Phrasal Verb Dictionary - 1 to 25 of 2590

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abide by
To do what the law or a rule t...
If you want to belong to this club, you ...
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abide by
To do what the law or a rule t...
Abide by our laws and you will enjoy you...
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abide by
To accept another's decision.
I will abide by your judgement.
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abide by
To accept another's decision.
Whatever the Committee decides, I will a...
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account for
To comprise a part of somethin...
English teachers account for around thir...
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account for
To comprise a part of somethin...
Potatoes account for half the profits of...
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account for
To be the cause or explanation...
Bad teaching does not account for the ap...
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account for
To give necessary information ...
Rescuers are still trying to account for...
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account for
To give necessary information ...
Police asked him to account for his move...
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account for
To answer for a course of acti...
As the surgeon, I have to account for my...
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account for
To include an amount of money ...
There are over ten thousand pounds left ...
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ache for
Really want something
I've been aching for a kiss from her sin...
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ache for
Really want something
She's aching to get married and have bab...
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act as
Function in a certain way.
Lemons have acted as contraceptives in t...
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act as
Function in a certain way.
These stones will act as a barrier when ...
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act on
Take action in reponse to info...
The police, acting on information receiv...
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act on
Take action in reponse to info...
I've always acted on the priciples set o...
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act on
Do something about something.
We need to act on this matter as soon as...
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act out
Copy the actions of something ...
Every Christmas children across the UK a...
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act out
Copy the actions of something ...
Let's act the crime out and we might fin...
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act out
To express feelings or emotion...
She was unable to act out her frustratio...
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act up
Behave badly.
Those children are horrible. They act up...
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act up
Stop working correctly.
The car's acting up again. I'll have to ...
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act up
Stop working correctly.
I hate it when my computer starts acting...
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add on
Include or put something extra...
The Government's proposals will add a pe...
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