This document provides definitions and examples for 15 English phrasal verbs: 1) Look forward to - Esperar amb il·lusió 2) Plough into - Xocar contra 3) Come up with - Proposar / acudir-se 4) Give up - Donar-se per vençut / abandonar 5) Go out (with) - Sortir (amb) 6) Get by - Sortir-se'n/ espavilar-se 7) Cut back on - Retallar / reduir 8) Fill in - Omplir (imprès o document) 9) Put off - Ajornar 10)

1. PHRASAL VERBS
Noemi Redondo Balboa
Angel Ortega Moreno
2nd Batxillerat

2. LOOK FORWARD TO
Esperar amb il·lusió
Ex: I’m looking forward to my birthday’s
present.

3. PLOUGH INTO
Xocar contra
Ex: The car ploughed into the tree of the
mountain that it’s near the road.

4. COME UP WITH
Proposar / acudir-se
Ex: The doctor came up with a cure of the
breast cancer.

5. GIVE UP
Donar-se per vençut / abandonar
Ex: Although he had a very good fitness, he
gave up the race because of a injury.

6. GO OUT (WITH)
Sortir (amb)
Ex: Maria goes out with Jon from three years
ago.

7. GET BY
Sortir-se’n/ espavilar-se
Ex: We can get by with four computers at the
moment.

8. CUT BACK ON
Retallar / reduir
Ex: The government has decided to cut back
on spending on the armed forces.

9. FILL IN
Omplir (imprès o document)
Ex: Remember to fill in all the gaps if you want
to pass the exam.

10. PUT OFF
Ajornar
Ex: Do you want to put off the class for another
day?

11. TURN IN
Lliurar
Ex: The criminal turned himself in.

12. GROW UP
Crèixer / criar-se
Ex: I want to be an English teacher like Xavi
when I grow up.

13. GET TOGETHER
Reunir-se
Ex: We got together at the disco last day.

14. LOG OUT
Tancar la sessió
Ex: He was logging out of my computer when
his friend rang.

15. HAND OUT
Repartir
Ex: Could you hand out the exams please?

16. LOOK UP
Buscar (informació)
Ex: If you don’t know what the meaning is, look
up the word in the dictionary.