Vocabulary
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Join a teleconference
“They reported the meeting and people DIALLED IN to listen.”
Join a teleconference(inseparable)
“People DIALLED INTO the conference call.”
Connect to a computer with a phone and modem
“You can DIAL UP and access your information.”
Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
“The last notes DIED AWAY and the audience burst into applause.”
When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
“The plant DIES BACK in the winter.”
Decrease or become quieter
“It was on the front pages of all the papers for a few days, but the interest gradually DIED DOWN.”
Want something a lot(inseparable)
“I'm DYING FOR the weekend- this week's been so hard.”
Become extinct
“Most of the elm trees in the UK DIED OFF when Dutch elm disease arrived.”
Die or cease to function at an important time
“My computer DIED ON me the night before I had to submit my paper.”
Become extinct or disappear
“Some scientists say that the dinosaurs DIED OUT when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.”
Spend your own money
“We had to DIG DOWN when the funds ran out for the project.”
Start eating greedily
“Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly DUG IN.”
Reach inside to get something(inseparable)
“She DUG INTO her handbag and pulled out a bunch of keys.”
Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time(separable)
“I DUG OUT my old university essays.”
Find something that is supposed to be secret(separable)
“The reporters eventually DUG UP the truth about the affair.”
Report someone to authorities, etc(separable)
“His friends DIMED him OUT and he was arrested.”
Have dinner outside your home
“We DINED OUT because we couldn't be bothered to cook.”
Tell a story repeatedly that is well received(inseparable)
“I've DINED OUT ON the story of his accident.”
Put something in a liquid for a short time(separable)
“I DIPPED the brush IN the paint and began painting the wall.”
Read parts of a book, but not all(inseparable)
“I've been DIPPING INTO the book, but haven't read it properly.”
Leave a place without telling anyone
“The party was so dull I DIPPED OUT.”
Make someone feel sick or ill(inseparable)
“I feel dreadful; the prawns I had for lunch are DISAGREEING WITH me.”
Serve food(separable)
“Doctors have been DISHING OUT viagra to anyone who asks for it.”
“He DISHED UP a great dinner when we got back.”
