A phrasal verb is a combination of words (a verb + a preposition or verb +adverb) that when used together, usually take on a different meaning to that of the original verb. |
Act For | Akbar acts for the manager in his absence. |
Take After | She takes after her mother. |
Look Up | Students looked up the books in the cupboard. |
Hand Out | He handed out his opinion in this matter. |
Bear out | If the char e is bear out, he will pa fine. |
Look after | The gardener looks after the garden. |
Control over | He has no control over his son. |
Fond of | Ali is fond of reading books. |
Abide by | We must abide by the laws of the count |
Rely on | Do not rely on others. |
Bring up | Parents bring up their children. |
Cause of | Carelessness is a cause of accidents. |
Find out | We should find out causes of bribery. |
Talk with | We have to talk with our opponent. |
Act upon | Students act upon the advice of their teachers. |
Swing on | He swings on his little arm. |
Take out | The police took out the prisoner. |
Take off | The aero plane has taken off at 5 0'clock. |
Wipe away | We should wipe away the tears of the poor. |
Deprive of | I shall not deprive you of anything. |
Bow down | The Muslims bow down before Allah. |
Stand by | I always stand by my decision. |
Give up | You should give up smoking. |
Keep back | He is keeping back his intention in this matter. |
Pity for | I have pity for the poor. |
Put up | The case is put up to the director for decision. |
Knock over | He knocked over the police and ran away, |
Back out | He has backed out his promises. |
Get through | My brother got through this novel. |
Care of | He takes good care of his health. |
Aim at | He aims at first position in the class. |
Differ with | His opinion is differed with my views. |
Take back | The enemy was taken back very soon. |
Look for | She is looking for her book. |
Make up | He made up his mind to solve the problem. |
Pass by | We are passing by a river. |
Take round | He took me round the garden, |
Mourn at | We should not mourn at our failure |
Call out | The job will call out all m ability. |
Call up | will call ou up in the evening. |
Look down upon | We should not look down u on the oor. |
Get over | Try to get over your difficulties. |
Break open | He broke open my lock and stole m watch. |
Object to | He objected to m Ian. |
Shock at | I was shocked at her death. |
Incline to | She was inclined to help me. |
Die for | We should die for our country. |
Get on | She cannot get on with her husband. |
Ignorant of | She was ignorant of my plan. |
Set off | They set off for Lahore by train. |
peep through | He peeped through the window. |
Break out | Cholera has broken out in the city. |
Laugh at | Do not laugh at the poor. |
Relate to | Asma is related to Amjad. |
Bring down | Do not bring down yourself respect at any cost. |
Put on | He put on his new shoes. |
Call in | Call in the doctor. |
Consist of | Our house consists of five rooms. |
Bring about | Government brought about changes in education. |
Roll Down | Tears rolled down her cheeks. |
Aware of | I am aware of my responsibilities. |
Proud of | She is proud of her husband. |
Get | He gets up early in the morning. |
Wait for | Mother is waiting for her son. |
Carried out | They carried 'out the order. |
Take place | A sad accident took place esterday. |
Look at | She looked at the sky, |
Send for | He sent for a doctor. |
Put off | The decision was put off till next meeting. |
Wipe out | We should wipe out ignorance. |
Belong | This house belongs to me. |
Wake | He woke up early in the morning. |
Take over | He took over as a new principal. |
Agree with | He agreed with my proposal. |
Deal with | can deal with my opponent. |
Hope For | Let us hope for the bri ht future. |
Knock at | He is knocking at the door. |
Run over | A child was run over by a truck. |
Hope of | There is no hope of his survival. |
Set up | He set up a new school. |
Take part | Students should take part in games |
Knock down | They knocked down the wall. |
Worn out | His clothes were worn' out. |
Bring forth | She has brou ht forth a dau hter. |
Turn down | The •ud e turned down the appeal. |
Wander over | He wandered over the cit |
Refer to | His promotion case is referred to the secreta |
Part with | He will not par with his ro erty. |
Lead to | This road leads to Raja bazaar. |
Depend on | We should not depend on others. |
Assure of | I assured him off my help. |
Blow out | The wind blew awa out the candle. |
Break out | Malaria has broken out in the village. |
Break into | Three dacoits broke into the bank last morning |
Break up | They broke up their meeting within two hours. |
Call off | If it rains we shall call off the picnic |
Come by | She did not come by his ideal. |
Cut down | You should cut down your expenses. |
Cut off | He was cut off in the prime of life |
Eligible for | I am not eligible for this post. |
Get alon | How are you getting along with your neighbor. |
Get into | Ali got into the train at city station Karachi |
Get off | We got off the taxi near the G.P.O |
Grieve at | He was grieved at the lost of his only one son. |
Guilty of | He was found guilty of misappropriation of office Cash |
Give away | The chairman gave away. the prizes to the winners. |
Give in | At last they gave in, he cannot give up smoking. |
Hush up | The matter was Hushed up by the court of arbitration. |
Hold over | The meeting was held over till the further announcement. |
Hold water | Your arguments do not hold water, |
Indulge in | Never indulge in gambling. |
Keep back | She kept back noting from her mother. |
Knock down | His property was knocked down for fifty thousand rupees. |
Lay by | She has laid by some money for her old age. |
Make away | He made away with the valuable things of the house. |
Make for | He alwa s makes for |
Make up | Both the friends have made up their quarrel. |
Meddle with | I don't want to meddle with his domestic affairs. |
Neglect of | He is terminated from his service for neglect of duty. |
Pass away | My son Aslam passed away in the hospital. |
Put out | Please! Put out the lamp and go to your bed |
Refer to | His case has referred to the Specialist. |
see off | Will you go to see off me to the airport |
Set apart | He has set apart some money for his daughter's marriage. |
Set aside | He has set aside m Sug estions. |
Stick to | I will stick to my promise, |
Take over | He has taken over the charge of new head master. |
Victim to of | He is victim to fraud of his relatives |
Wear out | His shoes are not quite worn out. |
Zeal for | They are full of zeal for their work. |
Fall short of | The payment against my book fell short of my expectations. |
Bear in mind | always bear in mind your love. |
Get rid of | She got rid of her toothache. |
Jealous of | It is not good to be jealous of others. |
Make friends | He is a master to make friends with everybody. |
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