Phrasal Verbs — W

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• wade through — To walk through water or mud with effort, or to read or do something long and boring.पानी में चलकर पार करनाيخوض؛ يغوص في عمل شاقpatauger dansmenerobos蹚过；费力读完
• wait for — To stay in a place until someone or something arrives or happens.इंतज़ार करनाينتظرattendremenunggu等待
• wait on — To serve someone, especially food in a restaurant.सेवा करनाيخدمservirmelayani伺候；服务（顾客）
• wake up — To stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping.जागनाيستيقظ؛ يوقظse réveillerbangun醒来；叫醒
• walk away — To leave a place or situation, often to avoid trouble.चल पड़नाينصرف؛ ينجو دون أذىs'éloignerpergi meninggalkan走开；毫发无损地脱身
• walk in on — To enter a room and find someone doing something private or unexpected.अचानक कमरे में आकर किसी को चौंका देनाيدخل فجأة فيفاجئ شخصًاsurprendremasuk dan memergoki闯进去撞见
• walk off — To leave suddenly, often in anger or protest.अचानक चले जानाينصرف فجأةpartir brusquementpergi tiba-tiba突然离开
• walk off with — To take something that is not yours, or to win something easily.उठा ले जानाيأخذ؛ يفوز بسهولةpartir avecmembawa pergi拿走；轻松夺得
• walk out — To leave suddenly as a protest, or to go on strike.विरोध में बाहर चले जानाينسحب احتجاجًا؛ يُضربquitterkeluar sebagai bentuk protes愤然离场；罢工
• walk out on — To leave someone suddenly, especially someone who depends on you.किसी को बीच में छोड़कर चले जानाيتخلّى عنabandonnermeninggalkan begitu saja抛弃；不顾而去
• wander off — To move away from a place without a plan, or to stray from a subject.भटककर दूर चले जानाيتجوّل بعيدًا؛ يحيد عن الموضوعs'éloigner, s'égarerberkeliaran pergi走散；离题
• ward off — To keep something harmful or unpleasant away.दूर रखनाيدرأécarter / prévenirmenangkal抵御；避开
• warm up — To become warmer, or to prepare the body for exercise.गर्म होना या करनाيسخّن؛ يمارس الإحماءréchauffermenghangatkan加热；热身
• wash away — To carry something off with flowing water, or to remove a feeling or stain.बहा ले जानाيجرف؛ يغسلemportermenghanyutkan冲走；洗去
• wash down — To clean something by washing it, or to drink something to help swallow food.धोकर साफ़ करनाيغسل؛ يبتلع مع شرابlaver à grande eaumembasuh冲洗；（用饮料）送服
• wash off — To remove dirt or a mark by washing.धोकर छुड़ानाيزيل بالغسلenlever en lavantmembersihkan dengan cuci洗掉
• wash out — To remove by washing, or (of rain) to force an event to be cancelled.धोकर निकालनाيزيل بالغسل؛ يُلغى بسبب المطرéliminer en lavantmenghilangkan dengan cuci洗掉；（因雨）取消
• watch out — To be careful; used as a warning.सावधान रहनाاحذرfaire attentionawas当心
• watch out for — To look carefully for someone or something that may cause trouble.चौकन्ना रहनाيحترس منfaire attention àwaspada terhadap留意；当心
• water down — To make a liquid weaker by adding water, or to make something less strong or effective.पानी मिलाकर हल्का करनाيخفّف بالماء؛ يُضعفdiluermengencerkan兑水稀释；削弱
• wave off — To wave goodbye to someone, or to dismiss something with a gesture.हाथ हिलाकर विदा करनाيودّع بالتلويح؛ يصرف بإشارةdire au revoir de la mainmelambaikan tangan melepas挥手送别；挥手打发
• wean off — To make someone gradually stop depending on something.धीरे-धीरे आदत छुड़वानाيفطم تدريجيًا عنsevrer demenyapih使逐渐戒除
• wear down — To make something smaller or weaker slowly through use, or to tire someone out gradually.घिसाकर कम करनाيُبلي؛ يُنهك تدريجيًاuser, érodermengikis磨损；逐渐消磨
• wear off — To gradually disappear or become weaker.धीरे-धीरे खत्म होनाيزول تدريجيًاse dissiperhilang perlahan逐渐消失
• wear on — To pass slowly, especially when time feels long.धीरे-धीरे बीतनाيمرّ ببطءs'écouler lentement, traînerberlalu perlahan（时间）缓慢流逝
• wear out — To use something until it is no longer useful; or to make someone very tired.घिस जानाيُبلي؛ يُرهقuseraus磨损；使筋疲力尽
• weasel out — To avoid a duty or promise in a sly way (informal).चालाकी से जिम्मेदारी से बच निकलनाيتملّص منse défilerberkelit dari耍滑头逃避（口语）
• weed out — To remove people or things that are unwanted or unsuitable.छाँटकर हटा देनाيستبعد؛ يُقصي غير المناسبéliminer, écartermenyingkirkan yang tidak layak淘汰；剔除
• weigh down — To press down with a heavy load, or to worry someone greatly.बोझिल करनाيثقل كاهلaccabler, alourdirmembebani压得喘不过气；使负担沉重
• weigh in — To join a discussion by giving an opinion, or to be weighed before a contest.अपनी राय के साथ बहस में कूदनाيُدلي برأيه في نقاش؛ يُوزنintervenir dans le débatikut menyampaikan pendapat发表意见；称重（比赛前）
• weigh on — To make someone feel worried or troubled.मन पर बोझ बननाيثقل على بال؛ يقلقpeser surmembebani pikiran使忧虑；压在心头
• weigh up — To think carefully about the good and bad points before deciding.तौलकर देखनाيوازن بين الخياراتpeser le pour et le contremenimbang-nimbang权衡
• well up — To rise to the surface, especially tears or emotion.उमड़नाتفيض؛ تتدفّقmonter, affluermenggenang（泪水、情感）涌出
• while away — To pass time in a relaxed, pleasant way.आराम से समय बितानाيقضي الوقت بمتعةpasser le temps agréablementmenghabiskan waktu dengan santai消磨时光
• whip up — To prepare something quickly, or to stir up strong feelings.झटपट तैयार करनाيُعدّ بسرعة؛ يُثيرpréparer rapidementmenyiapkan dengan cepat快速做好；煽动
• win back — To get something again that you had lost.फिर से हासिल करनाيستعيدreconquérir, regagnermerebut kembali赢回；重新获得
• win over — To persuade someone to support you or like you.अपने पक्ष में कर लेनाيكسب تأييدgagner à sa cause, convaincremembujuk agar berpihak争取过来；说服
• wind up — To bring something to an end; or to end up in a situation; or to close a company.समाप्त करनाيُنهي؛ يُصفّيcloremengakhiri结束；停业
• wipe down — To clean a surface by wiping it with a cloth.कपड़े से पोंछकर साफ़ करनाيمسح لتنظيفessuyer, nettoyermengelap hingga bersih擦干净
• wipe out — To destroy or remove completely.पूरी तरह मिटा देनाيمحو تمامًاanéantirmemusnahkan彻底消灭
• wise up — To become more aware of the facts and stop being foolish (informal).होश में आनाيستفيق ويصبح أكثر وعيًاouvrir les yeux, se montrer plus malinsadar dan bersikap lebih cerdas醒悟；变聪明（口语）
• wolf down — To eat food very quickly and greedily.जल्दी-जल्दी निगल जानाيلتهم بسرعةengloutirmelahap dengan cepat狼吞虎咽
• work around — To find a way to avoid or get past a problem or obstacle.बाधा का हल निकाल लेनाيتحايل على؛ يجد حلًا بديلًاcontournermencari jalan keluar dari绕过（障碍）；想办法解决
• work in — To fit something into a plan, schedule or piece of writing.कहीं बैठानाيُدرِج ضمن؛ يُدخلintégrer, glissermenyisipkan把……穿插进去
• work off — To get rid of something by physical or mental effort.मेहनत या कसरत से छुटकारा पानाيتخلّص منéliminer par l'effort, rembourser en travaillantmenghilangkan dengan bekerja atau olahraga通过努力消除（脂肪、怒气、债务）
• work on — To spend time and effort improving or completing something.किसी चीज़ पर मेहनत करनाيعمل على؛ يبذل جهدًا فيtravailler sur, s'efforcer d'améliorermengerjakan致力于；在……上下功夫
• work out — To solve or calculate; to exercise; or to end successfully.हल करनाيحلّ؛ يتمرّن؛ ينجحrésoudrememecahkan算出；锻炼；成功
• work through — To deal with a problem or task step by step until it is finished.एक-एक करके निपटानाيعالج خطوة بخطوةtraiter point par point, surmontermenyelesaikan satu per satu逐一处理；逐步解决
• work up — To develop or increase something gradually; or to make someone excited or angry.धीरे-धीरे पैदा करनाيستثير؛ يبني تدريجيًاsusciter / s'énervermembangkitkan激起；逐渐培养
• wrap up — To finish something, or to cover something in paper or cloth.समाप्त करनाيُنهي؛ يلفّconcluremenyelesaikan结束；包起来
• wring out — To squeeze and twist something to force water out.निचोड़नाيعصرessorer, tordrememeras拧干
• write down — To put something on paper so that you do not forget it.लिख लेनाيدوّنnoter, écriremenuliskan写下；记下
• write off — To cancel a debt as unpayable; or to accept that something is lost or useless.बट्टे खाते में डालनाيشطب؛ يعتبره خسارةpasser en pertesmenghapus注销（债务）；报废
• write up — To prepare a full written report of something.पूरा विवरण लिखनाيكتب تقريرًا كاملًاrédigermenulis laporan lengkap详细写成（报告）