Phrasal Verbs – zusammengesetzte Verben auf Englisch

Phrasal Verbs Übungen und Erklärungen


Übungen zum Thema Phrasal Verbs:

Phrasal Verbs mit ‚get‘


phrasal verbs – get
get on
to get on with – sich mit jemandem vertragen to get on – einsteigen – Verkehrsmittel
He is not getting on with his sister. Let’s get on the bus
get into
get into something – sich mit etwas beschäftigen get into – hineingehen
We can’t get into this topic now. I can’t get into my room.
get down
get down to – mit etwas anfangen get down – hinuntergehen
Let’s get down to business. I can’t get down the stairs.
get over
get over – über etwas hinwegkommen get over – etwas überwinden
She can’t get over her pet’s death. I can’t get over the wall.
get off
get off – aussteigen (Verkehrsmittel) get off on – auf etwas abfahren
Let’s get off the plane. She totally gets off on Justin Bieber.
get by
get by – durchkommen get by- über die Runden kommen
Get out of the way. I can’t get by. I wonder how she gets by. Her salary is really low.
phrasal verbs – get II
get around
to get around – herumkommen to get around – etwas kapieren
I just love to get around. He just doesn’t seem to get around the problem.
get at
get at somebody – auf jemanden losgehen get at – auf etwas anspielen
I don’t know why he is always getting at me. What are you getting at?
get away
get away – abhauen get away with – mit etwas davonkommen
I just want to get away. She gets away with murder.
get out
get out – verduften get out – publik werden
Let’s get out of here. This party sucks! This cannot get out! You gotta shut up about it!
get through
get through – durchkommen (mental) get through – druchkommen (Telefon)
I can’t get through to him. He’s o stubborn. He’s very busy. I can’t get through to him.

Phrasal Verbs mit ‚take‘


phrasal verbs – take
take on
to take on – es mit jemandem aufnehmen to get on – etwas annehmen (Aussehen, Gewohnheit)
We will take on the champions. I want to take on a new habit.
take in
take in something – etwas aufnehmen (Person, Haustier) take in something – Informationen, Neuigkeiten aufnehmen
We can’t take in another pet. I really want to take in this music .
take off
to take off – ausziehen (Kleidung, Schuhe etc.) to take off – abheben (Flugzeug, Projekt etc.)
Please take off your shoes. I don’t think this idea will take off.
take over
to take over – etwas übernehmen (Projekt) to take over – etwas übernehmen (Firma, Kontrolle)
Sarah will take over the project. Donald will take over the government.
take out
take out – Essen zum Mitnehmen to take out a loan – ein Darlehen aufnehmen
Let’s get some Italian take out. They are broke. They need to take out a loan.
phrasal verbs – take II
take to
to take to – sich an etwas gewöhnen to take to – Sympathien für jemanden entwickeln
We need to take to working out daily. They really took to their new math teacher.
take up
take up – mit etwas anfangen take up – Informationen, Neuigkeiten aufnehmen
He took up smoking at 25. How stupid. I can’t take up all the information.
take down
to take down – abbauen (Gerüst, Stand etc.) to take down – etwas notieren (Nummer, Adresse)
Let’s take down the scaffolding. Can I take down your address?
take back
to take back – etwas zurücknehmen to take back – jemanden wieder aufnehmen
You’ve got to take that insult back. They took back their old janitor.
take away
take away – Resultat eines Meetings oder Konferenz to away – wegnehmen
What’s the take away of this year’s meeting? We need to take away the middle part.

Phrasal Verbs mit ‚make‘


phrasal verbs – ‚make‘
make for
to make for – als etwas durchgehen to make for something – durch etwas abhauen
Socks can make for face masks. The thieves made for the door.
make of
to make of something – etwas bewerten to make of something – etwas daraus machen
I don’t know what to make of it. It depends on what you make of it.
make out
to make out – etwas erkennen (Schrift, Nummer) to make out – küssen
I can’t make out what the sign says. Jack and Jill make out anywhere. Disgusting.
make up
to make up for something – etwas wieder gutmachen make up – die Zusammensetzung
Sarah will make up for her mistake. The make up of our government ist bizarre.
make over
make over – jemandem etwas vermachen, übergeben make over – optische Wiederaufhübschung
I hope my dad will make over the house. I’m no spring chicken any more, I need a make over.

phrasal verbs mit ‚put‘


phrasal verbs – ‚put‘
put aside
put aside somehting – etwas beilegen (Streit) put aside something – etwas zur Seite legen (als Reserve)
They put aside their differences. They put aside a nest egg.
put away
put away – Essen verschlingen put away – ins Gefängnis einsperren
He can put away ten cans of soup. They put him away for good.
put back
put back – Uhr zurückstellen put back – etwas nach hinten zu verlegen
Just put back the clock. Then yo will be on time. We will have to put back the meeting.
put down
to put down an animal – ein Tier einschläfern to put somebody down – jemanden niedermachen
Oh no! I don’t want to put down Fiffi. The teacher put John down for no reason.
put forward
put forward something – etwas einreichen put forward somebody – jemanden vorschlagen
I want to put forward a motion for free chocolate. I want to put forward Leroy as chairman.
phrasal verbs – put
put down
put down money – Geld anzahlen put down something – etwas niederlegen (Waffen, Kränze)
We put down 100,000 $ for a new Ferrari. They put down a wreath a the tomb of the unknown soldier.
put out
put out a fire – ein Feuer ausmachen put out something – etwas hinaustragen
Put out the fire! Put out the trash! Now!
put in
put in something – etwas investieren put in something – etwas hineinlegen
You will have to put in the time. I put the keys into the commode.
put off
put off something – etwas verschieben put off somebody – jemanden anwidern
Let’s put off the project indefintely. I was put off by her BO.
put up
put up money – Geld bereitstellen put up with something, somebody – etwas, jemanden ertragen
Put up 10,000 $ and play at the high rollers table. We put up with this type of thing all the time.

prasal verbs mit ‚look‘


phrasal verbs – look
look over
to look over sth.- über etwas hinwegschauen too look over sth. etwas überfliegen (Notizen)
I can look over the wall. Please look over my draft.
look into
look into something – sich etwas annehmen look into – irgendwo hineinschauen
We can’t look into this topic now. Don’t look into my room. It’s none of your business.
look around
to look around – sich umschauen to look around – nach hinten schauen
Look around. This place is beautiful Look around. There is a police car behind you.
look up
look up – gute Zukunftsaussichten haben look up – nach oben schauen
Things are looking up. Look up there’s a man on a ledge.
look uponlook after
to look upon – etwas erachten als to look after – sich um jemanden kümmern
I look upon ‚War and Peace‘ as Tolstoi’s masterpiece: I need to look after my parents at the weekend.

Phrasal verbs mit ‚kick‘


zusammensetzte Verben mit kick
kick up
to kick up – einen Anteil abgeben to kick up – Widerstand leisten
The resaurant has to kick up to the Mafia. Be nice. Or she will kick up.
kick around
kick around – im Kopf umgehen. kick around – unsanft behandeln
I have been kicking this idea around lately. Don’t kick around my I-phone.
kick off
kick off – mit etwas anfangen kick off – jemanden oder etwas unsanft loswerden
Let’kick this thing off already! John was kicked off the team.
kick in
kick in – eintreten (Wirkung, Effekt) kick in – eintreten (Gegenstand)
Wait for the effect to kick in. Don’t kick in the Sand Castle.
kick back
kick back – entspannen sich ausruhen
Sometimes you just have to kick back and relax.

phrasal verbs – zusammengesetzte Verben mit ‚break‘


zusammensetzte Verben mit break
break up
to break up – Schlus machen (Beziehung) to break up – aufbrechen (Reise, Ausflug)
John wants to break up with Jill. Let’s break up. We need to be on time.
break out
to break out – ausbrechen (Gefängnis, Gulag etc.) to break out – ausbrechen (Epedimie, Katastrophe)
I want to break out of my rusty cage. They say a new pandemic will break out.
break in
break in – einbrechen break in – eingewöhnen, gefügig machen
If you don’t lock the door, somebody will break in. New shoes are uncomfortable until they’re broken in.
break away
break away – sich absondern (Gruppe) break away – entkommen
The radical wing of our party broke away. I was trapped. Still, I could break away.
break down
break down – eine Panne haben break down – erklären
Our car broke down right before our doorstep. Can you break down the statistics for me.