CAE VERBS

Question 1

Alert

Answer 1

Ostrzegać

Neighbours quickly alerted the emergency services.

Warn

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

Support sth publicly

Question 3

Appeal for

Answer 3

(epil)

Prosić o coś

Community leaders appealed for calm

Question 4

Appeal to

Answer 4

Podobać się komuś

The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups

Question 5

Carry sth out

Answer 5

Do sth you have said you will do or have been asked to do

Carry out a promise/a threat/a plan/an order

Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient.

Question 6

Customise

Answer 6

Dostosować do czyichś potrzeb

You can customise the software in several ways

Question 7

Contain

Answer 7

Powstrzymać, zawierać

She was unable to contain her excitement

This drink doesn’t contain any alcohol

Question 8

Differ

Answer 8

Różnić się

A differs from B
A and B differ (from each other)
Differ in sth

The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament

Question 9

Draft

Answer 9

Pisać roboczą wersję

Question 10

Estimate

Answer 10

Szacować

Question 11

Evaluate

Answer 11

Szacować, oceniać

Question 12

Empathise with

Answer 12

Empefajz

Wczuwać się

To understand someone’s feelings and experiences, especially because you have been in a similar situation

She’s too mean to empathize with you

Question 13

Entail

Answer 13

Intejl

Wiązać się z, wymagać

The job entails a lot of hard work

It will entail driving long hours at night

Question 14

Endorse

Answer 14

Indors

Popierać, lansować

I wonder how many celebrities actually use the products they endorse

Question 15

Ensure

Answer 15

Inszur

Upewniać, gwarantować

We are working to ensure the safety of people in the city

Question 16

Gulp sth (down)

Answer 16

Swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly

Breathe quickly and deeply because you need more air

He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out

Keith swam to the surface and gulped for air

Question 17

Hit the brakes

Answer 17

Hamować

Question 18

Plead (with sb to do sth)/(with sb for sth)/(to do sth)

Answer 18

Plid

Ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way

Beg

She pleaded with him not to go
I was forced to plead for my child’s life
Pleading eyes
He pleaded to be allowed to see her

Question 19

Inundate

Answer 19

Inandejt

Zawalać, zasypać

Give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all

She’s inundated with work at the moment

Overwhelm, swamp

Question 20

Indicate

Answer 20

Wskazywać, oznaczać

Initial tests indicate the presence of oxygen

Question 21

Induce

Answer 21

Skłaniać, powodować, wywoływać

Darkness and silence may induce sleep

Nothing would induce me to take the job

Question 22

Join sth together

Answer 22

Łączyć

Question 23

Keep hold of sth/sb

Answer 23

Trzymać, zatrzymać

She kept hold of his arm

Question 24

Launch

Answer 24

Loncz

Rozpocząć, wprowadzać, wypuszczać na rynek

Police have launched an investigation into the incident

The new series launches in July

Question 25

Make a pit stop

Answer 25

Zrobić postój Stop at a store or station to use the bathroom and buy food/drinks

Question 26

Merge

Answer 26

Zmieniać pas To move from one lane to another

Question 27

Overlook

Answer 27

Fail to see or notice sth (miss) I must have overlooked this part of the exam Wychodzić na (widokiem) A restaurant overlooking the lake Our house overlooks the sea

Question 28

Overload sb with sth

Answer 28

Przeciążać, przeładować He's overloaded with responsibilities An overloaded truck

Question 29

Overwork

Answer 29

Przepracowywac się/kogoś She overworks her staff

Question 30

Outline

Answer 30

Nakreślać, szkicować, wyznaczać Sketch He outlined his plan to leave the city

Question 31

Plough

Answer 31

Plał Orać

Question 32

Retrieve

Answer 32

Ritriw Odzyskać, uratować Recover

Question 33

Strike

Answer 33

Struck Uderzać, atakować, strajkować The ship struck a rock The child ran into the road and was struck by a car The tree was struck by lightning

Question 34

Skim

Answer 34

Przebiec wzrokiem I skimmed the list until I found my name Skim through/over sth He skimmed through the article trying to find his name Skim-read You may skim-read this article if you're short of time

Question 35

Seize

Answer 35

Siz Chwytać, zdobywać She tried to seize the gun from him Grab

Question 36

Slam on the brakes

Answer 36

Gwałtownie hamować I slammed on the brakes when I saw a child run in front of my car

Question 37

Write sth in longhand

Answer 37

Pisać odręcznie I prefer to write my work down in longhand first