LISTA VERBE + PREPOZITII

act as to perform the same function as a particular person or thing act for If you act for someone, you represent them. act on If you act on somebody's advice, you do as they suggest. act out If you act out, you express your feelings through acts or words. add to If something adds to something, it makes it better, greater, stronger or more extreme in some way. add up to add two or more numbers in order to find the total amount add up to If two or more numbers add up to another number, this is the total you get if you add them together. advise of Formal If you advise someone of something, you tell them about it. agree with If a certain place or lifestyle agrees with you, it suits you and is good for you. aim at If you aim a product or a creative work at a particular group of people, you see those people as your market or your audience. allow for to consider something, or take it into account, when making plans or making a decision

amount to to be similar to, or to have the same effect as answer back to reply rudely to someone who is in a position of authority, such as a teacher, a parent or a coach answer for to be held responsible for something appeal to If something appeals to you, you like it. apply to If something applies to you, it is relevant to you or you are affected by it. arrive at to reach a result, a conclusion or a decision after considering relevant factors or details ask for to let someone know that you'd like them to give you something ask out If you ask somebody out, you ask someone you like to go on a date with you. ask over If you ask some people over, you invite them to your house. associate with If you associate with someone, you regularly spend time with them. attach to to believe that something has importance or significance in relation to something else

back up (1) to make an extra copy of digital information on disc, flash drive, external hard drive, etc. in case the original data is lost

back up (2) If you back up what you say, you use evidence or examples to show that it's true. base on (1) to use specific information, ideas or past experiences as a basis for making a decision base on (2) to use something as source material become of If you ask what has become of someone you haven't seen or heard from for a long time, you want to know what's happened to them. begin with If an activity or an event begins with something, that's the first thing that happens. believe in If you believe in something, you're sure that it's true or it really exists. belong to If something belongs to a person, it is owned by that person. bend down to move the upper part of your body forwards and downwards bet on to be sure that something will happen black out to lose consciousness blow away to surprise or amaze someone blow out If a flame blows out, it goes out because someone blows on it or because of the wind. blow up (2)

to fill with air or gas in order to inflate something blow up (3) to make a photograph larger break down (1) If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working because of a mechanical problem. break down (2) If someone breaks down, they start crying. break into If someone breaks into a building or a vehicle, they force their way in, usually to steal something. break out to escape from somewhere like a jail or a detention centre break up If you break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you end your relationship with him or her. breathe in to fill your lungs with air by drawing it in through your nose or mouth breathe out to push air out from your lungs through your nose or mouth brighten up (2) to become happier and feel more cheerful bring back (1) to bring something with you when you return from somewhere bring back (2) to make something from the past come back, such as a memory, a feeling, an idea, etc. bring up (1) If you bring somebody up, you raise them from childhood to young adulthood.

bring up (2) to raise a new topic for discussion, or to mention a particular subject or issue in a conversation build on (1) to add to what you've already succeeded in doing build up (1) to work at something and make it get stronger or bigger build up (2) to gradually increase bump into to meet somebody by chance burn down If something like a building or a forest burns down, it's completely destroyed in a fire.

call back If you call someone back, you return their telephone call. call off to cancel an event that was planned or scheduled call out If you call out, you use a loud voice to tell something to someone who's far away, or tell something to a large group. calm down If a person who is excited or agitated calms down, they become calmer and less excited or agitated. care for (1) If you care for someone, you like them a lot and have a strong affection for them. carry on to continue doing something

carry out If you carry out a task or a piece of work, you do whatever is needed to complete it. catch on (1) If something catches on, it becomes popular. catch up (1) If you catch up with someone who is ahead of you, you go faster than them until you reach them. cater to to provide people with what they need change into to change from one state or form into another change over to stop using one thing or one system and start using another one instead charge with If someone is charged with a crime, they are officially accused of committing it. chase up to try to find out what is being done about something, or what has happened to something cheat on to be disloyal to your spouse or partner by having sex with someone else check in If you check in, you give your details at a hotel's reception desk, or at an airline's check-in counter, when you arrive. check into to register your details after arriving for treatment at a hospital, a rehabilitation centre or a health resort check on to look at someone or something to make sure that nothing is wrong

check out (1) to pay the bill and leave after staying at a hotel, a hospital or a rehabilitation centre cheer up to feel happier after being sad clean out (1) to clean the inside of something clean up to make something clean and tidy clear out (1) to tidy a place by removing things that shouldn't be there clear up If an illness or a condition like acne clears up, it improves until it's no longer a problem. close down If a business closes down, or if someone closes it down, it stops operating. come across (1) to find something or meet someone by chance people. come along (3) to go with somebody when they're going somewhere come apart to separate into several pieces, or to break into several parts come around to visit somebody, usually at their home come back to return to a place come down

to move to a lower level or a lower position come from (1) to be born and raised in a place come from (2) to be made in or obtained from a particular place or thing come in (1) to enter a room or a building come in (2) If something like a train or plane comes in, it arrives at a station or an airport. come of to be the result of an event or situation come off (1) If something comes off, it becomes separated from the thing it's usually attached to. come on (1) to make progress or to improve in some way come on (2) If a light or a computer comes on, it starts working. come on (3) If a TV or radio show comes on, it starts. come out (1) to become available come out (2) to become known come over (1) to visit a place, or to move from one place or country to another

come over (2) to seem to be a particular type of person come through to survive a difficult or dangerous situation or time come to (1) to regain consciousness after an accident or an operation come to (2) to add up to a particular total come to (3) If a thought or an idea comes to you, you remember it or you think of it come up (3) to appear, occur, or become available come up with to think of something like a plan, an idea or a solution to a problem count on to depend on someone or something to do what is expected or needed cover up to try to stop people finding out about something bad cut down to reduce the amount, number or size of something cut off (1) to stop the supply of something like electricity, water, gas or telephone service. cut out (1) to remove an area of paper or cloth from a larger sheet by cutting date from

If something dates from a certain time, it was made at that time. deal with If you deal with a problem or a difficult situation, you do what needs to be done to solve or resolve it. decide against to decide not to do something you were thinking of doing, or not to choose something or someone you were thinking of choosing decide on If you decide on something, you choose one thing from among two or more possible options. delight in If you delight in doing something, you get a great deal of pleasure from doing it. depend on (2) If you depend on someone, you rely on them to give you what you need. describe as to say that something is a certain kind of thing or that someone is a certain type of person devote to to decide to spend a certain portion of your time or money on something die away If a sound dies away, it gradually gets softer and softer. die off If a group of people, animals, or plants dies off, all of them die over a period of time and none are left. die out If something like a species of animal or a language is dying out, it is disappearing and could soon be lost forever. dig in Informal to start eating with enthusiasm, or gusto

dig up If you dig up something, you get it from under the ground by digging. dip into to take money from an amount that has been saved or put aside for a specific purpose If you dish out something like criticism or advice, you give it often and without much thought. divide up If you divide something up, you separate it into smaller parts so that everyone gets a share. do about If you do something about a problem, you do something to fix it or solve it. do away with (1) If you do away with something, you get rid of it. do up (1) Informal

If you do up an old building, car, boat, etc., you make it look new again by repairing it, painting it, and so on. do up (2) If you do up a zip, a button, or a shoelace, you secure it in some way. do with (2) to make use of something do without If you do without something, you manage to get by without it. draw out to make something last longer than usual or longer than necessary draw up to prepare and write a plan, a contract, guidelines or a list of some sort dream of

If you dream of something you'd really like to be, to do, or to have, you imagine it becoming a real part of your life. dream up to imagine something like a plan or a story in great detail dress up If you dress up, you put on formal clothes for a special occasion. drive away to cause someone or something to leave a place drive off to leave in a car drop in If you drop something in somewhere, you stop to leave it there and then keep going. drop off (1) to drive someone to a place they need to go to and leave them there drop off (2) to fall asleep dry up If something like water or oil dries up, or its source dries up, it means it's all gone and there is none left. dying for If you're dying for something, you really feel like it or you want it very much.

eat in If you eat in, you eat at home instead of going out to a restaurant. eat out If you eat out, you eat in a restaurant instead of at home.

eat up (1) to eat all or most of something embark on to begin something, usually something that will be challenging and time-consuming empty out to remove everything from inside something end in to have a certain result at the end of something end up If you end up being somewhere, or doing something, it's because of decisions you've made in the past. end with to have something act as the final part of something engage in Formal to become involved in something related to competition or conflict, such as a debate, a battle, or a dispute. enter into to become involved in something like a discussion, an agreement, or a partnership. entitle to If you are entitled to something, you have the right to have it or the right to do it. expose to (1) If you expose someone to something, you introduce them to something they might not otherwise see or experience.

face with If you are faced with something like a problem or a challenge, you have to deal with it. fade away

to slowly become weaker, softer or dimmer fall apart If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off. fall behind If you have fallen behind other people, they have advanced faster than you and they are ahead of you. fall for (1) If you fall for something like a trick or a scam, you believe it's real or genuine even though it's not. fall for (2) If you fall for someone, you fall in love with them. fall in (1) If a roof or a ceiling falls in, it falls to the floor because it's been weakened or damaged. fall off to become less in amount or lower in level fall out (1) If something falls out, it becomes detached from whatever it's attached to. fall over If someone falls over, they fall to the ground. feel for If you feel for someone, you have sympathy for them or feel sad because they are suffering. fight back If you fight back, you do what's needed to win a conflict or a battle after being attacked or threatened. fight off to try to stop someone or something from attacking you or hurting you figure out (1)

If you figure something out, you find the solution to a problem or the answer to a question. fill in (1) If you fill in a form, you complete it by writing in the spaces provided. fill up (1) If you fill something up, you make it full. fill up (2) to fill someone's stomach with food find out to discover a fact or information about something finish up to be in a certain place or situation after a long series of events or a long time finish with If you've finished with something, you've done what you needed to do with it and you no longer need it. fire up to create enthusiasm or excitement, usually among a group of people or a crowd fit in (1) to have enough space for something, or to have enough time for something fit in (2) If you fit in, you are accepted by a group of people and seen as "one of them". fix up (1) to repair something or to improve the condition of something, especially something old or second-hand If something fizzles out, it slowly loses its power or strength, and then ends weakly. focus on If you focus on something, you give it all your attention. follow through

to continue something to the next stage, or to complete something follow up to do something in addition to what's already been done in order to complete or continue a process or a deal fool around If you're fooling around, you're having fun by joking and being a bit silly. force into to make someone do something they don't want to do freshen up If you freshen up, you wash your face and hands and make yourself look and feel better. function as to be used for a particular purpose, or to work in a particular way

gather around If people gather around, they form a group or a small crowd around something or someone. get ahead If you get ahead, you make progress in your career. get along If two people get along, they like each other and are friendly. get around (1) to move from place to place get at (1) to get hold of something get away to leave a place get away with

to do something illegal or immoral and not get caught or punished get back (1) to return to a place get back (2) If you get something back, it is returned to you after you've lent it, lost it, or had it stolen. get by to have just enough of something, like money, knowledge or skills, to do what you want to do get down (1) to move close to the ground, or to move from a higher position to a lower position get down (2) to quickly write something, often so as not to forget it get down (3) to manage to swallow something that isn't easy to swallow get in (1) to enter a place or a vehicle get in (2) If a train or plane gets in, it arrives at its destination. get into (1) If you get into something like a university, a team, a club, etc., you have succeeded in joining it. get off (1) to leave a means of transport such as a bus or a train get on (1) to step onto a bus, train, ship, etc. get on (2) If two people get on, they have a good relationship and are friendly.

get out (1) to move out of an enclosed space, such as a building or a car get out (2) If you get something out, you remove it from whatever it's in. get out of (1) If you get out of doing something that you don't want to do, you find a way to avoid doing it, such as by making up an excuse. get out of (2) to take off clothes because they're uncomfortable or inappropriate get over to recover from something like an illness or a shock get through (1) to complete a task get together to meet and spend time together get up (1) to get out of bed after having been asleep get up (2) to stand up or to get to one's feet give away If you give away something, you give it to someone without expecting anything in return. give back If you give something back, you return it to whoever you got it from. give in If somebody gives in, they stop trying to do something like win a game, a fight or an argument.

give up (1) If you give up, you stop trying to do something because it's too hard or because it can't be done. go after (1) to chase and try to catch someone or something go against to oppose, or disagree with, something or somebody go ahead to start doing something, or to continue doing something, usually after being given permission or encouragement to do so go along with to agree with someone or to support something go away (1) to leave or go to another place go away (2) to stop existing, or to stop being noticeable go back to return to a place, a person, a condition, etc. go beyond to be more than, better than, more advanced than, etc. go by to move past (in space), or pass (in time) go down (1) to become less go for (1) Informal to try to get something or achieve something

go into to talk about or discuss something in detail go off (1) If something goes off, it stops working because of a power cut. go off (2) If a bomb or a firework goes off, it explodes. go on (1) to happen go on (5) used when encouraging someone to do something go out to leave your home and go somewhere for enjoyment or entertainment go over (1) to look carefully at something like a report, essay, document, etc. to check for mistakes or to make improvements go over (2) to review something, or look at it again, in order to learn or memorize it go through (1) to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out go through (2) to live through a bad time or a difficult situation go together (1) If two things go together, they look good together or they harmonize. go together (2) to happen together, or to often occur at the same time

go up If something like a price or a rate goes up, it becomes higher. go with If one thing goes with another, they look good together or seems to work well together. go without to not have something that you used to have because conditions have changed and it's no longer available or affordable grow up to change from being a child to being an adult, or from being an immature adult to being a mature adult

hand back to give something back to someone by hand hand down to pass knowledge or skills from one generation to the next hand in If you hand something in, you give it to someone in authority, like a teacher, a policeman or a security guard. hand over If you hand something over, you give it to someone who has demanded it. hang on (1) If you hang on to something, you hold it tightly. hang on (2) Informal

If someone tells you to hang on, they want you to wait for a moment. hang out (2) Informal to spend time in a certain place, or with certain people hang up

If you hang up a piece of clothing or a towel, you hang it on a hook, a rail, a hanger, etc. hang with Informal

to spend time with happen to If something happens to you, an event or an occurrence affects you directly. have against If you have something against someone, you don't like them because of something they've said or done in the past. have on (1) If you have something on, you are wearing it. head for to go in a certain direction or towards a particular place or situation hear about If you hear about something, someone tells you about it or you find out about it from an information source like the news media. hear from If you hear from someone, they call you, email you or contact you in some other way. hear of If you've heard of someone, you know who they are and what they do. heat up (1) If you heat something up, you make it hotter. heat up (2) If something like a discussion, a contest or a conflict heats up, it gets more intense, more exciting or more dangerous. help out If you help someone out, you do something to help them. hide away

If you hide away, you go to a place where very few people can find you. hit back If someone is beating or attacking you and you hit back, you fight to defend yourself. hit on to have a idea or to think of something hold back to stop someone or something from going forward, or from progressing in some way hold down to stop something from rising by pressing down on it or putting a heavy object on it hold on (1) to hold something like a railing or an overhead strap so you don't fall over hold on (2) to wait for a short time hold out (1) If you hold something out, you hold it where other people can reach it. hold to to make someone do what they promised or agreed to do hold up (1) to cause a delay, or make someone or something later than expected hunt down If you hunt down someone, you try to find them and capture or kill them. hurry up If you hurry up, you try to do something faster.

identify with

If you identify with someone, you feel you have a connection with them and you can understand them and share their feelings. impact on to have a significant effect on something impose on If you impose something on someone, you force them to accept it even if they don't want to. improve on If something is improved on, it's made better than it was. insist on If you insist on something, you say that you must have it or it must be done. interest in If you interest somebody in something, you make them want to know more about it. interfere with to prevent something from happening in the usual way or stop it from developing normally invest in (1) to put your energy and resources into something that you think will help you to achieve your goal invest in (2) to put your money into a company or a business venture in order to get a share of any profit it makes invite in If you invite somebody in, you ask them to come inside. invite out If you invite somebody out, you ask them to go to a restaurant with you, or to see a movie, or go dancing, etc. invite over If you invite somebody over, you invite them to your home, usually for a meal.

involve in If you involve yourself in something, or if someone else involves you in something, you take part in it.

join in If you join in an activity, you start doing it with people who are already doing it. join up (1) If you join up two things, you connect them. join up (2) If you join up, you enter the military in order to train and become a member of one of the armed forces. join with Formal If you join with someone or something to do something, you do it together. formation. jump at If you jump at something like an offer or an opportunity, you take it with enthusiasm. jump in (1) If people are talking and you jump in, you interrupt someone who's talking, or you say something without being asked to speak. jump in (2) If you jump in, you get involved in a situation as soon as you notice it. jump up If you jump up, you stand up quickly.

keep at If you keep at something, you continue doing it. keep away If you keep something or someone away, you don't let the thing or the person come near.

keep away from If you keep away from something or someone, you don't go near the thing or the person. keep down (1) If you keep something down, you stop it from increasing in size or number. keep from (1) If something or someone keeps you from doing something, it means you can't do it. keep in to make someone stay in a place like a school or a hospital keep on (1) If you keep on doing something, you continue doing it. keep on (2) If you keep somebody on, you continue to employ them. keep out If you keep something out, you make sure it stays outside and doesn't come inside. keep out of If you keep out of something, you don't get involved in it. keep to If you keep to something like a limit, a budget or a schedule, you don't go over it or outside it. keep up (1) to continue doing something that has been successful kick out Informal If somebody is kicked out of a place, they are forced to leave. kill off to cause the death of a whole population or an entire species knock around (1) Informal

to hit or kick somebody repeatedly knock back (2) Informal

to reject someone or something or to refuse a request for something knock down (2) to hit someone with a vehicle knock out (1) If you are knocked out, you are hit so hard that you lose consciousness. knock out (2) Informal If you knock somebody out, you impress them very much with something you do, or something you make. knock up (1) Informal

to make something quickly and without too much effort know of If you know of something, you are aware of it. known as to be called a certain name, even though it mightn't be a real or official name known for to be well-known for something or famous for something

lash out to verbally or physically attack someone or something lay down to officially state something like a policy, or rules, regulations, conditions, guidelines, etc. lay into (1) Informal to attack someone and repeatedly punch and kick them lead to

to cause something to happen lead up to If a period of time or a series of events leads up to a particular event, it happens just before it. leave behind If you left something behind, you forgot to bring it with you. leave out If you leave something out, you don't include it or count it. leave to to give someone responsibility for dealing with something or making a decision about something leave up to If you leave something up to someone, you let them do it or you give them responsibility for it. let down (1) If you let someone down, you disappoint them by not doing what they expect you to do. let go of to stop holding something or someone let in If you let someone in, you allow them to enter a room or a building. lie down to lie on a flat surface, such as a bed, usually to have a rest lift up to move something to a higher position light up If something lights up, it becomes full of light or colour. live for

to believe that something or someone gives your life meaning, or gives you a reason to live live on If you live on a certain amount of money, you spend that much on your usual living expenses. live together If two people live together, they live in the same place and are in a sexual relationship without being married. live up to to be as good as expected live with to accept something in your life that you cannot change, even though you don't like it or want it lock up to lock the doors and windows of a building or a car to make it secure log in to do certain things, like typing in a user name and password, in order to access an online application or a computer network log out to stop accessing a computer system, or to stop using an online application look after to make sure something or someone has everything they need and is healthy look at (1) to focus your eyes on something look back on If you look back on something, you think about a period of time in the past or an event in the past. look for If you are looking for something, you're trying to find it.

look forward to If you're looking forward to something that's going to happen, you feel excited or happy about it. look into If you look into something, you investigate it or you try to find out more about it. look on to watch an event or an activity without being involved in it Look out! If someone is in immediate danger, you can warn them by shouting "Look out!". look up (1) to try to find out something by looking in a reference book or on a reference website

make of (1) to understand, or to make sense of, someone or something make out (1) to see or hear something, but only with difficulty make up (1) to invent a story or think of an explanation for something make up (2) If you make up with someone, you become friends again after having an argument or a disagreement with them. make up for to do something to improve the situation after you've done something wrong march on to walk in a group towards a place in order to protest against something or to demand something match up

to find things that go together, or match in some way measure up to be good enough or to be of the required standard meet up to arrange to meet somebody, or to meet by chance meet with to get a certain reaction or response, either positive or negative mess up Informal to do something incorrectly, or to make a mistake mistake for to wrongly think that a person or thing is someone or something else mix up (1) If you mix up two or more things, you forget which one is which. mix up (2) If you mix things up, you put things of different kinds together when they are usually separated. move in (1) to move your belongings into a new place and start living there move into to begin living or working in a new place, or to go into a new type of business move on If you move on, you stop doing one activity and start doing another, or stop discussing one topic and start discussing another. move out If you move out, you leave the place in which you've been living or working, and move to a new place to live or work. move up (2)

to move someone to a higher position, a higher level, a higher ranking, etc.

name after If you name somebody after someone else, you give them the same name. note down If you note down something, you write it on a piece of paper or in a notebook. number among to include something or someone in a class or group of similar things or people

object to If you object to something, you don't think it's a good thing or a good idea, so you oppose it or you are against it. open up (1) If you open up to somebody, you share your feelings with them. opposed to If you are opposed to something, you're against it or you don't support it. order about If you order people about, you tell them what to do in a bossy way. order around If you order people around, you tell them what to do in a bossy way. order in If you order in, you order food from a take-away restaurant and have it delivered to your home or office. order out If you order out, you order food from a take-away restaurant and have it delivered to you. overcome with to be strongly affected by an emotion or a feeling

owe to (1) If you owe something to someone, you feel that you only have it because of the person's help or support.