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Phrasal Over-Towards
Phrasal preposition Over-Towards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ask OVER >>> Salman and Rubi asked us over for drinks | To invite for |
| Bind OVER >>> He was bound over to keep the peace. | To warn in terms of law |
| Boil OVER >>> The unrest could boil over into civil war. | Increase in anger |
| Brim OVER >>> Her eyes were brimming over with tears. | Full to the capacity |
| Bubble OVER >>> They were bubbling over with excitement. | Full of excitement |
| Carry OVER >>> The game had to be carried over until Wednesday. | Postpone |
| Check OVER >>> I got the car checked over before the trip. | To examine an object |
| Chew OVER >>> He spent the weekend chewing over the problem. | Discuss in details |
| Cloud OVER >>> His face clouded over when she walked into the room. | Become sad or worried |
| Cross OVER >>> She crossed over the road. | Pass from someplace |
| Dig(something) OVER >>> I got this bangle while digging over the garden. | Break the ground with a spade |
| Dot OVER >>> Dot the top of the cake with sweets. | To spread small of sthg In different places |
| Double OVER >>> The teacher asked her students to double over the A3 size paper and then use it. | To bend or fold sth in middle |
| Drool OVER >>> My friend always drools over the makeup stuff in the shops. | to look at Sb/sth in a way that shows you like and admire or want them/it, often in a silly or exaggerated way |
| Fall OVER >>> Ahmed lost his balance and fell over . | To be unable to stay standing and fall to the ground |
| Fall OVER >>> Mind you don’t fall over the boxes. | To hit sb/sth with your foot |
| Give OVER >>> The students were making noise; the teacher ordered them to give over . | Stop doing something |
| Grass(sth) OVER >>> The parked has been grassed over. | To cover an area of ground with grass |
| Hand OVER >>> All the students are directed to hand over their papers. | Give to someone |
| Heal OVER >>> The cut has healed over now. | recover |
| Keel OVER >>> The boat keeled over in the storm and the crew drowned. | Turn upside down |
| Keep OVER >>> May god keep close watch over you. | Protect, guard |
| Make OVER >>> The beauty salon gave her a make over and she looks too beautiful. | Change appearance. |
| Mull OVER >>> No one mull over to solve it. | Think about an issue or problem. |
| Start OVER >>> I made so many mistakes that I better start everything over again | Make a new beginning |
| Take OVER >>> I wonder who will take over from me when I'm on a long holiday | An act of assuming control of something |
| Wash OVER >>> All their criticism seems to wash over him | To suddenly affect |
| Watch OVER >>> The child needed to be watched over 24 hours a day | To take care of |
| Ask ROUND >>> I asked my class fellows round for group study | Invite someone |
| Drop(sth) ROUND >>> I’ll drop those letters in the postbox later. | To deliver sth to sbs home |
| Break THROUGH >>> Scientists have made a breakthrough in their fight against Corona. | Achieving the first important success |
| Carry THROUGH >>> He convinced us that he would carry through with his promise. | To fulfill one’s promise |
| Cut THROUGH >>> Once you cut through the technical language the report is easy to understand. | Overcome difficulty |
| Fall THROUGH >>> The deal fell through. | To fail to be completed |
| Look THROUGH >>> Osama look through the book as compared to me. | Read quickly |
| Sail THROUGH >>> She sailed through all the examinations We sailed through passport control | To deal with something |
| Sail THROUGH >>> My sister sailed through all her examination | To succeed in an examination |
| See THROUGH >>> I didn't see her through and now I'm toasted | Not be deceived by; detect the true nature of |
| Wade THROUGH >>> I had to wade through pages and pages of statistics | To spend a lot of time and effort |
| Walk THROUGH >>> She walked me through the complicated document | To show or tell how to do by carefully explaining |
| Whizz THROUGH >>> She whizzed through the work and was finished before lunch | To do read quickly |
| Win THROUGH >>> United won through to the final in an exciting game | To finally succeed after trying very hard |
| Zip THROUGH >>> Could you zip through my report and check it’s OK ? | To do read etc very quickly |
| Go THROUGH OF >>> He just went through the motion of being an actor. | To pretend to do sth |
| Accede TO >>> Government officials acceded to review the newly imposed taxes | To permit for |
| Accustom TO >>> Our eyes become accustomed to darkness after some time, therefore, we can see objects in darkness | To become used to |
| Address TO >>> The government is not addressing the needs of the poor during a lockdown | To tackle a situation |
| Adhere TO >>> Some people are conservative; they tend to adhere to old customs and traditions | Support a particular belief |
| Allude TO >>> You can now allude to some basic points of research | To mention in a few words |
| Appeal TO >>> You can appeal to his kind nature, he will help you | Try to persuade |
| Appertain TO >>> You must comply with the terms appertaining to the job | To belong to |
| Ascribe TO >>> This is ascribed to Shakespeare | To consider wrongly |
| Aspire TO >>> I have never aspired to the wealth | To have a strong desire to achieve something |
| Attend TO >>> He left us earlier to attend to a business meeting | To deal with |
| Attribute TO >>> His lung cancer attributed him to death | To be a cause of |
| Awake TO >>> I awoke to the fact that she was ditching me | To become aware of |
| Belong TO >>> This book belongs to me. | To show ownership |
| Belong TO >>> He belongs to a noble family. | To be a member of |
| Bind TO >>> The company directors are bound to secrecy. | To force to do something |
| Bow TO >>> The government bowed to public pressure. | Agree unwillingly |
| Cater TO >>> Endless media coverage catered to the public’s interest in the scandal. | To provide with |
| Cling TO >>> She is clinging on to the past. | Unwilling to stop doing something |
| Come TO >>> The idea came to me in the middle of the night. | Sudden idea |
| Confine TO >>> The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. | Keep yourself restricted |
| Contribute TO >>> The stress of losing his job contributed to his death. | To help to cause |
| Dedicate TO >>> This book is dedicated to her. | acknowledgment |
| Defer TO >>> I defer to your judgments in these matters. | Refuse |
| Drive TO >>> Things can only get better, I drink to that . | To wish sb good luck/success |
| Entitle(sb) TO >>> Ahmed thinks I am entitled to an explanation. | To give a right to have |
| Entrust TO >>> Ali couldn’t entrust my children to strangers. | To makes sb responsible for doing sth |
| Fall TO >>> It falls to the police to ensure that demonstrations are well organized. | To become the duty or responsibility of a particular person |
| Fall TO >>> They fell to it with gusto. | To start doing sth |
| Go TO >>> You need to get it finished by evening. | Used to tell sb to start doing sth |
| Go TO >>> The property went to his eldest son. | To pass to somebody when he/she dies |
| Go TO >>> I hate to see the food going to waste. | To start to do sth |
| Inure TO >>> The prisoners get inured to the harsh conditions. | Become used to |
| Keep TO >>> Please keep to the path. | Stay within limits |
| Lead TO >>> The students’ performance led to the end of the academic year. | Result in |
| Look TO >>> School administration looks to the best results in board examination. | Expect, hope |
| Occur TO >>> You do not occur to help me when you see me in trouble. | Enter one's mind |
| Owe TO >>> I owed my success to my hard work and dedication. | "Be the reason |
| for something." | "Be the reason |
| Reduce TO >>> Their accusations reduced her to tears | To bring someone to some humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition |
| Refer TO >>> In his academic writing, he always refers to Professor Johnson's research | To regard as belonging tour resulting from another |
| Relate TO >>> This book relates to the case of JFK's assassination | To find or show the connection between two things |
| Resort TO >>> To gain their goals they even resorted to violence | doing something in a particular situation because there is no other way of achieving something |
| Stick TO >>> It looks yummy but I need to stick to my diet, you know | Adhere to(a commitment, belief or rule) |
| Stoop TO >>> I don't think Sally would stoop to sharing the details of their intimate life with tabloids | Lower one’s moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible |
| Take TO >>> I took to her the moment I saw her smile | Form a liking for |
| Turn TO >>> He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial | To go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with the situation |
| Warm TO >>> I warmed to the teacher immediately | To start as a person |
| Yield TO >>> Barges yielded to road vehicles for transporting goods | To be replaced by |
| Band TOGETHER >>> We must band together to fight the reforms. | To form a group |
| Go TOGETHER >>> Some people and happiness don’t go together. | To be often found together |
| Herd TOGETHER >>> They were herded together into the truck and driven away. | Move in particular direction |
| Knock TOGETHER >>> They knocked together two outbuildings and turned them into a home. | Join houses that had been separate |
| Go TOWARDS >>> The money will go towards to buy a plot. | To be used as a part of sth |
| Gravitate TOWARDS >>> Most visitors gravitate towards the Mumbai Gateway of India. | To move towards sth that you are attracted to |
| Inclined TOWARDS >>> I inclined to the view that we should take no action. | Tend to think |
| Move TOWARDS >>> The government moved towards the lockdown to control the corona situation. | Make preparations for something. |
| Work TOWARDS >>> He is working towards obtaining a Master's degree | To try to teach or achieve a goal |
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