Phrasal Verbs - A
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Phrasal Verbs - A
| Phrasal verb | Description |
|---|---|
| abide by | to follow a rule, decision, or instruction |
| accord with | to agree with or be the same as something else |
| account for | to be the reason why something exists or happens, |
| ache for | to want something or someone very much |
| act as | to do the job of a particular kind of person or thing |
| act on | to do something because you have been given information, advice, or orders |
| act out | to express your thoughts or feelings through your words or behaviour, |
| act up | if children act up, they behave badly, |
| act upon | affect, |
| add in | to include something as part of something else |
| add on | to build an extra part onto a building, |
| add on to | to build an extra part onto a building |
| add to | to make an amount or number greater by adding another amount or number, |
| add up | to calculate the total of several numbers or amounts, |
| add up to | to combine to produce a particular result or effect, |
| adhere to | to obey a rule, law, agreement etc, |
| adjourn to | to leave one place and move to another |
| admit of | to show that something is possible |
| agree with | to think that something is the right thing to do, |
| aim at | to target, |
| alight on | to suddenly notice or think of something |
| allow for | to consider something when making a plan or calculation |
| allow of | to show that something is possible |
| amount to | |
| angle for | to try to make someone give you something without asking for it directly |
| answer back | to reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you |
| answer for | to agree to be responsible for something, |
| answer to | to have a particular name, |
| argue down | beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument, |
| argue out | argue about a problem to find a solution |
| arrive at | to reach a result, decision, or solution to a problem |
| arse around | |
| ask about | ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health |
| ask after | to ask for news about someone |
| ask around | to ask several people for information or advice |
| ask for | to say that you want someone to come and speak to you, |
| ask in | to invite somebody into your house |
| ask out | to invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant etc because you want to start a romantic or sexual relationship with them |
| ask over | invite |
| ask round | invite someone |
| associate with | to spend time with someone, |
| attend to | to deal with something or someone, |
| auction off | sell something in an auction |
| average out | to have a particular number or amount as an average, |
| awaken to | to begin to notice something, or to make someone begin to notice something, especially danger |