Vocabulary
3,697Entries
Showing 24 of 3,697 lessons.
Deal with something(inseparable)
“He SAW TO the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.”
Search for something until you find it(separable)
“It took her ages to SEEK the answer OUT.”
Sell a business or part of it(separable)
“She SOLD OFF her furniture before she emigrated.”
Convince someone(separable)
“We managed to SELL him ON the expansion plans.”
Have no more of something left because it has been bought
“The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours.”
Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different(separable)
“We want to SELL UP and move to the country.”
Return something(separable)
“I SENT my food BACK because it was overcooked.”
Ask someone to come and help(inseparable)
“I had to SEND FOR a plumber because the radiator was leaking.”
Order people into a place to handle a problem(separable)
“The police were SENT IN to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops.”
Expel a sports player from a match(separable)
“The football striker was SENT OFF for arguing with the referee's decision.”
Order something by post(inseparable)
“I SENT OFF FOR some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.”
Send something to a lot of people(separable)
“They SENT OUT a mailshot to all their existing customers.”
Order takeaway food by phone(inseparable)
“We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we SENT OUT FOR a pizza.”
Imitate/impersonate for comic effect(separable)
“The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, SENDING the teacher UP, when the teacher opened the door behind him.”
Start doing something(inseparable)
“We SET ABOUT the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime.”
Distinguish, be better than or different from others(separable)
“The quality of their work SETS them APART from their rivals.”
Overturn a court verdict or decision(separable)
“The Appeal Court SET ASIDE the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.”
Cost(separable)
“The car repairs SET me BACK eight hundred pounds.”
State or outline an opinion(separable)
“He SET FORTH his ideas in his autobiography.”
Change season noticeably
“Winter has SET IN; it's started snowing.”
Explode a bomb(separable)
“Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed.”
Attack(inseparable)
“He was SET ON when he left the bar.”
Display, show(separable)
“The figures are SET OUT in the council's annual report.”
Work hard or enthusiastically
“If we all SET TO, we should be able to finish this in a few hours.”
