verbs / phrasal verbs Flashcards
To stand out
To be easily seen or noticed
(stood out - stood out)
The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
To tackle
to try to stop a problem
(tackled - tackled)
We must find new ways to tackle crime
To drop out
To stop doing something before you have completely finished
(dropped - dropped) / (+ of)
He dropped out of school at 14
To arrange
to make plans for something to happen / to put objects in a particular order or position
(arranged - arranged)
I’ve arranged a meeting with him
To drop by
To visit someone for a short time, usually without arranging it before
(dropped - dropped)
He dropped by my office this morning
To imply
To communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly / to involve something or make it necessary (formal)
(implied - implied)
Are you implying (that) I’m fat? / Socialism implies equality
To infer
To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
(inferred - inferred)
I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave
To display
To show a feeling / to show words, pictures, etc. on a screen
(displayed - displayed)
My grandfather disapproved of displaying emotion in public
To seek
To try to find or get something
(sought - sought)
I am seeking advice on the matter
To depict
To represent or show something in a picture or story
(Depicted - depicted)
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century
To convey
Communicate, express
To portray
To represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work
(potreyed - potreyed)
The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress
To reach out
To try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them
To slip out
If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to / Slip out (something) to leave quietly or quickly so that no one will notice
Before I could say anything she had gathered her books and slipped out the door
To swallow up
If a person or thing is swallowed up by something, they disappear into it so that you cannot see them any more / If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own.
During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies
To come down
If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower / (of rain or snow) fall, in particular fall heavily / (of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished / reach a decision or recommendation in favour of one side or another
House prices have come down recently
To gear up
To prepare for an activity or event
Politicians are already gearing up for the next election
To carry through
If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
We don’t have the confidence that the U.N. will carry through a sustained program
To wipe out
To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely
The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition
To reign
to be the king or queen of a country
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To caper
to run and jump about in an energetic, happy way
To gaze
to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else
Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke
To foresee
To know about something before it happens
Foresaw - forseen
None of these activities had been foreseen in the early days of the project
To topple
to (cause to) lose balance and fall down
The tree toppled and fell
