 Get on – Subir.

They got on the train.

 Get on – Progresar.
Sue is getting on very well in her new job.
 Get on for – Llegar a una edad.
He must be getting on for seventy.
 Get across – Ser entendido.
I had the feeling I wasn’t getting the meaning across.
 Get at – Dar a enterder, coloquial.
What are you getting at exactly?
 Get down to – Ponerse con algo en serio.
It’s time we got down to some real work.
 Get off with – Evitar un castigo.
They were lucky to get off with such light sentences
 Get over – Sorprenderse.
I couldn’t get over how well she looked.
 Get over with – Terminar algo que no nos gusta.
I’ll be glad to get this awful business over with.
 Get round to – Encontrar tiempo para hacer algo.
Sorry, but I haven’t got round to fixing the tap yet.
 Get up to – Tramar algo.
The children are getting up to something in the garden

Phrasal verbs list con TAKE

 Take in – Engañar.
Don’t be taken in by her apparent shyness.
 Take (it) out on – Hacer a alguien sufrir por nuestro propio sufrimiento.
I know you are unhappy, but don’t take it out on me!
 Take off – Imitar.
Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well.
 Take on -Adquirir una nueva actividad o hábito.
My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation.
 Take on – Hacer algo extra.
She has taken on too much with a full-time job as well.
 Take out – Firmar un seguro.
Ann has taken out life insurance.
 Take over – Tomar el control.
The army tried to take over the country.
 Take to someone – Desarrollar apreciación por alguien.
You’ll soon take to your new boss, I’m sure.
 Take away – Llevarse.
She took the envelope away
 Take up – Ocupar tiempo.
The meeting took up a whole morning.

Phrasal verbs list con LOOK

 Look up – Buscar una referencia.

Look up the term online.
  Look someone up – Visitar.
If you’re passing through Athens, look me up.
 Look after – Cuidar de.
She looked after her grandmother.
 Look into – Investigar.
The police have promised to look into the problem.
 Look on – Considerar.
We look on this town as our real home.

Phrasal verbs list con GO

 Go after – Perseguir.
She is going after a great job.
 Go back on – Romper una promesa.
The management has gone back on its promise.
 Go in for – Convertir algo en hábito.
I don’t go in for that kind of thing.
 Go in for – Entrar en una competición.
Are you thinking of going in for the race?
 Go off – Un alimento se pone malo.
This milk has gone off.
 Go on – Suceder.
Something funny is going on.
 Go round – Ser o tener suficiente.
There weren’t enough life-jackets to go round.
 Go through with – Completa una promesa o plan.
When it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldn’t go through
with it.

Phrasal Verbs list con COME

 Come after – Seguir a alguien.

A dog came after me when I started running.
 Come about – Suceder.
Let me explain how the situation came about.
 Come down to – Resumir o concluir un argumento.
It all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money.
 Come in for – Recibir críticas o culpa.
The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision.
 Come off – Suceder con éxito.
I’m afraid that deal didn’t come off after all.
 Come out – Aparecer.
All the flowers have come out.
 Come up – Suceder algo problemático.
Look, something has come up, and I can’t meet you.
 Come up against – Encontrarse con una dificultad.
We’ve come up against a bit of a problem.
 Come up to – Cumplir expectativas.
The play didn’t come up to expectations.
  Come up with – Pensar en un plan o solución.
We still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem.

Phrasal Verbs list con TURN

 Turn down – Rechazar.

Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.
 Turn out – Algo que resulta al final.
He turned out to be an old friend of Helen’s.
 Turn out – Reunirse o formar un grupo.
Thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team.
 Turn up – Descubrir por causalidad.
Don’t worry about that missing book, it’s bound to turn up sooner or
later.
 Turn up – Llegar o aparecer.
Not many people turned up for the lesson.

Phrasal Verbs list con MAKE

 Make after – Perseguir.

She made after the bus but could not reach.
 Make for – Resultar o facilitar.
The power steering makes for easier parking.
 Make off with – Escapar.
The thief made off with a valuable necklace.
 Make out – Pretender.
Tim made out that he hadn’t seen the No Smoking sign.
 Make out – Ver o entender.
I couldn’t quite make out what the notice said.
 Make someone out – Comprender la conducta de alguien.
Janet is really odd. I can’t make her out.
 Make up – Inventar.
I think you made up the whole story!
 Make up for – Compensar por algo.
Our success makes up for all the hard times.

Phrasal Verbs list con SET

 Set about – Comenzar a hacer algo.

We must set about re-organising the office.
 Set in – Establecerse en el tiempo.
I think this rain has set in for the day.
 Set out – Dar detalles escritos.
This document sets out all the Union demands.
 Set out – Preparar.
I’ve set out the refreshments in the hall.
 Set out – Comenzar algo.
Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.
  Set up – Establecer.
An inquiry into the accident has been set up.
 Set (up) on – Atacar.
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.

Phrasal Verbs list con GIVE

 Give away – Traicionar.

His false identity papers gave him away.
 Give off – Emitir mal olor.
The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
 Give out – Terminarse.
When our money gave out we had to borrow some.
 Give over – Abandonarse a una actividad.
The rest of the time was given over to playing cards.
 Give over – Parar.
Why don’t you give over? You are getting on my nerves.
 Give up – Rendirse.
The escaped prisoner gave herself up.
 Give up – Dar algo o alguien por muerto o perdido.
After ten days the ship was given up for lost..
 Give up – Dejar una actividad o hábito.
They gave up gambling.

Phrasal Verbs list con CUT

 Cut out – Dejar de hacer algo.

My Dad has very high cholesterol, so he has cut out eggs and dairy
from his diet.
 Cut back – Hacer algo en menor medida.
You eat too much salt, you should cut back on salty foods.
 Cut off – Recortar.
He cut all the fat off.
 Cut out – Dar forma a algo mediante cortes.
He cut several pieces of pastry out.
 Cut up – Recortar en piezas con un cuchillo.
He cut the pie up into equal slices.

Phrasal Verbs list con BRING

 Bring about – Causar.

The crisis was brought about by Brenda’s resignation.
 Bring off – Hacer algo con éxito.
The team tried for years to win the competition and they
finally brought it off.
 Bring on – Causar una enfermedad.
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.
 Bring on – Causar un problema.
You have brought this on/upon yourself.
  Bring round – Influir a alguien hacia tu punto de vista.
After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of
view.
 Bring up – Mencionar.
I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.

Phrasal Verbs list con CALL

 Call after – Poner el mismo nombre de un antecesor.

The baby is called after his grandfather.
 Call at – Hacer una parada corta.
The train calls at Oxbridge and Glenville.
 Call away – Pedir a alguien que se vaya.
The doctor was called away for an emergency.
 Call back – Devolver una llamada.
I’ll call you back as soon as possible.
 Call for – Ir a algún sitio a por alguien.
Tom said he would call for her at 8 o’clock.
 Call for – Demandar que algo se haga.
The authorities called for an investigation.
 Call for – Requerir.
The job calls for excellent computer skills.
 Call in – Pedir a alguien que venga a hacer un trabajo.
He called in the plumber to repair the leak.
 Call in (on) – Hacer una visita a alguien.
Jack called in on his parents yesterday.
 Call off – Cancelar.
The picnic was called off due to the storm.
 Call on/upon – Invitar o pedir formalmente.
I now call on the President to address the assembly.
 Call out – Decir algo en voz alta.
He called out my name but I didn’t answer.
 Call round – Ir a un sitio a ver a alguien.
The nurse said she would call round to see my mother.
 Call up – Movilizar en el ejercito.
My grandfather was called up to active duty in 1940.

Phrasal Verbs list con PICK

 Pick up – Recoger algo o a alguien para llevarle a otro sitio.

There’s nothing in the fridge so I will pick some sandwiches up from the
shop.
 Pick up – Mejorar.
The weather seems to be picking up.
 Pick at – Comer despacio.
Mauro picks at his food. He eats like a bird.
 Pick at – Irritar o molestar.
If you have a mosquito bite, you shouldn’t pick at it.
 Pick off – Quitar.
Toni picked the hairs off her sweater one by one.
  Pick on – Acosar.
Teenagers always pick on the new kid in school.
 Pick up – Aprender mediante experiencia.
I picked up a little Korean when I lived in Seoul.
 Pick up – Acelerar o estar ocupado.
Miami Beach really picks up in March because of Spring Break.
 Pick up – Llevar a alguien en el coche.
Larry always picks me up when I fly into Philadelphia.
 Pick up – Pagar la cuenta de alguien.
Anastasia picked up our tab at the bar.
 Pick out – Elegir algo.
I told Gina to pick out a new pair of shoes for her birthday present.

Phrasal Verbs list con CARRY

 Carry away – Dejarse llevar.

My son normally gets a little carried away on his birthday.
 Carry off – Ganar un premio.
Mary carried off a gold medal in the swimming championship.
 Carry on – Seguir.
Please, carry on the way you are; I am only here to observe.
 Carry out – Llevar a cabo.
The police will carry out an investigation and inform the press of any
new developments.
 Carry out – Cumplir.
). I am a man of my word, I always carry out my promises.
 Carry through – Llevar a cabo.
The plan was carried through to perfection, thanks for your help.

Phrasal Verbs list con BE

 Be after – Intentar, conseguir.

What’s he after? Is he looking for proof?
 Be against – Oponerse.
I must say I’m against the idea.
 Be along – Llegar.
Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
 Be away – Estar fuera por un periodo largo.
She is away today. She has gone to London.
 Be down – Estar deprimido.
The news is bad so John is a bit down today.
 Be down – Descender.
Oil prices were down today.
 Be down on – Desaprobar, no gustar.
Why is Charlie so down on the new recruit?
 Be down with – Estar enfermo.
My mother is down with a bad cold.
 Be in for – Tener motivos para esperar algo.
I think we are in for snow today.
  Be in on – Participar en algo.
Alex is in on the project too.
 Be into – Estar interesado en algo.
He’s into sports and she’s into poliltics.
 Be off – Salir hacia algún sitio.
I’m off! I’ve got a plane to catch.
 Be on – Tomar medicación.
The driver was on drugs at the time of the accident.
 Be on about – Querer decir.
What are you on about? I don’t understand.
 Be onto – Hacer un descubrimiento.
My colleague is excited. He must be on to something.
 Be out – Estar fuera por un periodo corto.
Where’s Peter? He’s out today.
 Be out of – Quedarse sin algo.
We’re out of coffee I’m afraid.
 Be out to – Intentar conseguir algo.
He’s out to win the match.
 Be up – Estar despierto.
Tom was up at the crack of dawn!
 Be up – Incrementar.
The interest rates are up again.
 Be up to – Tramar.
What are those kids up to?
 Be up to – Ser responsabilidad de alguien.
It’s up to the government to find a solution.

Phrasal Verbs list con SEE

 See through – Descubrir la verdad sobre algo.

I saw through his intentions at once.
 See about – Organizar, considerar.
I’ll see about whether we can manage it.
 See into – Acompañar al alguien dentro de un sitio.
Her secretary saw me into her office.
 See off – Perseguir para ahuyentar.
A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off.
 See off – Ir a un transporte para decir adiós a alguien.
I went to the station to see them off.
 See out – Acompañar a alguien a la salida.
Are you sure you’re going? I’ll get your coats and see you out.
 See through – Continuar hasta el final.
They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the
team saw it through successfully.
 See through – Descubrir que alguien miente.
The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her.
 See to – Encargarse de algo.
He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.

Phrasal Verbs list con KEEP

  Keep up – Continuar.
Well done! Keep up the good work!
 Keep around – Seguir teniendo algo.
I have know idea why they keep around this piece of junk. They’ll never
use it.
 Keep at – Continuar con algo difícil
Jill kept at the puzzle until she put all the pieces together.
 Keep away – Mantener lejos.
The warehouse has a guard dog to keep away would be thieves.
 Keep back – Mantener la distancia.
The police kept back the crowd by blocking off the street.
 Keep down – Reprimir.
Keep down the noise, will you? I’m trying to sleep.
 Keep from – Evitar hacer algo.
I couldn’t keep myself from eating the last piece of cake.
 Keep in – Impedir la salida.
She kept him in because he had a high temperature.
 Keep off – Evitar hablar de algo.
The reporter kept off any the topic of the recent scandal with the
politician.
 Keep on – Continuar.
Let’s keep on hiking… it’s such a beautiful day.
 Keep out – No permitir la entrada.
We were kept out of the club because we were too young.
 Keep to – Mantenerse firme en algo.
Let’s keep to the plan. I don’t want to make any changes now.
 Keep up – Mantener.
“Keep up the good work,» John’s teacher said to him as he handed back
his essay.

Apréndetelos en su contexto de utilidad. Por ejemplo, para reuniones: call

off, put off, wind up, draw up etc… para viajes: check out, set out, take off, drop
off, see off.

Preposiciones: off, up, over, on, in, out, forward, into, down.

Verbos: get, go, come, put, take, turn, look.

Aunque las combinaciones de phrasal verbs con estos verbos y preposiciones
son muchas, estas son mis 15 favoritas por temas profesionales.

Phrasal Verbs útiles en reuniones

1. Put off: postponer. Lo uso mucho en reuniones y proyectos.

2. Go over: repasar. Siempre lo hacemos en las reuniones.
3. Come up (with): proponer (ej.: una idea). Si tu equipo tiene ideas lo
usarás mucho. Si no lo usas tal vez necesitas otro equipo.
4. Take (it) down: anotar. No hay reunión sin notas.
5. Put forward: presentar/proponer una idea o sugerencia.
Phrasal Verbs útiles en la gestión de proyectos

1. Turn into: convertirse en. Me viene bien cuando quiero reflejar los
progresos y evolución en un proyecto.
2. Get over: superar/sobreponerse. A veces algo sale mal. Viene bien
tener este phrasal verb para dar y darte ánimo.
3. Come out: revelarse/aparecer. Por ejemplo, un trabajo o resultado de un
proyecto.
4. Take over: asumir/tomar el relevo. En una exposición o proyecto.
5. Take off: despegar /empezar a tener éxito.

Phrasal Verbs para la redacción de tus emails

1. Turn down: rechazar.

2. Look forward to: quedar atento esperar con ganas.
3. Turn in: entregar/presentar. Una tarea o trabajo. Mejor si lo haces en
plazo.
4. Look into: examinar/investigar. Útil para enfatizar la necesidad de no
quedarse en un primer análisis de un tema.
5. Go on: continuar.