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to set off
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to take in
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to come across
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to stop over
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to pull up
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to go off
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to get around
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to get back
to set off
to set off
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/sɛt ˈɑf/
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to 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.

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transitive
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separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off
to take in
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɪn/

to provide a place for someone to stay temporarily

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transitive
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separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
in
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 stop over
to stop over
Verb
uk flag
/stˈɑːp ˈoʊvɚ/

to make a brief stop in the course of a journey, usually as a break

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stop
phrase's particle
over
to pull up
to pull up
Verb
uk flag
/pˈʊl ˈʌp/

to lift or position something or someone upward

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transitive
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phrase's verb
pull
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 get around
to get around
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt ɐɹˈaʊnd/

to persuade someone or something to agree to what one wants, often by doing things they like

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transitive
Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
around
to get back
to get back
Verb
uk flag
/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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