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6 tips for learning new phrasal verbs: Ask BBC Learning English
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VoiceTube posted on 2025/03/05Struggling to remember those tricky phrasal verbs? This video from BBC Learning English shares six super practical tips to help you master them, focusing on learning them in context and active use. You'll pick up essential vocabulary and grammar tricks that are perfect for daily conversations and even the workplace!
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overwhelmed
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/
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UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
- Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
B2
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US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
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UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2
More present
US /ˈprɛznt/
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UK /'preznt/
- Adjective
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- Being in a particular place; existing or occurring now.
- Noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
A1TOEIC
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US /ˈruɪn/
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UK /'ru:ɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
- The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
B1
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