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Phrasal verbs: technology and communication

Learn the phrasal verbs English speakers use to talk about devices, calls, and staying in touch.

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Terms in this deck

switch over
to change from one system or thing to another
tune in
to watch or listen to a broadcast
tune out
to stop paying attention
get through to
to succeed in contacting someone by phone
cut off
to disconnect a call or line suddenly
ring up
to phone someone
hang up
to end a phone call
break up
for a call to become unclear or disconnected
back up
to make a copy of data for safety
boot up
to start a computer
shut down
to turn off a device completely
power up
to turn on a device
type up
to write something formally using a keyboard
print out
to print a document
scroll down
to move down a page on a screen
scroll up
to move up a page on a screen
zoom in
to make an image appear closer or larger
zoom out
to make an image appear farther away or smaller
click on
to press something with a mouse
sign off
to end a communication, broadcast, or conversation
dial in
to join a call remotely
patch through
to connect someone's call to another line
glitch out
for technology to suddenly malfunction
log in
to access an account or system with a username and password
log out
to exit an account or system
plug in
to connect a device to a power source
hook up
to connect a device to another device or system
cut out
for audio or video to stop working briefly and repeatedly
freeze up
for a device or screen to stop responding
swipe up
to move a finger up across a touchscreen
pull up
to bring something onto the screen
close out
to close an app or window completely

How to study this deck

This vocabulary appears in phone calls, computers and devices: hang up, boot up, back up, shut down. Learn each with a real action: hang up your phone, shut down your computer, back up your files. Many verbs have different senses depending on context, so study the example on each card.

The trickiest words

hang up: it means to end a phone call. The reverse is "pick up" (answer).
back up: it means to make a safety copy of your data. The noun is "backup".
break up: in calls it means the signal is cutting out: "You are breaking up". With couples it means to split.

Examples in context

We switched over to a new software.
The call got cut off.
Always back up your files.
Can you type up these notes?
Zoom in on the details.
Dial in five minutes before the meeting starts.
Remember to log out on shared computers.
My laptop froze up.

Mini dialogue

A: Hello? You are breaking up. I can barely hear you.
B: Hang up and I will ring you back.
A: Wait. My computer will not boot up.
B: Shut it down, then back up your files first.