BrE

/'breɪk'daʊn/

AmE

/'breɪk'daʊn/

verb - (of a machine) to stop working properly

BrE

/'breɪk'ʊp/

AmE

/'breɪk'ʊp/

verb - to stop being boyfriend and girlfriend, to break such a relationship

BrE

/ˌbrɪŋ'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌbrɪŋ'ʌp/

verb - to look after and care for a child until it is adult

BrE

/ˌkæri'ɒn/

AmE

/ˌkæri'ɑ:n/

verb - to continue, to go on

BrE

/ˌkrɒs'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌkrɑ:s'aʊt/

verb - to draw a line or two crossing lines over a word or a piece of text that is wrong

BrE

/ˌfɔ:l'əʊvə/

AmE

/ˌfɔ:l'oʊvər/

verb - to drop to the ground, e.g. because you slip or trip etc.

BrE

/ˌfɪl'ɪn/

AmE

/ˌfɪl'ɪn/

verb, British English - to write information into a form etc.

BrE

/ˌget'ɒn/

AmE

/ˌget'ɑ:n/

verb - to have a good relationship with somebody; to have a relationship (either good or bad)

BrE

/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

verb - to stop doing something, usually a habit etc.

BrE

/ˌgəʊ'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌgoʊ'aʊt/

verb - not to stay at home

BrE

/ˌhəʊld'ɒn/

AmE

/ˌhoʊld'ɑ:n/

verb - to wait; to continue doing something; not to give up

BrE

/ˌhʌri'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌhʌri'ʌp/

verb - to do something more quickly

BrE

/ˌki:p'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌki:p'ʌp/

verb - to move at the same speed with somebody

BrE

/ˌnɒk'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌnɑ:k'daʊn/

verb - to hit somebody (by car etc.) in a way that makes the person fall down, and injures or kills him

BrE

/ˌnɒk'əʊvə/

AmE

/ˌnɑ:k'oʊvər/

verb - to hit by a car etc.

BrE

/ˌlaɪ'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌlaɪ'daʊn/

verb - to move your body into a horizontal position, e.g. on a bed, floor etc.

BrE

/ˌlʊk'ɑ:ftə/

AmE

/ˌlʊk'æftər/

verb, British English - to take care of something

BrE

/ˌlʊk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌlʊk'aʊt/

verb - (often used in exclamations as a warning) to be careful

BrE

/ˌlʊk'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌlʊk'ʌp/

verb - to find something in a dictionary or directory etc.

BrE

/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to invent something which is not true

BrE

/ˌpʊt ə'weɪ/

AmE

/ˌpʊt̬ə'weɪ/

verb - to return something to its usual place because you are not using it any more

BrE

/ˌpʊt'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌpʊt̬'aʊt/

verb - to make something stop burning

BrE

/ˌʃəʊ'raʊnd/

AmE

/ˌʃoʊ'raʊnd/

verb - to give someone a tour of a place, e.g. your flat etc.

BrE

/ˌsləʊ'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌsloʊ'daʊn/

verb - to reduce speed

BrE

/ˌspi:k'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌspi:k'ʌp/

verb - to increase the volume of your voice

BrE

/ˌteɪk'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌteɪk'ɑ:f/

verb - (of a plane) to leave the ground and get into the air

BrE

/ˌteɪk'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌteɪk'ʌp/

verb - to start doing a regular activity, such as a sport or hobby etc.

BrE

/ˌθrəʊə'weɪ/

AmE

/ˌθroʊə'weɪ/

verb - to get rid of something that you do not want or need anymore

BrE

/ˌtɜ:n'daʊn/

AmE

/ˌtɜ:rn'daʊn/

verb - to reduce the volume (of a radio etc.), to make something less loud, hot, strong etc.

BrE

/ˌtɜ:n'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌtɜ:rn'ʌp/

verb - to make something louder, hotter, stronger etc. by using controls on a machine etc. such as a radio

BrE

/ˌwɒ'ʃʌp/

AmE

/ˌwɑ:ʃ'ʌp/

verb - to wash plates and cups and spoons etc. in water after a meal