Phrasal Verbs

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This flashcard set helps learn English at the secondary school level, focusing on phrasal verbs and their meanings. The vocabulary flashcards cover actions like "work out" for exercise or success, "turn something off" for stopping energy flow, and "stick to something" for continuing a task. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the learning direction from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and travelers, these cards help build fluency and communication skills, making them perfect for intermediate learners looking to expand their vocabulary and understand common expressions.

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Language

English

Category

English

Level

Secondary School

Created / Updated

07.09.2022 / 18.12.2025

sleep over

stay somewhere for the night (informal) You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.

sort something out

organize, resolve a problem We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.

stick to something

continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

switch something off

stop the energy flow, turn off The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.

switch something on

start the energy flow, turn on We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.

take after someone

resemble a family member I take after my mother. We are both impatient.

take something back

return an item I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.

take off

start to fly My plane takes off in five minutes.

take something off

remove something (usually clothing) Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

think back

remember (often + to, sometimes + on) When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.

throw something away

dispose of We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.

turn something down

decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc) Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.

turn something down

refuse I turned the job down because I don't want to move.

turn something off

stop the energy flow, switch off Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.

try something on

sample clothing I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.

try something out

test I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.

wake up

stop sleeping. We have to wake up early for work on Monday.

warm up

prepare body for exercise I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.

work out

exercise - I work out at the gym three times a week.

work out

be successful - Our plan worked out fine.

ask someone out

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

invite on a date.

ask around

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

ask many people the same question

add up to something

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

equal - Your purchases add up to $205.32.

back someone up

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

support

blow up

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

explode

break down

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

stop functioning (vehicle, machine)

break in

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

force entry to a building

break into something

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

enter forcibly - The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

break something in

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new

break up

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

end a relationship

break out

escape - The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.

bring someone down

make unhappy

bring someone up

raise a child - My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

bring something up

start talking about a subject

call around

phone many different places/people

call someone back

return a phone call

call something off

cancel - Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.

calm down

relax after being angry

not care for someone/something

not like (formal) - I don't care for his behavior.

check in

arrive and register at a hotel or airport

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Cartes-fiches

warm up

prepare body for exercise I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.

work out

exercise - I work out at the gym three times a week.

work out

be successful - Our plan worked out fine.

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