcase while I was checking the timetable.
Sus

32. Make oneself out (to be) (hacerse pasar por)

Ex: In an attempt to find more details, he made himself out to be an undercover policeman.
Sus

33. Make up for (recuperar, compensar)

Ex: If I work longer the next few days I can make up for the time I was off.
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 34. Opt out (of) (excluirse a uno mismo de)

Ex: I enjoy volleyball but I’m so busy I had to opt out of the tournament.
Sus

35. Put (yourself) out (molestarse por/tomarse la molestia de)

Ex: Please don’t put yourself out for us!
Sus

36. Put (someone) up (hospedar a alguien)

Ex: I have a free couch so I can put you up if you’d like to come for a couple of days.
Sus

37. Put up with (tolerar)

Ex: She puts up with a lot from her husband.
Sus

38. Run out of (quedarse sin)

Ex: What a nuisance! We’ve run out of salt.
Sus

39. Run up against (enfrentarse a los problemas)

Ex: Joan D’Arc ran up against strong religious morals back in that century.
Sus

40. Sign up for (apuntarse a)

Ex: Riley signed up for a promotion on Instagram.
Sus

41. Sign up with (firmar un acuerdo de trabajar para alguien)

Ex: Paul has signed up with a new football club.
Sus

42. Single somebody out (darle un trato especial a alguien)

Ex: Two of the boys were singled out for extra coaching.
Sus

43. Stand up for (defender algo o a alguien)

Ex: You need to stand up for your rights!
Sus

44. Stay away from (alejarse de)

Ex: Stay away from me, I’ve got measles.
Sus

45. Stick (something) out (tolerar, aceptar, continuar)

Ex: Lunch with my gin-laws was boring but I had to stick it out– I had no choice!
Sus

46. Take care of (cuidar a alguien/algo)

Ex: Please take care of my cat when I’m away.
Sus

47. Talk down to (hablar con altanería)

Ex: My sister hates when her teacher talks down to her.
Sus

48. Talk out of (disuadir a alguien de)

Ex: Her parents tried to talk Amy out of leaving her job.
Sus

49. Tear away from (salir corriendo)

Ex: I got so angry I tore away from the flat.
Sus

50. Veer away from (evitar, apartarse)

Ex: Whenever I meet a false person I veer away from them.
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