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to investigate
The police investigate criminal cases. |
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to look into (phrasal verb)
The police ______________ criminal cases. |
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to discover
The police discovered that the thief was an old man. |
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to find out (phrasal verb)
The police ________________ that the thief was an old man. |
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To solve a problem by thinking about it
Scientists and mathematicians solve problems by thinking about them. |
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Definition
to work out (phrasal verb)
Scientists _______________ theories by doing experiments. |
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to appear unexpectedly
I was in the garden and suddenly my neighbour appeared. |
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to turn up
I was in the garden and suddenly my neighbour ________________. |
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to find by accident
I was walking on the beach and I found a diamond ring. |
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Definition
to come across (phrasal verb)
I was walking on the beach and I _______________ a diamond ring. |
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to try to find
I lost my USB stick and tried to find it all weekend. |
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Definition
to look for (phrasal verb)
I lost my USB stick and ________________ it all weekend. |
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