Verbs1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
come along
arrive at a place
come apart
separate into pieces
come around/round
become conscious again
come out
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)
come off
happen successfully or as planned
come about
happened, especially something which is not planned
come up
is mentioned or discussed, happened unexpectedly(problem or difficult situation), become available
come up against
encountered or had to deal with(a difficult situation)
come across
discovered(or met) by chance
come to
make(a decision about something)
come down to
depend mostly on or be influenced most by
get together (often + with)
if two or more people get together, they meet in order to do something or spend time together
get on (often + with)
if two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other.
Continue doing something, especially work
get behind (often + with)
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
get sth over with
do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done
get away
leave a place or person, often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do so
can’t/couldn’t get over sth
be very surprised or shocked that something has happened or that something is true
get away with sth/doing sth
succeed in not being criticized or punished for something wrong that you have done
get by
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need, but nothing more
get around/round
to find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
get around/round to sth/doing sth
to do something that you have intended to do for a long time
getting at sth
[informal] if you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have expressed something indirectly
get away with sth/doing sth
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
