Phrasal Verbs

ask out

zaprosić kogoś (do kina, restauracji) You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!

break down

zepsuć się They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.

break down

załamywać się, kończyć się niepowodzeniem The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.

care for

opiekować się, troszczyć She cares for her younger sister.

check in

zgłosić się do odprawy All the passengers should check in one hour before the departure.

check out

sprawdzać Can somebody check out who is at the door?

check out

zdać pokój (w hotelu), wymeldować się She checked out early in the morning and continued her journey.

clean up

posprzątać Clean up your room before you leave.

clear up

przejaśniać się (o pogodzie), przechodzić (o chorobie) The weather's clearing up.

come across sth/sb

natknąć się (na coś/kogoś) I came across this precious painting while I was tidying my basement.

come back

wracać Don't wait for me, I don't know when I'll be coming back.

depend on

polegać na You can always depend on me. The tram is late again! You really can't depend on public transport.

depend on sth

zależeć (od czegoś) Our decision depends on the results of the test.

do without

radzić sobie bez czegoś I'm afraid she'll have to do without my help.

fill in sth

wypełniać Please fill in the application form.

fill (sth) up

wypełnić, zapełnić The room was filled up with people.

find out

dowiedzieć się Did you find out how much he had paid?

get back

wracać When did you get back?

get sth back

dostać coś z powrotem Can I borrow this book? You'll get it back next week.

get in (into)

wsiadać, wchodzić How did all of you manage to get into such a small car? The doors were closed and I couldn't get in.

get off (sth)

wysiadać, wychodzić To get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop. What time do you usually get off work?

get on

wsiadać do/na The bus was full so we couldn't get on.

get out

wysiadać I got out of the car and went home.

get out

wynosić się Get out of my house!

go out

wychodzić, spotykać się z ludźmi Mark doesn't go out much.

get over

dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.

get over

znaleźć rozwiązanie problemu There were many technical problems but they got over it.

get through

dodzwonić się I tried to contact her but I couldn't get through.

get together (with sb)

spotykać się Let's get together and talk about it.

get up

wstawać (z łóżka) Mike always gets up at 7 o'clock.

give back

oddawać Please give me back my CDs.

give up sth

przestać coś robić I gave up smoking two months ago.

go away

wyjeżdżać, iść (sobie) Leave me alone! Go away!

go back

wracać When are you going back to Madrit?

go on

kontynuować, trwać Sorry for the interruption, please go on.

go out

wychodzić, wyjeżdżać Let's go out for a walk.

go out

gasnąć The light went out as we sat for dinner.

go with sth

towarzyszyć, dziać się jako skutek czegoś Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.

grow up

dorastać Don't behave like a child! Grow up!

hang on

czekać przez chwilę Hang on a second, I'll be right there.

head for

iść/jechać w określonym kierunku, zmierzać do The troops were heading for the capital city.

hear from

otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość I haven't heard from him for ages.

hold on

czekać chwilę Hold on a second, I'm almost ready.

hurry up

pośpieszyć się Hurry up! We have to be there at 5.

join in

przyłączać się We're going for a picnic tomorrow. Why don't you join in?

keep away

trzymać się z daleka od czegoś Keep away from him or you'll get into trouble.

keep on

kontynuować, robić coś dalej, bez przerwy Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don't want to talk about him!

know of

wiedzieć o czymś, znać Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?

laugh at

śmiać się z czegoś What are you laughing at?

leave out

opuszczać, pomijać Prepare the list carefully, I don't want anyone to be left out.

let down

zawodzić You let me down again, I can't trust you any more.

log in/on

zalogować się, włączyć do sieci I can't log in, I forgot the password.

log out/off

wylogować się, wyłączyć się z sieci Please log out and turn the computer off.

look after

opiekować się, pilnować We need to find someone to look after the kids when we're out tomorrow evening.

look around

rozglądać się Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.

look at

przyglądać się, patrzeć What are you looking at?

look forward to

cieszyć sie na coś, bardzo czekać na I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

look out

uważać Look out!

look up

sprawdzać Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?

make up

robić makijaż I always make up before I leave house.

move in

wprowadzać się I didn't like this flat when I moved in but now I think it's quite cosy.

move out

wyprowadzać się We have to move out till the end of the month.

pick up

podnosić Sue picked up the phone and dialled her boyfriend's number.

put off

odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.

put on

zakładać (na siebie) It's quite cold so you'd better put on your coat.

ring up

dzwonić, telefonować Ring me up in the evening.

run away

uciekać Run away or they'll beat you up.

run out

kończyć się, brakować We've run out of the paper for printing. Time's running out, we've got only 2 minutes left. I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.

set off

wyruszyć, rozpocząć podróż We set off early in the morning.

slow down

zwalniać You're driving too fast, please slow down.

switch on

włączać Switch on the TV, there's weather forecast in few minutes.

switch off

wyłączyć Switch off the radio before you leave.

take away

zabierać, odbierać Mary took away a knife from her child.

take back

oddawać, zwracać Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw on them.

take off

wystartować When I was young I loved watching planes take off.

take off

zdejmować, ściągać He was so tired that he didin't even take his clothes off.

take up

brać/zabierać się za coś Sue's taken up basketball recently.

throw away

wyrzucać When will you finally throw away this old coat?

try on

przymierzać Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.

turn back

zawracać After two days we had no money and had to turn back.

turn off

wyłączać Turn off the radio please, I'd like to read.

turn on

włączać Turn on the TV, the game starts in few minutes.

wash up

zmywać I hate washing up.

watch out

uważać Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!

write down

zapisywać Would you like to write down my address?

name after

nazwać po kimś Jacky was named after her grandmother.

note down

notować/zapisywać Please note down the following emergency numbers.

bring up

wychować She was brought up to respect other people.

calm down

uspokoić się They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.

count on

liczyć na kogoś You can always count on Jim in situation li

cross out

skreślić, wykreślić Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.

decide on

zdecydować się na coś We have decided on holiday in Spain.

drop off

podrzucić kogoś gdzieś po drodze I'm going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.

fall behind

zostawać z tyłu The horse started the race quite promising but then fell behind on the last bend. Tom has fallen behind in his English recently.

focus on/upon

koncentrować się His research focuses on developing new information technologies.

lay off

zwalniać Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.

look for

szukać I'm looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?

match up

pasować, zgadzać się They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.

rely on/upon

polegać na He relies on her common sense in situations like this one.

result in

skutkować His negligence resulted in severe health problems.

save up

zaoszczędzić I want to save up for a new computer.

take to

polubić I took to her the moment I saw her smile.

touch down

lądować The plane touched down safely and on time.

wake up

obudzić się He woke up too late and had to leave without breakfast.