A Phrasal Verb is a combination of a verb with a preposition or adverb (or both) that has a single meaning different from the simple addition of its parts.
Examples:
✓ give up = surrender (give = देना, up = ऊपर, but "give up" = छोड़ देना)
✓ look after = take care (look = देखना, but "look after" = देखभाल करना)
✓ break down = stop functioning (break = तोड़ना, but "break down" = खराब हो जाना)
Important Note: In exams, you need to fill in the blank with the correct form of the phrasal verb given in brackets.
1. Break away (कैद से छुटकर भाग जाना)
✓ The prisoners broke away from the jail.
2. Break down (कोई मशीन खराब हो जाना, स्वास्थ्य खराब होना, दुःख से टूट जाना)
✓ I was going to Delhi yesterday by car. It broke down on the way.
✓ After years of overwork his health broke down.
✓ When he heard the news of his mother's death, he broke down completely.
3. Break into (जबरन घुस जाना, एकाएक शुरू करना)
✓ The burglars broke into my house and took away my belongings.
✓ Hearing the speech the audience broke into laughter.
4. Break out (एकाएक फैल जाना - लड़ाई, महामारी, बीमारी, हिंसा, आग, युद्ध)
✓ Flu has broken out in Bihar.
✓ A fire broke out in the village during the night.
5. Break off (अचानक रुक जाना, अचानक सम्बन्ध विच्छेद करना)
✓ They were arguing, but broke off when I came into the room.
✓ His engagement has been broken off.
6. Break with (झगड़ा करना, दोस्ती समाप्त करना, छोड़ना)
✓ Ramesh broke with Sohan on a trifling matter.
✓ It is very difficult to break with old habits.
✓ People should break with useless customs.
7. Break up (का अंत होना या समाप्त होना या टूट जाना)
✓ The meeting broke up in confusion.
✓ The ship broke up on the rocks.
1. Bring about (घटित होने के कारण होना, लाना/बनाना)
✓ His evil ways brought about his ruin.
✓ He wants to bring about new changes in the education system.
2. Bring in (उत्पन्न करना, कमाना, लाभ पहुंचाना)
✓ He does odd jobs that bring him in fifty rupees a day.
✓ The auction of this house will bring in Rs. 50,000.
3. Bring down (कम करना, गिराना)
✓ The government is trying to bring down prices.
✓ The storm brought down many trees.
4. Bring up (पालन-पोषण करना)
✓ Parents must bring up their children well.
5. Bring out (प्रकाशित करना)
✓ When will the publisher bring out your new book?
✓ Bring out the meaning of the passage.
6. Bring forth (उत्पन्न करना)
✓ Evil minded persons bring forth evil thoughts.
7. Bring forward (सामने रखना या जानकारी में लाना)
✓ In the legislative assembly he brought forward a proposal for the good of farmers.
8. Bring round (विचार परिवर्तित करना)
✓ After a lot of argument I brought him round to my point of view.
9. Bring on (पैदा करना)
✓ Dirt often brings on disease.
10. Bring over (पक्ष में लाना)
✓ My arguments brought him over to my view.
✓ Nobody can bring over the ways of fortune.
11. Bring under (अधीन करना)
✓ Akbar could not bring Rana Pratap under.
12. Bring back (याद दिलाना, लौटाना)
✓ Your letter brought back memories of my childhood.
✓ Please bring back all library books by the end of the month.
13. Bring to mind (स्मरण करना)
✓ I have taught in various institutions but I don't bring to mind the names of all my students.
1. Carry out (आदेश पालन करना, पूरा करना)
✓ You must carry out my orders.
✓ It is difficult to carry out the project so easily.
2. Carry on (जारी रखना)
✓ He is carrying on his business successfully.
✓ He carried on his studies even after his failure.
3. Carry off (जीतना)
✓ Manish carried off the first prize in the debate competition.
4. Carry through (समाप्त करना)
✓ He is not very talented but his self confidence will carry him through.
5. Carry away (अपहरण करना)
✓ Prithivi Raj carried away Sanyogita.
✓ He was carried away by his beauty.
6. Carry over (स्थगित करना)
✓ There was not time to discuss the proposal so the committee carried it over to the next meeting.
1. Come off (सम्पन्न होना या घटित होना, किसी से अलग होना या टूट जाना)
✓ Her marriage come off next month.
✓ The button has come off my shirt.
2. Come round (पुनः होश में आना, स्वस्थ होना)
✓ He fainted but come round soon.
✓ He is coming round soon from his illness.
3. Come about (घटित होना)
✓ How did it come about?
✓ I cannot tell you how it came about.
4. Come down (मूल्य कम होना)
✓ The price of gold has come down.
5. Come by (प्राप्त करना)
✓ How did you come by such a beautiful diamond?
✓ He came by his wealth by dishonest means.
6. Come in (अंदर आना)
✓ May I come in, Sir?
7. Come of (सम्भ्रान्त कुल से होना)
✓ Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri came of a poor family.
8. Come on (आना)
✓ You go first. I will come on later.
9. Come upon (आक्रमण करना, अचानक मिलना)
✓ Rana Sanga came upon the enemy with full force.
✓ I come upon a wild bear in this forest.
10. Come across (अचानक मुलाकात होना)
✓ I came across my friend in the train.
✓ Who can say that he has never come across any difficulty in his life?
11. Come out (प्रकाशित होना, बाहर आना)
✓ His new book will come out soon.
✓ He has not come out of his house today.
12. Come forward (मदद हेतु आगे आना)
✓ Several people come forward to help the poor widow.
13. Come up to (तक पहुंचना)
✓ The water came up to my waist.
14. Come along/on (किसी के साथ आना)
✓ Come along/on with me.
15. Come at (पहुंचना)
✓ Ramesh at last come at the right conclusion.
16. Come to (बराबर होना)
✓ Your debt comes to one thousand rupees.
17. Come back (लौटना)
✓ My friend will come back from Japan next month.
18. Come for (ले जाने के लिए आना)
✓ Has anyone come for that book yet?
19. Come under (अंतर्गत आना)
✓ All the departments of the districts come under the collector.
1. Get up (उठना/जागना)
✓ I always get up at 5 o'clock in the morning.
2. Get back (लौट आना/लौटना)
✓ You should get back by 5 p.m.
✓ When will you get back from Bombay?
3. Get off / Get down (ट्रेन/घोड़े आदि से उतरना)
✓ I am getting off the train at the next station.
✓ The policeman told the child to get off the pony.
4. Get about (एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर जाना - इधर-उधर घूमना)
✓ Considering his age, the old man gets about a great deal.
5. Get into (प्रवेश करना)
✓ He got into the bus for Delhi.
6. Get on (चढ़ना - बस, घोड़ा आदि में, उन्नति करना)
✓ He got on his bicycle/his horse.
✓ He is getting on very well at school.
7. Get along (मेल मिलाप से रहना, प्रगति करना/उन्नति करना)
✓ The two neighbours are getting along quite nicely.
✓ How are you getting along/on with your English studies?
8. Get through (सफल होना)
✓ He worked hard to get through the examination.
✓ I am sure he will get through his examination.
9. Get rid of (छुटकारा पाना)
✓ I want to get rid of my lazy servant.
10. Get at (तक पहुंचना)
✓ The fox could not get at the grapes.
✓ You can get at the highest post only by hard work.
11. Get round (काम के लिए राजी करना)
✓ She knows how to get round her mother.
12. Get together (विचार विमर्श के लिए मिलना)
✓ Management should get together with the union.
13. Get away (भाग जाना)
✓ The police could come the thief got away from the jail.
✓ I am afraid I can't get away from the office.
14. Get away with (धोखा देने में सफल होना)
✓ The thief got away with the purse he had picked.
15. Get by (गुजारा करना)
✓ Work hard and get by this job.
✓ How can a poor labourer get by on such low wages?
16. Get on with (सहयोग करना)
✓ He does not know how to get on with his neighbours.
✓ She found it impossible to get on with her mother-in-law.
17. Get over (कठिनाइयों को जीत लेना, स्वस्थ हो जाना)
✓ He easily get over these difficulties.
✓ She took two weeks to get over the shock.
18. Get out (of) (बाहर निकलना)
✓ Please get out of bad habits.
✓ The lion got out of its cage.
19. Get down/off (उतरना)
✓ He is too weak to get down the stairs.
✓ Please get down your horse.
1. Put down (दबाना - विद्रोह, लिख लेना)
✓ It is not easy to put down a rebellion.
✓ Here is my address put it down before you forget it.
2. Put across (सफलता पूर्वक समझाना)
✓ He could not put across her ideas in the meeting.
3. Put forward (विचार के लिए प्रस्तुत करना)
✓ He put forward a new theory.
✓ The case was put forward in the meeting.
4. Put in (आवेदन पत्र देना)
✓ He has put in an application for the post.
✓ He has put in his claim for land.
5. Put on (पहनना)
✓ He put on his glasses and took the letter from my hand.
6. Put off (स्थगित करना, उतारना)
✓ The meeting has been put off until next week.
✓ Put off your hat and come in.
7. Put out (बुझाना)
✓ Put out the lamp.
✓ Let me put out the light.
8. Put up with (बर्दाश्त करना)
✓ I cannot put up with this insult.
✓ We have to put up with a lot of noise when the children are at home.
9. Put up (ठहरना/रुकना, पेश करना)
✓ Where is he putting up these days?
✓ He put up the file to the officer.
10. Put by (बचाना)
✓ One must put by some money every month.
11. Put forth (प्रयोग में लाना)
✓ He put forth all skill to defeat me.
12. Put to death (मार देना)
✓ Many persons were put to death at the time of the partition of India.
13. Put away (हटाकर अलग रखना)
✓ Put your toys away children.
14. Put back (पूर्ववत कर देना)
✓ When you have finished with the book, put it back on the table.
15. Put over (सफलता पूर्वक पूर्ण करना)
✓ An administrator who puts over his job smoothly, is praised.
16. Put into (घसीटना)
✓ Don't put me into the argument.
1. Turn up (हाजिर होना/लाना, घटित होना)
✓ About 50 candidates turned up for interview.
✓ No one can say what will turn up tomorrow.
2. Turn against (खिलाफत करना)
✓ Why have you turned against me?
✓ His friends turned against him due to his bad habits.
3. Turn off (बन्द करना)
✓ Turn off the water tap/radio/lights.
4. Turn down (अस्वीकार करना)
✓ His application for leave was turned down.
✓ He turned down my request.
5. Turn on (खोल देना या शुरू करना)
✓ Turn on the radio.
✓ Don't turn on the tap so frequently.
6. Turn out (निकाल देना)
✓ As he was disturbing the class, he was turned out of the class.
7. Turn away (बर्खास्त करना)
✓ An old man was turned away by the manager.
8. Turn over (पलटी खाना, निश्चित राशि से व्यापार करना)
✓ Please turn over the page of the book.
✓ How much is your turn over per year?
9. Turn to (ध्यान देना)
✓ After finishing her work, she turned to her daughter.
10. Turn into (परिवर्तित होना)
✓ Water turns into vapour.
11. Turn about (घूमना)
✓ You just turn about, you will see a very amusing scene.
1. broke off 2. broke in 3. broke down 4. broken with 5. broke out
6. bring on 7. carry on 8. come forward 9. get down 10. put up
1. broke down 2. broke away 3. brought up 4. bringing out 5. carried out
6. carry off 7. came off 8. getting about 9. put up with 10. turned on
2007: carry on | brought up | getting on
2008: broke off | come round | getting on
2009: carry out | put out | turned out
2010: get up | broken out | came across
2022: broke down | bring up | gets along
2023: put off
2024: carried out | get away
2025: broke into | gets up
| Phrasal Verb | Hindi Meaning | Quick Example |
|---|---|---|
| break away | भाग जाना | Prisoners broke away |
| break down | खराब होना | Car broke down |
| break into | जबरन घुसना | Thieves broke into house |
| break out | फैलना | Fire broke out |
| break off | संबंध विच्छेद | Engagement broke off |
| break with | छोड़ना | Break with old habits |
| break up | समाप्त होना | Meeting broke up |
| bring about | लाना | Bring about changes |
| bring down | कम करना | Bring down prices |
| bring up | पालन-पोषण | Parents bring up children |
| bring out | प्रकाशित करना | Bring out a book |
| bring forward | प्रस्तुत करना | Bring forward proposal |
| bring round | मनाना | Brought him round |
| carry out | पूरा करना | Carry out orders |
| carry on | जारी रखना | Carry on business |
| carry off | जीतना | Carry off prize |
| come across | अचानक मिलना | Came across friend |
| come off | घटित होना | Marriage came off |
| come round | होश में आना | Patient came round |
| come forward | आगे आना | Come forward to help |
| get up | उठना | Get up at 6 am |
| get off | उतरना | Get off the bus |
| get on | उन्नति करना | Getting on well |
| get through | पास होना | Got through exam |
| get rid of | छुटकारा पाना | Get rid of problem |
| get away | भाग जाना | Thief got away |
| put off | स्थगित करना | Put off meeting |
| put on | पहनना | Put on shoes |
| put out | बुझाना | Put out fire |
| put up with | सहन करना | Can't put up with noise |
| put forward | प्रस्तुत करना | Put forward idea |
| turn on | चालू करना | Turn on light |
| turn off | बंद करना | Turn off fan |
| turn down | अस्वीकार करना | Turned down request |
| turn out | निकाल देना | Turned out of class |
| turn up | हाजिर होना | 50 students turned up |
1. Look after (देखभाल करना)
✓ Who will look after you when you are old?
✓ She looks after the children very well.
2. Look for (खोजना)
✓ I am looking for my keys.
✓ She is looking for a new job.
3. Look into (जाँच करना)
✓ The police are looking into the matter.
✓ The committee will look into this complaint.
4. Look up (शब्दकोश में देखना, मिलने जाना)
✓ Look up this word in the dictionary.
✓ I will look you up when I visit Delhi.
5. Look down upon (घृणा करना, नीचा समझना)
✓ We should not look down upon the poor.
✓ He looks down upon manual labour.
6. Look forward to (प्रतीक्षा करना)
✓ I am looking forward to meeting you.
✓ Children look forward to holidays.
7. Look out (सावधान रहना)
✓ Look out! A car is coming.
✓ Look out for pickpockets in the market.
8. Look over (जाँचना, निरीक्षण करना)
✓ The teacher looked over the answer sheets.
✓ Please look over this document before signing.
9. Look through (ध्यान से पढ़ना)
✓ I have looked through your report.
✓ Look through the instructions carefully.
10. Look up to (आदर करना)
✓ Children should look up to their parents.
✓ Everyone looks up to honest people.
11. Look about (इधर-उधर देखना)
✓ He looked about for a place to sit.
12. Look on (तमाशा देखना, मानना)
✓ The crowd just looked on while the man drowned.
✓ I look on him as my elder brother.
1. Make out (समझना, पहचानना)
✓ I cannot make out what he says.
✓ Can you make out his handwriting?
2. Make up (मनगढ़ंत बनाना, सजाना, पूरा करना)
✓ He made up a story to deceive us.
✓ She spent hours making up her face.
✓ He must make up the loss.
3. Make for (की ओर जाना)
✓ He made for the door when he heard the noise.
✓ The ship made for the port.
4. Make off (भाग जाना)
✓ The thief made off with the jewellery.
✓ Seeing the police, the burglars made off.
5. Make over (हस्तांतरित करना)
✓ He made over all his property to his son.
6. Make up for (क्षतिपूर्ति करना)
✓ He worked hard to make up for the lost time.
✓ Nothing can make up for the loss of health.
7. Make up one's mind (निर्णय करना)
✓ I have made up my mind to study abroad.
8. Make good (सफल होना, क्षतिपूर्ति करना)
✓ He made good in life by hard work.
✓ The company made good the damage.
9. Make away with (नष्ट करना, चुरा लेना)
✓ The servant made away with the cash.
10. Make believe (दिखावा करना)
✓ He made believe that he was ill.
1. Take after (सदृश होना - माता-पिता से)
✓ She takes after her mother in looks.
✓ He takes after his father in intelligence.
2. Take off (उड़ान भरना, उतारना)
✓ The plane took off at 9 a.m.
✓ Take off your shoes before entering.
3. Take up (अपनाना, शुरू करना)
✓ He took up painting as a hobby.
✓ She took up the job of a teacher.
4. Take down (लिखना, उतारना)
✓ Please take down the notes carefully.
✓ The old building was taken down.
5. Take in (धोखा देना, समझना)
✓ Don't be taken in by his sweet words.
✓ I couldn't take in what he said.
6. Take over (अधिकार में लेना)
✓ He took over the company after his father's death.
✓ The new manager will take over next week.
7. Take to (आदत पड़ जाना, पसंद करना)
✓ He has taken to drinking.
✓ I took to him at once.
8. Take for (समझना, मानना)
✓ I took him for an honest man.
✓ Don't take me for a fool.
9. Take back (वापस लेना)
✓ I take back what I said about you.
10. Take out (निकालना)
✓ He took out his wallet from his pocket.
11. Take place (होना, घटित होना)
✓ The meeting took place yesterday.
✓ When will the wedding take place?
12. Take care of (देखभाल करना)
✓ Who will take care of your parents?
1. Give up (छोड़ देना, हार मानना)
✓ He gave up smoking last year.
✓ Never give up hope.
2. Give in (हार मानना, समर्पण करना)
✓ The enemy gave in after a long fight.
✓ He gave in to my request.
3. Give away (दान देना, रहस्य खोलना)
✓ He gave away all his wealth to the poor.
✓ Don't give away my secret.
4. Give out (वितरित करना, समाप्त होना)
✓ The teacher gave out the question papers.
✓ His patience gave out at last.
5. Give off (निकालना - गंध, गैस)
✓ The flower gives off a sweet smell.
✓ This chemical gives off poisonous gas.
6. Give back (वापस करना)
✓ Please give back my book.
7. Give over (सौंपना)
✓ The thief was given over to the police.
8. Give rise to (जन्म देना, कारण बनना)
✓ Unemployment gives rise to many social problems.
9. Give way (टूट जाना, झुकना)
✓ The bridge gave way under the heavy load.
✓ He gave way to his emotions.
10. Give forth (प्रकट करना)
✓ The speaker gave forth his views on education.
Set about (शुरू करना) - He set about his work with enthusiasm.
Set aside (बचाना) - Set aside some money for emergencies.
Set off/out (यात्रा शुरू करना) - They set off for Delhi early morning.
Set up (स्थापित करना) - He set up a new business.
Set in (शुरू होना) - Winter has set in.
Set free (मुक्त करना) - The prisoners were set free.
Call on (मिलने जाना) - I called on my uncle yesterday.
Call off (रद्द करना) - The match was called off due to rain.
Call for (माँग करना) - The situation calls for immediate action.
Call in (बुलाना) - The doctor was called in at midnight.
Call up (फोन करना, याद करना) - I will call you up tonight.
Call upon (अनुरोध करना) - He was called upon to speak.
Fall back (पीछे हटना) - The army fell back before the enemy.
Fall in (कतार में लगना) - The soldiers fell in for parade.
Fall out (झगड़ना) - The two friends fell out over money.
Fall through (असफल होना) - Our plan fell through.
Fall upon/on (हमला करना) - The robbers fell upon the travellers.
Fall short of (कमी रहना) - His performance fell short of expectations.
Run after (पीछा करना) - The dog ran after the cat.
Run away (भाग जाना) - The thief ran away.
Run into (अचानक मिलना) - I ran into my old friend at the mall.
Run out of (समाप्त होना) - We have run out of sugar.
Run over (कुचल देना) - The car ran over a dog.
Run through (जल्दी से पढ़ना) - Please run through this report.
Don't try to memorize randomly. Learn all phrasal verbs with one base verb (BREAK, BRING, etc.) together. This creates mental associations.
Understanding particle meanings helps guess meanings:
Always learn phrasal verbs with example sentences. "Break down" with "The car broke down" is easier to remember than just "break down = खराब होना".
Many phrasal verbs have multiple meanings. For example:
RBSE frequently repeats certain phrasal verbs. Focus on: break down, bring up, carry out, get up, put off, turn out, come across.
❌ Mistake 1: Confusing Similar Phrasal Verbs
Wrong: The fire broke down in the factory.
Correct: The fire broke out in the factory.
Break down = machine stops working | Break out = spread suddenly (fire, disease, war)
❌ Mistake 2: Using Wrong Preposition
Wrong: I came cross my old friend.
Correct: I came across my old friend.
The preposition is fixed and cannot be changed.
❌ Mistake 3: Wrong Tense Form
Wrong: He breaked down after hearing the news.
Correct: He broke down after hearing the news.
Use irregular verb forms: break-broke-broken, bring-brought-brought, get-got-got
❌ Mistake 4: Missing Required Preposition
Wrong: I cannot put up your behaviour.
Correct: I cannot put up with your behaviour.
Some phrasal verbs need an additional preposition: put up with, get rid of, look forward to
❌ Mistake 5: Confusing Bring Up and Bring Out
Wrong: The publisher will bring up a new book.
Correct: The publisher will bring out a new book.
Bring up = raise children | Bring out = publish
❌ Mistake 6: Confusing Get On and Get Up
Wrong: I get on at 6 a.m. every day.
Correct: I get up at 6 a.m. every day.
Get up = wake up/rise | Get on = board a vehicle, make progress
❌ Mistake 7: Using Put Off vs Put Out
Wrong: The meeting has been put out till tomorrow.
Correct: The meeting has been put off till tomorrow.
Put off = postpone | Put out = extinguish (fire, light)
get up - rise from bed | get on/off - board/leave vehicle | set off/out - begin journey
turn up - arrive | come back - return | run away - escape
break away - escape | get away - escape | make for - head towards
give up - stop doing | break off - end suddenly | break up - end
call off - cancel | put off - postpone | turn off - switch off
break down - stop working | fall through - fail
break out - start suddenly | set up - establish | carry on - continue
take up - start (hobby/job) | turn on - switch on | set in - begin
bring about - cause to happen
look after - take care of | bring up - raise (children) | fall out - quarrel
get along/on with - have good relationship | look up to - respect
look down upon - despise | break with - end friendship
find out - discover | make out - understand | look into - investigate
come across - find by chance | look up - search (dictionary)
take in - understand | run into - meet unexpectedly
carry out - complete (task) | carry off - win | get through - pass (exam)
bring off - succeed | put over - complete successfully
make good - succeed
put up with - tolerate | get over - recover from | get rid of - eliminate
give in - surrender | give way - collapse/yield
| Phrasal Verb | Hindi Meaning | Quick Example |
|---|---|---|
| look after | देखभाल करना | Look after the baby |
| look for | खोजना | Looking for keys |
| look into | जाँच करना | Police looking into |
| look up | देखना (शब्दकोश) | Look up the word |
| look down upon | घृणा करना | Don't look down upon poor |
| look forward to | प्रतीक्षा करना | Looking forward to meeting |
| look up to | आदर करना | Look up to elders |
| make out | समझना | Can't make out his writing |
| make up | मनगढ़ंत बनाना | Made up a story |
| make off | भाग जाना | Thief made off |
| make up for | क्षतिपूर्ति | Make up for lost time |
| take after | सदृश होना | Takes after mother |
| take off | उड़ान भरना | Plane took off |
| take up | अपनाना | Took up painting |
| take over | अधिकार लेना | Took over company |
| take in | धोखा देना | Don't be taken in |
| give up | छोड़ देना | Gave up smoking |
| give in | हार मानना | Enemy gave in |
| give away | दान देना | Gave away wealth |
| give out | वितरित करना | Gave out papers |
| give rise to | कारण बनना | Gives rise to problems |
| set off/out | यात्रा शुरू | Set off for Delhi |
| set up | स्थापित करना | Set up business |
| call on | मिलने जाना | Called on uncle |
| call off | रद्द करना | Match called off |
| fall out | झगड़ना | Friends fell out |
| run out of | समाप्त होना | Run out of sugar |
| run into | अचानक मिलना | Ran into old friend |
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