| Verb (Verbo) | Meaning (significado) | Example (ejemplo) | 
		
			| hand something down | give something used to someone else dar algo a alguien, legar
 | I handed my old comic books down to my little 
			cousin. | 
		
			| hand something in | submit entregar
 | I have to hand in my essay by Friday. | 
		
			| hand something out | to distribute to a group of people entregar a un grupo de gente
 | We will hand out the invitations at the door. | 
		
			| hand something over | give (usually unwillingly) entregar (generalmente de forma obligatoria)
 | The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his 
			weapons. | 
		
			| hang in | stay positive (N.Amer., informal) mantener una mentalidad positiva
 | Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon. | 
		
			| hang on | wait a short time (informal) esperar unos momentos
 | Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes! | 
		
			| hang out | spend time relaxing (informal) pasar tiempo (de ocio)
 | Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out 
			at my place. | 
		
			| hang up | end a phone call colgar teléfono, finalizar una llamada
 | He didn't say goodbye before he hung up. | 
		
			| hold someone/something back | prevent from doing/going prevenir/evitar hacer algo
 | I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat 
			in the park. | 
		
			| hold something back | hide an emotion ocultar una emoción
 | Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral. | 
		
			| hold on | wait a short time esperar un poco
 | Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales 
			Department. | 
		
			| hold onto someone/something | hold firmly using your hands or arms agarrar fuertemente
 | Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside. | 
		
			| hold someone/somethingup | rob robar, asaltar
 | A man in a black mask held the bank up this 
			morning. | 
		
			| keep on doing something | continue doing continuar haciendo algo
 | Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil. | 
		
			| keep something from someone | not tell no decir, guardar en secreto
 | We kept our relationship from our parents for two 
			years. | 
		
			| keep someone/something out | stop from entering evitar que alguien/algo entre
 | Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room. | 
		
			| keep something up | continue at the same rate mantener el mismo ritmo/nivel
 | If you keep those results up you will get into a 
			great college. | 
		
			| let someone down | fail to support or help, disappoint decepcionar
 | I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this 
			time. | 
		
			| let someone in | allow to enter permitir entrar
 | Can you let the cat in before you go to school? | 
		
			| look after someone/something | take care of cuidar de
 | I have to look after my sick grandmother. | 
		
			| look down on someone | think less of, consider inferior considerar inferior
 | Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked 
			down on me. | 
		
			| look for someone/something | try to find buscar, intentar encontrar
 | I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding. | 
		
			| look forward to something | be excited about the future | I'm looking forward to the Christmas break. | 
		
			| look into something | investigate investigar
 | We are going to look into the price of snowboards today. | 
		
			| look out | be careful, vigilant, and take notice tener cuidado, ir con cuidado
 | Look out! That car's going to hit you! | 
		
			| look out for someone/something | be especially vigilant for tener cuidado, ir con cuidado
 | Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail. | 
		
			| look something over | check, examine comprobar, examinar
 | Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes? | 
		
			| look something up | search and find information in a reference book or database | We can look her phone number up on the Internet. | 
		
			| look up to someone | have a lot of respect for tener gran respeto por alguien, admirar
 | My little sister has always looked up to me. | 
		
			| make something up | invent, lie about something inventar (mentir9
 | Josie made up a story about why we were late. | 
		
			| make up | forgive each other perdonarse, hacer las paces
 | We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast. | 
		
			| make someone up | apply cosmetics to maquillarse
 | My sisters made me up for my graduation party. | 
		
			| mix something up | confuse two or more things confundir
 | I mixed up the twins' names again! | 
		
			| pass away | die morir
 | His uncle passed away last night after a long illness. | 
		
			| pass out | faint desmayarse
 | It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out. | 
		
			| pass something out | give the same thing to many people entregar la misma cosa a muchas personas
 | The professor passed the textbooks out before 
			class. | 
		
			| pass something up | decline (usually something good) declinar (normalmente algo bueno)
 | I passed up the job because I am afraid of change. | 
		
			| pay someone back | return owed money devolver dinero prestado
 | Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on 
			Friday. | 
		
			| pay for something | be punished for doing something bad castigar
 | That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother. | 
		
			| pick something out | choose elegir
 | I picked out three sweaters for you to try on. | 
		
			| point someone/something out | indicate with your finger señalar con el dedo
 | I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by. | 
		
			| put something down | put what you are holding on a surface or floor dejar algo en una superficie
 | You can put the groceries down on the kitchen 
			counter. | 
		
			| put someone down | insult, make someone feel stupid insultar, hacer que alguien se sienta mal
 | The students put the substitute teacher down 
			because his pants were too short. | 
		
			| put something off | postpone posponer
 | We are putting off our trip until January because of the 
			hurricane. | 
		
			| put something out | extinguish extinguir, apagar
 | The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen 
			arrived. | 
		
			| put something together | assemble ensamblar
 | I have to put the crib together before the baby 
			arrives. | 
		
			| put up with someone/something | tolerate tolerar
 | I don't think I can put up with three small children in 
			the car. | 
		
			| put something on | put clothing/accessories on your body | Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party. |