Phrasal Verb

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• Phrasal Verbs

account for (formal)

• account for (FORMAL) If you account for something, you explain how it came to be the way it is.

act as

• act as to perform the same function as a particular person or thing

act for

• act for If you act for someone, you represent them.

act on

• act on If you act on somebody's advice, you do as they suggest.

act for

• Act for
• If you act for same function as a particular person or thing

act on

• act on
• If you act on somebody's advice , you do as they suggest.

act out

• act out
• If you act out, you express your feelings through acts or words.

act up - (Informal)

• act up - ( Informal )
• If a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it doesn't work properly.

add to

• add to
• If something adds to something, it makes it better, greater, stonger or more extreme in some way.

add up

• add up
• to add two or more numbers in order to find the total amount

add up to

• add up to
• If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contact, you obey it or follow it.

adhere to (formal)

• adhere to (formal)
• If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.

advise against (formal)

• advise against (formal)
• If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.

advise against (formal)

• advise against (formal)
• to suggest to someone that they should not do something they are thinking of doing.

advise of (formal)

• advise of (formal)
• If you advise someone of something, you tell them about it.

agree with

• agree with
• If a certain place ot lifestyle agrees with you, it suits you and is good for you.

aim at

• aim at
• If you aim a product or a creative work at a particular group of people, you see those people as your market or your audience.

allow for

• allow for
• to consider something, or take it into account, when making plans or making a decision

allude to (formal)

• allude to (formal)
• to mention or refer to something or someone in an indirect way

amount to

• amount to
• to be similar to, or to have the same effects as

answer back

• answer back
• to reply rudely to someone who is in a position of authority, such as a teacher, a parent or a coach

answer for

• answer for
• to be held responsible for something

appeal for

• appeal for
• to ask for something, usually in order to help deal with a crisis or an emergency

appeal to

• appeal to
• If something appeals to you, you like it.

apply to

• apply to
• If something applies to you, it is relevant to you or you are affected by it.

arrive at

• arrive at
• to reach a result, a conclusion or a decision after considering relevant factors or details

ask after

• ask after
• If you ask after someone, you ask about them when you talk to someone who's seen them recently.

ask for

• ask for
• to let someone know that you'd like them to give you something

ask out

• ask out
• If you ask somebody out, you ask someone you like to go in a date with you

ask over

• ask over
• If you ask some people over, you invite them to your house.

associate with

• associate with
• If you associate with someone, you regularly spend time with them.

attach to

• attach to
• to believe that something has importance or significance in relation to something else

attend to

• attend to
• to deal with something or someone

attribute to

• attribute to
• to believe that something results directly from a certain event or fact.

auction off

• auction off
• to sell something to the highest bidder at an auction.

average out at

• average out at
• to come to a certain amount on average

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