Phrasal Verbs en inglés – Lista completa con significados

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Verbo	Significado
to abide by	cumplir con
to account for	explicar; justificar
to act up	portarse mal; funcionar mal
to add up	tener sentido; sumar
to agree with	estar de acuerdo con
to aim at	apuntar a; tener como objetivo
to allow for	tener en cuenta; considerar
to answer back	responder mal; replicar
to ask out	invitar a salir
to ask over	invitar a casa
to ask round	invitar a casa
to attend to	ocuparse de; atender a
to average out	promediar
to axe out	eliminar; despedir
to back away	retroceder
to back down	ceder; retractarse
to back up	respaldar; apoyar
to bail out	sacar de apuros; rescatar
to bang into	chocar con; encontrarse con
to bargain for	esperar; contar con
to bear with	tener paciencia con
to beef up	reforzar; aumentar
to beaver away	trabajar duro
to blow up	explotar; enfadarse
to boil down to	reducirse a
to break down	averiarse; derrumbarse
to break in	interrumpir; forzar la entrada
to break up	romper; separarse
to bring about	causar; provocar
to bring up	mencionar; educar (niños)
to brush up on	repasar; mejorar
to bump into	encontrarse con
to burn out	quemarse; agotarse
to burst out	explotar en; estallar en
to call back	volver a llamar
to call off	cancelar
to call on	visitar; pedir la palabra
to call up	llamar por teléfono
to carry on	continuar
to carry out	llevar a cabo; realizar
to catch on	entender; volverse popular
to catch up	alcanzar; ponerse al día
to check in	registrarse (hotel; aeropuerto)
to check out	revisar; pagar y salir
to cheer up	animar
to chip in	contribuir; intervenir
to clean up	limpiar
to clear up	aclarar; despejar
to close down	cerrar (negocio)
to come across	encontrar por casualidad
to come along	venir; progresar
to come back	volver
to come down	bajar; derrumbarse
to come out	salir; publicarse
to come up with	idear; proponer
to count on	contar con
to cross out	tachar; borrar
to cut back	reducir
to cut down	reducir; talar
to cut off	cortar; interrumpir
to cut out	eliminar; dejar de hacer
to deal with	lidiar con; ocuparse de
to decide on	decidirse por
to depend on	depender de
to do away with	eliminar; abolir
to do over	volver a hacer
to do up	decorar; abrochar
to dress up	disfrazarse; vestirse elegante
to drop by	pasar por; visitar
to drop off	dejar a alguien; quedarse dormido
to drop out	abandonar (escuela)
to dry up	secarse; quedarse sin palabras
to eat out	comer fuera
to end up	terminar; acabar
to eye up	mirar con interés
to explain away	justificar; dar excusas
to explore out	explorar; investigar
to face up to	enfrentarse a
to fall apart	desmoronarse; deshacerse
to fall back on	recurrir a
to fall behind	quedarse atrás
to fall for	enamorarse; caer en
to fall out	pelearse; separarse
to fall through	fracasar
to figure out	entender; resolver
to fill in	rellenar; sustituir
to fill out	rellenar (formulario)
to fill up	llenar
to find out	descubrir; averiguar
to fit in	encajar; integrarse
to fix up	arreglar; organizar
to follow up	dar seguimiento
to fool around	jugar; perder el tiempo
to freeze up	congelarse; bloquearse
to freshen up	refrescarse
to fret about	preocuparse por
to fry up	freír
to get across	comunicar; hacer entender
to get ahead	progresar; adelantarse
to get along (with)	llevarse bien (con)
to get around	moverse; evitar
to get away	escapar; irse de vacaciones
to get back	volver; recuperar
to get by	arreglárselas; sobrevivir
to get down	deprimir; bajar
to get in	entrar; llegar
to get off	bajarse; salir
to get on	subir; llevarse bien
to get out	salir; escapar
to get over	superar
to get through	completar; superar
to get together	reunirse
to give away	regalar; delatar
to give back	devolver
to give in	ceder; rendirse
to give out	repartir; agotarse
to give up	rendirse; abandonar
to hand in	entregar
to hand out	repartir
to hang on	esperar; aguantar
to hang out	pasar el rato
to hang up	colgar (teléfono)
to head for	dirigirse a
to heat up	calentar
to help out	echar una mano; ayudar
to hold back	contener; retener
to hold on	esperar; aguantar
to hold out	resistir; durar
to hold up	demorar; asaltar
to iron out	resolver; aclarar
to invest in	invertir en
to invite over	invitar a casa
to iron up	planchar
to issue out	emitir; distribuir
to jump in	intervenir; saltar
to jump out	saltar; destacar
to jump up	saltar
to jack up	subir (precio); levantar con gato
to joke around	bromear
to keep at	persistir en
to keep away	mantenerse alejado
to keep back	ocultar; retener
to keep down	controlar; mantener bajo
to keep from	impedir; abstenerse de
to keep off	mantenerse alejado de
to keep on	seguir haciendo
to keep up	mantener el ritmo; continuar
to kick back	relajarse; devolver dinero ilegalmente
to kick in	empezar a hacer efecto
to kick off	empezar; arrancar
to kick out	echar; expulsar
to knock down	derribar
to knock out	noquear; dejar fuera de combate
to lay off	despedir; suspender
to leave out	omitir; excluir
to let down	decepcionar
to let in	dejar entrar
to let off	dejar ir sin castigo
to let out	dejar salir; hacer más grande
to look after	cuidar de
to look back	mirar atrás; recordar
to look down on	menospreciar
to look for	buscar
to look forward to	esperar con ilusión
to look into	investigar
to look out	tener cuidado
to look over	revisar; examinar
to look up	buscar (información)
to look up to	admirar
to make after	perseguir
to make for	dirigirse hacia
to make of	pensar de; interpretar
to make out	entender; distinguir; salir (románticamente)
to make over	ceder; transformar
to make up	inventar; reconciliarse; compensar
to make up for	compensar
to mix up	confundir; mezclar
to move in	mudarse (entrar)
to move out	mudarse (salir)
to mull over	reflexionar sobre
to nail down	concretar; asegurar
to name after	poner el nombre de
to nose around	husmear; curiosear
to note down	anotar
to narrow down	reducir; acotar
to occur to	ocurrirse
to open up	abrirse; sincerarse
to opt for	optar por
to own up	admitir; confesar
to order in	pedir comida a domicilio
to pack up	empacar; dejar de funcionar
to pass away	fallecer
to pass by	pasar (junto a)
to pass out	desmayarse
to pass on	transmitir; rechazar
to pay back	devolver dinero
to pay off	pagar completamente; dar frutos
to pick on	molestar; acosar
to pick out	elegir
to pick up	recoger; aprender
to play along	seguir el juego
to play down	restar importancia
to play up	exagerar; molestar
to plug in	enchufar
to point out	señalar; indicar
to pull apart	destrozar; separar
to pull down	demoler
to pull off	lograr; quitar
to pull out	retirarse
to pull over	orillarse
to pull through	salir adelante
to pull up	detenerse (vehículo)
to put away	guardar
to put down	anotar; menospreciar
to put off	posponer; desanimar
to put on	ponerse (ropa); encender
to put out	apagar (fuego/luz)
to put through	comunicar por teléfono
to put up with	soportar
to put up	levantar; hospedar
to quiet down	calmarse; bajar el volumen
to queue up	hacer fila
to quiz on	preguntar sobre; examinar
to quit on	abandonar; fallar a alguien
to rack up	acumular
to rain down	caer en abundancia
to reach out	contactar; extenderse
to read over	leer detenidamente
to read up on	informarse sobre
to refer to	referirse a
to rely on	confiar en
to report back	informar de regreso
to rip off	estafar; arrancar
to rule out	descartar
to run across	encontrarse con
to run after	perseguir
to run away	huir
to run into	toparse con; chocar con
to run out (of)	quedarse sin
to run over	atropellar
to run through	repasar; consumir rápidamente
to rush into	precipitarse en
to save up	ahorrar
to scale down	reducir
to see about	encargarse de
to see off	despedir (a alguien)
to see through	ver a través; apoyar hasta el final
to sell out	agotarse; traicionar
to set off	partir; activar
to set up	montar; establecer
to settle down	establecerse; calmarse
to show off	presumir
to show up	aparecer; dejar en evidencia
to shut down	cerrar; apagar
to sign in	registrarse
to sign out	cerrar sesión; salir
to sign up	inscribirse
to single out	seleccionar; destacar
to sit down	sentarse
to sort out	resolver; clasificar
to speak up	hablar más alto
to speed up	acelerar
to stand by	apoyar; estar listo
to stand for	representar; tolerar
to stand out	destacar
to stand up	levantarse
to start over	empezar de nuevo
to stay up	quedarse despierto
to step down	renunciar
to step in	intervenir
to stick around	quedarse por ahí
to stick to	seguir con; atenerse a
to stick up for	defender a
to sum up	resumir
to switch off	apagar
to switch on	encender
to set out	emprender; exponer
to sleep in	dormir hasta tarde
to slip away	escabullirse
to take after	parecerse a (un familiar)
to take apart	desarmar
to take away	llevarse; quitar
to take back	retirar; devolver
to take down	anotar; desmontar
to take in	asimilar; engañar; acoger
to take off	despegar; quitarse (ropa)
to take on	asumir; contratar
to take out	sacar; invitar
to take over	asumir el control
to take up	empezar (una actividad); ocupar (espacio/tiempo)
to talk back	responder mal
to talk into	convencer para
to talk out of	disuadir de
to talk over	hablar sobre
to tear apart	destrozar emocionalmente
to tear down	derribar
to tell off	regañar
to think over	reflexionar sobre
to think through	pensar detenidamente
to throw away	tirar; desechar
to throw up	vomitar
to tidy up	ordenar; recoger
to try on	probarse (ropa)
to try out	probar; ensayar
to turn around	dar la vuelta
to turn back	regresar
to turn down	rechazar; bajar (volumen)
to turn in	entregar; irse a dormir
to turn off	apagar; repeler
to turn on	encender; excitar
to turn out	resultar; acudir
to turn over	dar la vuelta; entregar
to turn up	aparecer; subir (volumen)
to use up	agotar; consumir completamente
to usher in	marcar el comienzo de; introducir
to urge on	animar; incitar
to up to	tramar; estar haciendo algo (sospechoso)
to update on	poner al día sobre
to use against	usar en contra de alguien
to verge on	rozar; aproximarse a (figurado)
to vote down	rechazar mediante votación
to vote for	votar por
to vote out	no reelegir; expulsar por votación
to veer off	desviarse (de la ruta)
to voice out	expresar en voz alta
to wake up	despertarse
to walk away	alejarse
to walk out	salir; abandonar
to watch out	tener cuidado
to wear off	desvanecerse; desaparecer
to wear out	desgastar; agotar
to work out	hacer ejercicio; resolver
to write down	anotar
to write up	redactar; elaborar
to yank out	sacar de un tirón
to yell at	gritar a
to yawn at	bostezar ante
to yearn for	anhelar
to zero in on	centrarse en; enfocar
to zip up	cerrar con cremallera
to zone out	desconectarse; distraerse
to zoom in	acercar (imagen); enfocarse
to zoom out	alejar (imagen); perder enfoque