In this blog post, you will learn commonly used phrasal verbs starting with the letter L, along with their Urdu meanings. These expressions are often used in daily conversations and written English, so understanding them can improve both your listening and speaking skills. Many English learners struggle with phrasal verbs because their meanings are not always clear from the words themselves. That’s why learning them in context with simple definitions and Urdu translation makes it easier to remember and use them correctly.
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Phrasal Verbs with L
Lag behind
Meaning: Women’s wages still lag behind.
Lash out – Criticize or speak angrily – غصے سے بولنا
He lashed out at those making accusations against him.
Lap up – Accept attention, information with great pleasure – قبول کرنا
He lapped up all his lies.
Lay down – Establish the law, rules, condition, price limits, speed limits etc. – اصول وضع کرنا
The directives lay down the hygiene conditions in order to prevent food poisoning.
Lay off – Ask the workers, staff, men, employees to leave the job – نوکری چھوڑنے کو کہنا
They will have to lay off some of their staff.
Let down – Disappoint someone – مایوس کرنا
You can rely on me; I’ll never let you down.
Let down – Lower or deflate any bucket, plane, balloon – نیچے لٹکانا
Hang on! I’ll let down a rope so that you can come up.
Let in – Allow to come into a place – اجازت دینا
Let yourself in!
Let off
- To punish lightly or give no punishment at all.
- To allow not to do something.
- To fire a gun etc.
سزا دینا، بندوق سے گولی چلانا - She was let off with only reprimand.
- We have been let off school today as our teacher is sick.
- They let off some fireworks to celebrate the occasion.
Let on – Reveal a secret – رازافشاں کرنا
Don’t let on about this. It must remain a secret.
Let out
- Release, allow to leave a place
- Make a loud sound
- To make a garment looser
- Give on rent
کرائے پر دینا، اونچی آواز نکالنا - Did you let the dog out?
- I let out a scream and he came running.
- This shirt is too tight. I’ll have to let it out at the waist.
- She lets out rooms to students.
Light up – Start smoking – سگریٹ نوشی کرنا
Lighting up is increasingly regarded as an antisocial activity.
Light up – To make bright or full of light – روشن کرنا
Fireworks lit up the sky in the middle of the event, which gave the night a special touch.
Line up – Put people or things in a row – قطار میں کھڑا کرنا
Miss Narmeen lined up the kids according to their age.
Live down – To behave in such a way that some past embarrassment, or failure is forgotten – تلخی بھلا دینا
Jake has spent his life trying to live down his father’s reputation.
Live for – To regard something/somebody as the aim of one’s life – زندگی کا مقصد ہونا
She lives for her work.
Live on
- To continue to live or exist
- To have something as one’s food
- To live on something for financial support.
کام کی جگہ رہنا - Asim is dead but his music lives on.
- Martin Luther King’s dream lives on 20 years after his death.
- My husband and I could literally live on fish tacos.
Live out
- To do in reality what one thinks about, believes
- To spend the rest of one’s life
باقی زندگی گزارنا، یقین رکھنا - He is hopeful to live out his dreams.
- He lived out his days alone.
Live through – To experience something and survive it – کسی چیز کا تجربہ حاصل کرنا
He lived through both World Wars.
Live up to – To behave as expected – متوقع رویہ اختیار کرنا
He failed to live up to his principles.
Live with – To accept and tolerate something – برداشت کرنا
You’ll have to live with this new situation without any complaint.
Liven up – To become or make something lively – خوش گوار بنانا
We must add some games to liven up the birthday party.
Log off – Exit a computer system – کمپیوٹر بند کرنا
Before you log off, close any programs and documents you have open, ensuring that you save any changes you make.
Log on – Enter a computer system – کمپیوٹر چلانا
When I logged on, I was asked to change my password.
Look after – Take care of – دیکھ بھال کرنا
One of the most difficult jobs in the world is looking after a new baby.
Look around
- To look at something behind or look in different directions
- Visit a place
- To examine various possibilities
مختلف سمتوں میں دیکھنا - She looked around and saw him.
- I looked around the place but I didn’t see it.
- Have you started looking around for a job?
Look back – To remember the past – پرانی باتیں تازہ کرنا
That was 10 years ago and we never looked back.
Look for – Try to find – ڈھونڈنا
I’m looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
Look forward to – Eager for something as some enjoyable is to happen – انتظار میں ہونا
I’m looking forward to the concert.
Look up – Something improving as business – بہتری کرنا
I’m so glad that things are all looking up for you.
Look up
- To pay a visit after some time.
- To find something in dictionary
کہیں جانا، ڈکشنری میں لفظ دیکھنا - Look me up next time you are in town.
- Can you look up this difficult word in the dictionary?
Look up to – Admire and respect somebody – تعریف کرنا
When I was a child I always looked up to my grandparents, who were wonderful people.
Lump together – Put things in one group or treat them in the same way – اکھٹے کرنا
Sudan was created by lumping together different desert nations.
