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THE ULTIMATE PHRASAL VERB BOOK - Noel's ESL eBook Library

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Tom was born in Canada, but he was brought up in the United States.<br />

Bringing quadruplets up is a lot of work.<br />

I was brought up to believe in honesty and compassion.<br />

Infinitive<br />

present tense -ing form past tense past participle<br />

burst out burst out & bursts out bursting out burst out burst out<br />

come back<br />

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1. burst out p.v. When you burst out laughing or crying, you begin laughing or crying<br />

loudly and suddenly.<br />

Heather burst out laughing when I fell into the swimming pool.<br />

When Sam heard the news, he burst out crying.<br />

come back & comes back coming back came back come back<br />

1. come back (tolfrom) p.v. When people return to a place where you are, they come back or<br />

come back to that place or come back from the place where they were before.<br />

Todd went to Florida thinking it would be hot and sunny, but he came back talking about how cold and rainy it<br />

was.<br />

I'm never coming back to this awful place again.<br />

2. comeback p.v. When people, organizations, companies, or athletes overcome difficulties<br />

and become successful again, they come back.<br />

My home team came back from last place and won the championship.<br />

Senator Dolittle lost in 1988, but he came back to win in 1994.<br />

comeback n. When people, organizations, companies, or sports teams overcome difficulties<br />

and become successful again, they make a comeback.<br />

The Bulls were down by 34 points but won the game with an 18-point lead — what a<br />

comeback!<br />

3. come back p.v. When a condition, problem, situation, or activity returns or greatly<br />

increases, it comes back.<br />

l need to see the doctor. The pain in my shoulder has come back.<br />

There isn't much chance that double-digit inflation will come back any time soon.<br />

comeback n. When a condition, problem, situation, or activity returns or greatly<br />

increases, it makes a comeback.<br />

Health officials are concerned that tuberculosis is making a comeback.<br />

4. come back p.v. When a fashion or fad comes back, it becomes popular again.<br />

Miniskirts are coming back this year.<br />

Western movies and TV shows go out of style and then come back every few years.

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