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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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1. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise
stand by
dress up
set out
back away

2. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
go off
die down
break in
put out

3. Come successfully through an illness or difficulty
come out
run out (of)
pull through
keep away

4. Retreat
sendup
back away
add in
take up

5. Tolerate
shut down
carry out
get off
put up with

6. Await eagerly
set back
give up on
look forward to
stand by

7. Bring or come to an end
brush off
turn off
wind up
see something of

8. Make a success of something against all expectations
ward off
bring off
back up
go over

9. Confuse; involve
take after
mix up
make up
keep off

10. Decide on or choose; attack
keep on
go for
take on
set aside

11. Quarrel
come off
set back
fall out
pass away

12. Appear; emerge
hand over
come out
come to
bring off

13. Cause to happen
run into
wind up
add to
bring about

14. Rely
go through
look in on (someone)
count on
take off

15. Put into practice
see something of
carry out
chew over
look after

16. Finish your drink
shut up
black out
pay back
drink up

17. Insert
look up
round up
look out for
add in

18. Try to impress others
come up
chew over
show off
break in

19. Find the time to do something
get round to
look down
jot down
wear out

20. Constitute; invent (a story - etc); compensate (for a loss - etc); become reconciled after a quarrel; apply cosmetics
live up to
make up
miss out
throw out

21. Improve
make up
pull out
look up (of a situtation)
shut down

22. Think about something till you understand it
ward off
come off
write up
figure out

23. Succeed in doing or achieving
fix up
pull off
turn off
go down

24. Pass responsibility to someone else
drop out
lay on
keep away
hand over

25. Have no more supplies
pile up
run out (of)
take on
stand up 4

26. To visit
set in
drop by
get up
catch up

27. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
take off
fall through
ward off
do away with

28. Shut securely
wear out
shut up
go off
make off with

29. Make sure someone is ok
throw up
check up on someone
call off
break out

30. Surrendered; admit to be defeated
see after
see something through
give in to
gang up

31. Go in the direction of something
call on
set out
make for
die down

32. Recover from fainting
let in
jot down
put on
come round

33. Introduce
back up
bring in
point out
pay back

34. Escape
get away
add to
stand in
put on

35. Allow to be released
get off
fall through
let off
make off

36. Look or behave like someone in the family
stand 4
give up on
take after
cut off

37. Meet or find unexpectedly
run off
fall through
check up
come across

38. Go away hastily
count on
make off
give out
back up

39. Depend on (someone or something) as a source of income or support
fall through
live off (or on)
run down
sendup

40. Be careful
pick out
look out
pull out
lay off

41. Investigate
look into
make for
run down
belt out

42. Suddenstart or sudden appearance
show up
break out
get away
pull through

43. Begin or start
see something through
drop in
give way to
set in

44. Continue
do up
bring back
get up
carry on

45. Develop
live up to
pull off
get off
built up

46. Say aloud
see about
move on
run into
call out

47. Disconnected
check in
cut off
give up on
jot down

48. Refrain
send away
come off
keep away
see someone off

49. Respect
put down
hold up
look up to
look for

50. Take care of
write up
live off (or on)
look after
get through