Unit 4. Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
To visit someone.
Could you, please, … … on the way to work and see how she is?
Could you, please, call in on the way to work and see how she is?
To make a short visit.
She is on her way somewhere and so, passing through Meryton, I thought she might as well … … you.
She is on her way somewhere and so, passing through Meryton, I thought she might as well call on you.
To visit a place, to stop somewhere.
He … … a shop on the way home and bought some flowers for her.
He called at a shop on the way home and bought some flowers for her.
To visit a place with an intention of collecting someone or something.
The film starts at 7, so I’ll … … you at 6.30.
The film starts at 7, so I’ll call for you at 6.30.
To appeal to someone to do something or for something.
I’m … … everyone of you … do your bit!
I’m … … you … help.
I’m calling on everyone of you to do your bit!
I’m calling on you for help.
To ask to come.
Could you … … the next interviewee, please?
Could you call in the next interviewee, please?
To cancel.
The meeting was … … due to lack of support.
The meeting was called off due to lack of support.
To require, to demand.
The situation … … drastic measures.
The situation called for drastic measures.
To find and show (information) on a computer screen.
Could you … last year’s sales figures … for me?
Could you call last year’s sales figures up for me?
To cause someone or an animal to keep away.
As the crisis deepened the ambassador was … … .
As the crisis deepened the ambassador was called off.
To begin a journey.
It wasn’t until 2.30 that we finally … …/… … our trip.
He … …/… … work at exactly 7.30.
It wasn’t until 2.30 that we finally set out/off on our trip.
He set out/off for work at exactly 7.30.
To express, to formulate, to arrange.
In this document we have … … our proposals in a clear and concise way so that everyone can understand them.
In this document we have set out our proposals in a clear and concise way so that everyone can understand them.
To spread, to begin and be likely to stay.
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is properly cleaned, or an infection can … … .
We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather … … .
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is properly cleaned, or an infection can set in.
We need to have the roof repaired before the bad weather sets in.
To hold up, to delay.
The computer failure has … us … at least a week.
The computer failure has set us back at least a week.
To create, to establish.
The first thing to do in a crisis is to … … a committee.
The first thing to do in a crisis is to set up a committee.
