Phrasal verbs |
| back up |
make a copy of information on your computer; give support to someone by telling other people that you agree with them backup (n) |
Make sure you back all your data up, just in case
you get a virus. |
| change around |
move things so that they are in different places or positions |
My friends had changed all the furniture in my room around as a joke. |
| change into |
stop being in one state, condition or form and start being in another, or make something do this; take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones |
The film was about a man who changes into a werewolf during the
full moon. |
| change out of |
take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones |
Come inside and change out of those wet things. |
| do away with |
get rid of |
Did you hear that they're going to do away with private universities altogether? |
| do up |
repair, paint and improve an old building, car, boat, etc; fasten (an item of clothing) |
We bought an old farmhouse in France, intending to do it up. |
| fade away |
disappear slowly |
To my amazement, the fetters on the page slowly faded away. |
| key in |
put information into a computer or other electronic machine using keys or a keyboard |
All you have to do is key your details in and the computer does the rest. |
| make into |
change someone or something so that they become something else |
It's as if my parents are trying to make me into the ideal student, so I'm under a lot of pressure. |
| mix up |
put things together without any order; think that one person or thing is another person or thing mix-up (n) |
If you put different co/as into different glasses and mixed them up, could you tell which was which? |
| switch on/off |
star/stop a machine/ light/ etc working |
It's boiling in here - switch the air conditioning on. |
| take apart |
separate an object into pieces |
I took my computer apart completely, but I still didn't find the problem. |
| test out |
try using something such as a machine or product to find out whether it works correctly or is satisfactory |
I'm taking my new model aeroplane to the park to test it out. |
| turn into |
change or develop into something different; make someone or something change or develop into something different |
The sofa turns into a bed, so you can stay with us, if you like. |
| use up |
use all of a supply of something |
Did you use the butter up when you were making cakes? |
| wear out |
use something a lot so that it no longer works, or can no longer be used |
On my walking holiday, I wore out three pairs of boots. |
