Verb Phrases : A Verb combined with an Adverb or a Preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning is called a Phrasal Verb or a Verb Phrase.
Important Verb Phrases Starting with A, B, C
- Aim at : निशाना बांधना - The hunter aimed at the bird.
- Ask for : मांगना - He asked me for help.
- Attend on : देखभाल करना - Three nurses are attending on this patient.
- Attend to : ध्यान देना - Attend to what the teacher is saying.
- Back down : दावा छोड़ना - He has backed down from the position he took last week.
- Back out : मुकरना - He backed out of his promise.
- Back up : समर्थन देना - Will you back me up in the meetings ?
- Bear away : जीतना - He bore away many prizes on the Sports Day.
- Bear down : हरा देना - Our army bore down the enemy.
- Bear out : हामी भरना - He will bear out what I have said.
- Bear up : उत्साह बनाए रखना - He bore up well against all the misfortunes.
- Bear with : सहन करना - I can't bear with this insult.
- Bid fair : संभव प्रतीत होना - Our plan bids fair to succeed.
- Blow out : फूंक मार कर बुझाना - Blow out the candle, please.
- Blow up : उड़ा देना - The bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- Break down : बिगड़ जाना - His health broke down due to overwork.
- Break into : सेंध लगाना - A thief broke into my house at night.
- Break loose : खुल जाना - The dog has broken loose.
- Break open : बलपूर्वक खोलना - The thief broke open the box.
- Break out : युद्ध , बीमारी , आदि का छिड़ना ) - War has broken out.
- Break up : काम बंद कर देना - The school broke up for the winter holidays.
- Break with : सम्बन्ध तोडना - I have broken with my selfish friends.
- Bring about : कारण बनना - Gambling brought about his ruin.
- Bring forth : पैदा करना - This plant brings forth very beautiful flowers.
- Bring forward : दलील के लिए पेश करना - Can you bring forward proof of what you say ?
- Bring in : प्रचलित करना - A new fashion has been brought in this water.
- Bring out : स्पष्ट करना - Bring out the main ideas of the poem.
- Bring round : सहमत कराना - I brought him round to my views.
- Bring under : कुचलना - The rebels were quickly brought under.
- Bring up : पालन - पोषण करना - Parents bring up their children with love and affection.
- Burn to the ground : जल कर नष्ट होना - The whole building was burnt to the ground.
- Call for : मांग करना - The occasion calls for prompt action.
- Call forth : पैदा करके इस्तेमाल करना - You will have to call forth all your energy.
- Call in : बुला कर लाना - Call in the doctor , please.
- Call off : समाप्त करना , वापस लाना - The strike has been called off.
- Call on : किसी को उसके घर पर मिलने जाना - I called on my friend this morning.
- Call over : पुकारना - The teacher called over our names from the register.
- Call up : याद करना - I often call up scenes of my childhood.
- Carry on : चलाना - It is difficult to carry on our conversation at this noisy place.
- Carry on with : जारी रखना - Carry on with your work, please.
- Carry out : पालन करना - My orders must be carried out.
- Carry through : पूरा होना - Having made a promise , you must carry it through.
- Come about : घटित होना - I don't know how it came about.
- Come after : पीछा करना - The farmer come after the intruders with a big stick.
- Come by : प्राप्त करना - Jobs are hard to come by.
- Come down : कम होना - Prices have come down now.
- Come down upon : बुरी तरह झिड़कना - The headmaster came down upon the boy who had stolen my pen.
- Come into : प्रवेश करना - The child came into my room and spoiled my books.
- Come near : समीप आना - Don't try to come near me.
- Come off : किसी घटना का होना - His marriage comes off next Monday.
- Come out : पता चलना - The truth will at last come out.
- Come true : सत्य सिद्ध होना - Your prophecy has come true.
- Come upon : छा जाना - Fear came upon us as we entered the examination hall.
- Crow over : बगलें जाना - Don't crow over an unsuccessful rival.
- Cry down : मूल्य कम करना - It is a bad habit to cry down the achievements of others.
- Cry to : प्रार्थना करना - We cried to heaven for mercy.
- Cry up : बहुत प्रशंसा करना - He is in the habit of crying up his children.
- Cut down : कम करना - You must cut down your expenditure.
- Cut off : काट कर रोकना - The electric supply has been cut off.
- Cut out : काट के बनाना - A path was cut out through the jungle.
- Cut short : घटाना - His life was cut short by illness.
Important Vern Phrases starting with D, E, F, G
- Do away with : समाप्त करना - The dowry system should be done away with.
- Draw back : पीछे हटना - He is now drawing back from the proposal.
- Draw forth : निकालना , प्राप्त करना - Her performance drew forth a great applause.
- Draw in : छोटे होना - The days begin to draw in after mid - summer.
- Draw near : समीप आना - Our examinations are drawing near.
- Draw up : लिख कर तैयार करना - The agreement has been drawn up.
- Fall down : किसी काम में असफल रहना - It was expected that P.T. Usha would win the gold medal, but she fell down miserably.
- Fall flat : प्रभावहीन होना - His speech fell flat on the audience.
- Fall in with : सहमत होना - He fell in with my views at once.
- Fall off : कम होना - The number of passengers in night trains has fallen off.
- Fall out : झगड़ना - They fell out over a trifle.
- Fall short : कम पड़ना - The result fell short of our expectations.
- Fight shy : नज़र बचाना - I always fight shy of this officer.
- Fall through : असफल होना - His scheme has fallen through for want of funds.
- Fall to : किसी बात में लग जाना - I fell to wondering where to go for my holidays.
- Fall upon : आक्रमण करना - Our soldiers fell upon the enemy and defeated them.
- Get at : पता करना - I am trying to get at the truth.
- Get away : बच निकलना - Two of the prisoners got away this morning.
- Get back : लौट आना - How did you get back so early ?
- Get off : चल पड़ना - We got off immediately after breakfast.
- Get on : प्रगति करना - He is sure to get on in life.
- Get on with : जारी रखना - Please get on with your work.
- Get out of : बच जाना - I wish I could get out of going to that wedding.
- Get over : काबू पाना - You will get over your difficulties if you have enough courage.
- Get rid of : छुटकारा पाना - You should try to get rid of these selfish friends.
- Get through : सफल होना - He got through the examination this year.
- Get up : जागना - What time do you get up ?
- Give back : लौटाना - I have given back the things to the rightful owner.
- Give in : हार मानना - The enemy had to give in at last.
- Give out : गंध छोड़ना - These apples are giving out a very bad smell.
- Give over : सौंपना - I gave over the charge to the new man.
- Give up : छोड़ देना - You should give up your bad habits.
- Go after : प्राप्त करने का यत्न करना - He has gone after some good job in the town.
- Go against : विरोध करना - He went against me in the meeting.
- Go along with : सहमत होना - I can't go along with you on that point.
- Go back upon : मुकर जाना - He is not the sort of man who would go back upon his word.
- Go beyond : से आगे निकल जाना - That is going beyond a joke.
- Go down : कम होना - The price of eggs goes down in summer.
- Go into : छानबीन करना - This problem will need a lot of going into.
- Go off : धमाका होना - The gun went off by accident.
- Go out : बुझ जाना - The fire has gone out.
- Go through : जाँच करना - I have not gone through the accounts yet.
- Go under : डूबना , असफल होना - The firm will go under unless business improves.
Important Verb Phrases starting with H, I, J, K, L
- Hold back : छिपा कर रखना - Why are you holding back the facts ?
- Hold good : लागू होना - This rule holds good here also.
- Hold in : काबू में रखना - Hold in your temper, please.
- Hold on : हौंसला रखना - How much longer do you think we can hold on ?
- Hold out : देना , पेश करना - The doctors hold out little hope of his recovery.
- Hold over : स्थगित करना - The matter was held over until the next meeting.
- Hold to : डटे रहना - He held to his course of action in spite of great opposition.
- Hold true : सत्य बैठना - This saying always holds true.
- Hold up : रोक देना - We were held up by fog on our way.
- Jump at : तुरंत स्वीकार करना - Boys jumped at the idea of going for a picnic.
- Keep back : छिपा कर रखना - She can keep back nothing from her friends.
- Keep down : नीचे को करना - Keep down your head. Don't let any one see you.
- Keep from : रोकना - What kept you from joining me ?
- Keep on : जारी रखना - Don't keep on asking silly questions.
- Keep to : पूरा उतरना - He always keeps to his promises.
- Keep up : बनाए रखना - He kept up his courage in all difficulties.
- Laugh at : मज़ाक उड़ाना - It is unkind to laugh at the poor.
- Lay down : शर्त लगाना - How much are you ready to lay down ?
- Lay bare : भेद खोलना - I will lay bare all your ugly plot.
- Lay waste : नष्ट करना - The enemy soldiers laid waste all the crops.
- Leave out : भूल से छोड़ देना - You have left out many words.
- Let in : अंदर आने देना - Windows let in the light and air.
- Let off : दंड से क्षमा करना - You have let him off easily.
- Let out : बाहर जाने देना - He let the air out of the tyres.
- Look after : देखभाल करना - Parents look after their children with love and affection.
- Long for : प्रबल इच्छा करना - I long for some rest as I am very tired.
- Let loose : खुला छोड़ना - He lets his dog loose at night.
- Look at : देखना - The teacher asked the boys to look at the blackboard.
- Look blank : हक्का - बक्का रह जाना - He looked blank when he was told of his dismissal.
- Look down on : घृणा करना - The rich should not look down on the poor.
- Look for : तलाश करना - He is looking for a job.
- Look forward to : उत्सुकता से इंतज़ार करना - Students always look forward to holidays.
- Leave off : बंद करना - Do leave off biting your nails.
- Look into : छानबीन करना - The police is looking into the matter.
- Look on : समझना - I look on him as my guide.
- Look out for : तलाश करना - Will you go to the station and look out for your brother ?
- Look over : अच्छी तरह देख लेना - We must look over the house before we decide to rent it.
- Look sharp : जल्दी करना - You will have to look sharp if you don't want to miss the train.
- Look through : अध्यन करना - Look through these notes before the examination.
- Look up to : सम्मान करना - They all look up to him as their leader.
Important Verb Phrases starting with M, N, O, P, Q, R
- Make away with : चुरा ले जाना - A thied make away with my language.
- Make for : की ओर भागना - The bull made for me and I had to run.
- Make good : पूरा करना - You will have to make good this loss.
- Make it up : संधि करना - You must make it up with your enemy.
- Make little : कोई महत्त्व न देना - He made little of my illness.
- Make much : पूरा समझ आना - I could not make much of what he wanted to say.
- Make off : चुरा कर भाग जाना - He could not make off with the firm's money.
- Make out : पता चलना - I can't make out what you want to say.
- Make over : बदलना - The basement has been made over into a workshop.
- Make too much : अत्यधिक अनुमान लगा बैठना - I made too much of his abilities.
- Make up : झूठी बातें बनाना - The whole story is made up.
- Make up one's mind : निश्चय करना - I have made up my mind to leave this place.
- Meet with : सामना होना - He met with an accident.
- Pick out : चुनना - He has been picked out to lead the team.
- Pickk up : स्वास्थ्य में सुधार होना - He is beginning to pick up now.
- Play false : धोखा देना - You should not play your friends false.
- Pull through : ठीक हो जाना - The doctors think she will pull through.
- Put down : कुचलना - The government has put down the rebellion.
- Put forth : ज़ोर लगाना - You most put forth all your strength.
- Put in : प्रार्थना - पत्र भेजना - He has put in for the position of manager.
- Put off : स्थगित करना - Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
- Put on : पहनना - Put on your clothes now.
- Put out : बुझाना - Put out the lamp, please.
- Put right : ठीक करना - Do you know how to put this machine right ?
- Put up : बनाना - I have put up a shed for my cow.
- Put up with : सहन करना - Many inconveniences have to be put up with while camping.
- Run down : निंदा करना - He is always running down his neighbour.
- Run into : टकरा जाना - The cat ran into a tree.
- Run out of : समाप्त होना - We are running out of provisions.
- Run short of : कम पड़ जाना - I ran short of money and had to come back.
- Run through : लुटा देना - He soon ran through the money his father had left him.
Important Verb Phrases starting with S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
- See about : निबटारा करना - He promised to see about this matter.
- See into : भांप जाना - I saw into his motives.
- See to : ध्यान देना - Will you please see to my business in my absence ?
- Set apart : अलग करके रखना - I have set apart some money for my daughter.
- Set down : नीचे उतारना - The bus stopped to set down an old lady.
- Set forth : स्पष्ट करना - I have set forth my views on this problem.
- Set free : मुक्त करना - The prisoner was set free.
- Set in : शुरू होना - Winter has set in.
- Set off : रवाना होना - They have set off on their journey.
- Set on : हमला करना - The poor beggar was set on by the street dogs.
- Set up : कोई नया काम शुरू करना - He has set up a new factory.
- Set upon : दृढ निश्चय करना - That boy is set upon joining the army.
- Spin out : अधिक देर तक चलना - If you spend less, you can make your money spin out longer.
- Stand for : प्रतीक होना - P.O. stands for Post Office.
- Stand out : दूसरों से अलग नज़र आना - Does your work stand out from others ?
- Stand out against : मुकाबला करना - The troops stood out against the enemy till the end.
- Stand up for : सहयोग देना - All Indians stood up for the cause of freedom.
- Steer clear : दूर रहना - I hope you will steer clear of bad company.
- Strike dumb : चकित रहना - We were struck dumb by the news.
- Take after : शक्ल का मिलना - She takes after her mother.
- Take away : उठा ले जाना - Someone has taken away my bag.
- Take down : लिख लेना - I took down his name and address.
- Take in : धोखा देना - I was taken in by his sweet words.
- Take off : उतारना - I took off my clothes and jumped into the river.
- Take on : ज़िम्मेदारी लेना - You have taken on too much of responsibility.
- Take up : चूस लेना - Blotting paper takes up ink.
- Talk big : डींग मारना - He always talks big of his children.
- Think about : विचार करना - She is thinking about going back to her parents.
- Think of : याद आना - I can't think of his name at the moment.
- Think over : ध्यान में लाना - Please think over what I have said.
- Throw down : गिराना - The old house has been thrown down.
- Throw up : छोड़ देना - It is not easy to throw up one's job.
- Turn against : विरोधी बन जाना - She turned against her old friend.
- Turn up : पहुंचना - He promised to come, but has not turned up yet.
- Wait upon : सेवा करना - An Indian wife is expected to wait upon her husband.
- Work out : हल करना - I can't work out these algebraic problems.
- Work up : उत्तेजित होना - He worked himself up into a bad temper.