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Phrasal Verb |
Meaning (Most Common) |
Total Number of Definitions |
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To point a weapon at someone or something. |
3 |
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To request something. |
2 |
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When you ask someone to go with you to a certain place or for a special occasion, to spend time together and have fun. If one or both parties involved are interested in a romantic way, then it is considered a date. |
1 |
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To withdraw your position in a fight, argument, plan, etc. |
1 |
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When you leave an emotional situation, or to allow someone to handle something alone. |
1 |
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To walk or drive a vehicle backwards. |
4 |
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When someone punches, kicks, or hits someone repeatedly using fists or with an object. |
2 |
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To make changes or an improvement. |
1 |
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To feel confident about something or someone. |
2 |
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To use your teeth to bite a piece of something. |
2 |
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When the wind moves an object or person from where it was. |
4 |
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When the wind removes something from its place. |
3 |
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Blow Out |
To extinguish or make a flame stop burning. |
3 |
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To make something explode. |
6 |
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To have determined or analyzed the solution or reason for something. |
1 |
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When someone loses self-control and is emotionally and/or mentally agitated. This meaning has a noun form for a situation where someone loses self-control. |
6 |
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To enter a place illegally and with the use of force. |
3 |
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To remove a part of something with force. |
4 |
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To escape from a place, situation or way of life. |
3 |
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To make a way through a barrier or a surface. |
2 |
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To stop a fight. |
4 |
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To return something you’ve borrowed. |
4 |
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To bring someone or something from one place or area to another. |
1 |
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To bring something from a lower level/place to a higher level/place. |
3 |
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To remove something(dust particle, insect, etc) with your hand. |
2 |
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To practice and review your knowledge or a skill that you haven’t used in a while. |
2 |
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To add a fixture or component to a certain area or place through construction. |
1 |
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When you meet people by accident or unexpectedly. |
2 |
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When someone uses fire to destroy a structure. |
2 |
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When a candle stops burning because there is nothing left to burn. |
3 |
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To destroy something with heat or fire. |
4 |
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To suddenly do or say something. |
2 |
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To interrupt a conversation or activity. |
1 |
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To call someone again. |
2 |
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To request that someone come and help. |
3 |
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To cancel an event that has been previously planned. |
2 |
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To be chosen to take part in a military mission. |
2 |
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To become less violent, nervous, excited or angry. |
1 |
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To nurture or take care of someone or something. |
2 |
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To do something out of the ordinary due to strong emotions. |
2 |
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To continue doing something or to continue on in life despite an obstacle. |
3 |
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To move something or someone from one place to another using your arms or an object. |
5 |
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To understand or realize something. |
2 |
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To move faster to reach someone or something that is ahead of you. |
2 |
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When you are emotionally and/or sexually unfaithful to your girlfriend/boyfriend or spouse. |
2 |
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To register at a hotel or airport upon arrival. |
2 |
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To leave a hotel or other form of an accommodation after your stay there. |
5 |
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To refrain from doing something because of fear. |
1 |
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To cut something into pieces with a knife. |
2 |
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To clean or clear the inside of something thoroughly. |
3 |
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To remove things completely from an area or place. |
2 |
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To do something to solve a problem or a misunderstanding. |
3 |
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When something in a drain or valve prevents the flow of water or other liquids |
1 |
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When the activities or services of a business permanently end. |
3 |
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To block an entrance or pathway. |
2 |
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When something happens or occurs. |
1 |
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The way other people perceive something or someone. |
3 |
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When something breaks or separates piece by piece. |
1 |
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To return to a place. |
3 |
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To move from a higher to a lower position or from north to south. |
2 |
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When a situation is reduced to a certain outcome. |
1 |
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When you start to experience the symptoms of a disease or illness. |
1 |
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When someone or something enters a place, building, or room. |
7 |
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When something is removed or breaks off from where it was originally attached to. |
4 |
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To appear on television or be heard on the radio. |
5 |
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To leave a place. |
8 |
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To make a visit. |
3 |
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When someone or something expected arrives. |
3 |
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When something appears or happens, either expected or unexpected. |
6 |
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When you think of a solution, idea, plan, or excuse. |
1 |
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To persuade someone to do something through lies and deception. |
1 |
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To persuade someone to give or do something through lies and deception. |
1 |
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To lose temperature. |
2 |
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To rely on someone for support when you need it most. |
2 |
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To count all of something or people in a group. |
1 |
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To use something to conceal something else. |
2 |
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To take more action than usual against wrongdoing. |
1 |
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To remove or delete someone or something from a list. |
1 |
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When you spend less money on something. |
4 |
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To do less of something or to use something in smaller amounts. |
3 |
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To completely remove or separate a part of something by cutting it with something sharp like a knife or a pair of scissors, etc. |
6 |
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To remove something using a knife or a pair of scissors. |
5 |
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When you use a knife or scissors to cut something into several pieces. |
2 |
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When you do everything you must do to solve a problem or complete. |
2 |
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To dispose of something. |
2 |
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To do something again in order to improve or correct mistakes. |
2 |
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To make a connection between two or more things. |
1 |
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To manage well without something or someone. |
1 |
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To go to sleep unintentionally. |
1 |
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To wear formal clothes, or a costume for a special occasion. |
1 |
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To visit someone unexpectedly or without making arrangements first. |
2 |
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To gradually decline/become less. |
2 |
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To quit a school program or training course. |
1 |
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To dry something or a surface quickly. |
1 |
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To remove water or other liquid from a container. |
3 |
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When all the liquid and/or moisture evaporates. |
2 |
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When someone consumes all their food. |
3 |
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To remove everyone or everything from a space. |
1 |
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The end result of something planned or unplanned. |
1 |
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When something breaks all at once or piece by piece. |
3 |
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To move slower than others. |
2 |
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To fall to the ground. |
1 |
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When you have an intense attraction to something or someone. |
2 |
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When something drops to a lower level. |
2 |
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To fall from or through something. |
3 |
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When someone or something falls from an upright position to the ground. |
2 |
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If things do not go as planned, or if a plan, deal or agreement fails. |
2 |
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When you have/don’t have the energy and confidence to do something. |
1 |
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When you defend yourself/resist an attack, or make an effort against an opponent in a competition. |
2 |
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To expect or plan for something. |
1 |
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To add personal information in the blank spaces of an official document. |
3 |
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To complete a form. |
2 |
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To fill something completely. |
3 |
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To become aware of something or someone. |
1 |
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To make plans or arrangements with someone or for others. |
4 |
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To become very mad or lose control over your emotions. |
1 |
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When an object or a person is near, but you cannot pinpoint the exact location. |
2 |
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To find out more about something, or take further action in regards to it. |
1 |
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To waste time doing unimportant or silly things. |
4 |
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When someone becomes irrationally upset or angry, sometimes to the point of confusion. |
1 |
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To become successful in the professional environment or make consistent progress in life. |
3 |
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To have good interactions with others. |
2 |
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To do something that needed to get done at an earlier time. |
1 |
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To escape from something. |
2 |
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To return to a place. |
4 |
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To get revenge. |
1 |
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When you talk to someone at a later time either because you are busy or you have obtained additional or new information. |
2 |
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To learn, work, or progress more slowly than others. |
4 |
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To pass someone or something. |
3 |
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To move to a lower place or level. |
4 |
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To arrive or enter a place, room, building, etc. |
5 |
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To leave a form of transportation, except a car. |
6 |
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To be excited or to truly enjoy doing something. |
2 |
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When you move your body and either stand, sit, lie, kneel, etc. towards something (non-separable). |
6 |
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To leave or escape. |
6 |
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To receive a benefit and/or satisfaction from doing something. |
4 |
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To move past an obstacle to the other side. |
3 |
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To finish something that needs to get done. |
1 |
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When a message, meaning, or idea is understood or accepted. |
6 |
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To arrive to or assist someone to a place. |
5 |
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To meet and spend time together. |
3 |
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To move to a higher level/position. |
4 |
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To give something for free or without expecting anything in return. |
4 |
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To surrender to something. |
2 |
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To distribute something. |
4 |
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To stop doing something without completing it. |
4 |
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To take the necessary steps to get something done. |
2 |
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When you do your best to get something no matter how difficult it is. |
4 |
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To proceed to do something that you were hesitant about. |
2 |
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to accept or agree with a decision, rule, opinion, etc. |
2 |
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To follow a circular path. |
6 |
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To move or travel from one place to another place. |
3 |
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To return to a place, time, activity, or a person. |
2 |
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When you fail to fulfill a promise you made to someone. |
1 |
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To be more than or better than what is normal or expected. |
1 |
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To pass someone or something quickly. |
4 |
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To move to a lower position, place, price, level, etc. |
7 |
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To try to obtain. |
5 |
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To enter a place, building, room, etc. |
3 |
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To enter a place or area for a specific reason. |
2 |
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To enter a place, room, building, etc. usually through a door. |
4 |
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To leave unannounced. |
5 |
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When something takes place. |
3 |
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To leave a place or area you’re in. |
5 |
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To review something. |
4 |
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When you make a decision to do something, and actually do it. |
1 |
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To move or extend to a higher level or farther North. |
3 |
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To accompany someone to a place. |
6 |
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To waste time doing silly or unimportant things. |
1 |
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To be disgusted with someone or something. |
1 |
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To become too big or too tall for your clothes. |
3 |
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When you physically change from a child to an adult. |
2 |
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When you return something to the person who owns it after the person has given it to you |
1 |
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To give something to a person of authority. |
1 |
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To distribute something free to other people. |
1 |
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To give upon request or demand. |
2 |
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To spend time in a place or an area. |
1 |
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When you hold something, often for support of comfort. |
3 |
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To hang something, usually wet clothes, to dry. |
3 |
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To hang clothes or an object on a hook, hanger or rod. |
3 |
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To wear clothing, cosmetics, perfume, etc. |
2 |
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To go to a place where you’ve been before or where you started from. |
1 |
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When a situation becomes more likely. |
2 |
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To move in the direction where someone or something is. |
2 |
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When you learn details about something or someone. |
1 |
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When you learn about something or someone. |
2 |
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To make something warmer or cause a rise in temperature. |
2 |
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To assist people with something. |
1 |
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To suddenly have a solution to a problem or an interesting idea. |
2 |
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When you don’t forgive or have little respect for someone because of something they did. |
2 |
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To delay something. |
2 |
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When you wait for a short time. |
3 |
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To extend your hand or an object in front of you. |
3 |
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To hold someone or something up in the air. |
4 |
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When you connect two electrical devices together. |
3 |
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To do something quickly. |
2 |
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To continue doing an activity even though it may be difficult. |
1 |
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To avoid getting close to someone or something. |
2 |
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To make sound, music and noise minimal. |
3 |
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To stop yourself or other people from doing something. |
1 |
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To avoid discussing a particular subject or topic. |
2 |
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To continue doing something. |
2 |
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When you don’t share information. |
2 |
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To continue to do something. |
4 |
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To illegally pay extra money to someone as part of the price. |
2 |
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To force someone to leave an organization or place. |
1 |
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To use force to cause someone or something to fall from its place, whether intentionally or accidentally. |
6 |
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When someone is struck hard enough to cause them to lose consciousness. |
6 |
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To make contact with something or someone in such a way it or they fall. |
1 |
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To have knowledge of or be familiar with something. |
1 |
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To place something on a surface or an object. |
3 |
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When a company or business ends a worker’s employment. |
2 |
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When a period of time or a series of events cause an event, situation or conversation to happen. |
1 |
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When you don’t take something or someone with you when you leave. |
4 |
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To accidentally or intentionally not include a person or thing on a list. |
2 |
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To not include someone or something. |
3 |
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When you have a portion that still remains from something after you have used or eaten the rest of it. |
2 |
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To disappoint someone. |
2 |
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To allow someone or something to enter a place. |
2 |
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To allow someone to leave a car, bus, train etc. |
3 |
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To tell something that is a secret or private. |
1 |
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When you give permission for someone to leave or be released from a place. |
3 |
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When someone or something becomes less intense or strong. |
1 |
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To be lazy or to not do anything. |
2 |
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To raise someone or something to a higher level. |
2 |
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To illuminate something. |
2 |
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When a conversation is changed or a person changes to become less serious. |
1 |
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To form in a row one after another or side-by-side. |
3 |
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To share the same residence. |
2 |
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To secure people or things behind a closed door. |
3 |
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When you don’t have the key or passcode to enter a secured place. |
2 |
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When you shut the windows and doors of a place or building. |
2 |
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To turn your head to see what or who is around you. |
3 |
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To divert your eyes to someone or something. |
4 |
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When you consider someone or something as unimportant or with little to no value. The opposite of yesterday’s phrasal verb. |
1 |
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To anticipate a future event because it either makes you happy and/or you benefit from it. |
1 |
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To investigate or get more facts about something. |
1 |
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To remain alert. |
2 |
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To examine or inspect something or someone. |
1 |
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When a situation becomes better. |
3 |
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This particular phrasal verb is used to say you view someone with respect and/or admiration. |
1 |
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To have exceptionally good luck. |
1 |
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To go in a certain direction, typically in a hurry. |
2 |
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To understand the meaning of something. |
1 |
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To invent a story. |
7 |
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When something is dirty or unorganized. |
2 |
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To put or combine different things together so they’ll merge successfully. |
3 |
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To try to play with or repair a device that you have no true knowledge about. |
2 |
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When you bring your personal belongings and stuff to a new place where you will live. Yesterday’s phrasal verb, Move Out, has the opposite meaning. |
3 |
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When you permanently remove all your belongings and personal items from a place where you live or stay. |
3 |
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To reduce the number of options or possibilities. |
1 |
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When you return money that you owe someone. |
2 |
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To purchase merchandise. |
2 |
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To repay money that is owed to a person or entity. |
3 |
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To pay all the money that is owed or asked for. |
1 |
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To tease and/or criticize someone over a period of time. |
1 |
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When you are able to recognize something or someone from a group. |
2 |
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To get someone or something from somewhere. |
8 |
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To put things in a pile or heap. |
2 |
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[Informal] To be angry about something. |
1 |
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To prepare for a future event or situation. |
1 |
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To prepare for a big event or expectation in the future. |
1 |
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When you have the intention to do something. |
1 |
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Plug In |
To connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet. |
2 |
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To connect an electrical appliance/machine to another piece of equipment or to a power source. |
1 |
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To block a narrow passage such as a hole, drain, or pipe so that nothing can flow through. |
2 |
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To make someone aware of something. |
1 |
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When you aim at something or someone using your finger or hand. |
2 |
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To produce a hard copy of a computer document. |
1 |
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To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky. |
2 |
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When something or someone leaves a place. |
7 |
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To drive your vehicle to the side of the road to stop. |
1 |
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To recover from an injury or illness. |
2 |
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To enter data or record time on a device. |
1 |
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To record the time you leave the workplace using a special clock. |
2 |
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To place something where it cannot be seen or isn’t in the way of other things. |
4 |
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When something is causing a project to slow down. |
4 |
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To place something on a surface or an object. |
6 |
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When you invest or make a deposit. In this example, the amount almost always separates the verb. |
7 |
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To become offended by someone or something. |
2 |
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To extend a part of your body. |
6 |
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To not be surprised by a person’s actions. [Always used with the negative] |
1 |
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To cause someone or something to be in a certain state or to do something extra. |
2 |
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To assemble or connect the parts of something. |
3 |
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To move an object to a higher level. |
6 |
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To encourage or persuade someone to do something. |
2 |
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To tolerate or accept something that you’d rather not. |
1 |
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To call someone on the phone. |
2 |
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When someone asks for a price for something that is too high, when someone cheats or steals. |
3 |
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To tear something (i.e. paper, cloth, etc.) into pieces. |
2 |
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When someone or something is excluded as a possibility. |
1 |
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To move or run from one side to the other. |
2 |
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To go from one place to another in a hurry. |
3 |
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To hit someone or something with a vehicle. |
4 |
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When something collides with another object by accident. |
4 |
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When people exit a place very quickly. Run In/ Run Into is the opposite of this meaning. |
2 |
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When someone is injured or killed by a vehicle. |
5 |
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To run from a lower elevation or level to a higher elevation or level. |
5 |
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To ensure the top of a container/bottle is sealed. |
2 |
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To cheat or deceive someone. |
1 |
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To make a mistake or do something really bad. |
1 |
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To seriously think about doing something. |
1 |
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When all the inventory of a particular product has been purchased. |
2 |
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To organize or plan for an activity/event to happen. |
6 |
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To begin living a stable and routine life. |
2 |
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To accept something even though it’s not what you want or need. |
1 |
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To mix something in a container by shaking it. |
3 |
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To overly display your skills or what you have. |
1 |
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To stop the operation of an electrical or mechanical device. |
1 |
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To stop talking. |
1 |
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To write your name on a list to indicate the day and time you arrived at a certain place. |
2 |
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To write your name on a list to indicate the day and time of your departure. |
2 |
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To change from a standing to a sitting position. |
2 |
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To do something slower. |
1 |
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To enter a place quietly to avoid being seen or heard. |
1 |
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To leave a place without being noticed. |
1 |
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To arrange or separate things into groups according to similarities. |
2 |
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When someone’s attention is not in the present moment. [Adj.] {spaced out} To describe a person whose attention isn’t in the present moment. |
1 |
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To stand in one place or area when you should be doing something. |
2 |
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To support or represent an idea, belief, etc. |
1 |
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To rise from sitting or lying down to a vertical position. |
3 |
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The beginning of an event, activity or time period. |
4 |
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To begin a trip or venture to some place. |
3 |
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To start something. |
2 |
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To avoid discussing a certain subject or topic. |
4 |
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To spend time out of your own home. |
3 |
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To remain in a place that is higher than ground level. |
2 |
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To place your foot on something or someone. |
2 |
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To stay in a place or with someone for any period of time. |
1 |
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To extend something outward. |
4 |
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When something is attached to another by some form of adhesive. |
2 |
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To use a weapon, especially a gun, to rob someone. |
4 |
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To continue to use or do something. |
3 |
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To make a quick stop on your way to a destination. |
1 |
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To visit someone for a short period of time. |
2 |
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To make something straight. |
3 |
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To feel very worried, nervous or anxious. |
1 |
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When you move something from the ‘on’ state to the ‘off’ state. Synonymous with “Turn Off.” Yesterday’s “Switch On” is the opposite. |
1 |
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When you move something from the ‘off’ state to the ‘on’ state. Synonymous with “Turn On,” while “Switch Off” is the opposite. |
1 |
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To disconnect or separate the parts of an object. |
1 |
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To return something or someone. |
5 |
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To be successfully tricked or deceived by someone. |
5 |
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To remove an object from an area, place or container. |
4 |
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To direct your anger towards someone or something when you’re really upset about someone or something else. |
1 |
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When you accept an invitation or offer from someone. |
1 |
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To talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you by conveying a tone of voice or attitude that says so. |
1 |
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To convince someone to do something. |
1 |
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To convince someone not to do something. |
1 |
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To have a conversation with someone. |
1 |
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To deconstruct a building or home. |
2 |
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To remove with force. |
2 |
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To be able to differentiate something or someone from something or someone else. |
1 |
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To inform an authoritative figure about what someone else did. |
1 |
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To consider something prior to making a final decision. |
2 |
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To think and plan carefully for a future situation or event. |
1 |
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To use your imagination to create a plan, idea, or a solution. |
1 |
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To dispose of something you no longer find useful in a waste bin, trash, etc. |
2 |
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When you get rid of something by putting it in a trash can, bin, etc. |
2 |
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To vomit or puke. |
3 |
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To locate someone or something after a long search |
1 |
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To exchange something old for something new. |
2 |
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To convince or persuade someone to believe something untrue or to do something for you. |
1 |
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To see how something fits or looks before purchasing. |
1 |
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To show that you are qualified to do something. |
2 |
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When someone or something moves until it faces the opposite direction. |
3 |
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To decrease the temperature, sound, etc. |
2 |
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To give someone or something to the police or someone of authority. |
3 |
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To transform. |
1 |
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To stop a device from functioning. |
3 |
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To cause someone to feel interested and/or attracted. |
3 |
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To attend an event, meeting, etc. |
4 |
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To move an object so that the part that is on top becomes the bottom and vice versa. |
3 |
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To increase the controls of an electronic or mechanical device. |
3 |
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To completely consume or use all of a supply. |
1 |
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When you are finished sleeping. |
2 |
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To remove dirt or unwanted markings with soap and water. |
1 |
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To clean your face, hands, body, etc. |
3 |
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To be aware of someone or something. |
1 |
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To make the surface or top of something disappear due to friction. |
2 |
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To decrease or disappear gradually. |
1 |
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When something is damaged or weakened from use and age. |
2 |
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To operate a mechanical device by turning its handle. |
4 |
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To completely remove or clean something from a surface or location. |
1 |
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To clean the inside of something. |
4 |
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To remove liquid from a surface using a sponge, towel or cloth, etc. |
1 |
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To make time in a busy schedule for a person or an activity. |
2 |
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When a situation, event, plan, or idea is successful. |
6 |
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To gradually improve at or make progress in something. |
3 |
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To cover something with some kind of special paper. |
4 |
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To close an item that has a zipper. |
1 |