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to figure out |
to understand or find a solution to something by thinking |
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Can you help me figure out how this happened? |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to come out |
to be developed |
This is mainly used for photos |
The photos came out really bad. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to find out |
to become aware of something |
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I found out that at least 10 people are going to get the axe
this week. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to drop off |
to decline |
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Sales have been really dropping off
this month. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to lay out |
to present something for someone to see |
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When I laid my new plans out in front of him, he didn’t
have anything nice to say. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to hold something against |
to use something to maintain a bad opinion of someone |
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I think he still holds a grudge against me for the time I
spilled coffee on his laptop. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separated |
Transitive phrasal verb - separated |
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to clear out |
to leave (usually quickly) |
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In the middle of an important meeting everyone had to clear out
because we got a bomb threat. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to run off |
to run away from something |
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Some of the staff ran off as soon as they heard. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to back out of |
to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest |
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They decided to back out of the negotiation. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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to drop out of |
to quit something (usually education) |
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My son just dropped out of school |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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to pan out |
to be successful |
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I really hope things pan out for him. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to tire someone out |
to cause someone to become tired |
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Having a teenage son really tires me out sometimes |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to block off |
to make unsuitable for use, passage or progress by obstruction
(can also be used for schedules) |
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I have to block off the next few weekends so I can take my son
to different band try outs |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to zone out |
to become oblivious to one's surroundings especially in order
to relax |
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I usually just zone out when he is talking about music |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to go on about |
to continue talking about something for a long time. |
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I have no idea what he is going on about. |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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to show off |
to display something proudly |
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He loves showing off how much he knows about obscure songs and
bands. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to ask out |
to ask some for a date |
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he asked out this girl he likes, but she said no. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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to come off |
to be removed |
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It’s called a permanent marker for a reason. It’s permanent. It
doesn’t come off. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to pass out |
to lose consciousness |
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James passed out, and I had to carry him to the station |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to run out of |
to have none of something remaining |
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I noticed that we had run out of toilet paper |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
Transitive phrasal verb - inseparable |
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to eat out |
to eat food at a restaurant |
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I love eating out. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to disrupt |
to cause something to be unable to continue |
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Please don't disrupt the class. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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to overcharge |
to charge a customer too much money for something |
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I think I have been overcharged. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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to discard |
to throw something away because it is useless or unwanted |
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You can just discard it when you are done with it. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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to conk out |
to become very tired and collapse |
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I just conked out when I got home. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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to disappoint |
to make someone unhappy by not doing what was expected |
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Please try not to disappoint me. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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object |
the part of the sentence that comes after the verb |
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In the sentence "I have a cat". "I" is the subject. |
grammar term |
grammar term |
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subject |
the part of the sentence that comes before the verb |
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In the sentence "I have a cat". "a cat" is the object |
grammar term |
grammar term |
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