Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Academic Phrasal Verbs

The English language contains many phrasal verbs that express the same meaning as a one-word verb. In general, the phrasal verb is used for informal writing and speaking, and the one-word verb is used for more formal language. Some of the phrasal verbs that are common to academic language are listed here. Can you write me the definitions of these phrasal verbs in comments?
bring about
carry on
carry out
clear up
come about
come across
come by
come out with
cut down on
fall through
figure out
find out
give off
go after
go back
go before
go down
go on
go over
go through
go up
keep on
keep up
leave out
look for
look into
look like
look over
look up
look up to
make out
make up
pick out
point out
put off
put up with
rule out
run across
run into
set up
show up
spell out
stand for
stick out
take into account
take over
take place
think through
throw away
touch on
try out
turn into
turn out
turn up
wind up
work out
write up

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