1. Phrasel verb
definition in English
significato in italiano
esempio
NOTE
to get on well with
have a good relationship with
someone
andare d'accordo con qualcuno
I usually get on well with my
students
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"to get along with"
to believe in
trust s.o /believe that something
can become true.
credere che possa avverarsi
qualcosa/in qualcuno
I believe in my dream/God
to look up
search on the dictionary
cercare sul dizionario
can you look up the words "bike"?
to goes off
start ringing/explode (an alarm,
clock)
mettersi a suonare
My alarm clock always goes off at
six o'clock.
to set (up)
set a computer/clock
puntare/impostare
I set up the clock at 3,30 p.m.
to get on/get off
enter/leave something that has
steps (train, bus, boat, plane)
salire/scendere da qualcosa con
gradini
we got on the first train that came
but we got off when we realised it
was the wrong one
to take after
look or behave like an older
relative
assomigliare a qualcuno
Luca takes after his grandpa
to take up
start doing something new as a
hobby
cominciare un nuovo hobby/una
nuova attività
This year I'm taking up swimming.
to take over
begin to do something that
someone else was doing
sostituire qualcuno/prendere il
sopravvento
Today I take over my friend in his
industry
to take off
start flying
decollare
when all passengers are in their
seats, the plane can take off
to got into/out of
enter/leave a car or a shop
she got into the car and drove to
entrare / scendere dalla macchina the station. When she arrived she
got out of the car and locket it.

2. to break out
something bad like a war starts
iniziare qualcosa di negativo,
come una guerra (scoppiare)
In the second half of 1920s the
second world war broke out
to break down
stop working (for an engine or a
type of transport)
rompersi
This bus is really old. I think it's
going to break down any minute.
to get through to
to reach someone (usu on the
phone)
raggiungere qualcuno (di solito al
telefono)
We finally got through to Janet.
to get down
to put down
prendere qualcosa posta al di
sopra di noi
Can you get the blue bag down?
Every day I get across the park to
go to school
I got across my t-shirt while I was
cleaning yours
1^ significato: to cross
attraversare
2^ significato: to find something by
chance
trovare qualcosa per caso
to get around
to go and visit around the place
visitare un posto
We went around the city.
to get around to
to find the time to do something
trovare il tempo di fare qualcosa
When are you going to get around
to cleaning your room?
to get in
arrive (means of transport)
arrivare
can you tell me what time the train
gets in?
to get across
to check in
show the ticket/give your bags to mostrare il biglietto e consegnare i
an official at an airport
biglietti (check in)
they checked in their tickets and
went through passport control
to check over
make certain of something by
looking at it very carefully
essere certi di qualcosa dopo
averlo guardato attentamente
I always check over my homework
before handing it in to my teacher.
to check out
leave a hotel
lasciare un hotel nel quale si ha
soggiornato
we will check out on Tuesday
to check up
examine someone to find out if
anything is wrong
esaminare qualcosa per
controllare che non ci sia niente di
sbagliato
I checked up my computer
because it didn't work really well

3. to set up
start a business
cominciare un'attività in proprio
My brother and me want to set up
a new business.
to set back
delay the progress or start of
something
ritardare il progresso o l'inizio di
qualcosa
The Town Hall set back the
inauguration of the new market in
the square
to set in
something like bad weather
begins and looks permanent
instaurare qualcosa di negativo e
che sembra permanente, come il
brutto tempo
Rain has set in.
to set off
start a journey
cominciare un viaggio/mettersi in
viaggio
We must set off from Rome at 7
o'clock tomorrow.
to get away
go somewhere different to have a
rest or holiday
passare le vacanze in un luogo
diverso dal solito
I want to get away for a few weeks,
maybe to the beach