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012- Physical Actions

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to sit down
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to stand up
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to walk
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to run
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to fall over
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to ride
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bike
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to climb
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to jump
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to lie down
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to dance
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to get on
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to get off
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to push
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to pull
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to carry
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to hold
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to pick up
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to put down
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to break
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to give
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to close
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to shut
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to open
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to drop
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to throw
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to catch
to sit down
to sit down
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɪt dˈaʊn/
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to move from a standing position to a sitting position

arise

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
sit
phrase's particle
down
to stand up
to stand up
Verb
uk flag
/stˈænd ˈʌp/

to rise to a standing position from a seated or lying position

sit down

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stand
phrase's particle
up
to walk
to walk
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
l
k
k

to move forward at a regular speed by placing our feet in front of each other one by one

ride

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to run
to run
Verb
r
r
u
ʌ
n
n

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to fall over
to fall over
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɔːl ˈoʊvɚ/

to lose one's balance and fall to the ground, typically by accident or as a result of tripping

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
over
to ride
to ride
Verb
r
r
i
d
d
e

to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements

Grammatical Information:

transitive
bike
bike
noun
b
b
i
k
k
e

a vehicle that has two wheels and moves when we push its pedals with our feet

to climb
to climb
Verb
c
k
l
l
i
m
m
b

to go up mountains, cliffs, or high natural places as a sport

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to jump
to jump
Verb
j
ʤ
u
ʌ
m
m
p
p

to push yourself off the ground or away from something and up into the air by using your legs and feet

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to lie down
to lie down
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪ dˈaʊn/

to put one's body in a flat position in order to sleep or rest

arise

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lie
phrase's particle
down
to dance
to dance
Verb
d
d
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

to move the body to music in a special way

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to get on
to get on
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɑn/

to enter a bus, ship, airplane, etc.

get off

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
on
to get off
to get off
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ˈɔf/

to leave a bus, train, airplane, etc.

board

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
off
to push
to push
Verb
p
p
u
ʊ
sh
ʃ

to use your hands, arms, body, etc. in order to make something or someone move forward or away from you

pull

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pull
to pull
Verb
p
p
u
ʊ
ll
l

to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving

push

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to carry
to carry
Verb
c
k
a
æ
rr
r
y
i

to hold someone or something and take them from one place to another

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hold
to hold
Verb
h
h
o
l
l
d
d

to have in your hands or arms

let go of

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pick up
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to take and lift something or someone up

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to put down
to put down
Verb
uk flag
/pʊt ˈdaʊn/

to stop carrying something by putting it on the ground

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
down
to break
to break
Verb
b
b
r
r
ea
k
k

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to give
to give
Verb
g
g
i
ɪ
v
v
e

to hand a thing to a person to look at, use, or keep

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to close
to close
Verb
c
k
l
l
o
s
s
e

to move something like a window or door into a position that people or things cannot pass through

open

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shut
to shut
Verb
sh
ʃ
u
ə
t
t

to close something

open

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to open
to open
Verb
o
p
p
e
ə
n
n

to move something like a window or door into a position that people, things, etc. can pass through or use

close

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to drop
to drop
Verb
d
d
r
r
o
ɑ
p
p

to let or make something fall to the ground

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to throw
to throw
Verb
th
θ
r
r
o
w

to make something move through the air by quickly moving your arm and hand

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to catch
to catch
Verb
c
k
a
æ
t
ch
ʧ

to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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