Phrasal verbs: meaning and examples.

1. Phrasal Verbs
Stefany Jaramillo Quintero
English B1+
Group 900004_15
Tutor: Roger Darío Ramos

2. What is a phrasal verb?
 Also called two or three words verb, the phrasal verbs are the conjunction between a verb and a
preposition, in this way, the main verb changes its authentic meaning to another.
Fuente: http://eingleses.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/phrasal_verbs.gif

3. Break away
 This phrasal verb refers to free oneself to someone. Also, it indicates you leave suddenly somebody.
“After many years, George broke away from his girlfriend.”

4. Check up on
 It means, investigate something.
“The cop checks up on the serial murders.”

5. Dry up
 This phrasal verb means, stop talking.
“Please Carlos, dry up. You don´t let your classmates pay attention”

6. Get away
 This phrasal verb means, you escape or leave a place quickly.
“The burglar gets away in a black car”.

7. Have it out
 This verb has two meanings:
 First, it means extract or remove something.
“His tooth will fall…He should go to dentist to have it out”
 Second, it means discuss something frankly.
“Carlos decided to have it out with his boss”

8. Keep in mind
 It means remember something.
“Please, keep in mind the telephone number…we will need it”

9. Let down
 This phrasal verb means betray or fail to somebody.
“You promised to help me, but you let me down”

10. Run down
 This phrasal verb has two meanings:
 Be sick or in poor health
“My mom is run down for she didn’t wear a jacket in this cold city”
 When something is deteriorated or it’s in need of repairs.
“That old car is run down”

11. Throw over
 This means abandon or desert.
“They throw their mascot over in a park”.

12. Wind up
 This phrasal verb means conclude or finish something.
“I will wind up my semester with excellent ratings!”

13. Fuente de las imágenes
 Break away
 http://fullactivao.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/get-ex-girlfriend-back-
400x3001-300x225.jpg
 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeLzm47CYAACZDw.png
 check up on
 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
r236gOjzQW8/VPbMN3z4cvI/AAAAAAAAAcU/rjKWoJ6W5oM/s1600/conan-
detective_8078.gif
 http://www.idg.es/BBDD_IMAGEN/investigar.jpg
 dry up
 http://ignitechurchstl.org/pics/o-5-TIMES-TO-SHUT-UP-facebook.jpg
 http://thumb101.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/739834/174130133/stock-
vector-silent-please-be-quiet-sign-vector-174130133.jpg
 get away
 http://comps.canstockphoto.es/can-stock-photo_csp2777983.jpg
 http://elmolinoonline.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Escape2.jpg
 Have it out
 http://aeronoticias.com.pe/noticiero/images/stories/12/02/200212/extraccion.jpg
 http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wual/files/201210/b-hofstra2012-1.jpg
 Keep in mind
 http://necesitodetodos.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/RECORDAR.jpg
 https://ejerciciosdememorizacion.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/pregunta.jpeg
 Let down
 http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/d-white-people-men-closing-deal-betray-
business-background-50778468.jpg
 http://www.loveuntangled.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/03/50108osw2w9nboa.jpg
 Run down
 http://static.ellahoy.es/625X0/www/ellahoy/es/img/hipocondria.jpg
 http://91.229.239.8/fg/956/17/venta-de-coches-clasicos/Ford-Capri-95617715_1.jpg
 Throw over
 http://cde.gestion2.e3.pe/ima/0/0/0/2/3/23901.jpg
 http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/dejar-trabajo-9114386.jpg
 http://blog.nuez.es/hotel-de-mascotas.jpg
 Wind up
 https://image.freepik.com/foto-gratis/pista-finalizar_2562368.jpg
 http://www.marketingguerrilla.es/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/finalizar_post.jpg

14. Thanks for your
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