Essential English Phrasal Verbs List with Meanings

Expand your English vocabulary with this list of common phrasal verbs and their meanings in English and Spanish.

1. Look for – search – buscar
2. Look after – take care of someone – cuidar de alguien
3. Look at – see – ver o mirar
4. Bring about – make something happen – hacer que algo suceda
5. Bring up – raise – criar
6. Come back – return – devolverse
7. Find out – discover – descubrir o averiguar
8. Get along with – have a good relationship with someone – tener una buena relación con alguien (llevarse bien)
9. Get to – have the opportunity – tener una oportunidad
10. Go away – leave – irse o marcharse
11. Turn out – prove to be eventually – resultar o suceder
12. Work out – develop in a suitable way – trabajar en
13. Set out – begin a journey – comenzar un viaje
14. Come across – find by chance – encontrar
15. Get at – suggest – sugerir
16. Stand for – tolerate – tolerar o soportar a alguien
17. Get over – recover from – recuperarse o superar
18. Look into – investigate – investigar
19. Take after – look or behave like – ser o parecerse a alguien
20. Run into – meet by accident – conocer a alguien por accidente
21. Head for – go in the direction of – ir en la dirección de
22. Join in – do the same activity – hacer la misma actividad
23. Run through – explain – explicar
24. Carry out – do a piece of work – hacer una parte del trabajo o llevar a cabo
25. Get in – get it to the teacher – dar o llevar