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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Together', 'Against', 'Apart', & others /

Performing an Action (Behind & Across)

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to fall behind
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to get behind
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to lag behind
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to leave behind
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to lie behind
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to stay behind
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to come across
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to get across
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to keep across
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to put across
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to run across
to fall behind
to fall behind
Verb
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/fˈɔːl bɪhˈaɪnd/
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to make less progress than other competitors

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Despite their best efforts, the team began to fall behind in the race as other competitors surged ahead.
The student struggled with the complex concepts and started to fall behind the rest of the class.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fall
phrase's particle
behind
to get behind
to get behind
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt bɪhˈaɪnd/

to not succeed in doing something within the expected or required time limit

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
behind
to lag behind
to lag behind
Verb
uk flag
/lˈæɡ bɪhˈaɪnd/

to develop or progress more slowly than someone or something else

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lag
phrase's particle
behind
to leave behind
to leave behind
Verb
uk flag
/lˈiːv bɪhˈaɪnd/

to leave without taking someone or something with one

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
leave
phrase's particle
behind
to lie behind
to lie behind
Verb
uk flag
/lˈaɪ bɪhˈaɪnd/

to be the true cause of something, often not immediately apparent

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
lie
phrase's particle
behind
to stay behind
to stay behind
Verb
uk flag
/stˈeɪ bɪhˈaɪnd/

to remain in a location while others depart

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
stay
phrase's particle
behind
to come across
to come across
Verb
uk flag
/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 get across
to get across
Verb
uk flag
/ɡɛt əkɹˈɑːs/

to be clearly understood or communicated

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
across
to keep across
to keep across
Verb
uk flag
/kˈiːp əkɹˈɑːs/

to remain well-informed about a particular topic, subject, or situation

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
keep
phrase's particle
across
to put across
to put across
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt əkɹˈɑːs/

to present information clearly and effectively to others

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
across
to run across
to run across
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn əkɹˈɑːs/

to meet someone unexpectedly

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
across

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