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Phrasal Verbs
10 Most Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs
Term | Definition | Example |
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To come up with | To find a new idea | I came up with a great idea at work today |
To take something up | To start doing an activity | You took up golf last year |
To take something back | To return something to a shop/to someone | She took her new phone back to the store |
To take something off | To remove an item of clothing | We have to take our shoes off before entering the dojo |
To give up | To quit or stop doing something | I must give up smoking |
To come across someone/something | To meet or find someone or something by chance | I came across him in the street, outside my office We came across some old photographs at my grandad's house |
To come round/around | To happen again | Christmas comes round/around every year |
To go back | To return to a place | He ate his lunch and went back to work |
To find out | To discover something | We need to find out who stole the bikes |
To grow up | To gradually advance in age and maturity *Grow up is only used for people, not for animals, plants or inanimate objects like a building or a company. | I grew up in the Basque Country You need to grow up! |