IELTS phrasal verbs

Abide by

Accept or follow a decision or rule

They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing

To explain

My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her

Want something or someone a lot

Act on

To take action because of something like information received

Affect

Act out

Perform something with actions and gestures

Express an emotion in your behaviour

My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus

Behave badly or strangely

Act upon

To take action because of something like information received

Affect

The police were ACTING UPON a tipoff

To take action because of something like information received

You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give

Include in a calculation

To make a mathematical total

We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correect

Be a satisfactory explanantion for something

She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ADD UP