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Elope, run away with someone(inseparable)
“She WENT OFF WITH her friend's husband.”
Talk too much(inseparable)
“He's always GOING ON ABOUT his kids.”
Pester, try to make someone do something by repeatedly asking or suggesting(inseparable)
“He WENT ON AT his parents until they bought him the game.”
Proceed(inseparable)
“We had dinner and WENT ON TO a few bars.”
Continue doing(inseparable)
“Please GO ON WITH your work.”
A way of encouraging someone
“GO ON, apply for the job.”
Become a candidate, apply for something(inseparable)
“She WENT OUT FOR a place on the team.”
Feel sympathy with someone(inseparable)
“Our condolences GO OUT TO all the families who have lost people in this tragic accident.”
Have a relationship with(inseparable)
“He's been GOING OUT WITH his girlfriend for around six months now.”
Go on a journey(inseparable)
“I'm GOING OVER TO Hong Kong next month.”
Pass without stopping(inseparable)
“She WENT PAST me without saying hello.”
Be or have enough of something
“There aren't enough jobs to GO ROUND for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.”
Do or complete something you've agreed to(inseparable)
“He did promise, but I doubt that he'll GO THROUGH WITH it.”
Allocate money(inseparable)
“About half of my income GOES TO pay the mortgage.”
Harmonize or be compatible
“Drinking and driving don't GO TOGETHER.”
Contibute(inseparable)
“The money WENT TOWARDS my university fees.”
Go bankrupt
“Many small shops are GOING UNDER because they cannot compete with the supermarkets.”
Approach(inseparable)
“She WENT UP TO him and asked him if he wanted a drink.”
Combine nicely(inseparable)
“A lot of benefits GO WITH the job.”
Not have(inseparable)
“I had to GO WITHOUT lunch today because I didn't have any time.”
Fool around, not be serious
“We spent the weekend GOOFING AROUND.”
Avoid or leave work
“We GOOFED OFF for the afternoon to watch the match.”
Tease, make fun of(inseparable)
“I don't like the way they're always GOOFING ON me.”
Mess, spoil(separable)
“They GOOFED UP our plans.”
Try to take hold of something quickly(inseparable)
“He GRASPED AT the rail when he fell.”
Report someone to a person in authority(inseparable)
“He GRASSED ON us and got us into a lot of trouble.”
Report someone to a person in authority(separable)
“She didn't to GRASS them UP, even though they'd been bullying her badly.”
Disable a function in a computer program, leaving it visible but not working(separable)
“They GREYED OUT the print button to stop people using it. (In American English, 'gray' would be used.”
Keep working at something
“Although I hated it, I GROUND AWAY until I had finished.”
Reduce or destroy someone's enthusiasm(separable)
“You need to GRIND DOWN on sugar.”
Press or twist something hard into something else(separable)
“She GROUND her cigarette INTO the ashtray.”
Proceed relentlessly
“He was still GRINDING ON about football when we left.”
Produce something with great difficulty(separable)
“I find it very hard to GRIND OUT an original essay every week.”
Reduce to small pieces(separable)
“She GROUND the beans UP and made some coffee.”
Become distant, stop having a close relationship because time, distance, interests, etc, have changed
“We used to be good friends at school but have since GROWN APART.”
Become less friendly with(inseparable)
“I have GROWN AWAY FROM many of the people I grew up with.”
Grow again
“Nails GROW BACK quickly after you cut them.”
Result from a process(inseparable)
“A lot GREW FROM the peace talks.”
Grow to fit large clothes(inseparable)
“It may seem difficult at first, but you will GROW INTO the job.”
Like something that you didn't like at first(inseparable)
“A feeling of distrust of them GREW ON me.”
Let hair, etc, with dyes, perms grow to get rid of the style
“I'm letting the perm GROW OUT.”
Grow too large for clothes(inseparable)
“He GREW OUT OF those shoes in no time at all.”
Eventually do something
“We GREW TO like the neighbourhood.”
Gradually become attached, united or close
“We GREW TOGETHER while we were working on the same project.”
Do or have something when you are a child(inseparable)
“We GREW UP ON cartoons.”
“A feeling of distrust of them GREW UPON me.”
Try to destroy an opponent(inseparable)
“He's GUNNING FOR his rivals at work.”
Dress smartly or improve the appearance of something(separable)
“They spent a fortune GUSSYING UP the house.”
Waste time
“I've been HACKING AROUND all morning because I can't get down to doing any revision.”
Break into a computer system(inseparable)
“He HACKED INTO the government database and stole a lot of data.”
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