Phrasal verbs ( 2 marks)
Phrasal Verb = Verb + Preposition /Verb + Adverb/Verb + Adverb + Preposition
Phrasal Verbs Prescribed In the syllabus
(1) break (2) bring (3) carry (4) come (5) get (6) put (7) turn.
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(1) break
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Breakdown | दु:ख से टुटजाना | (i) Yesterday the engine of the Shatabdi Express broke down. (ii) She has broken down after her husband’s death. |
| Break into | Enter by force सडध लगाना, जबरदस्ती घुस जाना | (i) Yesterday a thief broke into my house. |
| Break out | फैलजाना, छिड़ जाना | (i) Plague broke out in my city last year. (ii) The Second World War broke out in 1939. |
| Break with | झगड़ा करना, संबंध विच्छेद करना | (i) He is bent upon breaking with me. (ii) People should break with useless customs. |
| Breakaway | कैद से भाग जाना | The dacoit broke away when he was being taken to court. |
| Break off | To end, to discontinue, एक जाना, संबंध विच्छेद करना | He suddenly broke off in the middle of his speech. |
| Break in | To enter a building by force | Robbers broke in the house at night. |
| Break up | समाप्त होना | Their marriage broke up. |
(2) bring
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Bring about | Cause to happen, घटित होना | (i) Drinking habit brought about his ruin.<br> (ii) He wants to bring about new changes in the education system. |
| Bring up | Look after, लालन पालन करना, To educate, शिक्षित करना | (i) After the death of his mother, he was brought up by his aunt. (ii) Bring up a child in the habits of truth and honesty. |
| Bring back | याद दिलाना, लौटाना | (i) Your letter brought back some memories of my childhood. (ii) Please bring back all library books by the end of the month. |
| Bring down | गिराना, कम करना | (i) The storm brought down many trees. (ii) Traders have agreed to bring down prices. |
| Bring out | प्रकाशित करना | Madhyamik Shiksha Board has brought out a number of new books. |
| Bring on | To help somebody develop or improve – मौखिकार्य या विकास करना | The Australians bring their new players on so well that they fit well in their national team. |
(3) carry
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Carry out | आज्ञा का पालन करना, काम को पूरा करना | (i) A soldier has to carry out the orders of his officer.<br>(ii) Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient. |
| Carry on | Continue, manage चाल रखना, व्यवस्था करना | (i) I will carry on the business even without your help.<br>(ii) You ought to carry on your work honestly. |
| Carry off | जीतना | He carried off most of the prizes. |
| Carry through | अंत तक साथ देना, किसी चीज को सफलतापूर्वक पूरा करना | (i) His labor and honesty carried him through all difficulties.<br>(ii) It is a difficult job, but she is the person to carry it through. |
(4) come
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Come off | Take place, to become separated from something | (i) The function comes off next Monday.<br>(ii) When I was serving water to the guests, the handle of the old jug came off. |
| Come round | पुनः होश में आना | (i) He hasn’t yet come round from the anaesthesia.<br>(ii) The patient will come round soon. |
| Come about | Happen, होना | (i) How did this evil event come about?<br>(ii) I cannot tell you how it came about. |
| Come down upon | To punish, सजा देना | Your officer will come down upon you for your carelessness. |
| Come by | Get, पाना | He came by his wealth by dishonest means. |
| Come in | प्रयोग में आना या फैशन में आना | The custom came in with the British rule. |
| Come back | Return, लौटना | Flared trousers are coming back again. |
| Come of | To be borne in, जन्मिलना | Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri came of a poor family. |
| Come on | Approach, आना | You go first. I will come on late. |
| Come upon | To attack, आक्रमण करना | They came upon the enemy all of a sudden. |
| Come across | To meet by chance, संयोग से मिलना, सामना करना | (i) While walking I came across my old friend.<br>(ii) Who can say that he has never come across any difficulty in his life?. |
| Come down | To fall down, गिरना | (i) Prices are not coming down.<br>(ii) Prices have now come down a little. |
| Come out | Publish, प्रकाशित होना | My new book of English will come out soon. |
| Come on | To say to walk fast, तेजी से चलने की कहना | Come on or we may miss the train. |
| Come round to | Agree, सहमत होना | I hope he will come round to your views. |
| Come forward | To come forward for somebody’s service or help | Several people came forward to help the poor widow. |
| Come over | To overspread, छाया जाना | A great fear came over the face of Ravi when he saw a thief with a dagger. |
| Come up to | तक पहुंचना | The water came up to my neck. |
| Come into | Suddenly receive money or property, अचानक धन-संपत्ति पाना | When her grandmother died, she came into a lot of money. |
(5) get
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Get up | उठना | A good student gets up early in the morning. |
| Get back | प्राप्त करना, लौट आना | (i) He has got back his book.<br>(ii) When did you get back from Ajmer? |
| Get off | To escape, भाग जाना | The thieves entered the house and got off with the stolen goods. |
| Get about | इधर-उधर घूमना | He gets about the whole day. |
| Get into | अंदर आना | He could not get into the bus as it was overcrowded. |
| Get on | उन्नति करना | How is your brother getting on with his studies nowadays? |
| Get out | बाहर जाना | “Get out of the class, you naughty boy!” |
| Get along | To be friendly | Now India and Pakistan should get along in their relations for mutual advantage. |
| Get through | पास होना | On account of hard work, he got through the examination. |
| Get down | उतरना | The captain got down from his horse and called his servant. |
| Get rid of | छुटकारा पाना | I want to get rid of my lazy servant. |
| Get ahead | To make progress, उन्नति करना | I want to get ahead in my life. |
| Get around | To move from place to place, एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान तक घूमना | She gets around with the help of a stick. |
| Get at | To keep criticizing somebody, किसी की लगातार आलोचना करना | She is always getting at me. |
| Get by | गुजारा करना | How do you get by on such a small salary? |
| Get in | To arrive at a place, एक जगह पर आना | The train got in late. |
| Get round | To persuade someone to do something, किसी को किसी काम के लिए राजी करना | She knows how to get round her mother. |
| Get together | To meet for discussion, विचार-विमर्श के लिए मिलना | The Prime Minister should get together with the opposition leaders on the National issues. |
| Get over | To feel normal again after having an unpleasant experience, दुखद अनुभव से गुजरने के बाद सामान्य महसूस होना | My cousin has not still got over the death of his mother. |
| Get away | Quick departure after committing a crime, अपराध कर के तुरंत भाग जाना | The thief got away from my house after snatching the chain. |
(6) put
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| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Put down | To suppress by force, शक्त से दबाना | The terrorism should be put down. |
| Put across | To express, to convey, अभिव्यक्त करना, समझाना | She could not put across her ideas in the meeting. |
| Put forward | To present for consideration, विचार के लिए प्रस्तुत करना | His case was put forward in the meeting. |
| Put in | प्रस्तुत करना | (i) He has put in his claim for five thousand rupees. (ii) She should put in an application for this post. |
| Put on | To wear, पहनना | Put your coat on. |
| Put off | टालना, उतारना, हटाना | (i) Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. (ii) He has put off his cap. |
| Put out | बुझाना, बिक्री के लिए तैयार करना | (i) Put out the light, please. (ii) The factory puts out four hundred cars a month. |
| Put up with | To bear, सहन कर लेना | It is very difficult to put up with a foolish friend. |
| Put down | To subdue, to write, कुचल देना, लिखना | (i) The government put down the riot in no time. (ii) Put it down in your diary. |
| Put up | To lodge, to stay, ठहरना, रहना | Where do you put up these days? |
| Put by | To save, बचाना | He puts by a little money every month. |
| Put away | To consume food in a large quantity, किसी खाने की वस्तुकी अधिक मात्रा लेना | He put away a full box of chocolates in one evening. |
(7) turn
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning (English) | Meaning (Hindi) | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn up | Come, happen, increase the sound | आना, घटित होना, आवाज बढ़ाना | (i) Why did you not turn up when you had made a promise to come? (ii) None can say what will turn up tomorrow. (iii) Could you turn the TV up? |
| Turn against | To become against | विरोधी में होना | His friends turned against him due to his bad habits. |
| Turn off | To leave a road, stop listening, stop the flow of water | रास्ता बदलना, सुनना बंद कर देना, पानी के प्रवाह को रोकना | (i) The vehicle began to turn off the main road. (ii) I couldn’t understand what he was saying, so I turned off. |
| Turndown | Reject | ठुकराना | He has turned down my proposal. |
| Turn on | To attack suddenly, start the flow of gas, electricity | चोंकाना, गैस, बिजली की चालूआत करना | (i) The dogs suddenly turned on each other. (ii) Please turn on the radio. |
| Turn out | To manufacture, to evict | निर्माण करना, निकाल देना | (i) This factory turns out big idols of gods. (ii) He was turned out of the meeting. |
| Turn away | Dismiss | निकाल देना | He has so far turned away three servants. |
| Turn over | Consider, trade turnover | विचार करना, व्यापार करना | (i) I will soon turn over this matter. (ii) How much is your turnover per year? |
| Turn back | Go back in the direction from which one has come | पीछे हटना | We can’t turn back now. |