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- add on To add on means to attach or include something extra in addition to what already exists.
- add up To add up means to calculate a total by combining numbers.
- add up to If something adds up to a particular total, it reaches that total when you count everything together.
- agree with If something agrees with someone, it matches them well or suits their body or taste.
- allow for To allow for something means to include it in your plans or calculations so you are prepared for it.
- allow of To allow of something means to make it possible or give enough time, space, or opportunity for it.
- answer back To answer back means to reply rudely or defiantly to someone in authority.
- answer for “Answer for” means to be responsible for something and explain or face the consequences.
- answer to To answer to someone or something is to be responsible to them or be called by a particular name.
- apply for To apply for something means to formally ask to be considered for a job, program, or permission.
- apply to To apply to means to make an official request for something or to say that a rule or situation is relevant to someone o…
- ask about To ask about something means to request information or details about it.
- ask after To ask after someone is to inquire about their health or well-being.
- ask around To ask several people for information or help.
- ask for To ask for something means to request it or to invite someone to do something.
- ask in To ask in means to invite someone to come inside a place, usually your home or office.
- ask one around To ask several people for information or help by speaking to others in a place or group.
- ask out To ask out means to invite someone to go on a date with you.
- ask over To ask over means to invite someone to come to your home, usually for a visit or a meal.
- ask round To ask several people for information, opinions, or help by speaking to them one by one.