This document defines and provides examples for 18 common English phrasal verbs: show up, call out, look after, look forward to, look out, pick up, set up, put on, show off, work out, write down, speed up, sit down, stand for, talk out of. Each entry includes the phrasal verb, its meaning, and an example sentence using that phrasal verb.

1. PHRASAL VERBS

2. Show up
• Show up means: Aparèixer, arribar,
presentar-se (a algun lloc).
• The magician shows up from his hat a
rabbit.

3. Call out
• Call out means: Anunciar, cridar
• He calls out the news to a group.

4. Look after
• Look after means:
Tenir cura de, ocupar-se de.
• The father looks after his daughter.

5. Look forward to
• Look forward to means:
Esperar amb il·lusió, tenir moltes ganes de,
estar desitjant.
• He is looking forward to the weekend.

6. Look out
• Look out means:
Anar amb compte.
• This symbol means look out.

7. Pick up
• Pick up means:
Agafar, recollir, anar/venir a buscar.
• The mother picks up her sons.

8. Set up
• Set up means:
Crear, construir.
• The informatics with the Paint sets up a great
picture.

9. Put on
• Put on means:
(Re)presentar, muntar, posar-se (roba).
• She is putting on a pair of special boots.

10. Show off
• Show off means:
Presumir
• The little blue dwarf is very show off.

11. Work out
• Work off means:
Funcionar
• This technical machine works out.

12. Write down
• Write down means:
Apuntar, anotar.
• She writes down with a pen to the paper.

13. Speed up
• Speed up means:
Afanyar-se, accelerar.
• His car speeds up quickly.

14. Sit down
• Sit down means:
Seure.
• Now, you can sit down here.

15. Stand for
• Stand for means:
Significar.
• What’s the stand for of that Chinese letters?

16. Talk out of
• Talk out of means:
Convèncer que es faci (alguna cosa)
• The president want to talk out of to his
country to build a nuclear power factory.