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phrasal verbs
look up
search for a find information in a reference
book
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You can nd look up my number in the tele -phone di -rectory.
look forward -prepositional to
I lookfor meeting
you.
the money that had gone
phrasal verbs
Some of the phrasal verbs are: -
Accountfor = explain
Example: They had to account for all
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anticipate
with pleasure ward to
Act on = take action because ofsomething like information re- ceived
Example: The police were acting on a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed.
Aim at = tatzJet
Example: The magazine is aimed at teenagers.
Answer back = reply rudely to someone in authority
Example: Her mother was shocked when she started answering her back and refusing to help.
Ask for = provoke a negative reaction Example: You're asking for trouble.
Ask in = invite somebody into your house Example: Jon's at the door. Ask him in. Ask out = invite someone for a date
