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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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1. Progress at same pace as others; maintain
make for
find out
look after
keep up

2. Look and feel weak or sick; speak badly of people
eat out
come down
bring round
run down

3. Continue
bring about
cut in
carry on
own up

4. Pass responsibility to someone else
go for
lay off
keep on
hand over

5. Fire
take after
break off
set back
lay off

6. Attend to; deal with something
bring down
see to
run out (of)
shut down

7. Think about something carefully
chew over
pay back
hand in (to)
launch into

8. Stay away
put out
brush off
keep off
come along

9. Help someone regain consciousness
lay up
bring round
come to
fix up

10. Fulfill (expectation)
live up to
break down
wear off
come up with

11. Tolerate
put off
put up with
go with
turn out

12. To have no more of something to sell
dress up
sell out (of)
come back
hold up

13. To give something to a person in authority
jot down
run off
hand in (to)
see someone through

14. Shut securely
put on
shut up
jot down
cut in

15. Withdraw
lag behind
see about
send away
pull out

16. Surrendered; admit to be defeated
give in to
come out
make off
drink up

17. Draw attention to
point out
miss out
take on
live up to

18. Make a success of something against all expectations
go over
go down
bring off
lay out

19. Investigate
pay up
look into
look out
make out

20. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
look back
run out (of)
keep on
cut down

21. Rely
launch into
bring off
see something of
count on

22. Proceed; to take place as planned
carry over
cut in
see something through
go ahead

23. Find the time to do something
back away
get round to
take after
stand by

24. Accompany; match or harmonize with
look up to
dress up
live through
go with

25. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
ward off
take off
come off
turn up

26. Cause to happen
bring about
hand something on
bring down
figure out

27. Contribute (a suggestion - etc)
look forward to
lay on
get away with
come up with

28. Reduce; defeat
stand up 4
call off
get by
bring down

29. Look or behave like someone in the family
hand over
live off (or on)
see something of
take after

30. Decrease
make up
look into
look up
fall off

31. Emphasize
live up to
break off
turn out
drum in

32. Emit
put on
give off
pass away
add to

33. Establish
make off
break off
set up
write up

34. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
put up
catch up
add to
hand over

35. Develop a liking or ability for
pick on
come to
look in on (someone)
take to

36. Increase in weight; dress; pretend
put on
call off
make for
show up

37. Accumulate
shut down
pile up
get on with
set aside

38. Invert
turn over
back out
see something of
pay up

39. Banish
take up
hand in (to)
send away
chill out

40. Interrupt
turn to
barge in
come out
bring out

41. Interrupt; obstruct the path of a vehicle in overtaking it
run off
go off
brush up
cut in

42. Hinder or slow down the progress of
set back
fall off
give in to
cut in

43. Fasten (your seatbelt); repair; redecorate
calm down
do up
put out
see through

44. Insert
hand in (to)
run down
add in
go up

45. Yield; allow other traffic to go first
get off
show off
shut up
give way to

46. Pass off gradually
fix up
make for
wear off
bring in

47. Look after; take care
get round to
cut off
shut down
see after

48. Recover from fainting
come in
round up
come round
see after

49. Raise in conversation
bring up
go over
give in to
lay up

50. Put into practice
carry out
break out
put on
put up