EnglishGrammar: Phrasal Verb

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings in List-I…

Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings in List-II :-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Run out	(III) Expire	Run out means to come to an end. A document or agreement that runs out expires (it also means to use up a supply).	My passport runs out next month, so I must renew it.
(B) Run over	(I) Overflow	Run over means to flow over the edge of a container, that is, to overflow (it also means to knock down with a vehicle).	The milk ran over while it was boiling.
(C) Run through	(IV) Discuss	Run through means to go over or discuss something quickly, for example a list or a plan.	Let us run through the agenda before the meeting.
(D) Run up	(II) Accumulate	Run up means to let something, usually a bill or a debt, build up, that is, to accumulate it.	He ran up a huge phone bill last month.

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Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings in List-II :-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) Run out	(III) Expire	Run out means to come to an end. A document or agreement that runs out expires (it also means to use up a supply).	My passport runs out next month, so I must renew it.
(B) Run over	(I) Overflow	Run over means to flow over the edge of a container, that is, to overflow (it also means to knock down with a vehicle).	The milk ran over while it was boiling.
(C) Run through	(IV) Discuss	Run through means to go over or discuss something quickly, for example a list or a plan.	Let us run through the agenda before the meeting.
(D) Run up	(II) Accumulate	Run up means to let something, usually a bill or a debt, build up, that is, to accumulate it.	He ran up a huge phone bill last month.

Also asked in CUET (UG):
run through – 18-06-2023 Slot 2
run up – 25-05-2026 Slot 1