Words/pharses that I have use in essays Flashcards
Meaning: To explaint the reason for
Type: Inseparable
Account for
Example: Increased pollution may account for climate change
Meaning: Obey
Type: Inseparable
Adhere to
Example: You must adhere to the terms of the contract
Meaning: Mention in an indirect way
Type: Inseparable
Allude to
Example: She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.
Meaning: To cause something bad to happen, especially illness
Type: Separable
Bring on
Example: His heart condition was brought on by this diet.
Meaning: To start discussing a subject
Type: Separable
Bring up
Example: She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to discuss it properly.
Meaning: To happen, especially by chance
Type: Inseparable
Come about
Example: Increased unemployment has come about through automated production
Meaning: To reduce
Type: Inseparable
Cut back
Example: They are cutting back expenses
Meaning: To succeed in living or working without
Type: Inseparable
Do without
Example: We can do without help from you
Meaning: To start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult or take time
Type: Inseparable
Embark on
Example: After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking
Meaning: To continue doing something until it has been completed
Type: Inseparable
Follow through
Example: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to master the subject.
Meaning: To not approve of something
Type: Inseparable
Frown upon
Example: Failure to attend classes is frowned upon.
Meaning: To make people understand something
Type: Separable
Get across
Example: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures
Meaning: To be heard by a lot of people
Type: Inseparable
Get around
Example: News of his promotion got around very fast.
Meaning: To try to suggest something without saying it directly
Type: Inseparable
Get at
Example: What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?
Meaning: To start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time.
Type: Inseparable.
Get back
Example: Let’s get back to discussing how this happened.
Meaning: To feel happy about something that is going to happen
Type: Inseparable
Look forward to
Example: I’m looking forward to meeting you later.
Meaning: To try to discover facts about something
Type: Inseparable
Look into
Example: After several customers complained about late deliveries, they decided to look into the matter.
Meaning: To understand someone or something in a certain way
Make of
Example: What do you make of the teacher’s decision to shorten this course?
Meaning: To plan in detail how something will happen
Type: Separable
Map out
Example: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job.
Meaning: To come together with someone
Type: Inseparable
Meet up
Example: Let’s meet up and discuss how we are going to go about this project
Meaning: To reduce the number of possibilities
Type: Separable
Narrow down
Example: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two
Meaning: To suggest an idea, opinion so that it can be discussed
Type: Separable
Put forward
Example: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t have time to discuss them.
Meaning: To delay doing something especially when you don’t want to do it
Type: Separable
Put off
Example: Are you putting off writing that essay because you can’t concentrate right now?
Meaning: To do something unpleasant in order to solve a problem
Type: Inseparable
Resort to
Example: We must resort to legal action of they don’t offer compensation
Meaning: To stop considering something as a possibility
Type: Separable
Rule out
Example: The CEO said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis
Meaning: To tell someone your ideas so they can give you their opinion
Type: Separable
Run by
Example: I have a few ideas for tomorrow’s meeting. Can I run them by you?
Meaning: To persuade someone not to do something
Type: Separable
Talk out of
Example: Her parents talked her out of living in a rented flat
Meaning: To consider a problem carefully
Type: Separable
Think over
Example: You should think it over before handing in your resignation.
Meaning: To develop in a particular way
Type: Inseparable
Turn out
Example: The presentation turned out well, considering how little you prepared for it
Meaning: To almost be in a particular state
Type: Inseparable
Verge on
Example: His speech was so good, it was verging on genius
