Solutions - Intermediate - Unit 6 - 6E

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 6 - 6E in the Solutions Intermediate coursebook, such as "take after", "count on", "bring up", etc.

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to look after

[Verb]

to take care of someone or something and attend to their needs, well-being, or safety

Ex: The company looks after its employees by providing them with a safe and healthy work environment .

to look down on

[Verb]

to regard someone or something as inferior or unworthy of respect or consideration

Ex: The arrogant aristocrat looked down on the common people .

to look up

[Verb]

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

Ex: You should look up the word to improve your vocabulary .

to look up to

[Verb]

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

Ex: She admires and looks up to her grandmother for her kindness and resilience.

to ask out

[Verb]

to invite someone on a date, particularly a romantic one

Ex: He's too shy to ask his classmate out.

to bring up

[Verb]

to mention a particular subject

Ex: Could you bring up your concerns at the next meeting ?

to call off

[Verb]

to cancel what has been planned

Ex: The manager had to call the meeting off due to an emergency.

to come across

[Verb]

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

Ex: I did n't expect to come across an old friend from high school at the conference , but it was a pleasant surprise .

to count on

[Verb]

to put trust in something or someone

Ex: We can count on the public transportation system to be punctual and efficient .

to give up

[Verb]

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

Ex: Do n’t give up now ; you ’re almost there .

hold up

[sentence]

used to ask someone to wait or momentarily stop what they are doing

Ex: Hold up, can you repeat that last part?

to take after

[Verb]

to choose someone as an example and follow their behavior or choices

Ex: She has always admired her older sister and tries to take after her in everything she does .

to turn into

[Verb]

to change and become something else

Ex: The small village has started to turn into a bustling town .

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Solutions - Intermediate - Unit 6 - 6E