leave sb sth My aunt died last year and left me some of her furniture. leaving - left - have left
will /wil/ [n C] an official document that says who your money and possessions will be given to after you die: Mrs Williams (eft her daughter $200,000 in her will. make a will (=write a will) He made a will just hours before he died.
be handed down /bi: .haend^d 'daun/ if
something is handed down, it is given to a younger person in the same family: a ring that had been handed down from her grandmother
be handed down from sb to sb This recipe has been handed down from generation to generation for centuries.
mm to give something to someone who had it before
give back /,giv 'Ыек, [phrasal verb T] to give something to the person who gave it to you
give sth back Don't forget to give my pen back when you've finished with it. give sth back to sb He still hasn't given that book back to me. give sb sth back I looked at the letter.; then gave her it back.
return jn'tizTnj [и T] formal to give something to the person or organization that owns it, especially after you have borrowed it from them: You mus* return all
your library books before the end of the year,
return sth to sb Your passport will he returned to you when you check out of the hotel.
id when several people give money in order to pay for something
contribute /ksn'tribjurt/ [u I/T) to give some of the money that is needed to pay for something
+ to I'd like to thank all of you who contributed to the hospital appeal. contribute sth to/towards sth My parents said they would contribute something towards the cost of my driving lessons.
make a contribution /meik э kDn
trJ,'bju:J>n||-ka:n-/ to give an amount of money which, when added to money given by other people, can be used to pay for something usefuclass="underline" If we all make a contribution, we'll be able to get her
something really nice.
+ to/towards Several local businesses have made contributions towards our new school bus.
have a collection /.hiev э кэЧекрп/ to
collect money from each of the people in a group, especially in order to buy something for someone: They had a collection at the bar and raised over $80 + for We're having a collection for Jane's birthday present.
chip in / tjip "in. [р/irasa/ verb T] inf-окмлг if everyone in a group chips in an amount of money, they each give an amount so that they can pay for something together: We all chipped in to pay for the food and wine. chip in with $50/Ј10/$20 etc Electronics firm Compol chipped in with over £20.000.
13 to officially give
someone the right to own something
fiand over /,haend 'эоуэг/ [phrasal verb Tj
to give property, goods, or power to someone else so that they officially own it or control it
hand over sth Farmers were forced to
hand over 60% of everything they pro
duced.
hand sth over to sb The hijackers handed their weapons over to the army shortly after dawn.
transfer /transit/ [v T] to make official
arrangements so that money, property, or control of something is legally given to someone else
transfer sth to sb In 1923 the ownership of the forest was transferred to a rich Dutch family. I a new constitution for Scotland, transferring power to a regional parliament
transferring - transferred - have transferred
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90 g30/ [v I] to go away from where you are to another place: We'd better go soon or well be late. I Where are you going? + to/iato/down/there etc "Is Allie home?" "No, she's gone to a party. '' I Does this bus go past the university? 90 home I called her at the office but she'd already gone home, go for a swimMrinlc/watk etc (=go somewhere to have a swim, a drink etc) We all went for a walk after dinner, go and do sth/go do sth american (=go somewhere in order to do something) I'll just go and get my coat. going - went - have gone
A British speakers say go and do sth. American speakers usually say go do sth: Do you want to go see the baseball game?
come /клт/ |u I] if someone or something comes, they go to the place where you are already, or to the place that you are going to: Chris called to suy he can't come. I Look ~ the bus is coming. + to/from/here etc Are you coming to lunch with us, Karen? I Come here at once!
coming - came - have come
Qbe off to /bi: 'Df tu:||-'o:f-/ Iphrasal verb T] especially spoken if you are off to a place, you are about to go there, or you will go there very soon. We're all off to Florida next week. I I'm just off to the shops. Is there anything you need?
on your way/on the way /i0n jo:r
'wei, ,on дэ 'wei / if you are on your way somewhere, you have already left one place and you are travelling towards another + to/from/out etc She was attacked on the way home from a nightclub. I I was already on my way to work when I realized I d forgotten my briefcase.
head /hed/ [v I) to travel towards a place, especially when the journey is long or difficult
+ towards/for The ship was heading for Cuba.
head north/west etc Keep heac/ing south until you reach the river.
make your way /,meik p:r 'wei/ to
go somewhere slowly, carefully, or with difficulty
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+ to/through/there It took us ages to make our way through the crowds. I After escaping from the prison camp, he made his way to the border.