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en:vocabulaire:phrasal_verbs [2019/06/13 12:11] marieen:vocabulaire:phrasal_verbs [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 | wake someone up | cause someone to become awake after sleeping   | It’s difficult to <color blue>wake</color> my son <color blue>up</color> for school on Mondays. | | wake someone up | cause someone to become awake after sleeping   | It’s difficult to <color blue>wake</color> my son <color blue>up</color> for school on Mondays. |
 | wrap something up | to complete or conclude something such as a discussion [informal] | It’s getting late so let’s <color blue>wrap</color> it <color blue>up</color> now and make a decision.   | | wrap something up | to complete or conclude something such as a discussion [informal] | It’s getting late so let’s <color blue>wrap</color> it <color blue>up</color> now and make a decision.   |
- +| write something up | to record something completely on paper or on a computer, often using notes that you have made | I have to <color blue>write up</color> the accident report. | 
 +| write something out | to write something on paper with all the necessary details | Can you <color blue>write out</color> a cheque for the full amount, please? | 
 +| write something down | to record information on paper | If I don't <color blue>write</color> it <color blue>down</color> I'll forget it. | 
 +| write something off | to accept that a dept will not be paie or that money has been lost | Last year the blank  <color blue>wrote off</color> $17 million in bad debts. | 
 +| write something into something | to add a particular detail or rule to a document | An agreement to produce five novels a year was  <color blue>written into</color> her contract. |
  
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 | Verb | Meaning | Examples | | Verb | Meaning | Examples |
 +| belong to someone or something | to be the property of someone or something   | This pen <color blue>belongs to</color> Ben; he lent it to me.\\ My laptop actually <color blue>belongs to</color> the company, so I’ll have to give it back when I leave.   |
 +| belong to something | to be a member of something   | Tony <color blue>belongs to</color> the local tennis club.   |
 | break into something | to begin being successful in a particular type of work, activity or area   | We’re hoping to <color blue>break into</color> the Asian market next year.\\ After a successful career as an actor, he <color blue>broke into</color> politics and became an MP.   | | break into something | to begin being successful in a particular type of work, activity or area   | We’re hoping to <color blue>break into</color> the Asian market next year.\\ After a successful career as an actor, he <color blue>broke into</color> politics and became an MP.   |
 | come across something or someone     | to find something or someone by chance | I was looking for my glasses when I <color blue>came across</color> some old photos. | | come across something or someone     | to find something or someone by chance | I was looking for my glasses when I <color blue>came across</color> some old photos. |