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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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1. Succeed in doing or achieving
break down
go ahead
look up (of a situtation)
pull off

2. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
go over
count on
look up to
see something of

3. Store
wear out
lay up
make off with
take to

4. Think about something carefully
shut down
bring back
chew over
sell out (of)

5. Prepare; arrange according to a plan
set back
come off
lay out
break in

6. Respect
check up
cut down
ask for
look up to

7. Introduce
fall off
take up
bring in
look up to

8. Abolish; get rid of
do away with
go through
give in to
eat out

9. Move in a specified direction
shut down
fall off
head for
carry over

10. Decide on or choose; attack
go for
send out
make for
drop by

11. Begin or start
pull off
look for
set in
bring off

12. Wait or pause; maintain one's position
lay off
hold on
carry on
round up

13. Finish your drink
set out
set in
ward off
drink up

14. Elope
count on
shut up
run off
ward off

15. Make sure someone is ok
look out
check up on someone
call out
pick on

16. Bring to notice; resign from; vomit
make for
turn away
throw up
cut in

17. Represent
stand 4
make do
count on
hand over

18. Bring people together; a summary of facts or figures
bring off
round up
look up
do away with

19. Desert
look up
walk out on
make out
take after

20. Recover from (an upsetting experience); over come (difficulty)
turn away
get over
see to
hold on

21. To become less active - strong or violent
keep off
die down
get on
carry over

22. Arrange
break out
fix up
come to
come round

23. Progress at same pace as others; maintain
pull out
keep up
go with
break off

24. Occupy; take as a hobby or business
take up
see something through
throw out
run down

25. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
run down
put out
give up on
move on

26. Begin a journey
set out
check up on someone
set in
give way to

27. Manage; make progress
come out
hand over
get on
ward off

28. To demolish a building that is no longer used
look back
pull down
wear off
put down

29. Last
face up to
wear out
hold out
hand over

30. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
pull out
cut down
make do
bring forward

31. Repay money borrowed; an act of revenge or retaliation
go with
come along
ward off
pay back

32. Write out (a list - etc); manage to read; understand
make out
hand in (to)
drink up
send out

33. Produce
bring out
let down
chew over
bring down

34. Accompany
see someone through
pay up
come along
check in

35. Improve - revise your language skills
brush up
catch up
get on
dress up

36. Meet by chance
run into
check out
show up
bring up

37. Return
come back
miss out
pile up
run off

38. Arise; to appear or happen in a way that requires attention
take up
come up
go ahead
check out

39. Proceed; to take place as planned
go ahead
empty out
fall through
send for

40. Confuse; involve
go over
hand something on
mix up
get round to

41. Refuse(an offer); decrease the volume
stand up 4
throw out
built up
turn down

42. Await eagerly
turn out
look forward to
look back
call out

43. Continue
move on
see through
live up to
come back

44. Seek
look for
bring round
turn down
come by

45. Treat someone unfairly by criticizing
pass away
come by
put out
pick on

46. To give something to a person in authority
hand something down
turn over
belt out
hand in (to)

47. Enter
show up
give out
fall through
come in

48. Retreat
set up
give up on
give out
back away

49. To be communicated or understood
bring up
get across
give way to
count on

50. Something transferred or resulting from a previous situation or context
show up
carry over
send for
come down