কয়েকটি word একসাথে একটি verb-এর মতন ব্যবহার হলে তাকে phrasal verb বলে।
English-এ প্রচুর phrasal verb আছে। English লেখা/বলার সময় আপনি জেনে হোক কিংবা না জেনে – কিছু না কিছু phrasal verb ব্যবহার করেই থাকেন।
যেমন: look after, get into, take off, go through, run into ইত্যাদি সবই phrasal verb.
Phrasal verb গুলি daily conversation-এ খুব বেশি ব্যবহৃত হয়ে থাকে।
কয়েকটি বহুল প্রচলিত (widely used) ও জনপ্রিয় (popular) phrasal verb-এর ব্যবহার অর্থসহ দেখি চলুন:
1. “Call off” – to stop or cancel; বাতিল করা, প্রত্যাহার করা
I called off today because I’m tired.
We called off the journey because of the weather forecast.
2. “Look up” – search for. অনুসন্ধান, খোঁজা
Look up the word in dictionary.
We looked up the whole case; it isn’t here.
3. “Get away with”: escape blame/punishment; দোষ/শাস্তি থেকে পলায়ন বা বেঁচে যাওয়া
He sure got away with such an offense!
The swindler got away with my cellphone.
4. Make out – To hear and understand (something), বুঝতে পারা
I couldn’t make out what you told me last night. Can you explain it now?”
We could make out no sense of his excuse.
5. “Give in/give up” – relent or surrender; আত্মসমর্পণ করা
He didn’t want to go. However, when the boss ordered he gave in.
The thief gave up when the cops surrounded him.
6. “Put up with” -endure, সহ্য করা
Tom put up with many jokes when he rode his ostrich to work”.
Sally had to put up with many months of unpaid work before she was finally given a permanent contract.
7. “Look down on” – a person who feels superior to others is said to “look down on” them; হেয় করা
Too rich people often look down on the poor.
8. “Turn into” – to become something else. পরিবর্তিত হওয়া It is also used in driving (গাড়ি চালনার ক্ষেত্রেও “কোন দিকে ঘোরা” অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয়);
Caterpillars turn into butterflies
After you pass the tall turn into the school parking.
9. “Carry on” – to continue. It can also be used when someone complains for a long time about something; অব্যাহত রাখা
The police carried on the investigation for a year.
Carry on your duties well or you might lose your job!
10. “Look after” – attend to; দেখাশুনা করা
Please look after the children while I’m outside.
Could you please look after my bags while I’m at the counter?
11. “Pass out” – faint, অজ্ঞান হয়ে যাওয়া
During the match, many viewers nearly passed out because of the extreme heat.
12. “Put off” – postpone or delay. মুলতবি করা। It is also used to describe a dislike to something (কোন কিছু অপছন্দনীয় অর্থেও ব্যবহৃত হয়);
Let’s put off the meeting until they arrive.
We have to put off the trip to Japan.
The smell of hospitals always puts me off.
13. Watch out; সতর্ক থাকা
Watch out the plug there! Electricity might shock you!