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Phrasal Verbs 12.09 Flashcards

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Ask after

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Ask for the news about

Ex. Tony was asking after you and I told him you were fine

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Back down

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Stop demanding sth, stop saying that you will do sth

Ex. It seemed as if new man was going to start a fight with the manager, but he eventually backed down

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Back out

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Decide not to do sth you agreed to do

Ex. But you promised to help me this weekend- you can’t back out now!

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Bank on

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Depend on sth happening

Ex. I’m really banking on getting that job at the supermarket

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Break out (2 meanings)

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Escape (from prison)
Ex. Reports are coming in the t five prisoners have broken out of pentonwood prison

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Start suddenly (for a war, fire etc.)
Ex. It seems that the fire broke out in the kitchen.

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Break down

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Stop working (for a machine etc.)
Ex. That's the third time our car's broken down this month
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Bring forward

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Change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier

Ex. Because of recent events, the meeting has been brought forward to the 29th

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Bring in

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Introduce a new law or system

Ex. The government are planning to bring in a law banning hunting

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Bring on

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Cause (an illness etc.)

Ex. Being out in the fog always brings on my asthma

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Bring out

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Produce and start to sell a new product

Ex. Did you hear that REM have just brought out a new album?

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Bring up (2 meanings)

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Look after a child until he or she becomes an adult
Ex. Both Satah’s parents died when she was young and she was brought up by her grandmother

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Start discussing a subject
Ex. I hate to bring it up, but do you have that money you owe me?

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Call for (2meanings)

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Require, need
Ex. the manager said that the situation called for some difficult decisions

OR
demand
Ex. The farmers are calling for assistance from the government

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Call off

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Cancel

Ex.I hope they don’t call the concert off because of this rain

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Carry out

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Perform an experiment, etc.

Ex. The investigators have been carrying out tests in the pieces of plane recovered after the accident

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Carry on

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Continue

Ex. You carry on painting this wall and I’ll go and get some more brushes

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Catch on

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Understand
Ex. Greg is really clever and always catches  on in class very quickly
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Catch up with

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Reach the same point/level as

Ex. I ran a little faster to try to catch up with the others

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Chase after

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Follow sb/sth quickly in order to catch them

Ex. The shopkeeper ran out of the shop and chased after the shoplifter as she ran down the street

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Check in

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Register at hotel or an airport

Ex. Give me your passport and I’ll go to the desk to check in

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Check out (2 meanings)

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Leave a hotel
Ex. All guests must check out by midday

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investigate
Ex. Let’s check out that new website Bill was talking about

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Clear up

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Become brighter and better (for weather)

Ex. If it doesn’t clear up then I’m afraid we may have to cancel the race

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Close down

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Stop operating (for companies)
Ex. What is the government doing about the fact that dozens of local businesses are closing down every month?
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Come (a)round

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Happen again (for regular events)
Ex. Christmas soon comes around doesn't it?
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Come(a)round (to)

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Be persuaded to change your mind (about)
Ex.
That’s a good point. Maybe I’m coming round to your way of thinking

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Come across
Find sth or need sb by chance | Ex. I came across some old photographs while I was clearing out my desk
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Come by
Get sth especially sth that is hard to get | Ex . How did you come by that painting?
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Come down with
Start to suffer from minor illness | Ex. After being out in the storm Alice came down with a cold
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Come forward
Offer help or information | Ex. After the police appealed for help from the public a number of people came forward with useful information
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Come into
Inherit | Ex. At the age of eighteen Roger suddenly came into a fortune
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Come off
Succeed | Ex. Well I think it's a stupid plan and I'll be amazed if it comes off
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Come on (2 meanings)
Develop or make progress Ex. Your piano playing is really coming on isn't it? OR start to be broadcast ex. That quiz show you wanted to watch comes on in half an hour
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Come out
Be published | Ex. I can't wait until the next Harry Potter book comes out
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Come round/ come to
Become conscious | Ex. After a worrying few minutes Sean started to come round and opened his eyes
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Come up with
``` Think of (an idea, a plan etc) Ex. Who do you think came up with the idea of the bicycle? ```
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Count on
Rely on, trust | Ex. Don't worry - you can count on me to help if you need it
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Cross out
draw a line through sth written | Ex. Danny realized that he'd made s spelling mistake and crossed the word out
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Cut down (on) (2 meanings)
Do less of (smoking etc) Ex. If you can't give up smoking you could at least try to cut down OR reduce an amount of Ex. My doctor has advised me to cut down on fat
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Cut off (3 meanings)
Make a place difficult or impossible to enter, leave or communicate with Ex. The snow meant that the village was cut off for over a month OR Stop the supply of sth Ex. When we move don't forget to tell them to cut the water and electricity off OR disconnect Ex. I was talking to Gordon on the phone when we were suddenly cut off
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Dawn on
you realise it for the first time | Ex. It suddenly dawned on me that Sharon loved Oscar and that was why she was behaving so strangely
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Deal with
Handle, cope with | Ex. My job mostly involves dealing with complains from members of the public
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Die down
Become less noisy, powerful or active | Ex. The actor waited for the laughter to die down before continuing
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Do away with
Get rid of | Ex. I think they should do away with double yellow lines and just let people park where they want
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Do up
Repair, paint or improve
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Do without
Live without (sth you can't afford)
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Draw up
Create (plans etc)
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Dress up
Put on fancy or unusual clothes
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Drop in (on)
visit unexpectedly
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Drop off (2 meanings)
Let someone get out of a vehicle OR fall asleep
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Drop out (of)
Leave school before you have finished the course
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Drown out
Prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise
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Face up to
Accept sth and try to deal with it
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Fall for (2 meanings)
Fall in love with OR Belive (a lie/trick/joke)
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Fall out (with)
Have an argument with and stop being friends
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Feel up to
Feel well enough to do
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Fill in
Add information in the spaces on a document
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Find out
Discover information etc
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Flick through
Turn and look at the pages of a magazine
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Get (sb) down
Make sb feel sad or lose hope
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Get along (with)
Have a good relationship (with)
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Get at
Try to express
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Get away with
Escape punishment for
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Get back
Return from place
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Get by
Manage to survive (financially)
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Get on (with)
Have a good relationship (with)
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Get on for
Be almost a particular time, number, age
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Get on with
Continue doing
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Get over
Recover from illness
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Get round to
Start (after planning to do sth for a long time)
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Get through
Use all of, finish
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Get up to
Do sth you should not do
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Give away (2 meanings)
Give free of charge OR Reveal sth you are trying to hide
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Give in
Stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult
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Give off
Produce sth such as best or a smell
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Give up
Stop doing sth you do regularly
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Go away
Go on holiday
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Go down (as)
Be remembered for having done something
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Go in for (2 meanings)
Enter (a competition etc) OR like
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Go into
Deal with sth in detail
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Go off (3 meanings)
Be no longer fresh OR explode, be fired (for a gun, usually accidentally) OR stop liking
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Go on
Do sth after doing sth else
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Go over
Repeat or think about again in order to understand completely
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Go/come round
Go/come to sb's house to visit them
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Grow on
If sth grows on you you start to like it more
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Grow out of (2 meanings)
Develop from OR become too big for
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Grow up
Become older
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Hand down
Give something valuable to your children or grandchildren usually when you die
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Hand in
Give to a person in authority
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Hand out
Give things to people in a group
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Hold up (2 meanings)
Rob while threatening violence OR delay

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