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Phrasal verbs Flashcards

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1
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To ask someone to go on a date

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Ask out SP

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To extinguish a match or candle

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Blow out SP

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1) To stop functioning properly
2) To summarize something

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Break down NS/SP

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To happen suddenly

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Break out NS

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To separate

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Break up NS

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To return, to come back with (something or someone)

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Bring back SP

E.g: I brought back my folder to my house

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1) To mention something
2) To raise (children)

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Bring up SP

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To return a phone call

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Call back SP

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9
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To cancel

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Call off SP

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1) To ask someone directly to speak
2) To ask someone to come on stage

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Call on SP

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To make a phone call

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Call up SP

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12
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To make happier

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Cheer up SP

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13
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1) To clean
2) To look nice for something

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Clean up SP/NS

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14
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To accompany

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Come along NS

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To originate, to start in a particular place or be produced from a particular thing

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Come from NS

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16
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To enter a room or building

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Come in NS

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17
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To visit the speaker’s place

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Come over (to) NS

E.g: Can my friend come over tomorrow?

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18
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To draw a line through (usually a name/something on a list)

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Cross out SP

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To remove (with scissors or a knife/from your life)

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Cut out (of) SP

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20
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To wear nice or special clothes/costumes

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Dress up NS

Separable if about another person

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21
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To visit (unexpectedly)

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Drop in NS

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22
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To stop going to school or attending a program

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Drop out (of) NS

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23
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To eat in a restaurant

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Eat out NS :)

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24
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To fall to the ground

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Fall down NS

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25
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To find the solution to a problem

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Figure out SP

E.g: I need to figure this problem out before the meeting

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26
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To enter information in a blank space

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Fill in

Separable (form)/Non-separable (person)

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27
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To complete a form or document

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Fill out SP

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28
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To fill completely (with gas, water, etc)

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Fill up SP

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29
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To discover new information

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Find out SP

E.g: I need to find the answer out before the meeting

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30
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To behave in a silly way that might have dangerous results

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Fool around (with) NS

E.g: It’s dangerous to fool around with electricity

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31
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To enter public transportation (bus, metro, plane, etc)

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Get on NS

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To exit a car or taxi

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Get out of NS

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33
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To recover from shock or illness

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Get over NS

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34
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To meet up with, to spend time with

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Get together with NS

E.g: I’m gonna get together with my friend this weekend

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35
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To finish

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Get through with NS

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36
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To get out of bed

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Get up NS

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37
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To donate, give to someone else

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Give away SP

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38
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To return something to someone

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Give back SP

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39
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To stop doing /To stop trying

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Give up SP

E.g: We gave our seats up to the elderly ladies

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40
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To keep doing something/To continue

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Go on NS

E.g: The teacher told us to go on with the activity

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41
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To return to a place

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Go back (to) NS

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42
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To not stay home

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Go out NS

43
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1) To go to a specific place
2) To go to someone’s house

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Go over (to) NS

E.g: Go over there and talk to them

44
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To be born and grow into an adult

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Grow up in NS

E.g: She wants to grow her children up in a loving enviroment

45
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To give homework, tests, etc to a teacher

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Hand in SP

E.g: I need to hand my test in

46
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To give something to many different people

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Hand out SP

E.g: The teacher needs to hand the exams out

47
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To stay somewhere for a while without doing much

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Hang out (with) NS

48
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1) To put clothes on a hook/hanger
2) To end a phone call

A

Hang up SP

Separable/Non-separable

49
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To wear something

A

Have on SP

50
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To assist

A

Help out SP

E.g: He helped me out with my car

51
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To not give to/To keep separate

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Keep away (from) SP

E.g: Keep the candy away from the children

52
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To continue doing something

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Keep on NS

E.g: Keep on going with the exercise

53
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To stop employment due to lack of work or money

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Lay off NS

54
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To keep clothing on/To keep electronics on

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Leave on SP

55
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To investigate

A

Look into NS

56
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To check carefully

A

Look over SP

E.g: I need to look my exam over before handing it in to my teacher

57
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To warn somebody to be careful

A

Look out (for) NS

E.g: Look out for bike thieves in Montreal

58
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1) To find information in the dictionary or online
2) Life is starting to go well

A

Look up NS

E.g: Things are really starting to look up

59
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To return money to someone

A

Pay back SP

60
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1) To lift
2) To get someone from somewhere

A

Pick up SP

61
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To call attention to someone or something

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Point out SP

62
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To make a paper copy off of a computer file

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Print out SP

63
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To put something where it normally goes

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Put away SP

64
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To put something where it originally came from

A

Put back SP

65
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To put something on a table, the ground, etc

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Put down SP

66
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To procrastinate

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Put off SP

67
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To put something onto your body

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Put on SP

68
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To stop a fire

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Put out SP

69
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To meet someone by chance, without a plan

A

Run into NS

70
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To finish your supply of something

A

Run out (of) NS

71
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To begin a trip

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Set out (for) NS

72
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To come, to appear

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Show up NS

73
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To turn something off

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Shut off SP

E.g: Can you shut the TV off?

74
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To put your name on a list

A

Sign up (for) NS

Separable if done to someone

E.g: He signed his daughter up for art classes

75
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To relax, to waste time

A

Sit around (with) NS

76
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To put your back against the chair

A

Sit back NS

Separable if done to someone

77
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To sit in a chair, on the ground, etc

A

Sit down NS

Separable if done to someone

78
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To make your voice louder

A

Speak up NS

79
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To say something when you don’t agree with something

A

Speak out about NS

Not in the book

E.g: She spoke out about the business’s illegal actions

80
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1) To go from sitting to standing
2) To not show up for a meeting

A

Stand up NS/SP

81
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To defend or support a particular idea or a person

A

Stand up for NS

82
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To begin again

A

Start over SP

E.g: He finished the book and then started it over again

83
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To not go to bed

A

Stay up NS

84
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1) To remove clothing from your body
2) To leave the ground (a plane)

A

Take off SP/NS

85
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To return something back to its original place where you bought it or borrowed it from

A

Take back SP

E.g: I need to take my books back to the library

86
Q

To invite someone out and pay for them

A

Take out SP

87
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To discuss something

A

Talk over SP

88
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To destroy a building

A

Tear down SP

89
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To pull a piece of paper out of a book or magazine

A

Tear out (of) SP

90
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To tear into smaller pieces

A

Tear up SP

E.g: She tore his letter up because she was so angry

91
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To consider, to think about

A

Think over SP

92
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To put something in the trash, to discard

A

Throw away/out SP

93
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To put on your body to see if it fits

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Try on SP

94
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To change to the opposite direction

A

Turn around/back SP

95
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1) To lower the volume
2) To reject someone (or a job offer, etc)

A

Turn down SP

96
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To stop a machine or light

A

Turn off SP

97
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To start a machine or light

A

Turn on SP

98
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To turn to the opposite side

A

Turn over SP

E.g: He turned over in the bed

99
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1) To increase the volume
2) To show up unexpectedly

A

Turn up SP/NS

E.g: Can you turn up the volume?
She expects him to turn up at the party

100
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To go from being asleep to being awake

A

Wake up SP

101
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1) To be careful
2) To protect someone/something

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Watch out (for) NS

102
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1) To solve a problem
2) To exercise

A

Work out SP/NS

103
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To write on a piece of paper

A

Write down SP

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