Verb	Meaning	Example
ask someone out	invite on a date	Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
ask around	ask many people the same question	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
add up to something	equal	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
back something up	reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back someone up	support	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up	explode	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow something up	add air	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down	stop functioning (vehicle, machine)	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break down	get upset	The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break something down	divide into smaller parts	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	force entry to a building	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into something	enter forcibly	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
break something in	wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new	I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
break in	interrupt	The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break up	end a relationship	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
break up	start laughing (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out	escape	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
break out in something	develop a skin condition	I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
bring someone down	make unhappy	This sad music is bringing me down.
bring someone up	raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
bring something up	start talking about a subject	My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
bring something up	vomit	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
call around	phone many different places/people	We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
call someone back	return a phone call	I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
call something off	cancel	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on someone	ask for an answer or opinion	The professor called on me for question 1.
call on someone	visit someone	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
call someone up	phone	Give me your phone number and I willcall you up when we are in town.
calm down	relax after being angry	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care for someone/something	not like (formal)	I don't care for his behaviour.
catch up	get to the same point as someone else	You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
check in	arrive and register at a hotel or airport	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	leave a hotel	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
Check someone/something out	look at carefully, investigate	The company checks out all new employees.
check out someone/something	look at (informal)	Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up	become happier	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheer someone up	make happier	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	help	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
clean something up	tidy, clean	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come across something	find unexpectedly	I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
come apart	separate	The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
come down with something	become sick	My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
come forward	volunteer for a task or to give evidence	The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
come from somewhere	originate in	The art of origami comes from Asia.
count on someone/something	rely on	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
cross something  out	draw a line through	Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
cut back on something	consume less	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut something  down	make something fall to the ground	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in	interrupt	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
cut in	pull in too closely in front of another vehicle	The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut in	start operating (of an engine or electrical device)	The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
cut something off	remove with something sharp	The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
cut something off	stop providing	The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
cut someone off	take out of a will	My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cut something out	remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)	I cut this ad out of the newspaper.

Résumé abuiyad

1.      check – examine, look into

2.     indicate – show

3.     take off – remove, omit, discard

4.     released – let out, let go, discharged

5.     make it – succeed

6.     just – simply, only

7.     repair – fix, mend

8.     take – requires, call for

9.     right now – at this moment, presently

10.     advancements – achievements, progresses

11.     data – information

12.     windbag – talkative person, chatter box

13.     try out – test, check out

14.     turn on – switch on, activate

15.     turn off – switch off, deactivate

16.     glance – quick look

17.     realize – become aware, notice

18.     perform – do, carry out

19.     acceleration – increase speed, speed up

20.     seem – appear, look like

21.     performance – function

22.     intended – planned

23.     approach – get close to

24.     installations – bases

25.     signals – warnings

26.     difficulty – trouble

27.     hate – dislike

28.     keep on – continue

29.     materials – supplies

30.     to be fond of – to like

31.     steam – vapor

32.     made – establish

33.     grateful – appreciate

34.     damage – wreck

35.     at last – finally

36.     don’t bother – never mind

37.     use you head – think intelligently

38.     dull – not sharp/boring

39.     fantastic – marvelous, superb

40.     get ready – prepare

41.     to avoid – stay away from

42.     look for – try to find, hunt for, search

43.     find – locate

44.     find out – discover, realize

45.     fluctuate – change

46.     amend – to improve

47.     recreation – play, leisure

48.     cloth – fabric, material

49.     submit – turn in, hand in

50.     observe – watch, look closely

51.     to make up – say something not true, lie

52.     compress – press together

53.     dampness – moisture

54.     make up your mind – decide

55.     to take your time – not rush

56.     rust – oxidize

57.     reject – refuse, turn down

58.     to arrive – to come, show up

59.     beautiful – very pretty, gorgeous

60.     to have access – to enter

61.     injection – shot

62.     will go – going to, shall go

63.     like – enjoy, have a nice time

64.     courteous – polite

65.     enough – sufficient

66.     occasionally–once in a while, now and then

67.     sudden light – flash

68.     mission – task, duty

69.     origin – beginning, source

70.     reject – do not accept, turn down

71.     least – minimum, no less than

72.     to inspect – to look at

73.     to make out – to see

74.     throw – eject, toss

75.     lubricate – grease

76.     often – frequently

77.     enable – to make possible

78.     defrost – remove ice

79.     should – ought to

80.     say – declare, state

81.     to freeze – to become icy

82.     right away – immediately

83.     abundance – a lot of

84.     as soon as possible (ASAP)– immediately

85.     rip – tear

86.     take care of – look after

87.     to speed up– go faster

88.     to share a ride – drive together

89.     equivalent – same as

90.     prefer – would rather

91.     runway – landing area for planes

92.     authorize – to approve

93.     stream – river

94.     required – mandatory, compulsory, needed

95.     to try – to attempt

96.     across – on the other side

97.     fast – quick, rapid

98.     rescue – save

99.     moving – motion

100. can – be able to

101. get – obtain, acquire

102. a while – short time

103. take a walk – go for a walk

104. reaction – response, effect

105. wait – hold on

106. to teach – train, instruct

107. should – ought to, had better

108. cut off – to stop

109. worn – used too much, old

110. to introduce – to bring up

111. normal – average, regular

112. to include – to add, be involved

113. accurate – correct

114. rock – mineral

115. same – identical, alike

116. steel --metal

117. handle – operate

118. efficient – capable

119. tense – tight, pressured, stressed

120. relaxed – at ease, still, calm

121. erratic – irregular, abnormal

122. produces – generate, make

123. think it over – consider it

124. disassemble – take apart

125. assemble – put together

126. accumulate – collect

127. illegal – against regulations/law

128. saturated – soaked, wet

129. dismount – take off, get off

130. inflate – put air in

131. work it out – solve, find answer

132. wind up – finish, end

133. water under the bridge – past event

134. it’s up to you – it depends on you

135. won’t – will not

136. keep an eye on – watch carefully

137. got by with – managed, succeeded

138. go on with – continue

139. represent – stand for

140. lecture – speech

141. furnish – supply

142. process – method, way

143. for instance – for example

144. pot – deep pan

145. less dense – lighter

146. look over – review, examine, check

147. pick out – select, choose

148. play a part in – participate

149. take over – assume control

150. carry out – completely accomplish

151. cross out – to mark off

152. bring up – introduce, present, mention

153. role – part, job

154. to settle down – to make at home

155. eventually – sooner or later, ultimately

156. fight off – repel, defend against

157. numerous – many, a lot of, several

158. made up of – consist of

159. authority – power

160. remove – dismiss, take out

161. built – constructed

162. major – main, chief

163. minor – small, slight

164. seldom – not often, rarely

165. be up for--eligible

166. gripe – complaint, gripe, nag

167. to gripe – to complain, nag

168. buddy – companion, friend, pal

169. anxious – eager, worried, on the edge

170. pleased – satisfied, glad, happy

171. call up – telephone someone

172. call for – pick up, get

173. emphasize – to stress, point out

174. pass on – give to another person, relay

175. call on – visit, drop by

176. chew out – scold, berate

177. huge – very big, gigantic, enormous

178. brief – short, quick

179. snap it up – hurry up, double time it, ASAP

180. rapidly – fast, swift, hastily

181. vital – necessary, crucial, essential

182. fatal – destructive of life

183. skeleton – bones of a body

184. backbone – spine

185. beat – stroke

186. get your hands on – obtain

187. on the nose – exactly, correctly

188. goldbrick – a lazy person

189. whirlybird – helicopter, chopper

190. trousers – pants, slacks

191. bunk – bed

192. teacher – instructor

193. sometime – at some time

194. sometimes – now & then, once in a while

195. overcast – completely cloudy

196. tiny – very small, little, minute, slight

197. drizzling – raining a little bit

198. pouring – raining a lot

199. blinking lights – lights go on and off

200. butt in – to interfere in someone’s business

201. anyway – anyhow, just the same

202. bitter – unpleasant taste

203. inform – notify

204. think so – imagine so, suppose so

205. must – have (got) to

206. stall – stop running

207. healthy – in good physical condition, fit

208. wealthy – rich, well off, of great fortune

209. weird – strange, unusual

210. unusual – not common

211. mission – assignment, task

212. stick to – continue

213. pick out – choose, select

214. make sure of – verify

215. ailment – illness, sickness, disease

216. look like – resemble

217. look after – take care of

218. chip in – contribute, pitch in

219. find out – discover

220. amazing – remarkable

221. let – permit, allow

222. made up of – composed of

223. the cast – actors in a play

224. mess up – do something wrong

225. knock it off – stop it, quit that

226. give up – stop trying, quit

227. purpose – aim, objective, goal

228. merry – jolly, joyful

229. brand – label

230. lawful – legal

231. deadly – lethal, fatal

232. freedom – liberty

233. permit – license

234. fluid – liquid

235. danger – hazard

236. humble – meek

237. dull – boring, not interesting

238. desert – dry land

239. dessert – sweet food eaten after a meal

240. snack – food eaten between meals

241. flat broke – having no money

242. starving – very hungry

243. happy – glad, pleased

244. unhappy – sad

245. sleet – tiny icy particles

246. hail – balls of ice

247. neat – sharp, organized, interesting

248. rest – relax

249. snap it up – buy fast

250. snap to it – pay attention, hurry

251. cook up – in invent, create

252. huge – immense

253. to wound – injure

254. to inhabit – to live in

255. to supply – equip

256. forever – eternal, for always

257. cloth – fabric

258. sorrow – grief

259. joy – happiness

260. siblings – brothers & sisters

261. spouse – wife or husband, mate

262. to conceal –to hide

263. to lie – to deceive

264. guard – defend, protect

265. sleepy – drowsy

266. clumsy – awkward

267. to void – cancel

268. truthful – honest

269. to grip – grasp, grab

270. smart – clever, intelligent

271. to fight – combat

272. funny – humorous, hilarious

273. penetrate – pierce, enter

274. promise – pledge, vow

275. exact – precise

276. to search – look for

277. to remember – recall

278. to remind – to cause another to remember

279. duplicate – repeat, copy

280. wander – roam

281. fasten – secure, join

282. harsh – severe

283. location – site

284. surprise – startle

285. excellent – outstanding, perfect

286. distress – trouble

287. empty – vacant

288. to disappear – vanish

289. necessary – vital

290. bright – vivid

291. to promise – vow

292. to desert – to abandon

293. to change – alter, modify

294. to aggravate – annoy

295. yearly – annually, once a year

296. solution – answer

297. back – behind, rear

298. to set up – start, get ready

299. job – mission

300. to find out – discover, figure out

301. instruction – direction

302. about – approximate

303. serious – critical

304. dense – thick

305. to be involved – participate

306. to find out – discover by chance

307. to get back – receive, obtain

308. to lift – to bring up

309. to operate – function

310. to teach – show, instruct

311. finally – at last

312. to be out of – not have

313. furnace – hot

314. jot down – write down

315. blind – doesn’t see

316. deaf – doesn’t hear

317. mute – doesn’t speak

318. to call off – to postpone, cancel

319. to cut down – to reduce

320. to cut out – stop it

321. mixed up – confused

322. knock it off – to stop it, cut it out

323. sequence – order

324. sharp – looking good, smart

325. to be pleased – satisfied

326. to arouse – to wake up from sleep

327. angry – furious, outraged

328. irritated – upset, bothered

329. all set – ready, prepared

330. sick – ill, under the weather

331. beside – next to

332. besides – in addition to, moreover

333. cheer up – to get someone in a happy mood

334. to be stuck up – conceited, arrogant

335. faithful – loyal, dedicated

336. crazy – insane, nuts

337. beneath – under, below, underneath

338. above – over

339. newlywed – recently married

340. shy – timid

341. cruel – mean, unjust

342. quarrel – dispute, argument

343. to quarrel – to dispute, argue, go at it, fight  

344. impatient—antsy

345. busy—be on the go, occupied

346. relax—take it easy, calm down

     347. able—capable, competent

     348. thief—robber, crook

     349. anger—rage, fury 

     350. close—shut, seal

     351. maybe—perhaps 

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