phrasal verbs Flashcards

1
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To go away

A

To leave a place or a person’s company.

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2
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To go ahead

A

To do something as planned.

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3
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To go in

A

To enter.

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3
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To go by

A

To pass (for time); to pass a place.

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4
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To go down

A

To get smaller or decrease.

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5
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To go on

A

To continue; to happen.

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6
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To get accross

A

To cause to be understood, transmit.

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7
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To get around

A

To become known, circulate.

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8
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To get away with

A

To escape the (negative) consequences of something.

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9
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To get in

A

To go inside a car, a bus, etc.

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10
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To get by

A

To manage to survive in spite of difficulties.

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11
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To get into

A

To become interested in; to fit in.

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12
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To get on

A

To continue doing an activity, make progress.

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13
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To get on with

A

To have a friendly relationship.

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14
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To get off

A

To leave a bus, train, plane, etc.

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15
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To get over

A

To recover from an illness, overcome a problem.

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16
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To give in

A

To stop trying, surrender.

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16
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To give back

A

To return something to somebody.

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17
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To give away

A

To give something without asking for anything in exchange.

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18
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To give out

A

To distribute.

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19
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To give off

A

To emit, release (a smell, light…)

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20
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To give up

A

To stop doing something such as smoking.

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21
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To come along

A

To appear, arrive.

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22
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To come accross

A

To encounter something or somebody by change.

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23
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To come out

A

To become available or known (book, movie, news…)

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24
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To come round

A

To recover consciousness.

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25
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To come through

A

To survive, endure; succeed in doing something.

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26
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To come up A topic

A

to be raised or mentioned.

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27
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To look after

A

To take care of.

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28
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To look ahead

A

To see what is in front, to think of the future.

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29
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To look at

A

To watch, observe.

30
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To look around

A

To examine the surrounding area.

31
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To look back

A

To look behind, to think of the past.

32
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To look down on

A

To consider oneself superior to.

33
Q

To look for

A

To search for.

34
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To look forward to

A

To await with excitement.

35
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To look out

A

To be attentive, careful.

36
Q

To look up

A

To search for in reference work (dictionaries, etc.)

37
Q

To make for

A

To head towards.

38
Q

To make out

A

To see, perceive.

39
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To make up for

A

To compensate for.

39
Q

To make up

A

To become reconciled after a quarrel.

40
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To make sth up

A

To invent or imagine something.

41
Q

To put aside

A

To save (money)

42
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To put sb down

A

To humiliate, speak ill of somebody.

43
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To put off (1)

A

To postpone or delay until later.

43
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To put forward

A

To propose, suggest.

44
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To put off (2)

A

To discourage, deter.

45
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To put out

A

To extinguish (cigarette, light…)

46
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To put through

A

To connect to somebody on the phone.

47
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To put sb up

A

To accommodate.

48
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To put up with

A

To tolerate or endure somebody or something.

49
Q

To take after

A

To resemble somebody (family member)

50
Q

To take in

A

To understand, absorb.

51
Q

To take on

A

To employ somebody.

52
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To take off (1)

A

To depart (plane)

53
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To take off (2)

A

To remove clothing.

54
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To take out

A

To invite on a date.

55
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To take over

A

To assume control or charge of.

56
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To take up

A

To start (a hobby)

57
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To bring about

A

To provoke, cause to happen.

58
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To bring up

A

To raise, educate.

59
Q

To break into

A

To enter by force.

60
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To break out

A

To begin suddenly.

61
Q

To break up

A

To separate, split.

62
Q

To cut down on

A

To reduce (mainly for health reasons)

63
Q

To clear up

A

To tidy up; to become clear (weather)

64
Q

To keep on

A

To persist in doing something.

65
Q

To pass away

A

To die (euphemism)

66
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To pick up

A

To grasp and lift; to collect somebody in a vehicle.

67
Q

To run away

A

To flee, escape.

68
Q

To run out of

A

To have none left of something.

69
Q

To set up

A

To establish, found.

70
Q

To set off

A

To begin a journey.

71
Q

To stand out

A

To be remarkable, noticeable.

72
Q

To throw away

A

To get rid of as useless.

73
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To work out

A

To do exercise.