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Radovan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

set up, take up, do up, pick up (phrasal verbs)

Hi,

I´d be greatful if you could help me.

What is the meaning of these phrasal verbs in these phrases? The phrases are not taken from any context they are just mentioned as word partnerships in FCE organiser. Although I understand the phrasal verbs in partnership with other words, these are puzzling to me. My guesses are in the brackets.

set up an inquiry (launch???)
take up a collection (no guess Emotion: smile )
do up a present (wrap???)
pick up support (gain increasing amount of????)

Thanks.
  

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radovan set up an inquiry Design a customer survey and program a web site to collect the responses. It's not very natural English. radovan take up a collection It should be "take a collection", but the adverb "up" is frequently added.

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  • radovan set up an inquiry Design a customer survey and program a web site to collect the responses.
  • It's not very natural English.
  • radovan take up a collection It should be "take a collection", but the adverb "up" is frequently added.
  • It means to pass a plate or basket among a group of people so they will put money in it.
  • They take collections in church services.
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radovanset up an inquiry
Design a customer survey and program a web site to collect the responses.
It's not very natural English.
radovantake up a collection
It should be "take a collection", but the adverb "up" is frequently added.

It means to pass a plate or basket among a group of people so they will put mo
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Thanks. It doesn´t seem to be an FCE vocabulary. It seems more like a Proficiency English level.
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Hi again.

And what about

"take down information"? (write down??)
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Yes, record in some way.
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