Verbs

Verb ask someone out ask around add up to something back something up back someone up blow up blow something up

Meaning invite on a date ask many people the same question equal reverse support explode add air stop functioning (vehicle, machine)

Exa mple Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. Your purchases add up to $205.32. You'll have toback up your car so that I can get out. My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. The woman broke down when the po lice told her that her son had died. Our teacher broke the fina l project down into three separate parts.Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. My boyfriend and I broke

break down

break down

get upset

break something down

divide into smaller parts

break in

force entry to a buildingbreak into something

enter forcibly wear something a few times so that it doesn't look /feel new interrupt end a relationship

break something in

break in break up

up before I moved to America. break up start laughing (informal) The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. The pr isoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. I broke out in a rash after ourcamping trip. This sad music is bringing me down. My grandparents brought me up after my parents died. My mother walks out of the roo m when my father brings up sports. He drank so muc h that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed. I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend. Jason called the wedd ingoff because he wasn't in love with his fiancé. The professor called on me for question 1. We called on you last night but you weren't home. Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. You are still mad. You need

break out

escape

break out in something bring someone down bring someone up

develop a skin condition make unhappy raise a child

bring something upstart talking about a subject

bring something up

vomit

call around

phone many different places/people

call someone back

return a phone call

call something off

cancel

call on someone call on someone

ask for an answer or opinion visit someone

call someone up cal m down

phone relax after being angry

to cal m down be for e you drive the car. not care forsomeone/something catch up not like (formal) get to the same point as someone else arrive and register at a hotel or airport leave a hotel look at carefully, investigate look at (informal) become happier make happier I don't care for his behaviour. You'll have to r un faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. We will get the hotel keys when we check in. You have to check out of the hotelbefore 11:00 AM. The company checks out all new employees. Check out the crazy hair on that guy! She cheered up when she heard the good news. I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen pa inted b y noo n. Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside. I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet. The top a nd bo ttom come apart if youpull hard enough. My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend. The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.

check in check out check someone/something out check out someone/something cheer up cheer someone up

chip in

help

clean something up

tidy, clean

come across something

find unexpectedly

come apart

separate

come down with something

become...