Verbs1 Flashcards

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come along

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arrive at a place

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2
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come apart

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separate into pieces

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3
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come around/round

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become conscious again

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come out

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disappear or become less strong(dirt,color), become public knowledge after it has been kept secret, be given to people(of result or information),leave after a period in a place(of hospital)

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5
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come off

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happen successfully or as planned

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6
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come about

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happened, especially something which is not planned

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7
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come up

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is mentioned or discussed, happened unexpectedly(problem or difficult situation), become available

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8
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come up against

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encountered or had to deal with(a difficult situation)

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9
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come across

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discovered(or met) by chance

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10
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come to

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make(a decision about something)

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11
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come down to

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depend mostly on or be influenced most by

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get together (often + with)

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if two or more people get together, they meet in order to do something or spend time together

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get on (often + with)

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if two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other.
Continue doing something, especially work

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get behind (often + with)

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If you get behind with work or with payments, you have not done as much work or paid as much as you should by a particular time

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15
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get sth over with

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do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done

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16
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get away

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leave a place or person, often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do so

17
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can’t/couldn’t get over sth

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be very surprised or shocked that something has happened or that something is true

18
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get away with sth/doing sth

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succeed in not being criticized or punished for something wrong that you have done

19
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get by

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to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need, but nothing more

20
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get around/round

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to find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem

21
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get around/round to sth/doing sth

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to do something that you have intended to do for a long time

22
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getting at sth

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[informal] if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have expressed something indirectly

23
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get away with sth/doing sth

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to succeed in not being criticized or punished for something wrong that you have done.
to do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it