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to rise from a lying or seated position, to leave one’s bed
To get up
I need to get up early tomorrow. (I need to rise from my bed.)
She got up from the chair and walked to the window. (She rose from the chair.)
to remove (clothing, accessories, etc.), to depart (an aircraft)
To take off
He took off his jacket and hung it on the hook. (He removed his jacket.)
The plane took off from the runway and flew into the sky. (The plane departed from the runway.)
to dress oneself with clothing or accessories
To put on
She put on her sunglasses before going outside. (She dressed herself with her sunglasses.)
He put on a tie to complete his formal attire. (He dressed himself with a tie.)
to search or seek something
To look for
I’m looking for my keys. Have you seen them? (I’m searching for my keys.)
They looked for a new house in the neighborhood. (They searched for a new house.)
to continue, to proceed
To go on
The meeting will go on as planned. (The meeting will continue.)
She went on with her presentation despite the interruption. (She proceeded with her presentation.)
to establish, to arrange, to assemble
To set up
They set up a new business in the city center. (They established a new business.)
He set up the equipment for the event. (He arranged the equipment.)
to raise, to mention, to introduce a topic
To bring up
She brought up an important point during the discussion. (She raised an important point.)
He brought up the topic of climate change in the conversation. (He introduced the topic of climate change.)
to switch off, to stop the operation of something
To turn off
Don’t forget to turn off the lights before you leave. (Don’t forget to switch off the lights.)
He turned off the TV and went to bed. (He stopped the operation of the TV.)
to cancel, to terminate
To call off
They called off the event due to bad weather. (They canceled the event.)
The game was called off because of a scheduling conflict. (The game was canceled.)
to return something, to reintroduce
To bring back
Can you bring back my book when you’re done reading it? (Can you return my book when you’re done reading it?)
They brought back the classic TV show for a new season. (They reintroduced the classic TV show for a new season.)
to abandon, to quit
To give up
After years of struggling, he decided to give up his dream of becoming an actor. (After years of struggling, he decided to abandon his dream of becoming an actor.)
She gave up trying to convince him. (She quit trying to convince him.)
to exhaust the supply of something, to have none left
To run out of
We ran out of milk, so I need to buy some more. (We exhausted the supply of milk, so I need to buy some more.)
They ran out of patience waiting for the bus. (They had no patience left waiting for the bus.)
to understand, to solve, to find a solution
To figure out
It took him a while to figure out the math problem. (It took him a while to understand the math problem.)
She tried to figure out why the computer wasn’t working. (She tried to solve the mystery of why the computer wasn’t working.)
