Phrasal verbs 10
|Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
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Part with | to give something to somebody else, especially something that you would prefer to keep | Make sure you read the contract before parting with any money. |
Pass away | to die. People say ‘pass away’ to avoid saying ‘die’. | Sadly, Georgia’s uncle PASSED AWAY yesterday after a short illness. |
Pass by | to go past | The procession passed right by my front door. |
Pass off | (of an event) to take place and be completed in a particular way | The demonstration passed off peacefully. |
Pass on | to give something to somebody else, especially after receiving it or using it yourself | Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it. |
Pass over | to not consider somebody for promotion in a job, especially when they deserve it or think that they deserve it | They PASSED him OVER and made his assistant the new director. |
Pass over | to ignore or avoid something | They chose to pass over her rude remarks. |
Pass through | to go through a town, etc., stopping there for a short time but not staying | We were passing through, so we thought we’d come and say hello. I didn’t see much as I was only PASSING THROUGH the town. |
Pull off | (of a vehicle or its driver) to leave the road in order to stop for a short time একটু থেমে জিরিয়ে নেওয়া | I pulled off the road and rested for a while. |
Put aside | to save something or keep it available to use-সরিয়ে রাখা | We put some money aside every month for our retirement. |
Put away | to put something in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it-ছেড়ে বা রেখে আসা | I’m just going to put the car away (= in the garage). |
Put by | to save money for a particular purpose-সঞ্চয় করা বা সরিয়ে রাখা | I’m putting by part of my wages every week to buy a bike. |
Put down | a remark or criticism that is intended to make somebody look or feel stupid-সমালোচনা করে দমিয়ে রাখা | She couldn’t think of a good put-down quickly enough. |
Put off | Take off – খুলে ফেলা | Put off your shoe before entering the mosque. |
Put off | Postpone-মুলতবী রাখা | The concert been PUT OFF until next month because the singer’s got a throat infection. |
Put on | Deceive, lie-ধোঁকা বা ভাওতা দেওয়া | I am not PUTTING you ON. |
Put out | to stop something from burning or shining-নিভান | Firefighters soon put the fire out. |
Put to | to cause somebody trouble, difficulty, etc. সমস্যা সৃষ্টি করা | I hope we’re not putting you to too much trouble. |
Put up | to raise something or put it in a higher position-টাঙান বা উপরে তোলা | She’s put her hair up. |
Run after | Chase, pursue-ধাওয়া করা | The police RAN AFTER the guy who’d stolen it, but he was too fast for them. |
Run away | Escape from people chasing you-পালিয়ে যাওয়া | He RAN AWAY from his attackers. |
Run away | Leave home because of problems with other family members or to elope-বারী থেকে পালিয়ে যাওয়া | She RAN AWAY to avoid a forced marriage. |
Run into | to meet somebody by chance-দৈবাৎ দেখা পাওয়া | I RAN INTO James in a bar in the City on Friday. |
Run into | to reach a particular level or amount-নির্দিষ্ট পরিমানে পৌঁছান | Her income runs into six figures (= is more than £100000, $100000, etc.). |
Run on | Be powered by-চালিত হওয়া | The van RUNS ON diesel. |
Run on | to continue without stopping; to continue longer than is necessary or expected-চালু রাখা | The meeting will finish promptly—I don’t want it to run on. |
Run out of | Have none left-নিঃশেষ হওয়া | We’ve RUN OUT OF sugar; I’m going to the shops for some. |
Run over | to read through or practise something quickly-চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া | She ran over her notes before giving the lecture. |
Run over | Hit with a vehicle-গাড়ী(দিয়ে) চাপা দেওয়া | The driver couldn’t stop in time and RAN the fox OVER when it ran in front of his car. |
Round out | Make something more complete-সম্পূর্ন করা | They ROUNDED OUT the team when they played. |