English, Phrasal verbs
Destination B2
Destination B2
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | English |
| Level | Vocational School |
| Created / Updated | 13.04.2014 / 23.10.2020 |
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reach the same point / level as
catch up with
John's up ahead so Greg is pedalling fast to catch up with him.
register at a hotel or an airport
check in
Dad fetched the luggage while Mum checked in at the hotel.
leave a hotel; investigate
check out
We would like to remind all guests that they must check out before midday.
let someone get out of a vehicle
drop off
I asked the taxi driver to drop me off outside the train station.
fall asleep
drop off
return from a place
get back
We're going on holiday tomorrow, but we'll call you when we get back.
go on holiday
go away
I think the neighbours have gone away for the weekend.
stay at the same point / level as
keep up with
I don't think a horse can ever keep up with a car.
go in the direction of
make for
If it starts to rain, make for a nearby cave to wait for it to pass.
stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift
pick up
Every Saturday night mmy dad picks us up outside the cinema.
stop by the side of the road in a car
pull in
Please pull in and stop so that I can buy something to drink.
hit with a car
run over
Stop the car! I thin we've run over a dog.
go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave
see off
start a journey
set out/off
We can set out towards the mountains at dawn.
leave the ground
take off
The most exciting moment is when the plane takes off.
go back in the opposite direction
turn round
Oh no! I've forgotten my passport! We'll have to turn round and get it!
change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier
bring forward
Maybe we should bring the meeting forward to this Tuesday instead of having it in two weeks' time.
continue
carry on
start (after planning to do sth. for a long time)
get round to
do; do sth you should not do
get up to
Do not get up to no good.
enter (a competition)
go in for
Melissa doesn't go in for adventure sports.
stop liking
go off
participate, take part
join in
Tony never used to want to join in with the other kids in the playground.
defeat and remove from a compeition; make unconscious
knock out
They were knocked out in the semi-final.
be careful
look out
Look out! There is a car coming!
stop being involved in an activity
pull out
Becca had to pull out of the race when she sprained her ankle.
delay, postpone
put off
tolerate
put up with
I don't know how you can put up with getting up so early to go to the pool.
start (as a habit)
take to
she takes to sing.
start (a hobby, sport, etc.)
take up
I was thinking of taking up scuba diving until I found out how expensive the equipment is.
fill an amount of space/time
take up
stop working (for a machine, etc.)
break down
A lorry had broken down on the motorway and we had to wait for over an hour.
perform an experiment, etc.
carry out
Tomorrow, we will be carrying out an experiment to test this theory.
succeed
come off
I was pleased that our gamble came off and the experiment was a success.
develop or make progress
come on
Your teacher says you've really come on in physics over the last year.
think of (an idea, a plan, etc.)
come up with
Who came up with the idea of the ball-point pen?
stop the supply of sth.
cut off
Alex's electricity was cut off because he forgot to pay the bill.
discover information, ect.
find out
I'm writing an essay and I need to find out who discovered penicilin.
produce sth such as heat or a smell
give off
Wear a mask because these chemicals give off fumes that can be harmful.
reduce the number of possibilities
narrow down
I have narrowed it down to two computer games, but I still can't make up my mind.
