phrasal verbs

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Ask for
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1. To request something. 2. To provoke a situation (e.g., trouble).
Back up
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1. To support someone. 2. To make a copy of data.
Break down
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1. To stop functioning (e.g., a machine). 2. To lose emotional control.
Break up
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1. To end a relationship. 2. To disperse (a crowd).
Bring up
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1. To mention a topic. 2. To raise a child.
Call off
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To cancel something.
Calm down
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To relax after being angry.
Carry on
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To continue doing something.
Catch up
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1. To reach the same level as others. 2. To talk with someone after a period of time.
Check in
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1. To register at a hotel or airport. 2. To contact someone to see how they are.
Check out
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1. To pay the bill and leave (e.g., hotel). 2. To look at something or someone.
Come across
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1. To meet or find something by chance. 2. To seem or appear in a certain way.
Come up
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1. To be mentioned or discussed. 2. To approach or happen soon.
Come up with
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To think of an idea or plan.
Cut down
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1. To reduce the amount of something. 2. To chop down (a tree).
Cut off
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1. To stop the supply of something. 2. To interrupt someone while they’re speaking.
Deal with
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1. To handle a problem or situation. 2. To have a business relationship with someone.
Do without
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To manage without something.
Drop by
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To visit someone briefly.
Drop off
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1. To leave someone or something at a location. 2. To fall asleep.
Drop out
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To leave or quit a school, group, or activity.
End up
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To eventually reach or do something, often by accident.
Figure out
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To understand or solve something.
Fill out
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To complete a form or document.
Find out
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To discover information.
Get along
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1. To have a good relationship with someone. 2. To manage in a situation.
Get away
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1. To escape. 2. To take a vacation.
Get back
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1. To return to a place. 2. To regain possession of something.
Get by
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To manage with what you have, especially money.
Get over
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1. To recover from something (illness, heartbreak). 2. To overcome a problem.
Give in
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1. To stop resisting or arguing. 2. To submit or hand something over.
Give up
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1. To stop trying or doing something. 2. To quit a habit.
Go ahead
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To proceed with something.
Go on
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1. To continue. 2. To happen.
Go over
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To review something.
Grow up
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1. To become an adult. 2. To mature emotionally.
Hang out
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To spend time with someone socially.
Hold on
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1. To wait for a short time. 2. To grasp something tightly.
Keep up with
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1. To maintain the same pace or level. 2. To continue doing something.
Let down
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1. To disappoint someone. 2. To lower something.
Look after
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To take care of someone or something.
Look back
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To reflect on or think about the past.
Look for
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To search for something.
Look forward to
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To anticipate something with pleasure.
Look up
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1. To search for information. 2. To admire someone.
Make up
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1. To invent a story or lie. 2. To reconcile after a quarrel.
Pass out
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To faint or lose consciousness.
Pick up
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1. To lift something. 2. To collect someone in a vehicle. 3. To learn something new.
Point out
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To indicate or draw attention to something.
Put off
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1. To postpone. 2. To discourage or repel someone.
Put on
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1. To wear something. 2. To organize or present something (e.g., a show). 3. To gain weight.
Put up with
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To tolerate or endure something unpleasant.
Run into
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1. To meet someone unexpectedly. 2. To encounter difficulties.
Run out of
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To have no more of something.
Set up
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1. To arrange or organize something. 2. To establish a business or institution.
Show off
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To display something proudly, often excessively.
Show up
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To arrive somewhere, especially when expected.
Sort out
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To resolve a problem or situation.
Take after
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To resemble a family member in appearance or behavior.
Take off
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1. To remove clothing. 2. For an airplane to leave the ground. 3. To become successful or popular quickly.
Take out
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1. To remove something. 2. To invite someone to go somewhere.
Take over
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1. To assume control of something. 2. To replace someone.
Think over
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To consider something carefully before deciding.
Throw away
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To dispose of something.
Turn down
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1. To reject an offer request. 2. To reduce volume or intensity.
Turn off
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1. To switch off a device. 2. To make someone lose interest.
Turn on
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1. To switch on a device. 2. To make someone feel attracted or interested.
Turn up
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1. To arrive or appear unexpectedly. 2. To increase volume or intensity.
Watch out
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To be careful or vigilant.
Work out
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1. To exercise. 2. To solve a problem or understand something.

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