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What does 'Call off' mean?
What is the meaning of 'Drop out (of)'?
What does 'Cheer up' imply?
What is the meaning of 'Bring up'?
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What does 'Get along (with)' mean?
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What does 'Catch up (with)' mean?
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What does 'Check out' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'Figure out'?
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What does 'give up' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'pass away'?
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What does 'look after' imply?
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What does 'hang up' signify in a telephone context?
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What is the meaning of 'kick out of'?
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Study Notes
Verbs and their Meanings
- Ask out: Invitation for a date
- Bring about: Cause an event or situation
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Bring up:
- Rearing children
- Introducing a topic in conversation
- Call back: Returning a phone call
- Call in: Requesting attendance at an official location for a specific purpose
- Call off: Canceling an event or plan
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Call on:
- Visiting someone
- Asking a student a question in a classroom setting
- Call up: Contacting by telephone
- Catch up (with): Achieving the same level or status as someone else
- Check in: Registering at a hotel
- Check into: Investigating a matter or situation
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Check out:
- Borrowing from a library
- Investigating something
- Cheer up: Making someone feel happier
- Clean up: Organizing and tidying a space
- Come across: Discovering something unexpectedly
- Cross out: Marking through text with a line
- Cut out: Stopping an activity that is irritating
Additional Actions
- Do over: Repeating a task
- Drop by: Informally visiting someone
- Drop in (on): Unannounced informal visit
- Drop off: Leaving someone/something at a location
- Drop out (of): Stopping attendance at school or class
- Figure out: Solving a problem through reasoning
- Fill out: Completing forms
- Find out: Discovering new information
- Get along (with): Having a harmonious relationship with others
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Get back (from):
- Returning from a location
- Regaining possession of something
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Get in, get into:
- Entering a car
- Arriving at a location
- Get off: Exiting any mode of transportation
- Get on: Boarding any vehicle
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Get out of:
- Exiting a vehicle
- Avoiding an unpleasant task
- Get over: Recovering from an illness
- Get through: Completing a task or situation
- Get up: Rising from a bed or seating area
Submissions and Relationships
- Give back: Returning an item to its rightful owner
- Give up: Ceasing to attempt a task
- Go over: Reviewing or revisiting material
- Grow up: Transitioning into adulthood
- Hand in: Submitting an assignment for assessment
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Hang up:
- Ending a phone conversation
- Hanging clothes to dry
- Have on: Wearing clothing
Maintenance and Care
- Keep out (of): Avoiding entering a specific area
- Keep up (with): Maintaining the same level as others
- Kick out (of): Forcing someone to leave a place
- Look after: Providing care for someone or something
- Look into: Investigating or examining a situation
- Look out (for): Exercising caution or awareness
- Look over: Reviewing or inspecting
- Look up: Searching for information in reference materials
Selection and Transition
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Make up:
- Inventing a story or excuse
- Completing unfinished work
- Name after: Assigning a name based on someone else's
- Pass away: Dying
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Pass out:
- Distributing items
- Losing consciousness
- Pick out: Selecting something among options
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Pick up:
- Collecting someone or something
- Grasping in hand
- Point out: Highlighting something for attention
- Put away: Storing items in designated locations
- Put back: Returning something to its original place
- Put off: Delaying or postponing an event
- Put on: Dressing oneself
- Put out: Extinguishing a flame or source of light
- Put up with: Tolerating someone or something
Encountering and Equipment
- Run into: Meeting someone accidentally
- Run across: Encountering something unexpectedly
- Run out (of): Depleting a supply of an item
- Show up: Arriving or appearing at a location
- Shut off: Turning off machinery, lights, or devices
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Test your knowledge of common phrasal verbs and their meanings. This quiz covers phrases like 'bring about', 'call off', and more. Challenge yourself to expand your understanding of everyday English expressions!
