20 dialogues reworked as a Phrasal Verb Dictionary — with each verb pulled from the context of the debates, plus Nepali meaning and example sentences in both English and Nepali.
I've grouped them into a clean table
format for easy reading.
|
Phrasal
Verb |
Nepali
Meaning |
English
Sentence |
Nepali
Sentence |
|
Bring up |
कुरा
उठाउनु |
Biswas Sir brought up the issue of
privacy. |
बिश्वास सरले
गोपनीयताको मुद्दा उठाउनुभयो। |
|
Point out |
औंल्याउनु |
Balram Sir pointed out the
benefits of WFH. |
बलराम सरले
घरबाट काम
गर्नुका फाइदाहरू औंल्याउनुभयो। |
|
Turn out |
नतिजा निस्कनु |
The summit turned out to be mostly
symbolic. |
शिखर
सम्मेलनको नतिजा प्रायः प्रतीकात्मक मात्रै निस्कियो। |
|
Carry out |
कार्यान्वयन गर्नु |
We must carry out strict
regulations on AI. |
हामीले एआईमा कडा
नियमहरू कार्यान्वयन गर्नुपर्छ। |
|
Call out |
खुल्ला रूपमा विरोध गर्नु |
Cancel culture calls out
problematic behavior. |
क्यान्सेल संस्कृतिले समस्याग्रस्त व्यवहारलाई खुल्ला रूपमा विरोध गर्छ। |
|
Hold accountable |
जिम्मेवार बनाउनु |
Corporations must be held
accountable for pollution. |
कम्पनीहरूलाई प्रदूषणको लागि
जिम्मेवार बनाउनुपर्छ। |
|
Phase out |
क्रमशः हटाउनु |
We should phase out fossil fuels
gradually. |
हामीले जीवाश्म इन्धनलाई क्रमशः हटाउनुपर्छ। |
|
Bridge (the gap) |
पुल
गर्नु / अन्तर मेटाउनु |
India tried to bridge the
North-South divide. |
भारतले उत्तर-दक्षिण विभाजनलाई पुल
गर्ने प्रयास गर्यो। |
|
Feed into |
बढावा दिनु
/ पोषण
गर्नु |
Algorithms feed into our
confirmation bias. |
एल्गोरिदमहरूले हाम्रो पुष्टिकरण पूर्वाग्रहलाई बढावा दिन्छन्। |
|
End up |
अन्त्यमा हुनु |
You end up seeing only what you
like. |
तपाईं अन्त्यमा आफूले मन
पराएको कुरा
मात्र हेर्नुहुन्छ। |
|
Act on |
कदम
चाल्नु / कारबाही गर्नु |
We must act on climate change
immediately. |
हामीले जलवायु परिवर्तनमा तुरुन्तै कदम
चाल्नुपर्छ। |
|
Add up |
जम्मा हुनु
/ अर्थ
राख्नु |
Individual efforts add up to big
change. |
व्यक्तिगत प्रयासहरू जम्मा भएर
ठूलो
परिवर्तन हुन्छ। |
|
Dilute |
कमजोर बनाउनु / पातलो पार्नु |
Globalism doesn't dilute culture,
it enriches it. |
विश्वव्यापीकरणले संस्कृतिलाई कमजोर बनाउँदैन, यसले
समृद्ध बनाउँछ। |
|
Hoard |
जम्मा गर्नु / थुपार्नु |
Rich nations hoarded vaccines
during COVID. |
धनी
राष्ट्रहरूले कोभिडको समयमा खोपहरू थुपारे। |
|
Ban |
प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनु |
Should we ban hate speech on
social media? |
के
हामीले सामाजिक सञ्जालमा घृणायुक्त भाषणमा प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनुपर्छ? |
|
Spread (misinformation) |
फैलाउनु (गलत
सूचना) |
Misinformation spreads faster than
truth. |
गलत
सूचना सत्यभन्दा छिटो
फैलिन्छ। |
|
Leave behind |
पछाडि छोड्नु |
Rural areas are left behind in
development. |
ग्रामीण क्षेत्रहरू विकासमा पछाडि छोडिएका छन्। |
|
Rise up |
उठ्नु / विद्रोह गर्नु |
Anyone can rise up through
influencer culture. |
इन्फ्लुएन्सर संस्कृतिमार्फत जो
कोही
पनि
उठ्न
सक्छन्। |
|
Cash in on |
फाइदा लिनु |
Many cash in on trends without
real talent. |
धेरैले वास्तविक प्रतिभा बिना
नै
ट्रेन्डको फाइदा लिन्छन्। |
|
Learn from |
सिक्नु / पाठ
लिनु |
We can learn from China's
infrastructure speed. |
हामी
चीनको पूर्वाधारको गतिबाट सिक्न सक्छौं। |
|
Court (dictators) |
नजिक
जानु
/ सम्बन्ध बनाउनु |
Nations court dictators for trade. |
राष्ट्रहरू व्यापारको लागि
तानाशाहहरूसँग नजिकिन्छन्। |
|
Rely on |
भर
पर्नु |
We rely on nuclear for baseload
power. |
हामी
आधारभूत विद्युतको लागि
आणविकमा भर
पर्छौं। |
|
Drive up |
बढाउनु (मूल्य) |
Privatization drives up college
fees. |
निजीकरणले कलेजको शुल्क बढाउँछ। |
|
Drown in |
डुब्नु / अत्यधिक भारग्रस्त हुनु |
Students drown in education debt. |
विद्यार्थीहरू शिक्षा ऋणमा
डुब्छन्। |
|
Connect to |
जोड्नु |
Social media connects people
across the world. |
सामाजिक सञ्जालले विश्वभरका मानिसहरूलाई जोड्छ। |
|
Push to |
धकेल्नु |
Algorithms push harmful content to
teens. |
एल्गोरिदमहरूले किशोरहरूलाई हानिकारक सामग्री धकेल्छन्। |
|
Scale up |
विस्तार गर्नु / ठूलो
बनाउनु |
We need to scale up renewable
energy. |
हामीले नवीकरणीय ऊर्जालाई विस्तार गर्नुपर्छ। |
|
Move offshore |
विदेश पठाउनु (पुँजी) |
The rich move money offshore to
avoid tax. |
धनीहरू कर
बचाउन पैसा
विदेश पठाउँछन्। |
|
Fix (Earth) |
मर्मत गर्नु / सुधार गर्नु |
Fix Earth before colonizing Mars. |
मंगल
ग्रह
उपनिवेश गर्नुभन्दा पहिले पृथ्वीको सुधार गर। |
|
Litter (orbit) |
फोहोर फाल्नु (अन्तरिक्ष) |
Satellites litter space with
debris. |
उपग्रहहरूले अन्तरिक्षलाई मल्बेले फोहोर पार्छन्। |
|
Choose (your source) |
छनोट
गर्नु |
You can choose your own news
source today. |
तपाईं आज
आफ्नो समाचार स्रोत आफैं
छनोट
गर्न
सक्नुहुन्छ। |
|
Watch over |
निगरानी गर्नु |
Who watches over the
fact-checkers? |
तथ्य-जाँचकर्ताहरूको
निगरानी कसले
गर्छ? |
Bonus:
5 Extra Phrasal Verbs from the Dialogues (with full sentences)
|
Phrasal
Verb |
Nepali
Meaning |
English
Sentence |
Nepali
Sentence |
|
Bring about |
ल्याउनु / उत्पन्न गर्नु |
Technology has brought about huge
changes. |
प्रविधिले ठूला
परिवर्तनहरू ल्याएको छ। |
|
Go through |
भोग्नु / सामना गर्नु |
We went through a pandemic
together. |
हामी
सबैले सँगै
महामारी भोग्यौं। |
|
Give in |
झुक्नु / मान्नु |
Don't give in to pressure from
corporates. |
कर्पोरेटको दबाबमा नझुक्नुहोस्। |
|
Look into |
अनुसन्धान गर्नु |
The government should look into AI
ethics. |
सरकारले एआई
नैतिकतामा अनुसन्धान गर्नुपर्छ। |
|
Run out of |
सकिनु / समाप्त हुनु |
We will run out of time if we
don't act now. |
यदि
हामीले अहिले कदम
चालेनौं भने
हामीसँग समय
सकिन्छ। |
Quick
Summary – Most Used Phrasal Verbs in Daily Conversation (from above)
|
Phrasal
Verb |
Nepali |
|
Bring up |
उठाउनु |
|
Point out |
औंल्याउनु |
|
Carry out |
गर्नु / कार्यान्वयन गर्नु |
|
Call out |
विरोध गर्नु |
|
Phase out |
हटाउनु |
|
End up |
अन्त्यमा हुनु |
|
Act on |
कारबाही गर्नु |
|
Leave behind |
पछाडि पार्नु |
|
Rely on |
भर
पर्नु |
|
Drive up |
बढाउनु |
|
Look into |
जाँच
गर्नु |
Choose the most appropriate phrasal
verb to complete the sentence. (Answers are NOT provided, as per your
request).
Set
1: Questions 1–20
1.
The meeting was ______ because the
chairman didn't show up.
(called off / called for / called upon)
2.
Despite the recession, the company
managed to ______ the difficult period.
(get through / get over / get along)
3.
The new policy doesn't seem to be
______ with the employees.
(going on / going down / going off)
4.
Please ______ the form and submit it
before the deadline.
(fill in / fill out / fill up)
5.
The government needs to ______ a
plan to tackle unemployment.
(come up with / come across / come into)
6.
My grandmother cannot ______ her old
memories of the partition.
(get over / get away / get through)
7.
The price of petrol has ______
dramatically in the last month.
(gone up / gone down / gone off)
8.
I ran ______ my old school friend at
the railway station yesterday.
(into / over / after)
9.
The manager decided to ______ the
meeting until next week.
(put off / put on / put up)
10. The firemen were able to ______ the fire before it spread.
(put out / put down / put up)
11. Children should ______ their elders with respect.
(look up to / look down upon / look after)
12. The company has ______ 200 new employees this year.
(taken on / taken off / taken over)
13. The old building ______ due to the earthquake last night.
(fell down / fell out / fell behind)
14. I can't ______ the noise in this construction site.
(put up with / put down / put forward)
15. He ______ his father’s business after his retirement.
(took over / took up / took after)
16. The airplane is scheduled to ______ at 6 PM.
(take off / take over / take in)
17. We need to ______ the cause of the accident.
(look into / look after / look for)
18. The students were asked to ______ their answers before
submitting.
(check over / check out / check in)
19. Please ______ the lights before you leave the room.
(switch off / switch on / switch over)
20. The opposition party tried to ______ the government on the
issue.
(bring down / bring up / bring in)
Set
2: Questions 21–40
21. He is still trying to ______ the shock of losing his job.
(get over / get through / get along)
22. The police are ______ the missing child case.
(looking into / looking after / looking for)
23. We ______ milk, so I'll have to go to the store.
(ran out of / ran over / ran into)
24. The speaker was ______ by the audience for his controversial
remarks.
(shouted down / shouted out / shouted at)
25. The government has ______ a new healthcare scheme.
(rolled out / rolled back / rolled over)
26. I don't ______ my neighbors; they are too noisy.
(get along with / get away with / get through to)
27. The final exam was ______ because of the heavy snowfall.
(called off / called for / called on)
28. The CEO ______ his resignation at the board meeting.
(handed in / handed over / handed out)
29. The rebels were finally ______ by the army.
(wiped out / wiped off / wiped over)
30. We must ______ the meeting until the director arrives.
(hold on / hold up / hold back)
31. The price of vegetables has ______ again.
(gone up / gone down / gone out)
32. She ______ a lot of money on her wedding reception.
(spent on / spent up / spent out)
33. The teacher asked the students to ______ the chapter for
homework.
(go through / go over / go after)
34. The thief managed to ______ despite the police presence.
(get away / get over / get in)
35. We should ______ the terms of the contract before signing.
(look over / look after / look for)
36. The NGO is trying to ______ awareness about climate change.
(spread out / spread across / spread over)
37. He was ______ from the team due to poor performance.
(dropped from / dropped out / dropped off)
38. The new smartphone model will ______ in July.
(come out / come over / come across)
39. Please ______ your shoes before entering the temple.
(take off / take out / take over)
40. The project failed because they ______ funds.
(ran out of / ran away with / ran over)
Set
3: Questions 41–60
41. The lawyer was able to ______ the client's innocence.
(prove out / prove to / prove up)
42. The company decided to ______ a new product line.
(launch into / launch out / launch up)
43. The old traditions are slowly ______.
(dying out / dying down / dying off)
44. The teacher ______ the mischievous student.
(sent out / sent off / sent for)
45. The debate was ______ until the next session.
(carried over / carried out / carried on)
46. We need to ______ a solution to this problem quickly.
(work out / work up / work over)
47. The social media post ______ a lot of controversy.
(gave rise to / gave up to / gave out)
48. The children ______ the new teacher very quickly.
(took to / took in / took up)
49. The company is ______ its operations to Southeast Asia.
(expanding into / expanding over / expanding out)
50. The police asked the crowd to ______.
(disperse out / disperse over / disperse up)
51. The athlete ______ the Olympic record.
(broke down / broke up / broke over)
52. The scientists ______ a new vaccine for the virus.
(came up with / came down with / came over)
53. The colonial powers ______ many natural resources from Asia.
(drained away / drained out / drained over)
54. The opposition leader ______ the government's policies.
(hit out at / hit up on / hit over)
55. The economy is slowly ______ after the recession.
(picking up / picking out / picking over)
56. The manager asked us to ______ the errors in the report.
(iron out / iron up / iron over)
57. The old book is ______; I need a new one.
(worn out / worn off / worn over)
58. The political party ______ the youth vote in the election.
(catered to / catered up / catered over)
59. The team ______ the opponent's defense brilliantly.
(broke through / broke out / broke off)
60. The environmentalists are trying to ______ the deforestation
bill.
(push through / push over / push up)
Answers with Short Reasons
Set 1 (1–20)
1.
called off – Meeting was cancelled.
2.
get through – Means survive a difficult period.
3.
going down – Means being accepted.
4.
fill out – Complete a form.
5.
come up with – Means produce or create an idea.
6.
get over – Means recover from painful
memories.
7.
gone up – Means increased.
8.
into – "Run into" means
meet by chance.
9.
put off – Means postpone.
10. put out – Means extinguish a fire.
11. look up to – Means respect or admire.
12. taken on – Means hired employees.
13. fell down – Means collapsed.
14. put up with – Means tolerate.
15. took over – Means assumed control.
16. take off – Means leave the ground.
17. look into – Means investigate.
18. check over – Means review carefully.
19. switch off – Means turn off.
20. bring down – Means remove from power.
Set 2 (21–40)
21. get over – Means recover from shock.
22. looking into – Means investigating.
23. ran out of – Means had no more.
24. shouted down – Means silenced by shouting.
25. rolled out – Means officially introduced.
26. get along with – Means have a good relationship.
27. called off – Means cancelled.
28. handed in – Means submitted.
29. wiped out – Means completely destroyed.
30. hold up – Means delay.
31. gone up – Means increased.
32. spent on – Means used money for something.
33. go through – Means study carefully.
34. get away – Means escape.
35. look over – Means examine.
36. spread out – Means distribute or promote widely.
37. dropped from – Means removed from.
38. come out – Means be released.
39. take off – Means remove.
40. ran out of – Means exhausted the supply.
Set 3 (41–60)
41. prove up – Means establish with evidence.
42. launch into – Means begin a new venture.
43. dying out – Means becoming extinct.
44. sent for – Means called someone to come.
45. carried over – Means postponed to the next session.
46. work out – Means find a solution.
47. gave rise to – Means caused.
48. took to – Means liked quickly.
49. expanding into – Means entering a new market.
50. disperse out – Means spread apart.
51. broke down – Means surpassed/broke the record (best
available option).
52. came up with – Means invented or developed.
53. drained away – Means removed or depleted.
54. hit out at – Means strongly criticized.
55. picking up – Means recovering.
56. iron out – Means solve or remove problems.
57. worn out – Means too old from use.
58. catered to – Means served the needs of.
59. broke through – Means penetrated the defense.
60. push through – Means get approved or passed.
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