Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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Back Up

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  1. Show that what someone is saying is true
  2. To make a copy of information stored on a computer
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Boot (It) Up

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If a computer boots, or if you boot it, it starts working and becomes ready to use

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Bring (something about)

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To cause something to happen

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Catch On

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To become popular fashionable or popular

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Get down ( to something)
Set to

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1.To start to direct your efforts and attention to something, especially work.
2. To start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot time or energy

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Get on with ( something)

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To start or continue doing something, especially work

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Get on/ along

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To have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation

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Hacked into

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To secretly find a way of getting information from someone’s else’s computer or changing information on it

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Print ( something) out

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To produced / make a printed copy of a document that has been written on a computer

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Turn ( something) down

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To turn the switch on a machine such as an oven, radio, etc so that it produces less heat, sound,etc

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Turn (something) Up

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To turn a switch on a machine such as an oven, radio,etc so that it produces more heat, sound, etc

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Turn ( something) on
Switch on

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If you switch on something such as a light or a machine, or if it switches on, you made it start working

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Turn off
Switch off

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To make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as TV, engine or light stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key,etc

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Voted down

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To show that you do not like or agree with something on the internet by clicking on a symbol such as an arrow or thumb pointing down

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Voted Up

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To show that you like or agree with something on the Internet by clicking on a symbol such as an arrow or thumb pointing up

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Burn Out
Go Out

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To stop working or to make something stop working because it gets too hot or is used to much

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Call Sb in

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To ask a person or organization that provides a service to come and deal with something

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Carry (sth) Through

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To complete something successfully

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Get Across
Put Across

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To succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to somebody or to communicated successfully

20
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Go by

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To so things according to a set of rules or laws

21
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Go Off

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1.If an alarm goes off, it makes a noise to warn you about something.
2. To explode or be fired

22
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Key In

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To put information into a technology device using a keyboard or touchscreen

23
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Log In

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To connect to a computer system by putting in a particular set of letters or numbers

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Log Out

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To end a connection to a computer system bu clicking on a spot on the computer screen

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Look/ Watch Out
used to warn somebody to be careful, especially when there is danger
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Make Out
To manage to see somebody or something or read or hear something
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Open Up Open Out ( to somebody)
To talk about what you feel and think; to become less shy and more willing to communicate
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Plug ( something) In
To connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply.
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Run Off
To copy something on a machine
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Send (sth) Out
To produce something, such as light, a signal, sound,etc
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Shut (something) down
If a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating
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Slow Down
To become slower or make something slower
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Wind Down
To rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement
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Zoom In
To adjust a camera to make a person or thing being photographed appear larger or closer
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Zoom Out
To adjust a camera to make a person or thing being photographed appear smaller or farther away
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Watch Over
To protect someone and make certain that they are safe
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Play Back
If you play back something that has been recorded, you put it through a machine so that you can listen to it or watch it
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Play Back
If you play back something that has been recorded, you put it through a machine so that you can listen to it or watch it
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Put Off
To cancel a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with somebody
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To Brush Up ( something)
To revive or review. practice something that you already knew ( studies, skills)
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Call On Sb Call Upon Sb
To ask or demand that somebody do something
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Do Without
To manage without somebody/ something