Phrasal Verb Definition Example

Account for 1. To explain They had to account for all the money that had gone missing.
To account for = a da explicații, a clarifica
Act as 1. To do a particular job, especially one He was asked to act as an adviser on the project.
that you do not normally do Adviser = consultant, persoană care dă sfaturi;
To act as = a servi drept, a se comporta
Agree to 1. To accept something Both sides in the conflict have agreed to the terms of the peace treaty.
Peace treaty = tratatul de pace
Aim at 1. To target The magazine is aimed at teenagers.
2. Intend to achieve (a realiza) They’re aiming at reducing costs by ten percent.
Allow for 1. Include something in a plan or You should allow for delays when planning a journey.
calculation Delay = întârziere; to allow for = a permite la
Amount to 1. To become a particular amount Their annual fuel bills amounted to over £6,000.
2. To be the same as something, or to His behaviour amounted to serious professional misconduct.
have the same effect as something To amount to = a ajunge la, a se ridica la, a atinge
Misconduct = abatere, administrare proastă
Aspire to 1. To have a strong wish or hope to do As a child, he aspired to be a great writer.
or have something To aspire to = a candida, a pretinde
Attribute to 1. To think that someone or something I wouldn't dream of attributing such a lack of judgment to you.
has a particular quality or feature Lack of x = lipsă/ deficit de x
Base on 1. A întemeia/ A avea la bază The film is based on a short story by thomas mann.
Believe in 1. To be certain that something exists Do you believe in ghosts?
2. To be confident that something is They don't believe in living together before marriage.
effective and right He believes in saying what he thinks.
Belong to 1. To be someone's property This book belongs to sarah ( to belong to = a aparține)
2. Be a member He belongs to a secret society.
3. Be connected to a time, place, Their ideas belong to the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now.
belief, thing, etc
Break down 1. Stop working Our car broke down on the way to the airport.
2. Start crying He broke down in tears.
3. End negotiations unsuccessfully The talks between management and the unions broke down acrimoniously.
 4. Remove a barrier or obstacle He had to break down their opposition to his ideas.
Bring about 1. Make something happen The changes to the law were brought about by the government because so many
A produce, a provoca, a determina people were ignoring the old one.
Bring back 1. To return He took the calculator home yesterday and hasn't brought it back yet.
2. Cause someone to remember Visiting my old school brought back memories of when i was a pupil there.

Bring in 1. To earn The job brings in two thousand dollars a month.

Bring out 1. Release (a lansa) or publish The band are bringing out a new cd in the autumn.
Bring up 1. Raise a child The children were brought up to tell the truth.
2. Mention They didn't bring the subject up at the meeting.
3. Be officially charged with a crime He was brought up on charges of public intoxication. (charged = acuzat)
Build up 1. Develop a company She built the business up from nothing into a market leader in less than a decade.

2. Increase (a crește, a spori) Tension has been building up ever since the government passed the unpopular law.

Call for 1. To demand The opposition party called for the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.
(resignation = demisie )
2. Go to collect something The courier called for your parcel, but i told him it wasn't ready yet.
3. Telephone for something I'll call for a cab right away. (cab = taxi, trăsură)
4. Go and collect someone to take I'll call for you at seven, so be ready because the film starts at half past.
them out
5. To require An emergency like this calls for some pretty drastic action.
Call off 1. To cancel The concert had to be called off because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.
(flu = gripă, răceală)
2. Order someone to stop attacking Call off your lawyers; we can work something out. (to work out=a elabora)
Call on 1. Ask for help The president called on the wealthy (înstărit) countries for financial aid after the
floods(inundație) destroyed much of the country's agriculture.
2. To visit As we were in the area, we called on my sister-in-law.
3. Ask someone to do something, I now call on the other party to give their account of what happened.
especially to speak in public Account = cont, raport, socoteală
Care for 1. To like I don't care for fizzy drinks; i prefer water. (fizzy = spumos, acidulat)
Carry on 1. Continue (a se desfășura) Everyone carried on working when the head teacher walked in.
 2. Behave badly The children annoyed me by carrying on all morning.
Catch up 1. Get work, etc, up to date. I was ill for a fortnight and now i've got to catch up on the work i missed.
2. Reach someone who was ahead of He started well, but i caught him up on the third lap.
you Fortnight = două săptămâni
Cater for 1. To provide what is necessary The college caters for students of all ages.
A furniza: alimente, resurse
Check in 1. Register on arriving at a hotel or at They checked in at the ritz yesterday.
the airport
Check out 1. Pay the bill when leaving a hotel She checked out and took a cab to the airport.
2. To die She checked out last week; the funeral's tomorrow.
3. Get information about or inspect I checked the new restaurant out as soon as it opened.
something to see if it's satisfactory To check out = a pleca, a verifica
Cheer up 1. A se îmbărbăta, înveseli, însenina Come on, cheer up; it isn't all bad, you know.
Clear up 1. To improve (a îmbunătăți) weather If the weather clears up, the cloud and rain disappear. (a se însenina)
2. An occasion when you tidy a We need to have a big clear-up.
place by getting rid of things that I’d better clear up the mess before leave.
you do not want To rid of = a te descotorosi, a scăpa de; to tidy up = a face curățenie
3. To explain Could you clear these points up before we go any further?
Close down 1. Close a shop, branch or business The banks have closed down a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
permanently (branch = ramură, filieră, creangă; threat = amenințare)
2. Stop an opponent being a challenge He closed the player down and stopped him being a threat.
Come about 1. To happen, or start to happen How did the problem come about in the first place?
2. Shift direction (nautical) The yacht came about to a heading of 240 degrees.
Come along 1. To start to exist I gave up climbing when my first child came along.
2. If something is coming along, it is Hassan's english is really coming along.
developing or improving (develop) Go now and i'll come along later.3
3. To arrive or appear at a place You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!
4. To go somewhere with someone We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come along? ( to accompany)
5. Used to tell someone to hurry Come along - we don't want to be late!
Come across 1. To behave in a way that makes She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.
people believe that you have a He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview. (bore = pisălog)
particular characteristic (behave)
2. The way other people see you He came across as shy because he spoke so quietly.
3. If an idea or emotion comes What comes across in his poetry is a great sense of sadness.
across in writing, film, music, or
when someone is speaking, it is
expressed clearly and people
notice it (to EXPRESS )
4. Find by accident I came across my old school reports when i was clearing out my desk.
5. Agree to have sex with someone I was surprised when she came across on the first night.
Come around 1. To recover consciousness It had taken several hours after the operation before he came around.
Come back 1. To return to a place I'll come back and pick you up in half an hour.
2. FASHION: If a style or a Padded shoulders are coming back, apparently.
fashion comes back, it becomes Long hair on men seems to be coming back into fashion.
popular again after being
unpopular for a period of time
Come down 1. Lower level: If a price or a Digital cameras have come down in price recently.
level comes down, it becomes lower Inflation is coming down.
2. Travel south: to go to a place that is My boyfriend's coming down from scotland this weekend.
south of where you live They don't come down to london much because it's too tiring with the kids. (tiring
= obositor)
3. To fall and land on the ground A lot of trees came down in the storm.
To land = a ateriza, a așterne Our plane came down in a field.
The snow came down during the night.
Just look at the rain coming down! I'm not going out in that.
4. To feel less excited after a very The whole weekend was so wonderful i haven't come down yet.
enjoyable experience În ideea că weekend-ul a fost frumos si încă nu mi-am revenit.
5. To decide that you support a The government has come down on the side of military action.
particular person or side in an
argument, etc
 Come from 1. Country or town where you were She comes from somalia.
borned
2. To be caused by something I feel awful. That comes from eating too much.
Come out 1. To go somewhere with someone for Would you like to come out for a drink sometime?
a social event
2. If a book, record, film, etc. comes When does their new album come out?
out, it becomes available for The band's new cd is coming out in september.
people to buy or see
3. When the sun, moon, or stars come The clouds finally parted and the sun came out.
To appear out, they appear in the sky It started cloudy, but then the sun came out and we all went to the park.
4. If something comes out, it becomes After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age
known publicly after it has been The details of the scandal came out in the press and she had to resign.
kept secret (to reveal a secret) To resign = a demisiona, to reveal = a dezălui
5. If information, results, etc. come The exam results come out in august.
out, they are given to people
6. Let people know that you are She came out at university and has been living with her partner, jane, for the last
To reveal
lesbian or gay (to reveal a secret) couple of years.
7. To be in a certain condition or to Your painting has come out really well.
achieve something at the end of a She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman.
process or activity These figures have come out wrong! I don't understand it.
Settlement -înțelegere, aranjare He hasn't exactly come out of the scandal with his reputation enhanced.
Se pune accent pe rezultatul actiunii. Enchanted = fermecat, curat (reputatie)
8. Disappear when washed. If dirt or a
Did the red wine stain come out?
mark comes out, it disappears from
The red wine i spilt will not come out of the carpet no matter what i try to clean it with.
something when it is cleaned
(wine stain = pată de vin, to spill = a vărsa)
photo 9. If a photo or part of a photo comes
The photos didn't come out because the room was so dark.
out, the picture can be seen clearly
He's in the picture, but his face hasn't come out very clearly.
10. To express an opinion
Some of the members supported the changes, but the majority came out against.
11. If something you say comes out in a
I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that.
particular way, that is how you say it
When i tried to tell her that i loved her it came out all wrong.
12. If workers come out, they stop
To stop working The postal workers have come out in support of their pay claim.
To open (flowers) working because of a disagreement
13. When flowers come out, they open Daffodils come out in spring.
Daffodil = narcisă galbenă
Come up 1. To move towards someone A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
2. To be mentioned or talked about in What points came up at the meeting?
conversation
3. When the sun or moon comes up, it The sun came up just as we reached the outskirts of the town.
rises. To reach = a ajunge, a traversa; outskirt = periferie
4. If information comes up on a
computer screen, it appears there.
5. To appear I'll be late home tonight because something's come up at work has to be ready for
tomorrow morning.
6. If a job or opportunity comes up, it A position has come up in the accounts department.
becomes available
7. To happen, usually unexpectedly I've got to go - something has just come up at home and i'm needed there.
8. To be happening soon
My exams are coming up soon.
Come up against 1. To have to deal with a problem If you come up against difficulties, let me know and i'll help out.
Encounter problems or difficulties They came up against a lot of opposition to their plans for an out-of-town supermarket
development.
Come up with 1. Think of a solution, excuse, etc. Nobody could come up with a satisfactory explanation for the accident.
To suggest or think of an idea or She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
plan
Consist of 1. To be made of or formed from The team consist of four europeans and two americans.
something It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.
Count on 1. To be confident that you can You can always count on michael in a crisis. (crisis = criză)
depend on someone or something [+ to infinitive] i can count on my parents to help me.
Cut down 1. To do or use less of something I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.
She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she's cut down.
2. To shoot A lot of soldiers were cut down by enemy fire as they stormed (asaltat) the airport.
3. Cut something from a high position He has just cut the decorations down.
4. Reduce a vertical thing to ground by The logger cut the tree down. (logger = buștean)
cutting
 Deal with 1. To talk to someone or She used to deal with difficult customers.
meet someone, especially as part of
your job
2. Be about, use as a subject matter The film deals with alienation in modern life.
Depend 1. To trust someone or something and You can always depend on michael in a crisis.
on/upon sb/sth know that that person or thing will [+ to infinitive] i'm depending on you to keep your promise.
help you or do what you want or [+ -ing verb] you can't always depend on flights arriving on time.
expect him, her, or it to do Humorous: you can depend on jana to be late (= she is always late).
2. To need something, or need the Charities depend on people supporting their activities.
help and support of someone or The country depends heavily on foreign aid.
something, in order to live or Elaine depends completely upon bob for her happiness.
continue as before
Dispose of sb/sth 1. To get rid of someone or something How did they dispose of the body?
A îndepărta or deal with something so that the It took only five minutes for the world champion to dispose of (= defeat) his opponent.
A lichida matter is finished
Do up 1. Close or fasten (a fixa) clothes You must do up your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now.
2. Repair and renovate It had taken them six months to do up the house before they could actually move in.

Do without 1. Manage without something There's no sugar, so you'll have to do without.

Draw up 1. To prepare something, usually I've drawn up a list of candidates that i'd like to interview.
something official, in writing The contract was drawn up by our solicitor.
2. To move a chair near to someone or Draw up a chair, and i'll tell you all about it.
something
3. When a vehicle stops The police car drew up alongside him at the red lights and asked him to pull over.
Eat out 1. To eat in a restaurant When i lived in spain, i used to eat out all the time.
Engage in sth 1. To take part in something The two governments have agreed to engage in a dialogue to resolve the problem.
2. To start a conversation with Once mrs kirkpatrick engages you in conversation, you're stuck with her for half an
someone hour.
Enter into 1. To start to become involved in They refuse to enter into any discussion on this matter.
something, especially a discussion or They entered into an agreement with their rivals.
agreement (înțelegere)
2. If you say that something does not The council's opinion doesn't enter into it - it's up to us to make the decision.
 enter into something else, it is not
an important or necessary part of it
Even out 1. To become equal, or to make The league is divided into two skill levels in order to even out the competition.
something equal
Fall apart 1. To break into pieces The box fell apart when i picked it up.
2. Become emotionally disturbed and He fell apart when they sacked him.
unable to behave normally After his wife died, he began to fall apart.
3. If an organization, system, or The deal fell apart because of a lack of financing.
agreement falls apart, it fails or Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair.
stops working effectively Affair = afacere, aventură
Fall back on 1. To use something, especially a When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
A reveni la X form of financial support, when If i lose my job, i'll have nothing to fall back on.
other things have failed (Be able to It was good to have some money in the bank to fall back on when i lost my job.
use in an emergency)
Figure out 1. To understand or solve something The police couldn't figure out how the burglars had got into the warehouse.
figure out how/why/what, etc. It takes most people some time to figure out new software.
Fill 1. To give written information, esp. by Please fill in the application and sign it.
in/out something completing a form I got the membership form and filled it out.
Find out 1. To discover, to obtain knowledge of How did you find out about the party?
something, or to obtain I have just found out that he was cheating on the test.
knowledge of someone's activities I went to the library to find out all i could about the life and work of joe meek.
Finish sth off 1. To complete the last part of I want to finish off this essay before i go to bed.
something that you are doing
2. To eat, drink, or use the last part of They finished off all the chocolates and had to go to the store to buy some more.
something, consume all We finished off the coffee and had to get some more.
3. Beat, make victory certain in sport The second goal finished them off.
4. Kill a person or animal, often when The animal was badly hurt, so they finished it off to end its suffering.
they have already been hurt
Fit in 1. To feel that you belong to a It's no surprise she's leaving - she never really fitted in.
particular group and are I didn't fit in with the other people working there so i left and found another job.
accepted by that group
2. Have enough time or space for sth I didn't have time to fit in another appointment.
 Focus on 1. To concentrate The report focuses on the company's weak points.
2. To give a lot of attention to one Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessnessaffects the young.
particular person, subject, or thing When the kitchen is finished i'm going to focus my attention on the back yard and get
that straightened out.
Get across 1. To manage to make someone We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.
understand or believe something This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
2. Go from one side to the other It's impossible to get across the road with all this traffic.
Get at 1. To criticize a person repeatedly He keeps getting at me and i really don't know what i've done wrong.
2. To influence a person illegally, The accused claimed that the witness had been got at.
usually by offering them money or Accused = învinuiții, claim = cerere, witness = martor, mărturie
threatening them
3. To mean What do you think she's getting at? I've no idea what she wants.
4. Be able to reach, find, access It's on the top shelf and i can't get at it.
Get away with 1. To succeed in avoiding If i thought i could get away with it, i wouldn't pay my taxes at all.
punishment for something Thieves got away with two picassos, which were never found.
2. To do something successfully Do you think we could get away with just one coat of paint on that wall?
although it is not the best way of Do you think we could get away with using the cheaper product?
doing it
Get back 1. To return to a place after you have If you get back in time, you can come with us.
been somewhere else When we got back to the hotel, ann had already left.
2. Return something Don't lend him any money; you'll never get it back.
3. To revenge He was rude and embarrassed me, but i'll get him back.
4. Move away The police told the crowd (mulțime) to get back to allow the ambulance through.
Get in 1. To succeed in entering a place, They must have got in through the bathroom window.
especially by using force or a trick
2. to arrive at your home or the What time did you get in last night?
place where you work
3. If a train or other vehicle gets in at a What time is the plane expected to get in?
particular time, that is when it
arrives
Get off 1. to leave a place, usually in order to If we can get off by seven o'clock, the roads will be clearer.
start a journey
 2. to leave work with permission, How early can you get off this afternoon?
usually at the end of the day I like to get off early on fridays.
3. Escape punishment He got off on a technicality and left the court a free man.
4. Leave a bus, train, etc. We got off the bus and walked to my house.
5. Don't touch, leave alone If he bothers you, just tell him where to get off.
6. Help a baby or child sleep I can't get the kids off because of the noise from next door.
7. Orgasm, have sex We got off last night.
8. Manage to fire a gun She got off a few shots before she was arrested.
9. Stop talking on the phone Let me know when he gets off the phone as i need to make a call.
10. Write or send letters, messages, etc I got three emails off before the meeting.
11. Say or write something funny
She got off some jokes at the start of her presentation.

Get on 1. To have a good relationship He doesn't get on with his daughter.

2. To manage or deal with a situation, How are you getting on in your new home?
especially successfully We're getting on quite well with the decorating.
3. Enter a bus, train, plane, etc. We got on the train at plymouth and went up to london.
4. Become old, age He's getting on now and doesn't work so hard.
5. It is becoming late (time)
I must get home now; it's getting on.
6. Wear, fit
7. Leave I have put so much weight on that i couldn't get my old suits on.
I must be getting on; i have other things to do this evening.
Get out of 1. Avoid doing something you dislike I said i wasn't feeling well and got out of the extra work.
2. To give up or stop a habit or a I must get out of the habit of finishing people's sentences for them.
regular activity If you get out of a routine, it's very hard to get back into it.
3. Make someone confess or tell the The police couldn't get any information out of him.
truth
4. Help someone avoid doing I got him out of having to work at the weekend.
something
Get round 1. To do something that you have I still haven't got round to fixing that tap.
(around) to intended to do for a longtime Around in american english, round in british english.
Get through 1. To succeed in talking to someone on I tried to call her but couldn't get through.
the phone I got through to the wrong department.
 Giveaway 1. Gift (noun) Something that is given free to a customer
2. A giveaway price is very low (adj) The furniture shop's offering three-piece suites at giveaway prices
3. Something that tells or He said he'd given up smoking, but the empty packs in the bin were a dead giveaway (=
shows something secret, often clearly showed the secret truth).
without intending to Bin = ladă
Give sth back 1. To return something to the Has she given you those books back yet?
person who gave it to you
Give in 1. To finally agree to what someone He nagged me so much for a new bike that eventually I gave in.
wants, after refusing for a period of The government cannot be seen as giving in to terrorists' demands.
time To nag = a cicăli, a sâcâi, a hărțui
2. To accept that you have been You'll never guess the answer - do you give in?
defeated and agree to stop She wouldn't give in until she received a full apology.
competing or fighting
Give up 1. To stop doing or to stop having He gave up jogging after his heart attack.
something
2. To stop trying to guess You'll never guess the answer - do you give up?
Go back 1. To return That restaurant was terrible - I'm never going back there again
2. To be returned When are these library books supposed to go back ?
3. To have existed since a time in the Their relationship goes back to when they were at college together.
past (origin) Our house goes back to (= has existed since) the 18th century.
Go down 1. To move down to a lower level or He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness.
place He first went down the mines when he was 17.
2. To reach or go as far as Its roots can go down three metres.
3. When the sun goes down, it On summer evenings we would sit on the veranda and watch the sun go down.
moves down in the sky until it
cannot be seen any more:
4. To be reduced in price, value, The temperature went down to minus ten last night.
amount, quality, level, or size The company's shares went down 7p to 53p.
5. To be remembered or recorded in a Hurricane Katrina will go down in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced by
particular way insurers.
Go into 1. To start doing a particular type of My son's planning to go into journalism.
work She's decided to go into business as a freelance computer programmer.
 2. To discuss, examine, describe, or I'd rather not go into that now. Can we discuss it later?
explain something in a detailed or I'm unable to go into detail(s) at this stage because I still have very little
careful way information about how the accident happened.
3. If time, money, or effort goes into a A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.
product or activity, it is used when
producing or doing it
4. If a vehicle goes into something such Their car was travelling at 50 miles an hour when it went into the tree.
as a tree or a wall, it hits it
Go off 1. If a light or a machine goes off, it The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.
stops working
2. If a bomb goes off, it explodes The bomb went off at midday.
3. If a gun goes off, it fires His gun went off accidentally.
4. If food or drink goes off, it is not This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone off?
good to eat or drink any more
because it is too old
5. If a warning device goes off, it The alarm should go off automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
starts to ring loudly or make a loud Didn't you hear your alarm clock going off this morning?
noise
6. To leave a place and go somewhere She's gone off on holiday with Tony.
else
7. To happen in a particular way
The protest march went off peacefully.
Go on 1. To happen This war has been going on for years.
2. To continue or move to the next Please go on with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you.
thing
3. To start talking again after a pause "What I want more than anything else," he went on, "is a house in the country with a
large garden for the children to play in."
4. To talk in an annoying way about He went on and on until I finally interrupted him and told him I had to go.
something for a long time I just wish he'd stop going on about how brilliant his daughter is.
5. Used when encouraging someone to Go on, have another drink."I don't really feel like seeing a film tonight." "Oh go on. We
do something: haven't been to the cinema for ages."
Go over 1. To examine or look at something in Remember to go over your essay for grammar and spellingmistakes before you hand it
a careful or detailed way in to me. I've gone over the problem several times, but i can't think of a solution.
 Go through 1. If a law, plan, or deal goes through, A city council member said that the proposals (propunere) for the new shopping
it is officially accepted or approved centre were unlikely to go through.
Go together 1. To look good together Do you think the cream dress and the blue jacket go together?
Go up 1. To suddenly explode There's a gas leak and the whole building could go up at any moment.
Leak = crăpătură prin care se scurge apa
2. To move higher, rise, or increase The average cost of a new house has gone up by five percent to £276,500.
Hand in 1. To give something to an authority or She handed her term paper in late.
responsible person
Hand out 1. To give something to each of a Would you please hand out the balloons to the children?
number of people
Have (got) on 1. To be wearing particular clothes or She had on a blue hat.
items of clothing:
2. (of machines, electric devices, and She’s always got the tv on while she irons.
equipment) to be operating or in
use:
Head for 1. If you are heading for a bad They're heading for disaster if they're not careful.
situation, you are likely to The country is heading for recession.
experience it soon, because of To head for = a se îndeptra către
your own actions or behaviour
Hear from 1. If you hear from someone, you get a We haven't heard from her for ages.
letter, email, or phonecall from that You'll be hearing from my solicitors (= they will write to you about my complaint).
person, or that person tells you Complaint = plângere, acuzație
something
Help out 1. If you help out, you do a part of Her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan.
someone's work or give someone
money:
Hold on 1. To manage to stay alive or to We just had to hold on until help arrived.
deal with a difficult situation
2. Used to tell someone to wait for a Hold on, i'll check in my diary.
short time
3. To hold something or someone She held on tightly to his waist.
firmly with your hands or arms Waist = talie, brâu, dulce, mijloc. Tight = strâmpt, îngust
Hold on to sth 1. To keep something you have Hold on to your ticket - you'll need it later.
Hold up 1. To remain strong or successful I hope the repairs hold up until we can get to a garage.
2. Informal: a delay (noun) Come on, let's go. What's the hold-up?
3. Crime (noun) An occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of
violence: In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.
Join in 1. To become involved in an The discussion started between John and me, but then everyone joined in.
activity with other people
join in with sth – All the members of the interviewing panel joined in with questions.
join in sth – The Chairman of the Committee yesterday joined in the criticism.
Keep from To not tell someone about something He says it’s alright but I think he’s keeping something from me.
Keep on doing 1. To continue to do something, or to She kept on asking me questions the whole time.
do something again and again
Keep up with 1. To do whatever is necessary to stay He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up.
level or equal with someone or Wages are falling to keep up with inflation.
something
Lay off 1. To stop employing a worker, esp. for She was laid off along with many others when the company moved to California.
reasons that have nothing to do NOT EMPLOY
with the worker’s performance
2. To stop using or dealing with You’re going to have to lay off salt.
something, or to stop criticizing 3
[C often plural] an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes
someone temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work
3. Layoff = concediere, pauză medicală The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
(noun) 3
[C usually singular] a period when someone is not working or playing sport:
Foster is playing again after a six-week layoff due to injury.
Lead to 1. If an action or event leads to Reducing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads.
something, it causes that thing to
happen or exist
Lead up to 1. To happen (something) If a period of time or series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until
that event or activity begins:
2. To prepare to talk about something The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash.
by gradually mentioning the 2
He started telling me about a wonderful new restaurant he'd been to and I
subject you want to talk about wondered what he was leading up to.
 3. To happen, say, or do in In the three games leading up to the Sugar Bowl, his team yielded 35, 35, and 42
preparation for something points. (To yield = a da · a se preda · a ceda · a produce · a raporta ·)
I thought you were leading up to a question at the end of that.
Let down 1. To disappoint someone by failing to You will be there tomorrow - you won't let me down, will you?
do what you agreed to do or were When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.
expected to do To let down = a lăsa baltă, a dezamăgi pe cineva
Let off 1. To not punish someone who has Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine. (fine = amendă)
committed a crime or done You won't be let off so lightly (= you will be punished more severely) the next time.
something wrong, or to not Lightly = ușor, lejer
punish them severely To let off = a scăpa cu bazmaua curată
Live on 1. If you live on an amount of money, We lived on very little when we first got married.
that is the money that you use to MONEY
buy the things that you need
2. To only eat a particular type of food I more or less live on pasta. (FOOD)
Live up to 1. To be as good as something The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
Look after 1. to take care of or be in charge of The US mutual fund industry looks after $7 trillion of savings.
something One person looks after the stores' brand image and another looks after the advertising.
Fund = provizie, stoc, Mutual = comun, reciproc
Look ahead To think about what will happen in the We are trying to look ahead and see what our options are.
future and plan for these events
Look at 1. To think about a subject carefully so Management is looking at ways of cutting costs.
you can make a decision about it THINK
2. To consider something in a If i'd had children i might have looked at things differently.
particular way HAVE OPINION
3. To read something in order to Can you look at my essay sometime?
check it or form an opinionabout it READ
4. If someone, usually an expert, Did you get the doctor to look at your knee?
looks at something, they examine it EXAMINE
Look forward to 1. to feel pleased and excited about I'm really looking forward to my holiday.
something that is going to happen [+ -ing verb] She was looking forward to seeing the grandchildren again.
I'm not looking forward to Christmas this year.
 2. [+ -ing verb] formal :used at the end I look forward to hearing from you.
of a formal letter to say you hope to In the circumstances, I look forward to receiving your client's cheque for the sum of
hear from or see someone soon, or £570 within the next seven days.
that you expect something from Within = în decursul
them
Look into 1. To examine the facts about a We're looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
problem or situation To merge = a uni, a contopi
Look up 1. To become better I hope things will start to look up in the new year.
Our financial situation is looking up at last.
2. To admire and respect someone He'd always looked up to his uncle.
Look-alike Sosie (noun) She's a Marilyn Monroe look-alike.
Make up 1. To forgive someone and be They kissed and made up, as usual.
friendly with them again after an (also UK make it up)
argument or disagreement UK: We often quarrel but we always make it up soon after.
2. Coloured substances used on your I put on a little eye make-up.
face to improve or change your She wears a lot of make-up.
appearance To quarrel = a se certa, a se ciondăni, Make-up = machiaj
Make up 1. To form a particular thing, amount, Car accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.
something or number as a whole The book is made up of a number of different articles.
Make up for 1. To take the place of something No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.
lost or damaged or to This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.
compensate for something bad with [+ -ing verb] He bought me dinner to make up for being so late the day before.
something good Harvest = recoltă (to harvest = a revolta)
Make up for lost To enjoy an experience as much as I didn't travel much in my twenties but I'm certainly making up for lost time now.
time possible because you did not have the After seven years in prison, he’s home with his kids and making up for lost time.
opportunity to do it earlier in life
Miss out on 1. To fail to use an opportunity to Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.
enjoy or get an advantage from We didn't have a tv at home when i was young, and I felt as though I missed out.
something To miss out on = a rata ceva; bargain = târg
Name after / for 1. To give someone or something the Paul was named after his grandfather.
same name as another person or She told us about his brother, Apollo, born in 1969 and named for the us astronauts'
thing mission to the moon.
 Pass on 1. Polite expression for die verb It's important to remember friends and family who have passed on.
2. To refuse an opportunity or He passed on the chance to be head coach and took a job in florida.
decide not to take part in something Coach = antrenor, autocar · trăsură
Pay back 1. To return money to someone from I’ll pay you back as soon as i get my next paycheck.
whom you have borrowed it
Pick out To choose, find, or recognize something From all the puppies, we picked out the smallest one to take home.
or someone in a group We could pick our parents out easily in the old photos.
Pick up 1. To improve an activity or increase an Retailers (vânzător) are starting to see sales pick up again.
amount The truck (camion) picked up speed slowly.
Play down 1. To make something seem less Military spokesman tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.
important or less bad than it really is Spokesman = trimis, organ, exponent
Point out 1. To tell someone about some [+ that] He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I pointed out that Denis is
information, often because you afraid of heights. (to book = a rezerva, a comanda, a ocupa)
believe they do not know it or have [+ question word] I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.
forgotten it To point out =a indica · a semnala ·a accentua · a puncta · a evidenția ·a arăta
Put aside 1. To save something, usually time or I put aside a little every month for a deposit on a house.
money, for a special purpose He tries to put some time aside every evening to read to the kids.
2. If you put a disagreement or Let's put our differences aside and make a fresh start.
problem aside, you ignore it Can we put that question aside for now, and come back to it later?
temporarily so that it does not To put aside = a pune deoparte
prevent you doing what you want to
do
Put forward 1. To state an idea or opinion, or to I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward.
suggest a plan or person, for other She has decided to put herself forward as a candidate.
people to consider To put forward =a lansa · a invoca · a emite (to submit)
Put off To decide or arrange to delay an The meeting has been put off for a week.
A amâna event or activity until a latertime or date [+ -ing verb] I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.
Put/lay sth on/to 1. To not use something, especially an We have put some money on one side for next year's summer holiday.
one side amount of money, in order to
keep it for later use
Put on 1. To move something you wear onto Put your shoes on.
your body She put on too much make-up.
 Put up 1. To stay somewhere for the night We put up at a small hotel for the night. (to put up = a înopta)
2. To show or express a particular The villagers were unable to put up any resistance to the invading troops.
type of opposition to something We're not going to let them build a road here without putting up a fight.
Put up To accept or continue to accept an I can put up with the house being messy (unsuros, lipicios), but i hate it if it's not clean.
with sth/sb unpleasant situation or experience, or He's so moody (ciufut, zgârcit, mahmur) - I don't know why she puts up with him.
someone who behaves unpleasantly They have a lot to put up with (= they have a lot of difficulties).
Refer to sb/sth 1. To talk or write about someone or In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.
something, especially in only a few He always refers to the house as his "refuge".
words
2. If writing or information refers to The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.
someone or something, it relates to
that person or thing
Relate to 1. To be connected to, or to be about Chapter 9 relates to the effects of inflation on consumers.
someone or something
2. connected with something (relating to) -anything relating to maths is a complete mystery to me.
3. To understand someone and be
Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers.
able to have a friendly
relationship with them
4. To understand a situation or
The culture that he describes is so different from mine that i sometimes find it hard to
someone's feelings because you
relate to.
have experienced a similar
situation or similar feelings
5. To understand and
The kids need a teacher who can relate to them.
appreciate someone or something
"Malcolm thought people should learn to live together." "I can relate to that."
Result in sth 1. To cause a particular situation to The fire resulted in damage to their property.
happen [+ -ing verb] Icy conditions resulted in two roads being closed.
Rule sth out 1. to prevent something from This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peacetalks.
happening To rule out = a elimina
2. Rule the roost (idiom) To be the person who makes all the decisions in a group:
In that family it is the grandma who rules the roost. (roost = stinghie)
3. Rule sth with an iron hand/fist To control a group of people very firmly, having complete power over everything
(idiom) they do: Our captain rule us with an iron hand.
 Run out 1. To finish, use, or sell all of I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience.
something, so that there is none left "do you have any milk?" "sorry, I've run out."
2. if a supply of something runs out, all The milk has run out.
of it has been used or it is My patience is beginning to run out.
completely finished
3. If a document or official agreement My passport runs out next month - I must get it renewed.
runs out, the period of time for To renew = · a reînnoi · a renova
which it lasts finishes
4. Time is running out (idiom) Used to say that there is not much time left in which to achieve something:
Time is running out for the men trapped under the rubble (moloz).
5. Run out of steam (idiom)
To suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing:
Steam = abur
Their peace seem to have run out of steam.
See thourgh To realize that someone is trying to They were very friendly, but it didn't take long to see through them.
deceive you to get an advantage, or that She saw through his excuse at once.
someone's behaviour is intended to To deceive: a minţi · a înşela
deceive you, and to understand the A see-through piece of clothing is very thin and light, so you can see other clothes or
truth about the situation the body under it
a see-through blouse
see-through partitions transparent
See to 1. To deal with a person or task that These letters need posting. I'll see to them later.
needs to be dealt with or is Mrs. Chapman asked for some help with the orders - could you see to it?
waiting to be dealt with [+ that] Please see to it that no one comes in without identification.
To see to = a se ocupa de …
Send (off/away) 1. To write to an organization to I've sent off for a catalogue.
for/to sth ask them to send you something We had to send off to Ireland for a replacement part.
Send out 1. To produce something in a way that The equipment sent out a regular high-pitched signal.
causes it to spread out (a întinde · a High-pitched = strident · acut · pitigaiat · ascuţit · înalt
destinde · a derula) from a central The torch (torță) sends out a powerful beam of light (rază de lumină).
point. PRODUCE The bushes were sending out new shoots.
2. To send something to a lot of We sent out the wedding invitations about three weeks ago.
different people, usually by post or
email. POST/ EMAIL
 Set aside 1. To save for a particular purpose He sets aside some time every day to read to his children.
After melting the chocolate, set it aside and beat the eggs.
2. To ignore We need to set aside our differences and begin to cooperate.
3. Set-aside (noun) The act of paying farmers in order not to grow crops on areas of land, or land of this
type (crop = recoltă)
Set out 1. To start an activity with a particular She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.
aim [+ to infinitive] They set out to discover a cure for cancer.
2. To start a journey
Set up 1. To establish or create something I’d be willing to set up a seminar if I thought people would come.
ESTABLISH His father set him up in the family business.
2. To prepare or arrange something for We have a little area set up for serving food.
use
Settle down 1. To start living in a place where you Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.
intend to stay for a longtime, usually MAKE HOME
with your partner
2. To become familiar with a place and She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.
to feel happy and confident in it
Settle intro 1. To become comfortable in a place or Students settled into their desks and took out their notebooks.
somewhere doing an activity After moving frequently during his first 14 years, he settled into a normal high school
life.
Sort out 1. To deal successfully with a problem, We've sorted out the computer system's initial problems.
a situation, or a person who is [+ question word] It'll be difficult to sort out how much each person owes (a datora).
having difficulties Most of the job involves sorting out customers who have queries. (query = întrebare)
2. To punish or attack someone, Has he been bothering you again - do you want me to sort him out?
usually to make the person
understand that they have behaved
badly
3. To separate one type of things from Sort out any clothes you want to throw away and give them to me
a group of things
4. Sort-out (noun) An occasion when you put things in order or in their correct place:
I've had a sort-out in the bedroom - it's looking rather better.
 Speak out/up To give your opinion about something in If no one has the courage to speak out against the system, things will never improve.
public, especially on a subject that you
have strong feelings about
Stand by 1. To continue to support or She has vowed to stand by her husband during his trial.
help someone who is in a difficult The editors stand by the story.
situation The boy’s friends stood by him, firmly convinced of his innocence.
2. To allow something unpleasant to We can't stand by while millions of people starve (a înfometa).
happen without doing anything to DO NOTHING
stop it
Stand for 1. To accept a situation or a particular I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.
type of behaviour
2. To support or represent a particular This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.
idea or set of ideas
3. Abrevieri, acronime. If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of
that word or name and they represent it: GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time.
Stand up to 1. To not be changed or damaged by Will the lorries stand up to the journey over rough roads?
something Lorry = camion
Stand your 1. To refuse to be pushed backwards, The battalion stood its ground in the face of repeated attacks.
ground or to continue in your beliefs in an Clare stood her ground in the meeting and refused to be intimidated even when
argument Michael got angry.
Stand the test of If something stands the test of time, it is Which songs from the last year will stand the test of time?
time still popular, strong… after a long time
Start afresh/over 1. To begin to do something again, We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.
sometimes in a different way The agreement allows old expectations to be forgotten and everyone can start afresh.
Stay out of 1. To not become involved in an It's better to stay out of their arguments.
argument or discussion You don't know anything about this, so just stay out of it! (nu te amesteca)
Stick at 1. To continue trying hard to do You'll never learn to play the piano if you're not going to stick at it.
something difficult
Stick out 1. To go past the surface or edge of Paul's ears stick out a little.
something There was a handkerchief sticking out of his jacket’s pocket.
Stick to 1. To limit yourself to doing or using Could you stick to the point, please?
one particular thing and not We'd better stick to the main road, because the other roads are blocked with snow.
 change to anything else
2. If you stick to a law, rule, or If you make a promise, you should stick to it.
promise, you obey it or do what it
states
Stick together 1. If people stick together, they The country's foreign minister said that it was important for small nations to
support and help each other stick together.
2. If people stick together, they stay The two brothers always stick together at school.
close to each other
Switch off 1. To stop giving your attention to If he gets bored, he just switches off and looks out the window.
someone or something
Take after To be similar to an older member of He takes after his mother/his mother's side of the family.
your family in appearance or character
Take away 1. To remove or subtract something Take these chairs away – we don’t need them.
Take sb down To defeat or kill someone, or to stop someone from causing harm
Take off 1. If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.
it leaves the groundand begins to fly TO FLY
2. To suddenly start to be successful or Her singing career had just begun to take off.
popular TO SUCCEED
3. To leave When he saw me, he took off in the other direction.
4. Take-off = aircraft (noun) Night take-offs and landings are banned at this airport.
5. Take-off = copy (noun) It was the best take-off of the prime minister that I have ever seen.
Take on To begin to have a particular quality Her voice took on a troubled tone. (troubled = tulburat, îngrijorat)
Take out 1. To go with someone to a restaurant, Our boss took us out for dinner.
A scoate theater, performance, etc. And
pay for everything
2. To arrange to get something from a I’m going to take out a life insurance policy.
company, bank, etc He had to take out a loan to pay his taxes.
3. To remove something or someone Take out the seeds before you slice the papaya. (seeds = semințe, to slice = a felia)
Take over 1. To get control of something, or to She took over management of this department last winter.
do something instead of someone They made changes the minute they took over.
else To take over = a prelua controlul
 Take up 1. To begin to do something I’m not very good at golf –I only took it up recently.
2. To discuss or manage something The school plans to take the matter up with the parents.
3. To fill space or time This desk takes up too much room.
My day is completely taken up with meetings.
4. To short clothes This skirt is too long – I’ll have to take it up.
Think 1. To remember or imagine someone I thought of you immediately when they said they wanted someone who could speak
of/about sb/sth or something English.
He was thinking about the time he spent in the army.
Think of 1. To have a low opinion of someone Her parents don't think much of her new boyfriend.
or something
2. To have a good opinion of someone Think highly:
or something She thinks very highly of her boss.
3. If you think of something or someone in I think of him as someone who will always help me.
a particular way, you have that What do you think of (= do you like) my new dress?
opinion about it, him, or her
4. To produce a new idea or plan
We'll have to think of a pretty good excuse for being late.
Think over To consider an idea or plan I'll think it over and give you an answer next week.
carefully before making a decision
Think long and To take the time needed to I thought long and hard about it, and decided that I wouldn't have the operation.
hard understand something before making a
decision about it
Throw away 1. To get rid of something by treating it When are you going to throw away these old magazines?
as garbage
Throw good To waste money by spending more Trying to fix that old car would just be throwing good money after bad.
money after bad money on something you have already
spent money on that is no good
Try out 1. To compete for a position in a Luke's trying out for the college football team.
sports team or a part in a play
Turn into 1. To change or develop from one Rain in the morning will turn into snow during the afternoon.
thing to another
Turn into a Used when saying what time you usually It's too late for me - I turn into a pumpkin at eleven o'clock.
pumpkin go home or go to bed at night
Turn out 1. To happen in a particular way or to As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.
have a particular result, How did the recipe turn out?
especially an unexpected one Recipe = rețetă
2. To be known or discovered [+ to infinitive] The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected.
finally and surprisingly [+ that] It turns out that she had known him when they were children.
3. If people turn out for an event, they Thousands of people turned out to welcome the team home.
go to be there or to watch (go)
Turn to 1. To ask a person or organization for Without someone to turn to for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be
help or support difficult.
Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn to.
Use up 1. To finish a supply of something Don't use up all the milk - we need some for breakfast.
The earth's resources are being used up at an alarming rate.
Wake up 1. To start to understand that a Governments are finally waking up to the fact that the environment should be
situation or problem exists cleaned up.
Work at 1. To try hard to achieve something Most couples would agree that for a marriage to succeed, both parties have to work at
it.
[+ -ing verb] You need to work at improving your writing.
Work out 1. To exercise in order to Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
improve the strength or
appearance of your body
2. To happen or develop in a How is the new monitoring procedure working out?
particular way Let's hope this new job works out well for him.