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kulkea johonkin suuntaan; subjekti eloton; matkustaa kulkuneuvolla; kysyttäessä ihmisen vointia; sujua (esim. hyvin tai huonosti yms.); lähteä: ihmisistä ja kulkuneuvoista; osoittamassa varauksellisuutta/epävarmuutta; ajasta: kulua (hitaasti/nopeasti jne.); kävellä päästäkseen jonnekin; kulua johonkin tarkoitukseen (esim. rahoista); asioiden etenemisestä tiettyyn suuntaan; elokuvien yms. esittämisestä; lentää jonnekin; esittää elokuva elokuvateatterissa; suunnata kulkunsa jonnekin; kun arvostellaan toisen tekemisiä; tietyn ajan tarvitsemisesta tehtävän suorittamiseen; käyttää kulkuvälinettä päästäkseen jonnekin; ihmisistä ja kulkuvälineistä: liikkua johonkin suuntaan/paikkaan





be verb Standard English

used when enquiring about a person' s health

[ How are you? I' m very well, thanks. ]

[ Don' t forget to ask Granny how she is. ]

be on verb Standard English

be the current programme (of a theatre or cinema)

be showing (usually of a film)

[ What' s on at the Gaumont Cinema this week? ]

[ There was an excellent play on at the theatre. ]

do (+adverbial) verb does, did, done Standard English

to make progress or perform in a certain way

manage, cope, progress, depending on exact meaning of verb

[ Some companies are doing very well, but others are doing rather badly. ]

get verb Standard English

to travel somewhere by means of a specific vehicle, or a specific type of vehicle

catch, take

[ We' re going to try and get a train from Delhi to Calcutta. ]

[ If we run, we' ll just be in time to get the three o' clock bus. ]

go verb goes, went, gone Standard English

to move in some direction or to some place (person or vehicle)

[ This train goes to Kemijärvi. ]

[ If you don' t feel better soon, you will have to go to the doctor. ]

go by verb goes, went, gone Standard English

of time, to pass (slowly or quickly)

pass, pass by, go

[ Though the weather at the holiday camp was appalling, the entertainment laid on made the time go by very quickly. ]

have to do something verb Standard English

used when expressing criticism of someone' s actions

have to go and

[ Why did you have to tell the boss? Now we' ll all be in trouble! ]

[ Why did you have to invite the Smiths? You know how boring they are at parties. ]

move towards (subj. = country, world) verb figurative

to be moving in a certain direction (figurative)

[ The country is moving towards disaster. ]

[ Not many people think that the world is moving towards peace. ]

pass verb Standard English

go, go by, pass by

[ Time passes slowly when what you are doing is not very interesting. ]

pass by verb Standard English

of time, to pass (slowly or quickly)

pass, go, go by

[ In school time passed slowly, but when Jack was outside playing with his friends it was a different matter. ]

risk + ing verb Standard English

to do something which might be unwise or dangerous, or put you at a disadvantage

[ I wouldn' t like to risk predicting the outcome of the election. ]

[ Their leader did not wish to risk saying anything which might jeopardise the delicate negotiations. ]

show (of a film) no obj verb showed, shown Standard English

be currently presented for people to see

be on

[ ' April in Istambul' is currently showing at the Empire Cinema in the high street. ]

spend (subj = person) verb Standard English

of the amount of time needed to complete an action

[ I spent 2 hours cleaning out that cupboard! ]

[ I don' t want you to spend a lot of time on this task - just try and do it quickly! ]

take verb Standard English

used when describing the amount of time needed to complete an action/process

[ To do this job will take a couple of days. ]

[ The play took Shakespeare three weeks to write. ]

to have to go and have to go and verb Standard English

used when expressing criticism of someone' s actions

have to

[ Why did you have to go and promise to pay them on Friday? We' ll never have the money by then! ]

[ Why did you have to go and tell everyone? We' ll be the laughing stock of the golf club for months! ]