the meaning of some verbs

The verb : break

Break away = escape
Meaning : يهرب
Example : The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Labour Party.

Break down = fail to act
Meaning : يتعطل
Example : His car broke down , when he was returning home.

Break into = enter by force
Meaning : يقتحم
Example : Three thieves broke into the bank to rob it

Break off = put an end to
Meaning : يفسخ , يضع نهاية لـ
Example : They broke off thier engagement .

Break out = suddenly begin
Meaning : يندلع
Example : A fire broke out in the store yesterday .

Break up = end
Meaning : يتعطل
Example : When does your school usually break up?

the verb : bring

Bring about = cause to happen
Meaning : يسبب
Example : Hard work brings about success .

Bring up = look after during childhood
Meaning : يُربي
Example : My parents brought me up strictly.

the verb : call

Call at = make a short visit
Meaning : يُمر بـ
Example : Call at the butcher's and get some meat .

Call for = Demand
Meaning : يستدعي , يتطلب
Example : The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.

Call in = ask to come = summon
Meaning : يطلب
Example : We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it.

Call off = stop
Meaning : ينهي , يوقف
Example : CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out .

Call on = visit
Meaning : يزور
Example : As we were in the area, we CALLED ON my sister-in-law.

Call out = shout
Meaning : ينادي
Example : The teacher called out the names of the pupils.

Call up = ring up = telephone = phone
Meaning : يخابر
Example : I CALLED him UP as soon as I got to a phone to tell him the news.

the verb : carry 

Carry a way = sweep a way
Meaning : يجرف
Example : The flood has carried away the wooden bridge .

Carry on = continue
Meaning : يستمر
Example : CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.

Carry out = fulfil = perform
Meaning : ينفذ , ينجز
Example : The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.

the verb : come 

Come about = happen
Meaning : يحدث
Example : The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting.

Come across = Find by accident = Find by chance
Meaning : يلاقي صدفة , يجد بالصدفة
Example : I CAME ACROSS my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk

Come apart = Break into pieces
Meaning : مكسورة الى اجزاء
Example : It CAME APART when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to glue it back

Come around = Recover consciousness
Meaning : إستعدْ وعياً
Example : It took several hours after the operation before he CAME AROUND.

Come before = Appear in court charged with a crime or offence
Meaning : متهم بـ او مخالف لـ
Example : He CAME BEFORE the court on charges of speeding.

Come by = Visit
Meaning : يزور
Example : I'll COME BY after work and see if you need any help.

Come down = Rain
Meaning : تمطر
Example : Just look at the rain COMING DOWN! I'm not going out in that.

Come from = Country or town where you were born
Meaning : بلد الولادة او المواطنة
Example : She COMES FROM Somalia

Come in = Arrive for flights
Meaning : وصول الرحلة
Example : The plane CAME IN at two-thirty in the morning.

Come back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : When did you come back home last night?

Come into = Inherit
Meaning : يرث
Example : She CAME INTO a lot of money when her grandmother died.

Come into use = Start being used
Meaning : يدخل في الاستعمال
Example : The computerised system CAME INTO USE at the end of last year.

Come on = Encouragement
Meaning : تشجيع
Example : COME ON; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing.

Come up = Appear
Meaning : تظهر للنباتات
Example : I'll be late home tonight because something's COME UP at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning.

the verb : get  

Get = have = posses = own
Meaning : يملك
Example : He has got a large farm .

Get about = Visit many places
Meaning : زار اماكن كثيرة
Example : I GET ABOUT a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.

Get across = Communicate successfully
Meaning : إتّصلْ بنجاح
Example : I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.

Get at = find out = discover
Meaning : يكتشف
Example : How can we get at the truth?

Get a way = escape
Meaning : يهرب
Example : One of the prisoners got away .

Get on = get onto = enter means of transport
Meaning : يركب واسطة نقل
Example : We GOT ON the train at Plymouth and went up to London.

Get down = deseend
Meaning : يترجل , ينزل
Example : He got down from the horse .

Get out = Leave a place
Meaning : يخرج
Example : The dog GOT OUT because I left the door open.

Get up = Get out of bed
Meaning : نهض من الفراش
Example : I GET UP at seven o'clock on weekdays, but lie in till noon at the weekend.

the verb : give 

Give away = present
Meaning : يقدم
Example : The minister gave away the prize to the winners .

Give back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : Could you give me back my dictionary ?

Give in = surrender = yield = accept defeat
Meaning : يستسلم
Example : They GAVE IN when the police surrounded the building.

Give up = Stop doing something
Meaning : يتخلى عن , يترك
Example : I have GIVEN UP trying to help them.

the verb : go  

Go back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : He went back home at noon time .

Go down = Sunset
Meaning : يغرب , وقت الغروب
Example : The sun WENT DOWN at seven o'clock.

Go away = Leave a place or disappear
Meaning : يترك المكان او يختفي
Example : This drug should make the pain GO AWAY.

Go into = Discuss in some detail
Meaning : يناقش بعض التفاصيل
Example : They refused to GO INTO exactly what was wrong.

Go off = Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)
Meaning : ينفجر
Example : The fire alarm WENT OFF because someone was smoking in the toilets.

Go on = Continue
Meaning : يستمر
Example : He WENT ON and ON talking and I was so bored.

Go over = Look at something, revise
Meaning : يراجع او يتفحص شيئاً ما
Example : We WENT OVER our notes before the exam.

Go with = Combine nicely = match
Meaning : ينسجم مع
Example : Does this tie GO WITH my shirt?

the verb : ask 

Ask after = Enquire about someone's health, how life is going
Meaning : إستفسرْ حول صحةِ شخص ما
Example : Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER you, so I told her you were fine.

Ask around = Ask a number of people for information of help
Meaning : يسئل بغرض المساعدة
Example : I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help.

Ask for = To provoke a negative reaction
Meaning : يبحث عن مشاكل
Example : You're ASKING FOR trouble

Ask in = To invite somebody into your house
Meaning : يدعو الى بيته
Example : 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.'

Ask out = To invite someone for a date
Meaning : يطلب موعد غرامي
Example : He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy.

Ask over = Invite
Meaning : يدعو
Example : They have ASKED us OVER for drinks on Friday.

Ask round = Invite someone
Meaning : يدعو
Example : We ASKED John ROUND for diner.

the verb : keep 

Keep around = Keep something near you
Meaning : يبقي الشي الى جانبه
Example : I KEEP a dictionary AROUND when I'm doing my homework.

Keep at = Continue with something difficult
Meaning : الاستمرار رغم الصعوبه
Example : She found the course hard but she KEPT AT it and completed it successfully.

Keep away = Don't allow someone near something
Meaning : احفظه بعيداً عن متناول
Example : Medicines should always be KEPT AWAY from children.

Keep back = Maintain a safe distance
Meaning : ابقى على مسافة امنه
Example : The police told the crowd to KEEP BACK from the fire.

Keep down = Not vomit
Meaning : لا يَتقيّأَ
Example : The food was so horrible that I struggled to KEEP it DOWN.

Keep from = Control yourself, refrain
Meaning : سيطر على نفسه , امتنع
Example : I couldn't KEEP FROM arguing with her.

Keep in = Not allow someone out
Meaning : لا يسمح له بالمغادرة
Example : The teacher KEPT the students IN after school because they had misbehaved.

Keep off = Not talk about
Meaning : لا يَتحدّثَ عنه
Example : She KEPT OFF the subject of her divorce.

Keep on = Continue
Meaning : يستمر
Example : He KEPT ON trying and succeeded in the end.

Keep out = Not allow someone to enter
Meaning : لا يسمح له بالدخول
Example : The police KEPT the demonstrators OUT of the building.

Keep up = Not let someone go to bed
Meaning : لا يدع الشخص ينام اي بمعنى يزعجه
Example : My neighbours KEPT me UP till after 4 am with their loud music last night.

Keep an eye on = watch
Meaning : يراقب
Example : Please keep an eye on the child .

the verb : lay 

Lay down = Kill, murder
Meaning : يقتل
Example : He got LAID DOWN in a turf war about supplying drugs.

Lay into = Criticise angrily
Meaning : إنتقدْ بغضب
Example : His partner LAID INTO him when he arrived two hours late.

Lay off = Make an employee redundant
Meaning : إجعلْ مستخدمَ عاطلَ
Example : The hotel LAID OFF twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.

Lay on = Organise, supply
Meaning : ينظم او يجهز
Example : They LAID ON a buffet lunch at the conference.

Lay out = Spend money
Meaning : يصرف , ينفق
Example : They LAID OUT thousands of pounds on their wedding reception

the verb : lock 

Lock away = Lock in a safe place
Meaning : يحفظه في مكان امن او بعيد عن متناول اليد
Example : He LOCKED the gun AWAY in a drawer.

Lock down = Make very secure
Meaning : يجعله امن جدا
Example : If you lock down your computer properly, it is very difficult for people to access it.

Lock in = Lock a place to stop someone leaving
Meaning : يحبس شخصاً ما
Example : They LOCKED him IN the room until he had calmed down.

Lock onto = Find a target and head for it
Meaning : وجد الهدف وتوجه اليه
Example : The missile LOCKED ONTO the plane and blew it out of the sky.

Lock out = Close a workplace to stop workers entering
Meaning : اغلق موقع العمل لمنع العمل من الدخول
Example : The management LOCKED the staff OUT because they had turned down the pay offer.

Lock up = Close all doors, windows, etc.
Meaning : يغلق الابواب والشبابيك
Example : She LOCKED UP after everyone had left and went home.

Lock yourself away = Go somewhere away from people to study or work
Meaning : اقفل على نفسه لغرض الداراسة او العمل
Example : I LOCK MYSELF AWAY for a few weeks before exams.

the verb : look 

Look after = Take care
Meaning : يعتني بـ
Example : Their auntie LOOKED AFTER them while their mother was in hospital.

Look back = Think about the past
Meaning : يفكر في الماضي
Example : Old people often LOOK BACK on over their lives.

Look down on = Have a low opinion of
Meaning : ينظر بزدراء او تكبر الى
Example : He LOOKS DOWN ON his colleagues because he thinks he's better than they are.

Look for = Try to find
Meaning : يبحث عن
Example : I've been LOOKING FOR all their hidden files, but I can't find them anywhere.

Look forward to = Wait for or anticipate something pleasant = expect with pleasure
Meaning : يتطلع الى
Example : I'm LOOKING FORWARD TO meeting you.

Look in = Make a quick visit
Meaning : يمر بـ او يزور بسرعة
Example : I'll LOOK IN on my way home.

Look into = Research, investigate
Meaning : يبحث او يحقق فيه
Example : We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.

Look on = Watch something like a crime without helping
Meaning : يتفرج بدون ان يحرك ساكناً
Example : The crowd just LOOKED ON as the old lady was mugged.

Look out = Be careful
Meaning : كن حذراً
Example : LOOK OUT; you're going to drop that!

Look round = Inspect a house
Meaning : يتفحص المنزل
Example : We LOOKED ROUND the house and decided that we didn't like it enough to buy it.

Look to = Expect, hope
Meaning : يأمل او يتوقع
Example : The company is LOOKING TO increase its sales in Asia.

Look up = Improve
Meaning : يتحسن
Example : The economy is LOOKING UP.

Look up to = Respect
Meaning : يحترم
Example : She's LOOKS UP TO her mother.

Look upon as = Consider = regard
Meaning : يعتبر
Example : I LOOK UPON him AS a close friend.

Look up a word = search for it in a dictionary
Meaning : يبحث عن كلمة في القاموس
Example : I don't know the meaning of this word ; I shall look it up

Look in on = Visit briefly to see if everything's all right
Meaning : يزور بقصد الاطمئنان على
Example : I'm going to LOOK IN ON grannie on the way home tonight as she's been a bit unwell recently.

the verb : make 

Make do with = Accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative
Meaning : اختيار شي بدون يكون له بديل
Example : There's no coffee, so we'll have to MAKE DO WITH tea.

Make for = go towards = Head in a certain direction
Meaning : يتجه نحو
Example : We MADE FOR home when it started raining.

Make into = Change something into something else
Meaning : يبدل شيئ بشيئ اخر
Example : Many churches have been MADE INTO flats in recent years.

Make it = Arrive or get a result
Meaning : يصل او يحصل على نتيجة
Example : I thought you weren't coming, so I was really pleased you MADE IT.

Make it up to = Try to compensate for doing something wrong
Meaning : التعويض عن عمل شيئ خاطى
Example : He tried to MAKE IT UP TO her, but she wouldn't speak to him.

Make off with = Steal
Meaning : يسرق
Example : Thieves MADE OFF WITH over a million dollars in the robbery.

Make out = Make a cheque payable to somebody
Meaning : يدفع لأمر
Example : Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd.

Make over = Change appearance
Meaning : يغير مظهر
Example : The beauty salon gave her a MAKEOVER before the party.

Make up = Put on cosmetics
Meaning : تضع مساحيق التجميل
Example : She went to the bathroom to MAKE her face UP.

Make with = Give (usually used as an imperative)
Meaning : يعطي
Example : MAKE WITH the money you owe me.

Make fun of = laugh at
Meaning : يضحك على الناس
Example : It is bad to make fun of other people.

the verb : pass 

Pass around = Give out to everybody there
Meaning : يوزع
Example : The teacher PASSED the handout AROUND.

Pass as = Be believed to be something
Meaning : يعتقد ان يكون
Example : Although not qualified, he managed to PASS AS a doctor for years.

Pass by = Go past without stopping
Meaning : يمر بالصدفة او مارا فحسب
Example : I was just PASSING BY when I saw the accident.

Pass by = Visit briefly
Meaning : زيارة سريعة
Example : I was PASSING BY her house the other day when I heard about it.

Pass by = Miss an opportunity
Meaning : ضيع الفرصة
Example : The chance for promotion PASSED me BY.

Pass for = Be accepted as something, usually when not
Meaning : يقبل شيئ لم يقبله من قبل
Example : You'd be surprised at what PASSES FOR good cooking in many

Pass off = Convince something that something is real
Meaning : يقتنع بان هذا الشيئ حقيقي
Example : I managed to PASS OFF the fake money in the market.

Pass off = Happen in a certain way
Meaning : مرت اي بمعني عبرت
Example : The demonstration PASSED OFF peacefully.

Pass on = Give a message to someone
Meaning : يوصل او يعطي
Example : I'll PASS the message ON when she gets here.

Pass on = Die
Meaning : يموت
Example : Her husband PASSED ON last year.

Pass out = Faint, lose consciousness
Meaning : يفقد الوعي
Example : He got so drunk that he PASSED OUT.

Pass over = Ignore someone and give a job, reward, etc, to someone more junior
Meaning : يكافئ
Example : They PASSED him OVER and made his assistant the new director.

Pass through = Visit a place without stopping or only stopping briefly
Meaning : يزور مكان بدون ان يتوقف او يتوقف لفترة قصيرة يمر مرور الكرام
Example : I didn't see much as I was only PASSING THROUGH the town.

Pass to = Give ownership or responsibility to someone
Meaning : يتخلى عن الملكية او المسؤولية لشخص ما
Example : The shares PASSED TO his daughter when he died.

the verb : put 

Put across = Communicate, convey a message
Meaning : يُوصل او يعبر عن ما يريد قوله
Example : He found it difficult to PUT ACROSS what he wanted to say at the meeting.

Put away = Put something back in the correct place
Meaning : يعيد شيئاً ما الى المكان الصحيح
Example : He PUT the dictionary BACK on the shelf after he'd finished the crossword.

Put away = Put someone in prison
Meaning : يسجن , يضع شخصاً ما في السجن
Example : The judge PUT him AWAY for ten years for robbery.

Put back = Rearrange something for a later time
Meaning : يعيد تنظيم شيئاُ ما لوقت لاحق
Example : The AGM has been PUT BACK until July the seventeenth.

Put by = Save for the future
Meaning : يدخره للمستقبل
Example : I try to PUT some money BY every month towards our summer holiday.

Put down = Kill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.
Meaning : يقتل حيوان لكبر سنه
Example : He had his dog PUT DOWN because it was in a lot of pain from its tumours.

Put in = Install
Meaning : ينصب
Example : They had to PUT IN a whole new central heating system because the house was so cold.

Put in for = Make a request
Meaning : قدّمْ طلباً
Example : He PUT IN FOR a transfer to the new branch.

Put off = Postpone
Meaning : يؤجل
Example : The concert's been PUT OFF until next month because the singer's got a throat infection.

Put on = Start wearing
Meaning : يلبس
Example : I PUT my coat ON before we went out.

Put on = Deceive, lie
Meaning : يكذب , يخدع
Example : I am not PUTTING you ON.

Put out = Broadcast
Meaning : يُذيع
Example : Several charities PUT OUT an appeal on TV for money for the victims of the flooding in Mozambique.

Put out = Extinguish a cigarette, fire, etc.
Meaning : يطفئ سيجاره او نار ... الخ
Example : He PUT OUT his cigarette before entering the building.

Put through = Connect someone by phone
Meaning : يتصل بشخص ما هاتفياً
Example : Could you PUT me THROUGH to extension 259 please.

Put towards = Make a financial contribution
Meaning : يقدم مساهمة مالية
Example : She PUT $250 TOWARDS the cost of the repairs and we had to pay the rest.

Put up = Allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days.
Meaning : يسمح لشخص ما بالبقاء في بيتك ليوم او عدة ايام
Example : She PUT me UP for the night because I'd missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.

Put up = Increase prices, taxes, duties, etc.
Meaning : يزيد الاسعار او الضرائب
Example : The government has PUT tuition fees for undergraduate students UP again

 

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