Phrasal verbs
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brush up (on)
pactise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
come (a)round (to)
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
come up with
think of something such as an idea or a plan
face up to
accept something and try to deal with it
figure out
be able to understand something or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
hit upon
suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance
make out
see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
mull over
think carefully about something over a period of time
piece together
learn the truth about something by considering all the seperate bits of information you have
puzzle out
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
read up (on/about)
get informa particular subject by reading a lot about it
swot up (on)
study something very had, especially for an examination
take in
understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real or true; trick someone into believing something that is not true
think over
consider a problem or decision carefully
think through
consider the facts about something in an organised and thorough way
think up
invent or imagine something, especially an excuse
back up
make a copy of information on your computer; give support to someone by telling other people you agree with them
change aroung
move things so that they are in different places or positions
change into
stop being in one state, condition or form and start being in another, or make something do this; take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones
change out of
take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones
do away with
get rid of
do up
repair, paint and improve an old building, car, boat, etc; fasten (an item of clothing)
fade away
disappear slowly
key in
put infomation into a computer using keys or a keyboard
make into
change someone or something so that they become something else
mix up
put things together without any order; think that one person or thing is another person or thing
switch on/off
start/stop something
take apart
seperate an object into pieces
test out
try using something such as a machine or product to find out whether it works correctly or satisfactory
turn into
change or develop into something different; make someone or something change or develop into something different
use up
usse all of a supply of something
wea out
use something a lot so that it no longer works, or can no longer be used
crop up
appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly
dive in
start doing something in a very enthusiastic way
end up
be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it
kick off (with)
begin (with)
knuckle down
start working hard, escpecially when you should have done this earlier
knock off
stop working
lay off
end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them; stop doing or using something, especially for a short period of time
lie ahead
if something lies ahead, it is going to happen to you in the future
