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30 Handy Phrasal Verbs To Help The TOEFL Exam
30 Handy Phrasal Verbs To Help The TOEFL Exam
The following list contains 30 phrasal verbs that can be used as either neutral
or formal words, so you can confidently use them in academic contexts like the
TOEFL exam.
1. Account for
Type: Inseparable
2. Adhere to
Meaning: Obey
Type: Inseparable
3. Allude to
Type: Inseparable
Example: She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.
4. Bring on
Type: Separable
5. Bring up
Type: Separable
Example: She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to
discuss it properly.
6. Come about
Type: Inseparable
7. Cut back
Meaning: To reduce
Type: Inseparable
8. Do without
Type: Inseparable
9. Embark on
Meaning: To start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult or
take time
Type: Inseparable
Type: Inseparable
Example: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to
master the subject.
Type: Inseparable
Type: Separable
Example: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend
lectures.
Type: Inseparable
14. Get at
Type: Inseparable
Example: What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?
Meaning: To start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time.
Type: Inseparable.
Type: Inseparable
Type: Inseparable
18. Make of
Type: Inseparable
Example: What do you make of the teacher’s decision to shorten this course?
Type: Separable
Example: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that
job.
20. Meet up
Type: Inseparable
Example: Let’s meet up and discuss how we are going to go about this project.
Type: Separable
Example: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two.
Example: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t
have time to discuss them.
Type: Separable
Example: Are you putting off writing that essay because you can’t concentrate
right now?
24. Resort to
Type: Inseparable
Type: Separable
Example: The CEO said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the
financial crisis.
26. Run by
Meaning: To tell someone your ideas so they can give you their opinion
Type: Separable
Example: I have a few ideas for tomorrow’s meeting. Can I run them by you?
Type: Separable
Type: Separable
Type: Inseparable
Example: The presentation turned out well, considering how little you prepared
for it.
30. Verge on
Type: Inseparable