Unit 136 Phrasal Verbs 3 out

 구(句)동사  3

  A

•     out = not burning, not shining

  go out	Suddenly all the lights in the building went out.
  put out a fire / a cigarette / a light	We managed to put the fire out.
  turn out a light	I turned the lights out before leaving.
  blow out a candle	We don’t need the candle. You can blow it out.

  B     work out

• work out = do physical exercises Rachel works out at the gym three times a week.

  work out = develop, progress Good luck for the future. I hope everything works out well for you. A:  Why did James leave the company? B:  Things didn’t work out. (= things didn’t work out well)

  work out a problem / difficulties, etc. = solve, put right The family has been having some problems, but I’m sure they’ll work things out.

  work out a plan / an agreement / a contract, etc. = produce a plan, etc. The two sides in the conflict are trying to work out a peace plan.

  C     Other verbs + out

• carry out an order / an experiment / a survey / an investigation / a plan, etc. Soldiers are expected to carry out orders. An investigation into the accident will be carried out as soon as possible.

  figure out something/somebody = understand Can you help me figure out why my answer to this math problem is wrong? Why did Erica do that? I can’t figure her out.

  find out that/what/when . . . , etc., find out about something = get information The police never found out who committed the murder. I just found out that it’s Helen’s birthday today. I went online to find out about hotels in the town.

  hand/give things out = give to each person At the end of the lecture, the speaker handed out information sheets to the audience.

  point something out (to somebody) = draw attention to something As we drove through the city, our guide pointed out all the sights. I didn’t realize I’d made a mistake until somebody pointed it out to me.

  run out (of something) = use all of something We ran out of gas on the freeway. (= we used all our gas)

  turn out to be . . . / turn out good/nice, etc. / turn out that . . . Nobody believed Paul at first, but he turned out to be right. (= it became clear in the end that he was right) The weather wasn’t so good in the morning, but it turned out nice later. I thought they knew each other, but it turned out that they’d never met.

  try out a machine, a system, a new idea, etc. = test it to see if it is OK The company is trying out a new computer system at the moment.

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