Examples of phrasal verbs

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Zepsuć się (o maszynie); lub załamać się emocjonalnie.
To stop functioning (for a machine); to lose emotional control.
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Break down
If my car breaks down again, I'll have to sell it.
Zerwać z kimś (zakończyć związek).
To end a romantic relationship.
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Break up
Have you heard that Sam and Lisa are planning to break up?
Odwołać (np. spotkanie, wydarzenie).
To cancel a planned event.
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Call off
The picnic was called off because of the terrible weather.
Przeprowadzać, wykonywać (np. plan, zadanie).
To perform or complete a task or instruction.
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Carry out
The scientists will carry out a series of important experiments.
Nadrobić zaległości; lub dowiedzieć się, co słychać u kogoś.
To reach the same level as someone else; to update each other on your lives.
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Catch up
I need to work late tonight to catch up on my emails.
Sprawdzać coś; lub wymeldować się z hotelu.
To examine something; to leave and pay for your stay at a hotel.
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Check out
You should check out that new café; I've heard it's fantastic.
Wracać.
To return to a place.
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Come back
She promised she would come back before it got dark.
Wchodzić do środka.
To enter a room or building.
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Come in / Go in
Please, come in and make yourself comfortable.
Pospieszyć się, zachęcać; lub wyrażać niedowierzanie ("Daj spokój!").
To hurry up; also used to encourage someone.
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Come on
Come on, if we don't leave now, we'll miss the start of the film!
Wymyślić coś, wpaść na pomysł.
To think of or suggest an idea or plan.
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Come up with
Julia managed to come up with a brilliant idea for the project.
Liczyć na kogoś.
To rely on or trust someone.
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Count on
You can count on me to help you with your presentation.
Radzić sobie z czymś, zajmować się czymś.
To handle or manage a situation or problem.
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Deal with
As a customer service assistant, you have to deal with complaints.
Podrzucać kogoś/coś w jakieś miejsce; lub przysnąć.
To take someone or something to a place and leave them there; to fall asleep.
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Drop off
Could you drop me off near the train station?
Zrozumieć coś, rozwiązać problem.
To understand or solve something.
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Figure out
I still haven't figured out how to use this new software.
Dowiedzieć się czegoś.
To discover a piece of information.
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Find out
I read the article to find out more about climate change.
Mieć z kimś dobre relacje, dogadywać się.
To have a friendly relationship with someone.
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Get along (with)
Fortunately, I get along with all of my colleagues.
Wysiadać (z autobusu, pociągu, samolotu).
To leave a form of public transport like a bus or train.
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Get off
We need to get off the bus at the next stop.
Wsiadać (do autobusu, pociągu, samolotu).
To board a form of public transport like a bus or train.
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Get on
I think we got on the wrong train by mistake.
Wychodzić, wydostawać się (często w pośpiechu).
To leave a place.
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Get out
The fire alarm rang and everyone had to get out of the building.
Spotykać się towarzysko.
To meet with other people socially.
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Get together
Why don't we get together for lunch next week?
Wstawać z łóżka.
To get out of bed in the morning.
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Get up
I find it really difficult to get up on cold, dark mornings.
Oddawać (coś pożyczonego).
To return something to its owner.
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Give back
You must give back the books you borrowed from the library.
Ustąpić, poddać się presji.
To surrender; to stop resisting something.
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Give in
He kept asking me to go to the party until I finally gave in.
Poddać się, przestać próbować.
To stop trying; to quit.
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Give up
Even though it was challenging, she refused to give up.
Zaczynać, kontynuować (jako pozwolenie).
To proceed or to give someone permission to do something.
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Go ahead
"Go ahead and start eating, I'll be with you in a moment."
Kontynuować.
To continue.
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Go on
The meeting seemed to go on for hours without a clear conclusion.
Wychodzić (np. na miasto); lub gasnąć (o świetle, ogniu).
To leave your home for a social event; for a light or fire to be extinguished.
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Go out
Are you planning to go out this Saturday evening?
Przejrzeć coś, powtórzyć.
To review or check something carefully.
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Go over
Let's go over the main points of the report one more time.
Dorastać.
To mature and become an adult.
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Grow up
He needs to grow up and start taking responsibility for his actions.
Czekać (podobne do "hold on").
To wait for a short time.
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Hang on
Could you hang on a second while I find my keys?
Spędzać z kimś czas, "włóczyć się".
To spend time relaxing or socializing informally.
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Hang out
Young people often hang out at the shopping centre on weekends.
Czekać (często przy telefonie); lub trzymać się czegoś mocno.
To wait for a short time; to grip something tightly.
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Hold on
Please hold on; I'll transfer your call to the manager.
Opiekować się kimś/czymś.
To take care of someone or something.
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Look after
I have to look after my younger brother this evening.
Szukać czegoś.
To search for someone or something.
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Look for
I'm currently looking for a new job in the IT sector.
Czekać na coś z niecierpliwością.
To anticipate a future event with pleasure and excitement.
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Look forward to
I'm really looking forward to going on holiday next month.
Uważać na coś; lub troszczyć się o kogoś/coś.
To be careful or to watch for danger.
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Look out (for)
Look out! There's a car coming.
Sprawdzać informację (np. w słowniku, internecie); lub odszukać kogoś.
To search for information in a book or online.
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Look up
If you don't understand a word, you should look it up.
Podnosić coś; lub odbierać kogoś (np. samochodem).
To lift something from a surface; to collect someone in a vehicle.
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Pick up
Could you pick me up from the airport at 8 PM?
Odkładać coś na później, przekładać.
To postpone something to a later time.
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Put off
The match has been put off until next weekend due to the snow.
Zakładać (ubranie).
To dress yourself in clothes or accessories.
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Put on
You should put on a coat because it's quite cold outside.
Wpaść na kogoś przypadkiem, spotkać niespodziewanie.
To meet someone unexpectedly.
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Run into
I ran into one of my old school friends at the supermarket yesterday.
Skończyć się, wyczerpać (o zapasach).
To use all of a supply of something.
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Run out (of)
We've run out of coffee, so I'll add it to the shopping list.
Organizować, zakładać, montować; lub wrabiać kogoś.
To arrange, establish, or organize something.
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Set up
They set up their own company shortly after graduating from university.
Siadać.
To move into a seated position.
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Sit down
There were no empty seats, so I had nowhere to sit down.
Wstawać.
To rise to a standing position.
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Stand up
The audience stood up to applaud the orchestra at the end of the concert.
Zwracać (coś do sklepu); lub cofać to, co się powiedziało.
To return an item to a store; to retract something you said.
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Take back
If the shirt doesn't fit, you can take it back to the shop.
Zdejmować (ubranie); lub startować (o samolocie).
To remove clothing; for an airplane to leave the ground.
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Take off
The plane is expected to take off on time.
Wyjmować coś; lub zabrać kogoś gdzieś (np. na randkę).
To remove something from a place; to take someone on a date.
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Take out
It's your turn to take out the rubbish.
Przedyskutować coś.
To discuss a problem or situation with someone.
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Talk over
Before making a decision, it's important to talk it over.
Wyłączać (urządzenie).
To deactivate a device or light.
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Turn off
Please turn off your mobile phone before the performance begins.
Włączać (urządzenie).
To activate a device or light.
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Turn on
Can you turn on the light? It's getting dark in here.
Budzić się.
To stop sleeping.
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Wake up
My alarm clock rang but I didn't wake up for another ten minutes.
Ćwiczyć; lub rozwiązać problem, ułożyć się pomyślnie.
To exercise; to find a solution or to be successful.
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Work out
I try to work out twice a week to stay fit and healthy.

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