Phrasal verbs - Letter A

abide by sth

przestrzegać, respektować (np. zasady) Even users of bicycles must abide by the road traffic rules.

account for

wyjaśnić coś, być powodem czegoś, stanowić coś The government must account for its new policy.

act out

odegrać (np. sytuację, scenkę) / imitate what happened in the past act sth out – okazywać (np. emocje) / show sth that you feel

act up

być nieznośnym / behave in troublesome way

amount to

amount to sth – wynosić (np. konkretną kwotę) / be equal Our costs amount to 10 million dollars a year. amount to sth – sprowadzać się do czegoś / to be equal in meaning, effect etc John’s life amounts to getting to work and going back home.

apply for

apply for sth – ubiegać się o coś / officially ask for sth or ask to be allowed to become a member of an organisation etc. Not all the students may apply for this grant.

ask after sb

wypytywać się o kogoś / try to get information about sb

ask around

dopytywać się, wypytywać się / get information by asking a lot of people

ask back

ask sb back, ask back sb – zaprosić do siebie kogoś, u kogo było się w odwiedzinach / invite sb whose place you visited ask sb back, ask back sb – zaprosić kogoś do domu / invite sb to your home

ask out

ask sb out, ask out sb – zaprosić kogoś np. do restauracji, kina etc. / ask sb to go to the cinema, restaurant etc. with you Jim was too shy to ask Helen out.