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Phrasal Verbs
Unit 5.2 -
"Out" meaning "Excluding" / "Removing"
All
these phrasal verbs have the
meaning of "excluding" or "removing". See Explanations
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Cancel
out
(separable) |
To offset, to match in effect or force
>>The money we
got from the sale of our car will
cancel out our debt.
>>Her bad
temper cancels out her
intelligence. |
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Cross out
(separable)
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To
draw a line through something that
you have written, usually because it is wrong
>>Please use a red marker to
cross out any mistakes that you
made. |
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Keep out
(separable)
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To
not go into a place, or to stop something from going into a place
>>We shut all
the windows to keep out
the rain.
>>Danger!
Keep out. |
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Kick out
(separable) |
To
force someone to leave a place or an organization
>>He got
kicked out of his apartment
because he didn't pay the rent.
>>He was kicked out
of high school for breaking too many school rules.
Also
Throw out |
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Leave out
(separable) |
To
exclude someone or something
>>Have we
invited everyone to the wedding? Have we
left anybody
out?
>>If you can't
eat spicy food, please leave out
the chili pepper in the recipe. |
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Opt out
(inseparable) |
To
choose not to be part of
an activity or arrangement (e.g. plan or scheme)
>>He's decided to
opt out of his company's
pension plan. |
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Pull out
(separable) |
To
stop being involved in an activity or agreement
>>After lengthy
negotiations, the company decided to
pull out
of the deal.
>>North Korea
pulled
all their athletes out of the
Olympic Games.
[For armies]
To move out
of an area
>>There was a
rumor that they were about to pull out
of Afghanistan. |
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Rule out
(separable) |
To
decide that something or someone is not suitable for a particular
purpose, or to decide that something is impossible
>>We can
rule out the possibility that
he is taking drugs.
>>The police
have finally ruled him
out as a suspect. |
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