Os phrasal verbs na Língua Portuguesa são os verbos preposicionados, onde temos uma relação de concordância entre verbo e preposição ou verbo e advérbio. Na situação em questão analisaremos os verbos + preposições. O verbo ganha uma partícula que dará vários significados ao verbo na oração.
Obs: vários dos phrasal verbs abaixo possuem diversos significados, mas listamos apenas os principais.
To Call – chamar Call for – exigir, requerer. Exemplo: This work calls for a lot of patience.
Call in – convidar Call off – cancelar Exemplo: I'm going to call off my medical appointment because I feel much better now.
Call out – gritar para Call up – telefonar Exemplo: They called up the man.
To come – vir Come across – encontrar por acaso Come down – descer
Come in – entrar Come off – sair, desprender-se Come on – entrar em cena Come out – sair Come up – subir, surgir
To get – adquiri, obter Get along with – dar-se bem com alguém Get away – escapar Get away with – safar-se Get in – entrar Get into – entrar Get off – descer, apesar de Get on – subir, montar Get on with – continuar Get out – sair Exemplo: Get out of here!
Get over – superar, livra-se de Get over with – terminar, acabar Get up – levantar-se Exemplo: I usually get up early.
To give - dar Give away – doar Exemplo: She gave away her old dress.
Give back – devolver Give in – ceder, entregar-se Give off – exalar Give onto – dar para Give up – desistir
To go – ir Go after – ir atrás, perseguir Go at – atacar lançar-se sobre Go away – ir embora Go down – descer Go for – ir buscar Go off – explodir Go on – continuar Go out – sair Go over – rever, repassar Go with – combinar com Go up – subir
To look – olhar Look after – cuidar de Exemplo: Could you look after the children this evening?
Look at – olhar para Look down on – menosprezar Look for – procurar Exemplo: What are you looking for?
Look forward – aguardar ansiosamente Look into – examinar, analisar Look out – tomar cuidado Look up – consultar (livro, literatura) Look up to – admirar Exemplo: You have to look up the dollar exchange rate every day.
To make - fazer Make into – transformar Make off – fugir, escapar Make out – preencher (cheque) Make out – entender, captar Make up – inventar, criar Exemplo: You can attend classes on Saturdays to make up for the classes you missed.
Make up – fazer as pazes
To put – pôr, colocar Put aside – guardar, economizar Put away – guardar, pôr no lugar Put off – adiar Exemplo: I think I'll have to put off my dental appointment.
Put on – vestir Put out – pôr para fora Exemplo: The firemen put out the fire.
Put up – hospedar Put up with – tolerar, suportar
To run – correr
Run after – correr atrás Run away – fugir Run down – escorrer Run into – encontrar inesperadamente Run out of – ficar sem Run over – atropelar Exemplo: He ran over my bicycle with his car.
To take – tomar, levar Take after – puxar, assemelhar-se Take away – levar embora Exemplo: Take it away from here.
Take down – derrubar Take in – enganar Take off – tirar Exemplo: Take your coat off!
Take on – contratar Take out – levar para fora Exemplo: I'm going to drink tonight and don't try to take me out of it.
Take over – assumir chefia, direção