| Act for |
किसी के बदले उसके स्थान पर कार्य करना |
The senior clerk was asked to act for head clear when he went on leave. |
| Act upon |
प्रभावित करना |
Heat acts upon bodies and causes them to expand |
| Act upon |
भरोसा रखना, भरोसा रखकर कार्यवाही करना |
Acting upon a witness’ evidence the police caught the thief. |
| Agree with |
उप्युक्क्त, योग्य होना |
Oil does not agree with my stomach. |
| Answer for |
जिम्मेदार होना |
Every man must answer for his actions to god. |
| Ask after |
किसी व्यक्ति के बारे में पूछताछ करना |
He was asking after you when i meet him this morning. |
| Ask for |
मांग लेना |
You can ask for anything you need. |
| Attend on |
सेवा, सत्कार करना |
Acting as a good hostess she attended on her guests well. |
| Back out |
दिए हुए वचन से मुकर जाना |
He had promised me two hundred rupees but latter he backed out from his words. |
| Back on |
सहमत होना, सहमती देना |
Let us call back on his demands. |
| Be off |
चले जाना |
The concert will be on till nine p.m. |
| Be over |
चालू, घटित होना |
After the picture will be over we will go home. |
| Be up |
समाप्त होना |
Time is going to be up, hand over your copies. |
| Be up |
समाप्त होना (समय) |
He will be up at five in the morning. |
| Bear down |
बिस्तर से उठना |
The dictator bore down all opposition. |
| Bear down |
जबरदस्ती उखाड़ फेकना, दबा देना |
The president bore down all dissent. |
| Bear on |
साथ सबंधित होना |
Does this book bear on the same subject as that. |
| Bear out |
साबित करना, आधार देना |
If the evidence bear out the charge, mahesh will be convicted for armed robbery. |
| Bear with |
बर्दास्त करना |
It is very difficult to bear with rani’s bad temper. |
| Beat back |
पीछे हटना |
The flame beat back the fireman. |
| Beat off |
हमले का डटकर सामना करना, हमलावर को पीछे हटाना. |
In the battle of waterloo the british beat off napoleon. |
| Believe in |
विश्वास करना |
I do not believe in astrology. |
| Bid fair |
अच्छी सम्भावना होना |
His coaching has been so good that he bids fair to win the race. |
| Bind over |
क़ानूनी बंधन रखना |
The man was bound over the court not to indulge in any criminal activity for at least six months. |
| Blow down |
तूफान से गिरना |
The storm last night blew down many big trees. |
| Blow out |
बुझाना |
On her birthday she blew out fifteen candles on her cake. |
| Blow over |
नुकसान न करते हुए चले जाना, खत्महोना |
We hope that this crisis will blow over and be forgotten. |
| Blow up |
विस्फोट करना,होना |
The retreating army blew up all the bridges. |
| Blow up |
अचानक गुस्सा होना |
I did not understand why he below up at my answer. |
| Border upon |
निकट होना |
His ranting bordered upon madness. |
| Break away |
अपने को बंधन से छुड़ाकर भागना |
The horseman tried to hold the horse by the bridle, but the horse broke away. |
| Break down |
(यंत्र का) खराबी के कारण बंद पड़ना, रुकना |
Our car broke down on the way to agra. |
| Break down |
भावना के उद्वेग से रो पड़ना |
She broke down at his departure. |
| Break down |
विश्लेशण करना, अलग अलग सूची बनाना |
If you break down the figures you will found out your mistake. |
| Break in |
(घोड़े को) सिखाना |
How much time will you need to break in this horse. |
| Break in |
(दरवाजा आदि) जबरदस्ती खोलना |
We had to break in the room when there was no response for her. |
| Break into |
चोरी से अथवा जबरदस्ती अंदर घुसना |
The thieves broke into the bank and stole the money from its lockers. |
| Break loose |
खुल जाना,बंधन टूटना |
During the storm the boat broke loose from its anchor and was washed away by strong current. |
| Break loose |
भागना |
The buffalo broke loose the rope and ran away. |
| Break off |
अचानक रुकना, खत्म करना |
She was saying something, but broke off as she saw him. |
| Break out |
अचानक आरम्भ होना |
No one could tell the police how the fire broke out. |
| Break up |
लड़ाई-झगड़ा रोकना |
He intervened to broke up the quarrel. |
| Break up |
तितर-बितर होना, करना |
The police as resorted to a lathi charge to break up the crowd. |
| Break with |
मेंत्री टूटना, तोडना |
Vijay and arun were close friend, but they seem to have broken off now. |
| Bring about |
बनाना, घटित करना |
The new government brought about many reforms. |
| Bring forward |
प्रस्ताव रखना |
The proposal he brought forward did not seem practical. |
| Bring in |
इक्कठा करना, बिक्री से कमाना |
How much does your monthly sale bring in? |
| Bring off |
कठिन एंव अनपेक्षित कार्य संपन कर दिखाना |
The touring indian cricket team in england brought off a spectacular victory. |
| Bring on |
पैदा करना |
Dirt of brings on diseases. |
| Bring out |
बाहर निकालना |
War the bring out the worst in people. |
| Bring to |
सचेतन करना, होश में लाना |
The unconscious man was brought to consciousness by a passer by through artificial respiration. |
| Bring under |
दबाना, ऊपर अधिकार जमाना |
The king brought under the rebels and established pease in his kingdom. |
| Bring up |
(बच्चे का) लालन-पालन कर |
Anil was brought up by his uncle. |
| Brush off |
अशिष्टिता से किसी को चलता करना |
As he became irritating she had to brush him off. |
| Buckle to |
कम में जुट जाना |
With his examinations round the corner ramesh has to buckle to at once. |
| Build up |
बढ़ाना, मजबूत करना |
You need a good tonic to build up your strength after your recent illness. |
| Burn down |
जलकर नष्ट करना या करना |
The house was completely burnt down in the great fire in the city. |
| Call at |
घर पर मिलने जाना |
I called at my friends place to inquire about his health. |
| Call at |
रुकना |
This ship in not call at cochin. |
| Call for |
लेने के लिए जाना |
The washer man called for the wash. |
| Call for |
आवयश्कता होना |
Good painting calls a great skill. |
| Call off |
रद्द करना |
I had to call off the party because my wife’s illness. |
| Call on |
मिलने जाना |
The visiting australian prime minister called on the president. |
| Care for |
अच्छा लगना, पसंद करना |
Would you care for cup a tea. |
| Care for |
रक्षा, निगरानी करना, भरण-पोषण करना |
Mother theresa cares for many an orphan. |
| Carry on |
चलू रखना,कार्य करते रहना |
Despite the accident they carried on with the show. |
| Carry out |
संपन, पूण करना, आदेश का पालन करना |
My secretary carries out her duties very efficiently. |
| Carry through |
कार्य संपन करना |
It required lot of effort for the engineers to carry through the building construction. |
| Catch on |
समझ में आना |
When he explained his plan i caught on to his motive. |
| Catch up |
किसी के बराबर पहुंच जाना |
He ran so fast that it was difficult to catch up with him. |
| Cave in |
गिरना, ढह जाना |
On account of a major earthquake recently the outer wall of our house caved in. |
| Change hands |
(जाय्दात, माकन की) मिलकियत बदलना |
This house changed hands twice during the last ten years. |
| Check out |
(होटल) छोड़ना |
He was caught before he could check out without paying the bill. |
| Check up |
पता लगाना, जाँच करना |
Please check up if he is at home or not. |
| Clear off |
भाग जाना |
I went to see who had thrown the stone, but the boys had cleared off. |
| Clear out |
चले जाना |
His impudence infuriated me so much that i asked him to clear out of my house. |
| Close down |
हमेसा के लिए बंद करना |
On account of slump in the market he had to close down his shop. |
| Close up |
कुछ समय के लिए बंद करना |
He closed up the shop for the day and went home. |
| Come about |
घटित होना |
You have grown so thin! How did this come about? |
| Come along |
प्रगति करना |
How is your book coming along? |
| Come by |
प्राप्त करना |
Initially he was not doing very well but now he has come by a fantastic contract. |
| Come into |
विरासत में मिलना |
He will come into the estate on his father’s death. |
| Come of |
नतीजा निकालना |
Nothing came of his proposal. |
| Come off |
घटित होना |
When does the concert come off? |
| Come out |
जाहिर होना, पता चलना |
It comes out that she was aware of the startling facts all the time. |
| Come round |
धीरे-धीरे स्वास्थ सुधारना |
My friend was seriously ill for some days, but is now coming round. |
| Come round |
मन लेना |
He was strongly opposed to the idea of going to badkal lake for picnic, but after lot of persuasion he came round to other’s wishes. |
| Come through |
सफल होना |
As i’ve studied hard for the examination i am quite confident that i’ll come through. |
| Come to |
होश में आना |
He came to after a long period of unconsciousness. |
| Come to |
(बिल) बनाना |
How much does the bill come to? |
| Come upon |
संयोग से पाना, दिखाना |
While wandering through the jungle i came upon a strange bird. |
| Cook up |
मनगढत बनाना |
As he beating he cooked up a story to explain his absence. |
| Correspond to |
समान दिखना |
The bird’s wing corresponds to the man’s arm. |
| Cry out |
चिलाना |
She cried out for help when she saw a car speeding towards her child. |
| Count in |
समाविष्ट करना |
If you are planning to make a trip to shimla you can count me in. |
| Count on |
भरोसा रखना |
You can always count on my trip. |
| Count out |
समाविष्ट न करना |
If you are planning any mischief, please count me out. |
| Cover for |
दुसरे के काम की जिम्मेदारी लेना |
Go and take your coffee break, i’ll cover for you until you return. |
| Cross out |
काट देना, निकाल देना |
She crossed out his name from invitees’ list. |
| Cut down |
मात्रा कम करना |
If you want to reduce you must cut down on starchy and oily food. |
| Cut in |
बीच में बोल पड़ना |
Don’t cut in while i am speaking to someone. |
| Cut off |
बीच में रोकना, रोक लगाना |
Our army cut off the enemy’s escape route. |
| Cut out |
निकाल देना |
You can safely cut out the last paragraph of this article. |
| Cut short |
समय से पहले समाप्त करना |
The meeting was cut short as the chief speaker suddenly fell ill. |
| Cut up |
दु:खी होना |
He was greatly cut up by his failure in the examination. |
| Cut up |
सक्त आलोचना करना, छोटा करना |
The reviewers mercilessly cut up his autobiographical novel. |
| Dash off |
कंही जल्दी से जाना |
The horses dashed off down the street. |
| Dash off |
जल्दी में लिखना |
He dashed off three letters in half an hour. |
| Dawn on |
समझ में आना |
It only later dawned on me that he was all this while pulling my leg. |
| Deal in |
व्यापार करना |
My friend deals in ready made garments. |
| Deal out |
बाटना |
Justice ram nath bajaj of delhi high court is famous for dealing out equal justice to all. |
| Deal with |
किसी के साथ व्यापार करना |
I’ve had bad experience with him. I won’t deal with him any further . |
| Deal with |
सम्बंधित होना |
This book deal with foreign policy matters. |
| Deliver from |
बचाना |
Oh god, deliver us from evil! |
| Die away |
कम होना, खत्म होना |
After a while the sounds died away. |
| Die down |
कम होना, खत्म होना |
After a while the noise died down. |
| Die off |
नष्ट होना |
As the civilization advanced, many backward tribes died off. |
| Die out |
नष्ट होना |
At the night advanced the fire died out. |
| Dip into |
किसी पुस्तक के इधर-उधर के पृष्ट पढना |
I have not read this book; i have only dipped into it. |
| Dip into |
निकालना |
I had dip into my savings to buy a motor cycle. |
| Dish out |
आसानी से प्रसंसा, निंदा या आलोचना करना |
The flattery he dishes out would turn anyone’s head. |
| Dish out |
निकालना |
Everybody, please dish out rs. 10 each for this trip. |
| Dispense with |
किसी व्यक्ति के बिना काम चलाना |
You can easily dispense with his services. |
| Dispose of |
बेच देना |
The reach man disposed of all his property and became a sadhu. |
| Do for |
किसी वस्तु के स्थान पर काम आना |
This plot of land is fairly large and will do for a playground. |
| Do over |
फिर से करना |
You will have do over this sum, as you have made a mistake. |
| Do up |
कमरा ठीक-ठाक करना |
If you do up this place it will look beautiful. |
| Do without |
किसी चीज के बिना काम चलाना |
We will have do without many facilities at this village. |
| Draw back |
पीछे हटना, मुकर जाना |
I cannot draw back from my promise. |
| Draw in |
अंदर की तरफ ले लेना |
The cat in its paws and curled up on the floor. |
| Draw near |
पास आना |
As winter draws near, people start wearing woolen clothes. |
| Draw on |
नजदीक आना |
As the time of concert drew on the audience got anxious. |
| Draw out |
किसी को अपने विचार देने के लिए तैयार करना |
He was resultant to comment on anil’s behavior, but in the end i managed to draw him out. |
| Draw toward |
किसी के प्रति आकर्षित होना |
Kumar finds asha very charming and feels drawn towards her. |
| Draw up |
तैयार करना, बनाना |
Let us draw up a list of all the people we want to invite. |
| Drive at |
लश्य करना |
I listened to his rambling talk and could not make out what he was driving at. |
| Drop in |
यूँ ही मिलना |
I dropped in on prakash on my way to market. |
| Drop out |
छोड़ देना |
Arun dropped out of the medical course as he found very laborious. |
| Dwell on |
किसी बात पर अधिक देर तक बोलना |
In his speech he dwelt on the importance of prompt action. |
| Eat into |
जंग खाना, जंग से कट जाना |
Rust eats into iron. |
| Egg on |
प्रोसाहित करना ( साधारणता बुरे काम के लिए) |
He is a well behaved boy, but he was egged on by kumar to fight with ashok. |
| Enlarge on |
किसी विषय पर लम्बा व्याख्यान देना |
This lawyer upon this part of the evidence and treated it as of great importance. |
| Explain away |
बहाना बनाना, झुठ-मुठ विवरण देना |
Although he was at fault yet he tried to explain away his mistake. |
| Fall back |
पीछे हटना |
When our army charged, the enemy fell back. |
| Fall behind |
पिछड़ना, प्रगति न करना |
On account of a prolonged illness, she fell behind in her studies. |
| Fall flat |
यशस्वी या आकर्षक न होना |
Although she is an accomplished dancer her performance last week fell flat. |
| Fall for |
आकर्षित होना |
Usha fell for the pretty sari displayed in a window shop. |
| Fall in |
कतार में खड़े होना |
The captain ordered the soldiers to fall in. |
| Fall off |
कम होना |
On account of the heavy snow fall, attendance at the evening class has fallen of considerably. |
| Fall on |
हमला करना |
The angry mob fell on the running thief. |
| Fall out |
झगड़ा करना |
Anil and sunil were good friends, but now they seem to have fallen out. |
| Fall through |
किसी काम का अधुरा या असफल रहना |
We had been planning to go to nainital this summer but for want of money the programme fell through. |
| Fall under |
समाविष्ट होना |
This entire district falls under my jurisdiction. |
| Feel for |
सहानुभुति रखना |
I deeply feel for you in your suffering. |
| Feel like |
इच्छा होना |
I feel like talking a long walk. |
| Figure on |
अंदाजा लगाना, अपेक्षा करना |
I had figured on your attending the meeting. |
| Figure out |
समझना, अर्थ लगाना, सुलझाना |
His lecture was long and boring and i couldn’t figure out what he was driving at. |
| Figure up |
हिसाब या अंदाजा लगाना |
Have you figured up the cost of this entire project? |
| Fill in |
किसी दुसरे की जगह लेना |
As the principal was on leave, the vice filled in for him. |
| Fill out |
फार्म भरना |
For the marketing management examination the candidates had to fill out forms. |
| Fit out |
सामान को सजाना |
Today, she is very busy fitting out her house for the big party. |
| Fix up |
मरम्मत करना |
We decided to fix up the old house ourselves. |
| Flare up |
अचानक क्रोध करना |
It is immature to flare up on trifles. |
| Fly at |
अचानक क्रोध प्रकट करना |
I asked him to lend me five rupees and all once he flew at me. |
| Fly off |
जल्दी करना |
He was slightly late so he flew off the railway station in the hope of catching the train. |
| Fly open |
जोर से खोलना |
Suddenly the door flew open and he ran out. |
| Fly out |
जल्दी में बहार भागना |
As the fire spread all the people flew out the burning house. |
| Follow suit |
अनुकरण करना |
She asked the speaker a probing question and gradually everyone followed the suit. |
| Fool around |
हंसी मजाक करना |
Stop fooling and get to work. |
| Fool away |
व्यर्थ गवा देना |
Don’t foot away your time like this. |
| Front for |
अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से किसी का प्रतिनिधित्व करना |
The chairman is the real boss in this company but the general manager fronts for him. |
| Get about |
घूमना, इधर-उधर जाना |
For last two month he was bed ridden on account of typhoid. Now, he is getting about again. |
| Get across |
समझना |
At last i was able to get across my point. |
| Get ahead |
प्रति करना, आगे बढ़ना, आगे निकल जाना |
Unless you work, how will you get ahead of other in studies? |
| Get along |
घूम मिलकर रहना, दोस्ती रखना |
She is highly sociable and can get along with everybody. |
| Get along |
प्रगति करना |
How is mr. Rao getting along in his new job? |
| Get around |
टालना |
He ‘tried to get around the policeman’s inquiries. |
| Get at |
प्रयास से प्राप्त करना |
One enquiry’s object is to get at the ‘truth. |
| Get away |
निकल कर भागना |
Despite vigilance of the policeman the thief got away. |
| Get back |
वापस आना |
He has just got back from his tour after two months. |
| Get by |
प्रयासपूर्वक करना |
You will have to somehow get by with his work. |
| Get down |
किसी सवारी से उतरना, शुरू करना |
Let us get down the next stop. The exams are approaching fast. Let’s get down to studies. |
| Get off |
बस या मोटर या गाड़ी से उतरना |
We have to get off the bus at the next stop. |
| Get on |
बस या मोटर या गाड़ी पर सवार होना |
I saw him to get on to bus at the last stop. |
| Get on |
प्रगति करना |
Ashok is quite industrious and sure to get on in the world. |
| Get over |
किसी बीमारी से मुक्त होना |
Have you got over your cold? |
| Get round |
किसी व्यक्ति को खुशामद से राजी करना |
I’m sure he’ll somehow get round the money lender for a loan. |
| Get through |
पूरा करना |
When will you get through with your work? |
| Get to |
पहुंचना |
Balrampur is a remote village in madhya pradesh and very difficult to get to. |
| Get up |
बिस्तर अथवा कुर्सी से उठ बैठना |
He got up from his seat to receive me. |
| Give away |
बाँटना |
The chief guest gave away the prizes. |
| Give away |
रहस्य खोलना |
He gave away ram’s name as he had drawn teacher’s cartoon. |
| Give in |
हार न मानना |
He knew he was losing the match, but he refused to give in. |
| Give off |
बहार फेकना |
Some gases give off a pungent smell. |
| Give out |
जाहिर करना |
He gave out that he had got nominated on the welfare board. |
| Give up |
हार मानना |
When he realized that he would not be able to win the race, he gave up. |
| Give way |
टूट पड़ना |
Ashok kept on kicking the door vigorously and finally it gave way. |
| Gloss over |
दोष छिपाना |
In ram chandra’s biography the writer has glossed over many of his shortcoming. |
| Go around |
पर्याप्त होना |
I am afraid we do not have enough chairs to go around. |
| Go back |
मुकर जाना |
He promised to lend me his history notes but now he has gone back on his word. |
| Go down |
विश्वास करना |
Yours story is highly unconvincing and will not go down with the authorities. |
| Go for |
हमला करना |
The boys went for the poor dog with stone. |
| Go off |
धमाके से फूटना या उड़ना |
The gun went off with a loud bang. |
| Go on |
बनाना, घटित होना |
What’s going here? |
| Go on |
जारी रखना |
Jaya went on reading and did not pay attention to her friends. |
| Go out |
बुझना |
The lights went out as sanjeev entered the room. |
| Go over |
स्मरण करना |
I went over the events of the day as i lay in bed at night. |
| Go over |
स्मरण करना |
Go over this chapter again and again until you have learnt in thoroughly. |
| Go through |
तकलीफ उठना, सहन करना |
You will never know what she went through to give her children good education. |
| Go upon |
किसी आधार पर चलना |
Is this principle you always go upon? |
| Go with |
मेल खाना |
A blue cardigan will not go with a green sari. |
| Go without |
किसी चीज के बिना काम चलना |
How long can you go without food? |
| Go wrong |
खराब होना |
What has gone wrong with your car? |
| Grow upon |
आदत लगाना |
The habit of taking drugs is growing up college boys. |
| Hand down |
न्यायालय में सजा सुनाना |
The judge handed down his verdict in the case. |
| Hand in |
दे देना |
Time is up, please hand in the answer books. |
| Hand out |
बाँटना |
The examiner handed out the question papers to the candidates. |
| Hand over |
सोंपना |
The retiring sales engineer handed over the charge to the new engineer. |
| Hang about |
किसी स्थान के इर्द-गिर्द घूमना |
A suspicious looking man was seen hanging about the house last night. |
| Hang around |
बिना काम के किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान के इर्द-गिर्द घूमना |
I have often seen him hanging around her house? |
| Hang back |
पीछे रहना |
I asked him to receive the chief guest, but he hung back. |
| Hang on |
लटकना, लटके रहना |
Hang on to the rope lest you should fall down. |
| Hang up |
टेलीफोन नीचे रख देना |
I rang him up but as soon as he heard my voice he hung up. |
| Hang upon |
ध्यान से सुनना |
The audience hung upon every word of the distinguished speaker. |
| Happen on |
अचानक दिखना |
During my himalayan trek i happened on a tiger in a forest. |
| Have on |
पहने हुए होना |
What sari did she have on when you saw her? |
| Hear of |
पता चलना |
Have you heard of the bus accident at okhla in which ten persons got killed. |
| Hit on |
संयोग से पता चलना |
To begin with i tried quite a bit and finally by sheer luck i hit on the right solution. |
| Hold forth |
लंबा-चौड़ा भाषण देना |
He held forth on his favourite topic for one full hour. |
| Hold good |
चालू रहना |
The promise i made you last week still holds good. |
| Hold off |
कोई निर्णय करने में देर लगाना |
Everybody in the office is wondering why mr. Rao is holding off his decision. |
| Hold on |
कस कर पकडे रखना |
Hold on to the rope, lest you should fall down. |
| Hold out |
प्रतिकार जरी रखना |
Despite massive strength of the enemies our soldiers held out to last. |
| Hold over |
देर लगाना |
In view of the fresh evidence available the judge has decided to hold over the case till the next month. |
| Hold still |
स्थिर रहना |
How can i take your photograph if you do not hold still? |
| Hold together |
एकत्र रहना |
This chair is so rickety that it will not hold together if you sit on it. |
| Hold true |
सत्य होना |
Newton’s law of gravitation will always hold true on the earth. |
| Hold up |
देर लगाना, रोक लगाना |
Your late arrival has held up the work. |
| Hold up |
डाक डालना |
Two armed robbers held up the bank. |
| Hunt for |
ढूंढ़ना |
What were you hunting for in the newspaper? |
| Hunt up |
प्रयासपूर्वक ढूंढ़ना |
I am hunting up material for my new book on politicking in india. |
| Inquire after |
कुशल पूछना |
Since last week ashok had not been feeling well so i went to his place to inquire after him. |
| Introduce into |
नई चीज बीच में लाना |
He introduced into the debate a fresh approach. |
| Issue from |
किसी स्थान या वस्तु से बहार निकलना |
Water issued from a small crack in the stream. |
| Join in |
सम्मिलित होना, हिस्सा लेना |
At first he kept aloof from our games, but later joined in. |
| Join with |
बाँट लेना |
I’ll join with you in the expenses of the trip. |
| Join up |
सेना में भर्ती होना |
When the war declared the government appealed to all young men to join up. |
| Jump at |
उत्सुकता से स्वीकारना |
When i suggested that we could go for picnic tomorrow he jumped at the proposal. |
| Jump to |
जल्दबाजी में निष्कर्ष निकालना |
Don’t be hasty in judging himself and jumping to the conclusion that he is hostile to you. |
| Keep at |
करते रहना |
If he only keeps at his works, he will soon finish with it. |
| Keep back |
छुपाना |
I won’t keep back anything from you. |
| Keep away |
दूर रहना |
We should advise our children to keep away from bad company. |
| Keep house |
घर संभालना |
He wants his wife only to keep house and not work in an office. |
| Keep off |
दूर रहना |
The curtains will keep off the mosquitoes. |
| Keep on |
जारी रखना, चलते रहना |
It was long journey and he was tried, but he kept on going. |
| Keep out |
बहार रखना |
The woolen cloths are warm enough to keep out the cold. |
| Keep to |
जारी रखना, करते रहना |
Unless you keep to the job you are doing, you will never be able to finish with it. |
| Keep to |
वचन का निर्वाह करना |
You must learn to keep to your word. |
| Keep together |
साथ-साथ रहना |
I asked my children to keep together in the crowd. |
| Keep up |
गति बनाये रखना |
India must keep up with the development and progress in the world of science. |
| Knock down |
नीचे गिरना |
The boxer struck his opponent a heavy blow and knocked him down. |
| Knock off |
काम बंद करना |
He did not take long to knock off the work. |
| Knock out |
पूरी तरह से हार मानना |
A heavy blow on the nose by his opponent knocked out the boxer. |
| Knuckle under |
हार मानना |
We thought it would be a tough bout, but it was not long before one of the boxers was knuckling under. |
| Lay about |
चारो ओर से पिटाई करना |
As the watchman spotted a man stealing watches from a shop he laid about with his cane. |
| Lay down |
त्याग पत्र देना |
After ten long years he laid down the chairmanship of the company. |
| Lay off |
कुछ समय के लिए काम से निकाल देना |
If the sales continue to fall like this we may have to lay off one or two people. |
| Lay on |
जोर से पिटाई करना |
Taking up a stick he caught the mischievous boy and laid on vigorously. |
| Lay open |
राज खोलना |
I shall not rest till i’ve laid open the whole conspiracy. |
| Lay out |
रचना करना |
The garden was laid out by an expert. |
| Lay up |
भविष्य में प्रयोग में लानेके लिए इकठ्ठा करना |
The squirrel was busy laying up nuts. |
| Leave alone |
साथ छोड़ना |
How can you leave me alone in my hard times? |
| Leave out |
छोड़ देना |
It will be unfair to leave him out of the picnic programme. |
| Let down |
निराश करना, धोखा देना |
I was counting on your help, but you let me down. |
| Let off |
छोड़ देना |
You must prepare hard. Interviewers won’t let you off so easily. |
| Let on |
बता देना |
Don’t let on to dev that we are going to a movie tonight. |
| Let out |
किराये पर देना |
As i am hard up nowadays i had to let out a portion of my house. |
| Let up |
कम होना |
If the rain lets up we will go to the market. |
| Light on |
संयोग से पता चलना |
While wandering in the jungle the boys suddenly lighted on a secret cave. |
| Live on |
किसी चीज पर निर्वाह करना |
Squirrels live on nuts. |
| Look after |
संम्भालना, ध्यान देना |
Will you please look after the house in my absence. |
| Look for |
ढूँढना |
I looked for my lost watch everywhere in the house, but couldn’t find it. |
| Look in |
यूँ ही थोड़े समय के लिए मिलने जाना |
Do look in after dinner if you are free. |
| Look into |
जाँच करना |
Have the police looked into the matter relating to theft at your house. |
| Look out |
सावधान रहना |
Look out there is a car coming. |
| Look over |
जाँच अथवा मूल्यंकन करना |
The examiner was looking over the students ‘answer paper. |
| Look up |
अर्थ या संदर्भ ढूँढना |
Suresh looked up the word in the dictionary as he did not know its meaning. |
| Look up |
बढ़ना |
Prices of cooking oil are looking up. |
| Make after |
पीछे दौड़ना |
The policeman made after the thief very fast. |
| Make believe |
विश्वाश करने के लिए भूमिका बनना |
Arun that he was sick to take a leave from school. |
| Make clear |
समझना, विवरण देना |
The teacher made clear to me my mistake. |
| Make faces |
मुंह टेढ़ा करके दिखाना |
Stop making faces at me. |
| Make for |
किसी की तरफ जाना |
The thief entered the house and made for the safe. |
| Make good |
पदौन्नति होना |
He being a hard worker is sure to make good in that new job. |
| Make of |
समझ पाना |
I cannot make anything of this statement. |
| Make merry |
मौज बनाना |
As we have now an unexpected holiday, so let us make merry. |
| Make out |
कठिनाई से समझ पाना |
Can you make out his handwriting. |
| Make over |
सुपुर्द करना |
He has made over all his property to his son. |
| Make over |
मरम्मत करना |
She is an efficient housewife and makes over all her old clothes. |
| Make room |
जगह बनाना |
I cannot make room for anything more in this trunk. |
| Make sense |
सार्थक होना |
How can you be so foolish in dealing with your clients? It doen’t make sense to him. |
| Make towards |
किसी की तरफ जाना |
The swimmer made toward the right bank of the river. |
| Make up |
बनाना, रचना, गढना |
Don’t make up such silly excuses for your absence yesterday. |
| Make way |
रास्ता देना |
The crowd hurriedly made way for the leader as he arrived. |
| Mix up |
गड़बड़ घोटाला करना |
As they were introduced to me in a hurry i mixed up their names and called him by the wrong name. |
| Occur to |
विचार में आना |
As i always considered him an honest person it never occurred to me that he was laying. |
| Offend against |
असोभनीय लगना |
There was nothing in his speech to offend against good taste. |
| Pack off |
जल्दी में चलता कर देंना |
As he was getting in my nevers i packed him off. |
| Palm off |
ठगना |
He tried to palm off a forged hundred rupee note on me. |
| Part with |
दे देना |
Nobody likes to part with one’s property. |
| Pass away |
मरना |
Kaumar’s father passed away yesterday. |
| Pass for |
समझ लिया जाना |
Our villagers being largely illiterate he passes for a learned man in our village. |
| Pass out |
सुध-बुध खोना |
She could not bear the sight of accident and passed out. |
| Pass over |
ख्याल न करना |
I passed over many candidates before i could choose this one. |
| Pay attention |
ध्यान देना |
The teacher asked the student to pay attention to him. |
| Pay off |
हिसाब चूका कर छुट्टी दे देना |
He was not happy with his servant so he paid him off. |
| Pick on |
चिढना, झगड़ा मोल लेना |
The quarrelsome boy always picked on fights for with small children. |
| Pick out |
चुनना, पसंद करना |
Anil spent a long time picking out a nice gift for anita. |
| Pick up |
थोडा-सा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना |
The children don’t take long to pick up what they see around. |
| Play down |
महत्व को कम करना |
Some newspapers played off the significance of disturbances in poland. |
| Play off |
एक दुसरे से भिड़ाना |
The crooked man played off the two friends against each other for his own benefit. |
| Play on |
बजाना |
Can you play on a violin? |
| Ply on |
शब्दों का होशियारी से प्रोयोग करना |
His skill to play on words makes him a very forceful speaker. |
| Play with |
छेड़खानी करना |
It is dangerous to play with fire. |
| Prevail over |
प्रभावित करना |
None of these considerations prevailed over his prejudices. |
| Prevail with |
मनाना |
He is a difficult person. So, i found difficult prevail with him. |
| Proceed against |
किसी के खिलाफ कार्येवाही करना |
I have decided to proceed against him in a court of law. |
| Provide against |
किसी बुरे दिन के लिए प्रबंध करना |
A wise man takes care to provide against emergencies. |
| Pull in |
आना |
The coolies started running towards the train as it pulled in. |
| Pull out |
चले जाना, निकलना |
At the guard’s signal the train pulled out of the station. |
| Pull through |
बच जाना |
Although he was seriously ill and doctors had given up hope he pulled through. |
| Pull together |
सहमत होना, मिलकर कार्य करना |
The partners of adarsh enterprise have been fighting together, if they manage to pull together they’ll succeed. |
| Pull up |
रुकना |
The taxi pulled up at the entrance of the hotel. |
| Push off |
चल पड़ना |
I’m getting quite late so i must push off now. |
| Push on |
कठिनाई से आगे बढ़ना |
He was exhausted and ill, but he pushed on. |
| Put across |
समझना, स्वीकृति देना |
He put across his arguments very eloquently and convincingly. |
| Put away |
किसी सही स्थान पर रख देना |
The workmen put away their tools and left the factory. |
| Put down |
दबाना |
The army easily put down the revolt. |
| Put forward |
विचारार्थ प्रस्तव रखना |
He put forward his suggestion for our consideration. |
| Put off |
स्थगित करना |
The match had to be put off because of bad weather. |
| Put on |
कपडे पहनना |
She put on her best dress for the party. |
| Put on |
दिखाना |
Don’t put on as if you don’t know anything. |
| Put out |
बुझना |
He put out the light and went to sleep. |
| Put out |
कष्ट पहुचना |
You should take care not to put out people by your irresponsible behavior. |
| Put out |
प्रकाशित करना |
The party put out a pamphlet to explain its economic policy. |
| Put right |
मरम्मत करना |
Ask the carpenter to put right this broken table. |
| Put together |
जोड़ना,इकट्ठा करना |
The child took the watch apart, but couldn’t put it together again. |
| Put up |
रहना, निवास करना |
Where should i put up in bombay? |
| Rail against |
शिकायत, भत्सर्ना करना |
It is useless railing against your master’s orders. |
| Rail at |
शिकायत करना |
He has always railed at his parents for not understanding him. |
| Rake up |
पुराना झगडा फिर से शुरू करना |
Please do not rake up old quarrels at this critical juncture. |
| Rank with |
समान होना |
There is scarcely any poet who can rank with kalidas. |
| Reason with |
तर्क करना,समझने की कोशिश करना |
I had to reason hard with him for my proposal’s acceptance. |
| Reckon on |
भरोसा रखना |
I was reckoning on her presence at the function. |
| Reflect on |
बुरा प्रभाव पड़ना |
Your misconduct will reflect on your character. |
| Relate to |
संबंधित होना |
Please get me the file that relates to this matter. |
| Resort to |
सहायता लेना |
As the crowd became unruly the police had to resort to lathi charge. |
| Rest on |
आधार रखना |
His whole theory rests on a wrong assumption. |
| Ride out |
तूफान से बचकर निकलना |
Fortunately our ship rode out the storm. |
| Root out |
उखाड़ फेकना, समूल नष्ट करना |
The government is determined to root out corruption. |
| Rout out |
जबरदस्ती बहार निकालना |
I routed him out of bed early in the morning. |
| Rule out |
निकाल देना, न मानना |
The police has ruled out the possibility of sabotage in this train accident? |
| Run across |
संयोग से मिलना अथवा पाना |
I was quite surprised to run across him in the market. |
| Run after |
पीछे दौड़ना |
Running after money does not speak well of you. |
| Run against |
चुनाव के खिलाफ खड़ा होना |
She run against her husband in the municipal elections. |
| Run down |
निचा दिखना |
Certain malicious reviewers will run down ever the best book ever written. |
| Run errands |
संदेशा पहुंचाना |
Ramesh is of obliging nature and runs errands for all the neighbors. |
| Run for |
चुनाव लड़ना |
He ran for president ship in the college elections. |
| Run into |
संयोग से मुलाकात होना |
I ran into an old friend yesterday at the cinema hall. |
| Run into |
अविवेक के कारण मोल देना |
If you spend your money so recklessly you will soon run into debt. |
| Run out |
खत्म होना |
We were afraid that we might run out of our food supply at the excursion. |
| Run over |
गाड़ी के निचे आना |
The unlucky dog was run over by a car. |
| Run short of |
समाप्त होना |
If we run short of food we will get more from some restaurant. |
| Run through |
जल्दी से देख लेना |
I had to run through the book in an hour. |
| Search out |
ढूंढ़ निकालना |
Our aim in this inquiry is to search out the truth. |
| See about |
प्रबंध करना |
I am badly tied up with other things so you will have to see about the catering arrangements at the party. |
| See off |
विदा करना |
I went to the airport to see off my friend who left for u.s.a. Last night. |
| See through |
कठिनाइयों के बावजूद संपन करना |
He saw through the entire job by himself. |
| See through |
भेद जान जाना |
He was trying to be clever, but i saw through his trick. |
| See to |
जिमेदारी लेना |
Will you please see to the catering arrangements for the function? |
| Seek out |
प्रयासपूर्वक ढूंढ निकालना |
Ramesh and vikas have gone to the nearby wood to seek put the place of rabbits. |
| Sell out |
मलकियत बेच देना |
He sold out his business as he could not make a profit. |
| Send away |
किसी को चलता करना |
He was becoming a nuisance, so i had to send him away. |
| Send for |
बुला भेजना |
She has fallen unconscious. Please send for a doctor immediately. |
| Send word |
सन्देश भेजना |
He sent word to me that he would come in a week’s time. |
| Serve out |
पुरे समय तक काम करना |
The apprentice has served out his period of apprenticeship so he is due for an increment. |
| Serve up |
परोसना |
She served up a tasty meal. |
| Set about |
कार्य आरम्भ करना |
As your examination is near you should set about your work without delay. |
| Set apart |
सुरक्षित करना |
One day in the week is set apart as the rest day. |
| Set aside |
रद्दो-बदल करना |
The supreme court set aside the verdict of the high court in bihari lal case. |
| Set down |
नोट करना |
The magistrate set down in writing the witness’ statement. |
| Set forth |
प्रस्तुत करना |
He set forth his views with clarity and force. |
| Set in |
आरंभ होना |
Just as i was about to go out. The rain set in. |
| Set off |
निकल पड़ना |
As we have to go a long distance we will set off early in the morning. |
| Set up |
प्रबंध करना |
The state government has set up a new auditorium at metha chowk to encourage performing arts. |
| Set upon |
हमला करना |
As the poor old beggar approached the corner house two dogs set upon him. |
| Set out |
निकल पड़ना |
He set out on his travels. |
| Set to |
कार्य आरम्भ करना |
You have a lot to do so you should set to work at once. |
| Settle down |
स्थायी रूप से निवास करना |
After retirement now i have settled down in delhi. |
| Settle on |
अनिश्चय के बाद किसी निष्कर्ष पर पहुंचना |
Finally, she settled on a blue sari. |
| Show off |
नुमाइश करना |
She went to the party as she was quite keen to show off her new dress. |
| Show up |
आ पहुंचना |
I have been waiting for him for more than an hour, but he has not yet shown up. |
| Show up |
पोल खोलना |
If he provokes me further. I will have to show him up. |
| Shut in |
अन्दर बंद रखना |
As night came the shepherd shut his flock of sleep in. |
| Shut off |
कोई यंत्र बंद कर देना |
There appeared to be some trouble with his car so he shut off its engine. |
| Shut up |
जबरदस्ती चुप कराना |
As the boy was chattering a lot the teacher asked him to shut up. |
| Side with |
पक्ष लेना |
No matter what happens i will always side with you. |
| Sit out |
समाप्त होने तक बेठे रहना |
I sat out his long lecture. |
| Sit up |
उठ बैठना |
The poor old man was too weak to sit up. |
| Sleep off |
सोकर ताजगी प्राप्त करना |
I was exhausted after the day’s wok so i decided to sleep off my fatigue. |
| Slow down |
धीरे-धीरे गति कम करना |
The train slowed down as it approached the station. |
| Smart under |
अपमान अथवा दुर्वचन सहना |
The clerk was smarting under the officer’s rebuke. |
| Snap at |
उत्सुकता से स्वीकारना |
He snapped at the offer i made to him. |
| Speak up |
जोर से बोलना |
As the audience could not hear the speaker it requested him to speak up. |
| Spell out |
बिस्तर से बताना |
He spelt out his treking plan in detail and asked me to accompany him. |
| Stamp out |
दबा देना |
The government tried its best to stamp out the rebellion. |
| Stand against |
प्रतिकार करना |
Parashuram was so powerful that no king could stand against him. |
| Stand by |
इंतजार करना |
Please stand by for an important announcement. |
| Stand for |
प्रतिनिधित्व करना |
The stars in the american flag stand for fifty states. |
| Stand for |
चुनाव लड़ना |
My uncle stood for chairmanship of the municipality. |
| Stand for |
बर्दाश्त करना |
I will not stand for such a rude behavior. |
| Stand out |
ध्यान आकर्षित करना |
She stood out in the crowd because of her beauty. |
| Stand up |
सहन करना |
How can you stand up to such tremendous pressure of work? |
| Start for |
चल पड़ना |
When did he start for bombay? |
| Stay up |
रुके रहना |
I had to finish with some work last night so i stayed up till one o’ clock. |
| Stay with |
किसी के साथ रहना |
When you come to bombay, please stay with me. |
| Step down |
पद छोड़ना |
Next month our company’s president will step down in favour of his son. |
| Step up |
गति बढ़ाना |
I stepped up the speed of my car. |
| Stick around |
उसी स्थान पर बने रहना |
After dinner we requested our guest to stick around for the movie on the tv. |
| Stick at |
हिचकिचाना |
He will stick at nothing to fulfill his ends. |
| Stick by |
साथ देना |
Stick by your friends in their difficulty. |
| Stick out |
बाहर निकालना |
I went to the doctor with a stomach complaint and he asked me to stick out my tongue. |
| Stick to |
एक ही बात पर डटे रहना |
Despite interrogation he stuck to his story till the end. |
| Stir up |
उकसाना, उतेजित करना |
He tried to stir up trouble between the management and the workers. |
| Stop short |
अचानक रुकना |
He was talking about naresh, but suddenly stopped short as he saw him coming. |
| Strike down |
अवैध घोषित करना |
The court struck down the government’s ordinance as unconstitutional. |
| Strike off |
सूची निकालना |
At the last moment something came into her mind and she struck off his name from the list of invites. |
| Strike up |
संगीत शुरू करना |
At the end of the programme the band struck up the national anthem. |
| Strike work |
हडताल करना |
The factory workers struck work to demand higher wages. |
| Subscribe to |
किसी विचार से सहमत होना |
Do you subscribe to the philosophy of karma? |
| Subsist on |
जीवन निर्वाह करना |
The sadhu subsisted on nuts and roots for many weeks. |
| Succeed to |
किसी के बाद पदासीन होना |
The prince will succeed to the king’s death. |
| Sue for |
न्यायालय में हक़ मांगना |
As he developed after operation complication he sued the verma nursing home for damages to the extent of ten thousand rupees. |
| Take after |
समान दिखना |
She has taken after her mother. |
| Take apart |
पुर्जे अलग करना, कोई यंत्र खोलना |
Can you take apart a watch? |
| Take down |
लिख लेना |
Take down carefully whatever i say. |
| Take for |
समझ बैठना |
I took him for a doctor. |
| Take in |
धोखा देना, धोखा खाना |
He tried to play a trick on me, but i couldn’t be taken in. |
| Take off |
कपडे उतारना |
He took off his coat. |
| Take off |
उड़ान भरना |
He watched the plane take off. |
| Take on |
नोकरी पर रखना |
They are taking on many new workers at that factory. |
| Take over |
जिम्मेदारी संभालना |
After the chairman retried the managing director took over as the new chairman. |
| Take over |
अधिकार ज़माना |
They defeated the enemy and took over the fort. |
| Take place |
घटित होना |
Where did the meeting take place? |
| Take to |
आकर्षित होना |
I took to anil right from the very beginning. |
| Take turns |
बारी-बारी से कोई काम करना |
During the trip jeevan and i took turns at car driving. |
| Take up |
पठाई आरम्भ करना |
After completing school he took up mechanical engineering. |
| Talk back |
बेअदबी से जवाब देना |
It is very rude to talk back to your elders. |
| Talk over |
विचार-विमर्श करना |
The committee is talking over our report. |
| Talk shop |
अपने काम के बारे में बातचित करना |
The two lawyers always talk shop. |
| Taste of |
वैसा ही स्वाद होना |
This coffee is no good it tastes of kerosene. |
| Tear down |
गिराना, नष्ट करना |
They brought bulldozers to tear down the building. |
| Tell against |
खिलाफ जाना |
The new evidence relating to this case tells against the accused. |
| Tell off |
भर्त्सना करना |
The headmaster told off the rowdy student. |
| Tell on |
चुगली करना |
It is unfair to tell on others. |
| Tell upon |
प्रभावित करना, दर्शाना |
You must not work so hard. It will tell upon your health. |
| Think of |
राय होना |
What did you think of the movie. |
| Think out |
सोच-समझ कर योजना बनाना |
They will have to think out some good idea to produce this kind of advertisement. |
| Think up |
सोचकर खोज निकालना |
You will have to think up a good excuse for delay. |
| Throw out |
नामंजूर करना, बाहर निकालना |
He was making a nuisance of himself, so he was thrown out of the lecture hall. |
| Throw up |
त्याग पत्र देना |
Why have you thrown up your job? |
| Tide over |
निभा लेना |
Will this amount enable you to tide over your financial difficulties? |
| Touch at |
बहुत थोड़े समय के लिए रुकना |
The rajdhani express between delhi and bombay touches at baroda. |
| Touch on |
संक्षेप में जिक्र करना |
Your lecture was illuminating but did not touch on the problem of casteism in the country. |
| Touch up |
थोडा ठीक करना |
The photographer touched up my photograph. |
| Trade in |
बदले में लेना-देना |
I traded in my old car for a new one. |
| Trade on |
फायदा उठाना |
I traded in his good nature to help me out of my financial difficulties. |
| Trifle with |
मजाक उड़ाना |
It is cruel to trifle with anybody’s feelings. |
| Trump up |
झूट-मूट बात करना |
The story you have trumped up is not all convincing. |
| Try on |
पहन कर देखना |
The tailor asked me to try on the coat. |
| Try out |
जाँच के लिए चलाकर देखना |
You should try out that tv set before you finally buy it. |
| Turn about |
उल्टी दिशा में मुंह करना |
The moment she saw him coming she turned about. |
| Turn against |
किसी के खिलाफ खड़े हो जाना |
We have been such good friends and i had no idea that he would turn against me. |
| Turn around |
पूरा घुमाना |
Being a novice he could not turn around the car in the narrow lane. |
| Turn aside |
मार्ग से विचलित होना |
Never turn aside from the path of truth. |
| Turn away |
officer.-वापिस भेजना |
He has turned away three applicants for the new post of purchase |
| Turn back |
पीछे हटना, हटाना |
Please turn back from the edge of the water. |
| Turn down |
इंकार करना |
I’m counting a lot on this so please do not turn down my request. |
| Turn down |
कम करना |
Please turn down the volume of the radio. |
| Turn in |
प्रस्तुत करना |
He turned in his answer paper and came out of the examination hall. |
| Turn on |
चलू करना |
Please turn on the light. |
| Turn out |
उत्पादन करना |
How many cars does this factory turn out every day? |
| Turn out |
सिद्ध होना |
To begin with he looked like any other carpenter, but later he turned out to be a very talented one. |
| Turn tail |
भाग जाना |
The enemy had to turn tail as it could not hold against the massive attack of our army. |
| Turn up |
अचानक आ पहुंचना |
Everybody was surprised to see him turn up at the meeting. |
| Turn up |
जाहिर होना |
Some interesting facts have turned up during the inquiry. |
| Used to |
आदत डालना |
I am quite used to driving in crowded places. |
| Use up |
प्रयोग कर खत्म करना |
Have you used up all the paper i had given you? |
| Wade into |
हमला करना |
Ram could not tolerate shaym’s insulting remark. He waded into him and knocked him down. |
| Wade through |
लंबा कम हाथ में लेना |
Today i have to wade through a lot of correspondence. |
| Wait for |
इंतजार करना |
I’ll wait for you at my office till you come. |
| Wait on |
सेवा करना, परोसना |
She waited on us efficiently. |
| Wash out |
धोकर निकाल देना |
Can this stain be washed out. |
| Watch over |
निगरानी करना, रक्षा करना |
The dog faithfully watched over his master’s sleeping child. |
| Wear off |
धुंधला पड़ना |
This color will wear off soon. |
| Wear out |
फेंकने लायक बनाना |
Constant use will wear out any machine. |
| While away |
समय नष्ट करना |
Get to work. Don’t while away your time in trifles. |
| Wind up |
खत्म करना, बंद करना |
Recurring losses compelled him to wind up his business. |
| Wind up |
घड़ी की चाबी देना |
I wound up my watch when i went to bed. |
| Wink at |
अनदेखी करना |
I can wink at his faults no longer. |
| Work away |
काम करते रहना |
He is a hardworking man. He can work away at his job for hours at a stretch. |
| Work into |
प्रयासपूर्वक अन्दर घुसना |
The miner’s drill worked into the hard rock. |
| Work open |
किसी तरीके से खोलना |
I had lost my suitcase’s key, but somehow i managed to work it open. |
| Work out |
सुलझाना, उतर ढूंढ़ निकालना |
Could you work out that problem? |
| Work up |
उत्तेजित करना |
Why are you so worked up? |
| Yield to |
स्वीकार करना, मान लेना |
It took me long persuade him to yield to my request. |