1-
to set off
2-
to take in
3-
to come across
4-
to stop over
5-
to pull up
6-
to go off
7-
to get around
8-
to get back
to set off
/sɛt ˈɑf/
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Sign into make something operate, especially by accident
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Please don't set off the car alarm while I'm inside; the keys are on the seat.
She set the security system off by entering the wrong access code.
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
to take in
/tˈeɪk ˈɪn/
to provide a place for someone to stay temporarily
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
in
to come across
/kˈʌm əkɹˈɑːs/
to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
across
to stop over
/stˈɑːp ˈoʊvɚ/
to make a brief stop in the course of a journey, usually as a break
Grammatical Information:
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stop
phrase's particle
over
to pull up
/pˈʊl ˈʌp/
to lift or position something or someone upward
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pull
phrase's particle
up
to go off
/ɡˌoʊ ˈɔf/
(of a gun, bomb, etc.) to be fired or to explode
Grammatical Information:
intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
off
to get around
/ɡɛt ɐɹˈaʊnd/
to persuade someone or something to agree to what one wants, often by doing things they like
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
around
to get back
/ɡɛt ˈbæk/
to return to a place, state, or condition
Grammatical Information:
transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
back
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