TOEFL Vocab Flashcards
To explain the reason for something or the cause of something; ausmachen, erklären, belegen
to account for
The new tax accounted for the price difference
The worker had to account for his absence
To continue to obey a rule or have a belief; etw. einhalten, sich an etwas halten
to adhere to
to cause something to happen, etw. herbeiführen
to bring about
He brought about his company’s collapse by his reckless spending
If something bring on an illness, pain or felling especially one that often suffer from, it causes you to have it;
to bring sth. on;
Bob dies of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle
To start to talk about a particular subject
to bring up
SheÄs always bringing up her health problems
To happen, or start to happen, especially by chance; entstehen, zustande kommen
to come about
How did the problem come about in the first place?
to manage without having something; verzichten, missen, ohne etwas auskommen müssen
to do without
We can’t do without the help of your organisation
to start something new or important; beginnen, sich zu etwas aufmachen
to embark on
After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking
to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something; etw. berücksichtigen, einkalkulieren
to factor in
people are earning more, but when inflation is factored in, they are no better off
to disapprove of something; missbilligen, etw. nicht gerne sehen
to frown upon
Smoking is frowned upon in many societies
to manage to make someone understand or believe something; jmd. etw. vermitteln, rüberbringen
to get across
the teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures
if news gets around, it becomes well known as a result of being told to lots of people; etw. umgehen, herumkommmen
to get around
Word is getting around that this is a great place to work
if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them to explain what they mean, usually because you think that they are being unpleasant or are suggesting something that is untrue; zu etwas kommen
to get at
What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?
If you get back to a subject that you were talking about before, you start talking about it again; zurückkommen
to get back
Let’s get back to work
to examine the fact about a problem or situation;
to look into
to plan something in detail; etw. entwicklen, entwerfen oder planen
to map out (i.e. a strategy)
Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job
to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary or suitable; eingrenzen, einschränken
to narrow down
We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three
to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it
to poin out
I fell I should point out how dangerous it is
to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider; mit wts. vorkommen, vorschlagen
to put forward
I wasn’t convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward
to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date
to put off
THe meeting has been put off for a week
to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something; auf etw. zurückgreifen
to resort to
Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas
to stop considering something as a possibility; ausschließen, etw. verwerfen
to rule out
The eco said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis
to tell someone about something, to make sure they understand or approve;
to run by
I would like to run some idea by you before we agree to the deal
to persuade someone not to do something
to talk out of
Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged
to consider an idea or plan carefully before making a decision
to think over
Ill think it over and give you an answer next week
If you turn down a person or their request or offer, you refuse their request or offer
to turn down
I tanked him for the offer but turned it down
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one
to turn out
to also be in a particular state; an etwas grenzen
to verge on
