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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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1. Accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure; Brit. repel an invader or intruder; informal deal with the threat posed by; get the better of :
keep on
ward off
put down
see someone off

2. Arise; to appear or happen in a way that requires attention
go through
come about
come up
throw out

3. Confuse; involve
drop out
wind up
check in
mix up

4. Descend
break down
make for
come down
get by

5. Accompany; match or harmonize with
hold up
go with
barge in
make up

6. Quarrel
make off
get on with
fall out
look down

7. To become less active - strong or violent
head for
do up
die down
make off

8. Save; reserve
set aside
take after
call off
hand in (to)

9. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
carry over
make off with
cut down
make out

10. Appear; increase the volume
bring about
cut in
put up
turn up

11. Not be deceived by; not abandoned before completion
see through
make off with
go through
turn over

12. To look at or check something very carefully
back away
fill in
hand over
go over

13. Unite
gang up
own up
make off with
come across

14. Stop having faith or belief in
put down
see something through
look down
give up on

15. Help someone regain consciousness
count on
look out for
see about
bring round

16. Enlarge; become plumper
fill out
put up
face up to
look after

17. Ask for help
move on
turn to
sendup
come in

18. Hinder; stop and rob by use of threats or force
run off
add to
eat out
hold up

19. Pass something on to a younger person or a successor; announce something - esp. a judgment or sentence - formally or publicly.
see after
barge in
brush off
hand something down

20. Explode
hand over
ask for
bring up
go off

21. Postpone; to delay doing something because you do not want to do it now
come about
live off (or on)
put off
pass away

22. Announce; become exhausted or used up
give out
wind up
bring about
turn off

23. Proceed; to take place as planned
come across
drink up
bring about
go ahead

24. Look for info in a dictionary
go off
bring in
look up
dress up

25. Decrease
mix up
pull out
fall off
back away

26. Return something to someone
bring back
give up on
call on
hand over

27. Decide on or choose; attack
go for
fit in
pay up
give away

28. To have no more of something to sell
wear out
look back
belt out
sell out (of)

29. Finish or complete
get through
get round to
fall out
hold on

30. Enter by force
break in
turn over
let off
own up

31. Support in a difficulty; keep 2 a promise
stand by
run into
come about
point out

32. Tolerate
make off
lag behind
put up with
give way to

33. Have a friendly relationship with someone
go down
get on with
make for
ask for

34. Manage to live using the money - knowledge - equipment that you have
put on
get by
sell out (of)
pull down

35. Allow someone to enter
come down
add to
let in
make for

36. To move or develop more slowly than others
lag behind
pay up
bring off
check out

37. Begin a journey
check up on someone
get away with
look for
set out

38. Establish
set up
do away with
take up
keep off

39. Bring to notice; resign from; vomit
call off
throw up
go over
wind up

40. Despatch; circulate
come off
give up on
wear out
send out

41. Suddenstart or sudden appearance
break out
give way to
turn off
see someone off

42. To start something very lively or energetic
send for
launch into
hold up
bring out

43. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
back out
get off
see something of
check in

44. Allow to be released
take to
turn off
give out
let off

45. Introduce
get across
go over
back up
bring in

46. Think about something till you understand it
pay up
put off
figure out
come along

47. Have a low opinion of someone or something
wind up
get on with
give off
look down

48. Go in the direction of something
die down
fall off
drop in
make for

49. Occupy; take as a hobby or business
take up
see after
own up
brush up

50. Something transferred or resulting from a previous situation or context
get up
carry over
belt out
give away