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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

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1. Switch off or shut off
turn down
turn off
give in to
lag behind

2. Banish
make for
bring in
add to
send away

3. Increase in weight; dress; pretend
bring about
get on
wind up
put on

4. Reduce the size - amount or number of something / kill a tree
cut down
come in
die down
turn away

5. Meet or find unexpectedly
get away
fill up
hold on
come across

6. Move in a specified direction
go down
run down
get off
head for

7. Yield; allow other traffic to go first
fall off
give way to
keep away
walk out on

8. To become less active - strong or violent
check up
die down
send away
look on

9. Continue
put off
make for
move on
fall out

10. Register on departure
give away
come in
fit in
check out

11. Put into practice
point out
stand by
break down
carry out

12. Accumulate
bring back
look out for
put up with
pile up

13. Await eagerly
look out for
look forward to
walk out on
come up

14. Watch without getting involve
hand something on
come in
keep on
look on

15. Make a success of something against all expectations
turn over
pick on
bring off
make for

16. To move or develop more slowly than others
lag behind
shut up
cut down
belt out

17. To extinguish something - e.g. a fire or cigarette
drum in
put out
run out (of)
come down

18. Despatch; circulate
call for
come out
send out
get on

19. Bring to notice; resign from; vomit
set aside
throw up
set in
add to

20. Reduce; defeat
get across
take to
set out
bring down

21. Write an account of
set in
drop in
do away with
write up

22. To show how silly something or somebody is by imitating them in a funny way (informal)
hand something down
take in
sendup
call for

23. Fill completely
give up on
fill up
wind up
go through

24. Prepare; arrange according to a plan
lay out
shut down
come up with
put up

25. Persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
come up with
see something through
look in on (someone)
go down

26. To visit
break out
jot down
drop by
see someone through

27. Refrain
set back
keep away
make for
hand over

28. Discover
make off
chill out
find out
go ahead

29. Stay away
keep off
set out
brush up
stand in

30. Deputise
turn out
stand in
pay back
find out

31. Continue
stand in
turn away
walk out on
carry on

32. Interrupt
pay up
see after
drop in
barge in

33. Have a friendly relationship with someone
pull down
carry over
get on with
come across

34. Make visible; arrive
take up
drop out
show up
pull up

35. Go away hastily
turn down
set back
look for
make off

36. Disconnected
run out (of)
lay off
hand in (to)
cut off

37. Obtain
come by
cut in
head for
pass away

38. Think about something till you understand it
look up (of a situtation)
figure out
do up
stand by

39. Surrendered; admit to be defeated
come out
keep up
belt out
give in to

40. Pay a casual visit
cut in
wind up
drop in
live off (or on)

41. Become unattached
look back
go over
hand over
come off

42. Discard or reject
run down
add in
throw out
set in

43. Spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially; spend some time in (a place)
chill out
bring back
see something of
break in

44. Distribute or present
turn over
built up
get across
give away

45. Accompany; match or harmonize with
hold up
give up on
go with
add to

46. Save; reserve
get by
turn up
set aside
show up

47. Seek
ask for
look for
give off
built up

48. Write out (a list - etc); manage to read; understand
black out
turn over
bring round
make out

49. Progress at same pace as others; maintain
go ahead
live off (or on)
keep up
look forward to

50. Help someone regain consciousness
break off
bring round
see something of
set aside