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to take up
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to go off
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to fall in
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to bring to
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to come across
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to pull out
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to come over
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to hold up
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to turn around
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to move in
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to stick to
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to look into
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to look around
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to call for
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to write down
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to run into
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to fall into
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to walk into
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to shut down
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to take in
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to turn off
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to go by
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to go forward
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to stand for
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to stick with
to take up
to take up
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
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to occupy a particular amount of space or time

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The large sofa took up most of the room.
The new project took up a significant portion of their schedule.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
up
to go off
to go off
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈɔf/

(of a gun, bomb, etc.) to be fired or to explode

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
off
to fall in
to fall in
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɔːl ˈɪn/

to collapse under pressure, often due to structural weakness

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
in
to bring to
to bring to
Verb
uk flag
/bɹˈɪŋ tuː/

to help someone come back to consciousness

anesthetize

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
to
to come across
to come across
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
across
to pull out
to pull out
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈaʊt/

to take and bring something out of a particular place or position

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
out
to come over
to come over
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈoʊvɚ/

to come to someone's house in order to visit them for a short time

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
over
to hold up
to hold up
Verb
uk flag
/hˈoʊld ˈʌp/

to delay the progress of something

rush

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
hold
phrase's particle
up
to turn around
to turn around
Verb
uk flag
/ˈtɝn əˈraʊnd/

to change your position so as to face another direction

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
around
to move in
to move in
Verb
uk flag
/ˈmuv ˈɪn/

to begin to live in a new house or work in a new office

move out

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
move
phrase's particle
in
to stick to
to stick to
Verb
uk flag
/stˈɪk tuː/

to continue doing something even though there are some hardships

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stick
phrase's particle
to
to look into
to look into
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʊk ˌɪntʊ/

to investigate or explore something in order to gather information or understand it better

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
into
to look around
to look around
Verb
uk flag
/lʊk əˈraʊnd/

to turn your head to see the surroundings

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
look
phrase's particle
around
to call for
to call for
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl fɔːɹ/

to make something required, necessary, or appropriate

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
for
to write down
to write down
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈaɪt dˈaʊn/

to record something on a piece of paper by writing

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
write
phrase's particle
down
to run into
to run into
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ˌɪntʊ/

to meet someone by chance and unexpectedly

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
into
to fall into
to fall into
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɔːl ˌɪntʊ/

to accidentally enter something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
into
to walk into
to walk into
Verb
uk flag
/wˈɔːk ˌɪntʊ/

to become involved in something unpleasant because of carelessness or ignorance

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
walk
phrase's particle
into
to shut down
to shut down
Verb
uk flag
/ʃˈʌt dˈaʊn/

to make something stop working

open

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
shut
phrase's particle
down
to take in
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɪn/

to provide a place for someone to stay temporarily

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
in
to turn off
to turn off
Verb
uk flag
/tɝːn ɒf/

to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

switch on

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
off
to go by
to go by
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ bˈaɪ/

to pass a certain point in time

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
by
to go forward
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ fˈoːɹwɚd/

to continue moving ahead physically

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
forward
to stand for
to stand for
Verb
uk flag
/stˈænd fɔːɹ/

to represent something in the form of an abbreviation or symbol

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stand
phrase's particle
for
to stick with
to stick with
Verb
uk flag
/stˈɪk wɪð/

to persist in doing a plan, idea, or course of action over time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stick
phrase's particle
with

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