A phrasal verb is a verb + a small word (like up, on, off, in, out, by, or back).
Together they often have a special meaning that you can’t always guess from the words alone.

For example:

  • get up = to leave your bed in the morning
  • turn on = to start a machine or light

📘 Phrasal verbs from the text

Phrasal verbMeaning in EnglishVertaling in het Nederlands
get upto leave your bed in the morningopstaan
turn onto start a machine, light, or deviceaanzetten
get readyto prepare yourself for somethingje klaarmaken
head offto start going somewherevertrekken
log into enter your username and password to start using a computer or websiteinloggen
check outto look at or examine somethingbekijken / checken
head backto return to a placeteruggaan
stop byto make a short visit to a placeeven langsgaan
work outto do exercisesporten / trainen
go outto leave your house to do something funuitgaan