set forth— put forward Set forth this condition in the agreement we are going to enter into. 4. setin— begin The rainy season sets in after summer. 5. set out — begin a journey He set out on his journey with his friends 6. set up— make out, establish A commission was set up for enquiring into the matter. STAND 1. stand against— oppose Sohrab stood against Rustum in a duel. 2. stand aside— do nothing He's a man who never stands aside when there is something that needs doing, 3. stand by— support I promise to stand by whatever happens. Please stand by for our next programme. 4. stand for— favour, maintain. she’s not going to stand for her own children disobeying her. 1. take after— resemble She takes after her mother. 2. take away— deprive of The thieves took away all the jewellery from his house at the dead of night. 3. take down— write Students took down what the teacher wrote on the blackboard. 4. take up— _engross Mahatma Gandhi took up the cause of Harijans very boldly. TURN 1. turn down— refuse Arun asked Meena to marry him, but she turned down the proposal. 2. turn out— switch off, expel Please turn out the lights before you go to bed. He turned the beggar out of the office. 3. turn up— appear Hardly fifty per-cent students turned up due to heavy rain. WAIT 1. wait for— watch Who are you waiting for? 2. wait upon— visit, follow Our travelling agent will wait upon you next week. WALK 1. walk out — leave suddenly The opposition walked out from the assembly at the time of voting. 2. walk away— go away The beggar walked away after receiving some food. 3. walk in— goin The visitors were allowed to walk in 600] MANAK Expressive English Grammar and CompositionPhrasal Verbs w SS Phrasal Verbs are phrases that have verbs in them. They are made up of verbs followed by Prepositional or Adverbial Participle (about, down, in, on, across, etc.). some Phrasal Verbs are given below BRING bring up— rear was brought up by his uncle after the death of his father. Rehma 2. bring under — control The fire was easily brought under by the fire-fighters, 3. bring over— win over The Congress is trying to bring over the independents to its side. 4. bring about— cause Your habit of gambling will bring about your ruin one day. 5. bring forth— produce ‘On making an enquiry he brought forth the receipt of the dealer to satisfy me 6. bring round— converting to your view An experienced manager will try to bring his members round to his views. BEAR 1. bear up— tolerate, keep up spirit, not to despair He could not bear up such a heavy loss in his business, 2. bear upon— not relevant to Your remarks do not bear upon the matter in hand. 3. bear down— fail, press on He has been successful in bearing down all opposition. 4. bear out— confirm, corroborate If the evidence bears out the charge, he will be sent to jail bear with— have patience with Icould not bear with his violent temper. bear off— grab He bore off the prize and went home. CARRY 1. carry out— execute ‘Agood student must carry out the wishes of his teachers. 2. carry on— manage Iam trying to carry on my studies in spite of my ill health 3. carry on with— fulfil Nobody can carry on with persons like him. 4. carry about— move with Why should you carry your books about alll the day? 5. carry off— take somebody away 596 The wolf carried off a little child, when it was playing in the field. MANAK Expressive English Grammar and Composition6 carry through— help to cross Have courage, it will carry you through many difficulties. 7. carry over— transfer Carry over the total in the new cash book. COME 1. come by— get How did he come by so much money? 2 come at— understand importance People are now coming at the value of Family Planning. 3. come of— happen The annual function of our college will come of next week 4. come across— meet with Icame across many sadhus in Varanasi. 5. come up to— reach The policeman came up to our house and then turned away. 6 come round— regain The patient is under the treatment of a qualified doctor and will come round soon. DO 1. doby— behave The wise men say, "Do as you would be done by others.” 2 do up—mend, keep in order, feel tired Don't make haste, first do up your books and then go to school. 3. do with— be concerned with What should I do with these books now, when my examination is over? 4 dowithout— manage without Tam not so lazy, I can do without a servant, 5. dofor— ruin Ramesh is done for after the heavy loss in business. 6 doin— kill Aurangzeb planned to do in all his brothers to ascend the throne. DRAW 1. draw off— withdraw They drew off their men before the enemy entered the city. 2. draw near— approach Students work hard when their examination draws near. 3. draw on— make demand of | Thave drawn on my bank more than Rs 4,000 during this week. 4. draw out— find out This Magistrate drew out the truth by cross examining the accused. 5. draw up— prepare a scheme, arrange, stop, compile The PT. instructor draws up the boys for the morning prayer. 6 draw aside— pull in one direction He drew me aside and whishpered the story into my ears. FLY 1 fly at— make a rush at Aa The cat will fly at the mouse and kill it. Phrass2. fly out— move very fast He opened the cage and the parrot flew out. 3. fly away— runaway hastily If the pigeons are let out of their cages, they will certainly fly away. 4. fly open— open with a jerk He touched a spring and the gate flew open 5. fly off— run stealthily As we came near, the bird flew off. 6. fly into— come into flying Acrow flew into my room and let fall a picture hanging against the wall. GIVE 1. give up— abandon Thave given up the idea of working in partnership with him. 2. give in— yield, submit You must give in to save your life. 3. give out— publish Thave given out my views, you may or may not like them. 4. give over— abandon The President gave over the charge to the Vice-President. 5. give way— fall back The crowd gave way, when the police let off tear gas 6. giveaway— distribute, transfer After the Principal's report, the chief guest gave away the prizes. HOLD 1. hold on— goon The trade fair is held on every year. 2. hold out— stretch, give offer Don't hold out false promises to any one, it will bring you bad name. 3. hold over— postpone, defer For want of quorum, the meeting was held over for two hours. 4, hold in— restrain He was highly annoyed with his servant, but he held in his anger. 5. holdup— stopandrob The terrorists are holding up innocent people almost everyday. 6. hold with— behave in biased way ‘The magistrate has been accused of holding with one party KEEP 1. keep back— conceal ; Don't keep back anything from your doctor, otherwise you can't recover soon. down— prevent from rising, crush_ / : The police kept down vagabonds by keeping a strict watch over them, in— restrain a 3. Keep i chers keep in students who are irregular in their homework, 4. keep up— maintain, carry on, mend tree oecmment is trying hard to keep up the prices of sugar and wheat. 398] MANAK Expressive English Gra ymmar and Composition5. keep to— stick to You must keep to your words like a gentleman. 6. keep out— prevent, avoid Put on your woollen clothes, they will keep out the cold. 7. keep off— avoid Keep off. The train is coming LOOK 1. look after— take care of He asked me to look after his garden in his absence. 2. look for— search for Thave lost my keys. Let me look for them. 3. look into— examine An auditor is expected to look into the accounts thoroughly. 4. look out— in search of 1am on the look out for an honest driver for my car. 5. look down upon— show contempt or hate He is so proud of his position that he looks down upon his subordinates. 6. lookin— peep inside Hooked in through the window but could not see anyone. RUN 1. runafter— pursue, follow The boy ran after the scooter and hurt himself. 2 runaway— abscond The Pakistani soldiers threw down their arms and ran away. 3. runout— expire, come to an end If the machine is worked and not oiled from time-to-time, it will soon run out 4. runover— crush The car ran over a dog and Killed it 5. run through— peruse On the examination night, | ran through the book in an hour. 6. runagainst— collide The Titanic ran against a rock and sank down. SEE 1. see about— deal with He promised to see about the matter. 2 see off— witness departure Iwas seen off at the airport by many of my friends. 3. see over— visit and look at a place carefully You must see over the house with your parents before you buy it. 4. see through— realise truth, detect, to give help or support He promised to see me safely through come what may. ET 1. set about— start I must set about the packing for my long journey: 2. set aside— put aside Let us set aside our personal feelings in this matter, Phrasal Verb: |