PHRASAL VERBS: B-G

base on               basar en           The book is based on real facts.

break down         romper     • The car has broken down.

break in          robar  • Someone broke in and stole the computer.

break up          romper relación• When does school break up? • The pop group has broken up.

bring up        educar • She was brought up in London.

call for          visitar • I’ll call for you at 7.

call in            visitor brevemente• She called in to see a friend.

Carry out        llevar a cabo

carry on         seguir  • He carried on walking despite the rain.

check in        registrarse (hotel) • They checked in to a hotel.

checkout        irse (después de pagar)  • He checked out of the hotel at the end of his stay.

come down        bajar • The house had come down in price.

come on        seguir • Come on or we'll miss the bus.

cross out        tachar  • Cross it out and write it again.

cut up       cortar en trozos   • She cut up the cake into small pieces.

end up         terminar

fill in         rellenar• You need to fill in a form.

fill up         llenar• He filled up the car with petrol.

find out         descubrir• I must find out when he’s arriving.

get along (with) llevarse (bien/mal) con• How do you get along with Harry?

get back     volver• When did you get back from New  York?

get down   bajar copiar • Get down at once! • Did you get all the notes down?

get in      introducirse • Can you get in through the window?

get off   bajarse• We get off at the next stop.

get on   subir• Get your coat on and then we can leave. • How are you getting on now?

get on (with)   • She got on with her work.  • I’m getting on well with French.

       • Do you get on well with Sam?

get rid of  liquidar/dar cuenta de

get up  levantarse • What time do you get up in the morning?

give back  devolver• Give me back this book on Tuesday, please.

give in  entregar• Have you given in your homework yet?• Do you give in?

give out   distribuir• Will you give out these papers for me,please?

give up dejar de hacer algo• Has David given up playing tennis?

give way   ceder paso• You must give way to traffic at a roundabout.

go for  • He went for the job.  • The dog went for the man.

go off  • They went off to Australia.   • Suddenly the lights went off.

go on continuar/ocurrir• The meeting went on until six o'clock.• What's going on?

go out  salir• The fire has gone out.• Are you going out with Thomas tonight?

go with  ir con• Your tie doesn't go with your shirt.

grow up    crecer   • Children grow up fast.