phrasal verbs of unit 2 & unit 9 Flashcards
1
Q
find out
A
to discover
2
Q
turn up
A
If something that you have been looking for turns up, you find it unexpectedly:
3
Q
come across
A
meet or find someone or something by chance.
“I came across these old photos recently”
4
Q
look into
A
investigate something.
“the police looked into his business dealings”
5
Q
work out
A
find the answer to something.
“I couldn’t work out whether it was a band playing or a record”
6
Q
look for
A
hope or expect to find or obtain a particular type of person or thing.
7
Q
cross out
A
: to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong cross out a mistake
8
Q
flick through
A
look quickly through a book, magazine, etc.
“she was flicking through a copy of Vogue”
9
Q
read on
A
continue to read
