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Define the phrasal verb

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Switch on / Turn on

To make something start working (Ex. Don’t switch on the light.)

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Go off

Something that it stops working. (Ex. All the lights in the building suddenly went off)

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Switch off / Turn off

It stops working. (Ex. I parked the car and switched off the engine.)

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Set up

To start something such as a business, organization, or institution. (Ex. The group plans to set up an import business.)

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Turn up

to increase the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch

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Turn down

to not accept an offer or request. (Ex. How could you turn down such a fantastic job?)

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Plug in

To connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment. (Ex. Then I realised I hadn’t plugged the TV in.)

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Shut down

Something that stops operating. (Ex. I never shut my laptop down.)

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Get on

To get into a bus, plane, or train

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Try on

To put on a piece of clothing in order to see how it looks and whether it fits. (Ex. What a lovely dress! Why don’t you try it on?)

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Take off

To remove something, especially a piece of clothing OR if an aircraft leaves the ground and starts flying

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End up

To be in a particular place or state after doing something or because of doing it. (Ex. Somehow they all ended up at my house.)

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Pick up

To lift someone or something up from a surface. (Ex. He picked the phone up and dialled.)

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Find out

To discover a fact or piece of information. (Ex. We may never find out the truth about what happened.)

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Carry out

To do a particular piece of work, research, etc. (Ex. The building work was carried out by a local contractor.)

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Break down

A machine that stops working. (Ex. The car broke down just outside Winchester.)

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