Phrasal Verbs। Group Verbs List

Phrasal Verbs or Group Verbs:-

Group Verb কথাটির মধ্যে দিয়ে এটা সুস্পষ্ট যে, শব্দের Group এখানে Verb-এর মতো ব্যবহৃত হয়। যখন Verb-এর সাথে Preposition যুক্ত হয়ে একসাথে একটি Verb-এর মতো আচরণ করে, তখন সেই Verb + Preposition-এর Group কে Group Verb বা Phrasal Verb বলে।

যেমন:-

1. ‘Give’ Verb-এর সাথে ‘Up’ Preposition যুক্ত হয়ে Phrasal Verb তৈরি হয় ‘give up’।

2. আবার ‘give’ Verb-টির সাথে ‘in’ Preposition যুক্ত হয়ে Phrasal Verb তৈরি হয় ‘give in’।

Act

1. Act against :

(work against):- He is acting against his own interest.

2. Act for :

(work on behalf of):- At last he agreed to act for me in this affair.

3. Act on upon :

(Carry out):- Soyel should act on upon his father's advice.

4. Act up to :

(work according) :- He didn't act up to his social reputation.

Ask

1. Ask after :

(enquire about):- Gopal was asking after you.

2. Ask for :

(seek, invite):- Gopal asked for my help.

He is asking for trouble.

Admit

1. Admit to :

(to get somebody admitted):- Fahim was admitted to class V.

2. Admit to

(confess):- Finnally, he admitted to his guilt.

Bear

1. Bear away :

(win):- Gobindo bore away all the prizes.

2. Bear down

(defeat):- Mohammad Ali is strong enough to bear down all his opponents.

3. Bear up :

(keep up mental strength):- Faith in God bears him up in his troubles.

4. Bear with :

(tolerate):- Rohit will not bear with such insult.

Blow

1. Blow up :

(destroy by explosion):- Terrorist blew up another important building.

2. Blow off :

(emit):- Fahim saw chimney blowing off black smoke.

3. Blow out :

(extinguish by blowing):- Blow out the lamp of the room.

Break

1. Break down :

(fail in mental health):- Hearing the news he broke down in sorrow.

2. Break into :

(enter forcibly):-

The decoits broke into the jewellery shop.

3. Break up :

(disperse):- The police broke up the crowd.

4. Break up :

(terminate a relationship):- Soumen broke up all his old friends.

5. Break out :

(begin suddenly):- Coronavirus has broken out in an epidemic from.

6. Break through :

(get through by force):- The thief broke through the gate of the house.

Bring

1. Bring about :

(cause):- Scientific research has brought about amazing progress in civilization.

2. Bring down :

(cause to fall):- The Government is trying to bring down the price of petrol.

3. Bring out :

(publish):- We shall bring out a new magazine.

4. Bring up :

(rear):- Rabinbabu is bringing up his two nephews.

5. Bring back :

(call to mind):- This scene brings many old memories back to one's mind.

6. Bring off :

(achieve successfully):- The skill of Dhoni brought off India's spectacular victory.

7. Bring on :

(cause to happen):- She has wet in rain ; it will bring on his fever again.

Brush

1. Brush aside :

(dispose of ignore):- Rohit brushed away my objections.

2. Brush off :

(rebuff, dismiss abruptly):- He tried to talk with the girl, but she brushed him off.

3. Brush up :

(revive one's former knowledge):- Brush up your History before you sit for the examination.

Burn

1. Burn away :

(continue burning):- The tubelight has been burning away whole day long.

2. Burn out :

(be reduce to nothing by burning):- The stove burnt itself out.

Burst

1. Burst into :

(make something suddenly):- The boy burst into tears on hearing of his father's death.

2. Burst out :

(suddenly begin):- The girl burst out loughing.

3. Burst forth :

(emit suddenly):- The snake burst forth from the bush.

Call

1. Call for :

(demand):- He could not call for an explanation of that simple matter.

2. Call in :

(invite seeking advice):- Please call in a doctor immediately.

3. Call off :

(cancel):- The labourers called off the strike.

4. Call on :

(visit a person):- I called on him last Tuesday.

5. Call up :

(remember):- I could not call up her name.

6. Call upon :

(be summoned):- He was called upon to explain his conduct.

Carry

1. Carry on :

(continue):- Carry on my friend, It's just start.

2. Carry about :

(carry with one):- You need not carry about large sums of money because you can pay money from phonepe.

3. Carry away :

(remove):- The injured people carried away to the Hospital.

4. Carry off :

(kill especially of disease):- Corona carried off thousand of lives.

5. Carry with :

(convince a person to agree):- He carried the audience with him by his motivational speech.

Cast :

1. Cast about :

(make an extensive search):- Jaber is casting about for a job.

2. Cast back :

(recall):- Devashish was casting his mind back to the days of his childhood.

3. Cast out :

(expel):- He cast him out of the house.

Catch

1. Catch at :

(clutch):- A drowning man catches at a straw.

2. Catch on :

(learn):- Rohan is catching on Arabic pronunciation quite fast.

3. Catch out :

(trap):- Why are you trying to catch me out?

4. Catch up with :

(reach up to):- Go ahead, he will catch up with you very soon at the next crossroad.

Check

1. Check in :

(enter by registering name):- He checked in at the office.

2. Check up :

(examine):- Rafik checked up his Corona report.

Clear

1. Clear out :

(empty):- Clear out the room.

2. Clear up :

(solve):- We should have a talk and clear up the misunderstanding between us.

Close

1. Close down :

(discontinue):- The factory has been closed down.

2. Close up :

(come nearer):- He requested me to close up.

Come

1. Come about :

(happen):- The discovery covishield vaccine came about accidentally.

2. Come across :

(find suddenly):- I came across Avishek in the Salt Lake.

3. Come down :

(become lower):- Good news! Suddenly, the price of gold has come down.

4. Come of :

(take birth):- Mahatma Gandhi came of a respectable family.

5. Come off :

(take place):- Our Annual program is coming off soon.

6. Come round :

(recover for illness):- She will soon come round under the treatment of a good doctor.

7. Come upon :

(meet or find by chance):- I came upon that person while he was walking nearby our school.

8. Come up with :

(catch up with overtake):- By now we may come up with him.

Communicate :

1. Communicate to :

(inform):- please communicate his news to his father.

Confer :

1. Confer with :

(consult):- He conferred with his uncle about Gopal's career

Cry

1. Cry down :

(disparage, flay):- The opposition cried down this policy of the government.

2. Cry for :

(demand):- Transgenders are crying for their rights in the society.

3. Cry out :

(shout):- The wounded man cried out in pain.

4. Cry off :

(leave, retreat):- Tajim cried off at last from his earlier decision to contest in the panchayet election.

5. Cry up :

(praise):- we should not cry up our own merits.

6. Cry to :

(plead):- He cried to his friends for help.

Cut

1. Cut down :

2. (reduce):- I have to cut down my experiences to avoid borrowing.

2. Cut off :

(reduce, die prematurely):- The miscreants cut off the electricity and telephone connection.

3. Cut at :

(attack):- The army was ready to cut at the enemy.

4. Cut across :

(transcend or take no account of):- Their concern cuts across normal rivalries.

Deal

1. Deal in :

(do business):- He deal in garments.

2. Deal out :

(distribute):- she deal out the pens among the students.

3. Deal with :

( look after):- Fahim wanted his help to deal with this type of problem.

Die

1. Die out :

(become extinct):- The sutee custom has died out.

Dig

1. Dig out :

(excavate):- They were burried in deep snow-strom and to be dug out.

Do

1. Do for :

(serve a purpose):- This plank will do for a window.

2. Do out :

(clear):- This table needs to be done out.

3. Do without :

(without talking help):- He can do without their help.

Drag

1. Drag in :

(make a reference):- Why did you drag in his family into the discussion.

2. Drag into :

(raise):- They drag movies into every discussion.

Draw

1. Draw in :

(stop):- The bus drew in at the busstand.

2. Draw off :

(fall back):- Some dogs drew off.

3. Draw down :

(get):- A teacher's speech about freedom fighter Matangini Hazra, drew down thunderous claps.

Drive

1. Drive away :

(remove):- Nasim drove the cat away from the courtyard.

2. Drive in :

(press to put some thing inside):- The carpenter is driving nails in the item of furniture.

3. Drive out :

(eradicate):- T drive out superstitions is one of the purpose of education.

Drop

1. Drop out :

(leave):- Many boys in a village have dropped out of school and girl to work for lockdown.

2. Drop in :

(call at without notice):- He dropped in to meet him on his office.

3. Drop by :

(come with a purpose):- If there is anything need, just drop by.

Enter

1. Enter for :

(enlist name):- Enter your name for the debate competition.

Fall

1. Fall away :

(leave own team):- His supporters fell away.

2. Fall back :

(retreat):- Army was compelled to fall back in the face of the assault by the enemy.

3. Fall out :

(quarrel):- Two friends fell out of their misunderstanding.

4. Fall through :

(fail):- The cricket tournament of our village's fell through because of inclement weather.

5. Fall in with :

(agree):- Finally I could not but fall in with his view.

6. Fall off :

(be reduce in number):- In the rainy season the number of tourists in the Digha falls off.

Get

1. Get into :

(do on):- Get into your dress promtly, we will go to the market.

2. Get at :

(reach up to):- The dog could not get at the bone inspite of his hard efforts.

3. Get back :

(return):- The situation will soon get back to normal.

4. Get down :

(to join):- Instead of talking, let us join the meeting.

5. Get up :

(rise):- He gets up at 6 a.m. everyday.

6. Get about :

(move):- Akkash can't get about as much as to do earlier.

7. Get after :

(catch):- It's the job of the police to get after the criminals.

8. Get out :

(go out):- They stood on the road after getting out of the car.

Give

1. Give away :

(distribute):- A philontropist gave away blankets, foods to poor people.

2. Give in :

(surrender):- He had to give in even after fighting bravely.

3. Give off :

(emit):- The dead cat is giving off a bad smell.

4. Give up :

(leave):- Untill, We don't achive our goals, we should not give up.

5. Give out :

(disclose):- Sabir will never give out the truth.

Go

1. Go away :

(depart):- Rahim has gone away from his native village.

2. Go after :

(go in pursuit of):- Abir has gone after a job.

3. Go on :

(continue):- Go on with your studies for higher education.

4. Go through :

(read):- I have gone through your article several times that's really awesome.

5. Go up :

(rise):- Nowadays, the cost of maintaining family is gradually going up.

6. Go in :

(become cloudy):- The mood went in.

Hand

1. Hand down :

(give away for generations to come):- We hand down the torch of liberty to our

2. Hand back :

(return):- He hand back my book in time.

3. Hand in :

(submit):- I have handed in the paragraph to the teacher for assessment.

4. Hand over :

(deliver):- The new flat has been handed over to its owner.

Hang

1. Hang on :

(depend on):- Our problem hangs on only one point.

2. Hang out :

(learn out):- Do not hang out of the balcony.

Hold

1. Hold back :

(hide):- we should not hold back anything from my parents.

2. Hold down :

(lower):- Employers are holding down the wages of the labourers to increase their own profits.

3. Hold in :

(put aside):- It's very difficult to hold in tears in such a tragic situation.

4. Hold on :

(stick to):- Hold on please, mother is coming.

5. Hold off :

(restain):- Please hold off your dog when visitors come.

Keep

1. Keep away from :

(to be at a distance):- Keep away your boys from bad boys.

2. Keep back :

(hold back):- Ashik kept back the news of his illness from me.

3. Keep off :

(cause to stay away from):- Keep off the fire.

4. Keep up :

(maintain):- The man kept up his good work till the end of his

5. Keep on :

(confine):- Keep your discussion to the main point.

6. Keep up with :

(Cope):- We have to keep ourselves up with the changing society.

Knock

1. Knock down :

(run over):- The speeding bus knocked him down.

Laugh

1. Laugh at :

(ridicule):- Don't laugh at the poor people.

Lay

1. Lay aside :

(keep aside):- While eating soumen laid the book aside.

2. Lay by :

(save):- I advised my younger brother laid by some money for his future.

3. Lay down :

(sacrifice):- Many freedom fighter laid down their lives for the freedom of our country.

4. Lay out :

(furnish):- Many books were laid out on the table.

Let

1. Let down :

(disappoint):- He promise he'll never let him down before anyone.

2. Let in :

(allow to come in):- Forgive the boy and let him in.

3. Let out :

(to rent):- My uncle's rooms will be let out for the next year.

4. Let up :

(be stopped):- My friend told me that he expected the rain to let up before.

5. Let off :

(set free):- The bird was let off from the cage.

Look

1. Look after :

(take care):- Every sons should look after their parents in old ages.

2. Look for :

(search):- I am looking for a job.

3. Look out :

(search for):- He has been looking out for a reliable servant.

4. Look over :

(check, examine):- Look over the papers well before buying the flat.

5. Look round :

(turn one's eyes in different directions):- Sabir looked round to see if he was alone.

6. Look down upon :

(hate):- Do not look down upon the poor.

Make

1. Make after :

(chase):- The mob made after the thief just then.

2. Make for :

(go to a certain direction):- The Titanic was making for the American coast.

3. Make out :

(understand):- He is don't trying to make out his friends problem.

4. Make up :

(compensate, decide):- Try to make up for the loss.

5. Make off :

(escape):- The truck made off fast immediately after causing the accident.

Mark

1. Mark down :

(write down):- Mark down the licence number of the truck.

Open

1. Open out :

(express):- She could not open out her anger before so many people.

Pass

1. Pass away :

(die):- Rishi Kapoor the famous actor, passed away.

2. Pass by :

(ignore, go past):- You should not pass by the appeal of your employees.

The river passes by the town.

3. Pass for :

(to be assessed):- She passed for an honest women among her friends.

4. Pass up :

(refuse or neglect an opportunity etc.):- Sourav said that It's a golden opportunity for you, do not pass it up.

5. Pass off :

(end):- The strike has passed off peacefully.

Pay

1. Pay back :

(take revenge):- He will pay him back in his own coin.

2. Pay in :

(pay money in to the bank account):- Every month he pay in his brother's hostel fees.

3. Pay off :

(yield good results):- He paid off all the dues to electricity bill.

4. Pay out :

(pay money):- He had to pay out a huge sum for his brother's admission to a engineering college.

Pick

1. Pick up :

(recover gradually):- After prolonged treatment her health is picking up.

Put

1. Put about :

(spread):- A rumour has been put about that he is the man of the match in cricket tournament.

2. Put on :

(wear):- Gopal put on a new jeans and T-shirt on his birthday.

3. Put off :

(evade, postpone):- The football match was put off due to bad wather.

4. Put out :

(extinguish):- Put out the lamp before you go to the bed.

5. Put down :

(supress, record in writing):- The child put down it desire.

6. Put up with :

(tolerate):- He can't put up with such insolence.

Run

1. Run after :

(chase):- Two pedestrian ran after the fleeing pickpocket.

2. Run away :

(escape):- The little boy ran away from his home for fear of being beaten.

3. Run over :

(knock down or crush):- The speeding bus ran over the cow.

4. Run out :

(exhaust):- I have run out of pen's ink.

5. Run into :

(involve in debt etc.):- The have run into debt.

See

1. See about :

(attend to):- Let me see about an increase in your salary.

2. See off :

(be present at the departure):- We saw him off at the airport.

3. See through :

(detect the true nature):- I have seen through your actual purpose.

Send

1. Send for :

(summon):- He said, “The Pradhan ought to be sent for”.

Set

1. Set in :

(start):- Now, the movie has set in.

2. Set on :

(urge to attack):- The naughty boy set the dog on me.

3. Set out :

(begin a journey):- We set out on our South India's tour for two weeks.

4. Set up :

(start a business, establish):- His uncle is starting a new poultry farm business.

5. Set down :

(record in writing):- The students were asked to set down their experience of travel.

Stand

1. Stand by :

(assist, abide by):- I shall always stand by you in movements of danger.

2. Stand out :

(outstanding):- Tagore's poetry stands out from that of any other poet.

Take

1. Take after :

(resemble):- He takes after his father.

2. Take for :

(mistake in guessing):- He took the lady for his mother.

3. Take down :

(write down spoken words):- Take down the notes he is dictating now.

4. Take over :

(take control):- He took over charge from his superior officer.

5. Take off :

(rise from the land):- Some times ago, take off the plane.

Talk

1. Talk to :

(rebuse):- She will talk to her on this point.

2. Talk over :

(discuss):- I shall talk the matter over with Rohit.

Tell

1. Tell against :

(get in the way):- Your laziness will tell against your success.

2. Tell upon :

(affect):- Over- exercise tells upon our health.

Turn

1. Turn away :

(turn to face in another direction):- She turned her face away in utter hatred.

2. Turn down :

(reject):- He turned down his proposal.

3. Turn up :

(appear):- Suddenly he turned up at night.

4. Turn out :

(become):- Th boy turned out to be a motivational speaker.

5. Turn against :

(become hostile):- His friends turned against him.

Work

1. Work out :

(solve):- He has worked out the answer of this difficult question.

2. Work at :

(be involved in):- He has been working at it over a long period of time.

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