Phrasal Verbs 1 Flashcards

1
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look after

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to make sure that someone is safe and well

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2
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look away

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to turn your eyes away from sb or sth that you were looking at

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3
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look for

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to search for something or someone

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4
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look into

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to find out more about smth in order to improve the situation

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5
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look out

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to be careful, to avoid imminent danger

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6
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look through

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to examine something, usually quickly

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7
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look up to

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to respect or admire someone

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8
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look (smth) up

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to search for information (usually in a book)

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9
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look forward to

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to wait with pleasure for something

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10
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look down on

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to think something or someone is inferior

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11
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wear off

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to gradually disappear or stop

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12
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let (sb) down

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to disappoint

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13
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catch on

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to understand

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14
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live up to

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to be as good as expected

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15
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stand for

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to be an abbreviation or symbol of something, to support something

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16
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eat out

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to have a meal in a restaurant

17
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drop in

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to pay an informal visit to a person or a place

18
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find out

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to discover, to become aware of something

19
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feel up to

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to have the strength and energy to do or deal with something

20
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make out

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to see, hear or understand something

21
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put (sb) through

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to connect someone on the telephone

22
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put (smth) off

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to postpone, to make someone dislike or not want something

23
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put up with

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to tolerate, to bear patiently

24
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put aside

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to save for the future (especially money)

25
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put (smth) together

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to create something by joining or gathering parts together

26
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put (smth) forward

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to propose or suggest something