Vocabulary
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Reduce volume, temperature, etc.(separable)
“The room was too hot, so she TURNED the heating DOWN.Reject an offer, invitation, etc.”
Go to bed(separable)
“I TURNED IN at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning.”
Become(inseparable)
“Tadpoles TURN INTO frogs.”
Stop a machine or device(separable)
“I TURNED the TV OFF and went to bed.”
Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure(separable)
“He really TURNS me ON.Start a machine or device.”
Produce(separable)
“The factory TURNS OUT three thousand units a day.”
Give to the authorities(separable)
“The court ordered the company to TURN OVER their financial records.”
Try to get help(inseparable)
“She had nobody to TURN TO when her husband died.”
Appear
“She didn't TURN UP for class today.Increase volume, temperature, etc.”
Enter computer data or text(separable)
“He TYPED the text IN and printed it off.”
Write a full or finished version of a text on a computer(separable)
“She TYPED her essay OUT and handed it in a the last minute.”
Type a finished version(separable)
“She TYPED UP her lecture notes and printed them out.”
Encourage(separable)
“The crowd URGED the players ON.”
Persuade or pressure to accept something(separable)
“They URGED the contract UPON us.”
Finish or consume all of something(separable)
“We USED UP all the olive oil.”
Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time(separable)
“We always give a party USHER IN the NEW YEAR.”
Consume(separable)
“He VACUUMED UP all of the food.”
Make something more exciting, attractive, etc(separable)
“The place is dull and you need to VAMP it UP.”
Change subject to talk about something different(inseparable)
“The conversation VEERED ONTO what had gone wrong the night before.”
Relax, do nothing
“I'm going to VEG OUT in front of the TV tonight.”
Leave somewhere safe or comfortable
“If the storm has finished, we could VENTURE FORTH.”
Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully
“He just WADED IN without listening to what anyone had to say.”
Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usually(inseparable)
“They WADED INTO the negotiations and the deal collapsed.”
Get to the end of something with difficulty(inseparable)
“It took me ages to WADE THROUGH the book.”
