By Synonyms, Phrasal verbs

They shared everything, including the hopes they had for the better life. In the evenings, twenty families became one sitting by the fire singing songs. They functioned as a perfect mechanism - each member of the family grew into their proper place.Can you think of any synonyms for this "grew...

Zerox wrote: Marius Hancu wrote:You may want to buy the Merriam Webster Dictionary of Synonyms. Talking of dictionaries, is Cambridge's advanced learner's dictionary a good dictionary? It depends on your taste. At home, I have the Cobuild advanced learner's dictionary and I think it's...

Anonymous wrote: when do you say "where did you get that?" or "where did you get that from?" (or are they synonymous?) If they're not synonymous, in what cases do you include the word "from" when you ask "where". Thanks! A synonym is two or more words that have a similar meaning and which...

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

It wouldn't mean 'break' or 'beat', because it reads 'a new', Yogi. It must be a synonym for 'establish/record/set'. I'm still thinking... and getting nowhere.

Hi Clarence. None such precisely exists to my knowledge, but the definitions in most phrasal verb collections/glossaries/dictionaries will usually include more formal synonyms.