Vocabulary and Synonyms

Step up means to increase the rate, level, or amount of something. This phrasal verb can mean to accelerate something, take action, or increase intensity. 'Step in' means to intervene, 'Step out' means to leave temporarily, and 'Step for' is not a standard phrasal verb.

Look after means to take care of someone or something, to be responsible for their well-being. This phrasal verb implies responsibility, care, and attention to needs. 'Look out' means to watch for danger, 'Look in' means to visit briefly, and 'Look for' means to search for something.

Give in means to yield, surrender, or cease resisting after struggling against something. This phrasal verb indicates concession under pressure or after persistent opposition. 'Give out' means to distribute or stop functioning, 'Give for' is not standard, and 'Give with' is not a common phrasal verb.

The phrasal verb 'go on' means to proceed or continue with an action. It is commonly used to indicate moving forward with something. 'Go off' means to explode or start ringing, 'go in' means to enter, and 'go out' means to leave or extinguish.

'Get up' is the correct phrasal verb meaning to rise from bed or to stand up. This is a common everyday expression. 'Get in' means to enter or arrive, 'get out' means to leave, and 'get for' is not a standard phrasal verb.

'Keep down' means to repress, suppress, or control something. It can refer to controlling emotions, keeping food down, or subduing someone. 'Keep for' means to reserve, 'keep in' means to confine, and 'keep out' means to prevent entry.

'Look over' means to inspect or examine something critically. It suggests reviewing something carefully. 'Look on' means to watch as a spectator, 'look out' means to be careful, and 'look for' means to search.

'Get about' means to circulate or move around/travel in a general sense. It can refer to someone being mobile or active. 'Get in' means to enter, 'get out' means to leave, and 'get off' means to leave a vehicle or stop touching.

'Bear out' means to confirm, corroborate, or support a claim or statement. It is commonly used in contexts where evidence supports something. 'Bear in' is not standard, 'bear for' is not standard, and 'bear off' means to win or carry away.

'Fix up' means to arrange, organize, or prepare something. It can refer to making preparations or setting something in order. The other options are not standard phrasal verbs with meanings related to arranging.

'Look into' means to investigate, examine, or research something. It is the standard phrasal verb for investigation. 'Look on' means to be a spectator, 'look out' means to be careful or watch for danger, and 'look with' is not a standard construction.

Set off is the correct phrasal verb meaning to start a journey or begin a trip. Set from, set in, and set for do not convey this meaning of beginning a journey.

Take off is the correct phrasal verb meaning to remove clothing. Take in means to make smaller, take on means to accept a responsibility, and take out means to extract or remove from somewhere.

Abusive means using harsh, insulting, or violent language. Insulting directly captures this meaning - both words describe speech that offends, demeans, or attacks someone. Appreciate is the opposite (positive regard), diminish means to reduce, and prise is a variant of prize meaning to value highly.

Accord means agreement, harmony, or mutual understanding. Agreement is the direct synonym - both describe a state where parties share the same view or have reached a consensus. Connection relates to linking things, conceal means to hide, and approach means to come near or deal with something.