badger
/ˈbædʒə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बैजर
बिज्जू
Core word
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[C]
an animal with grey fur and wide black and white lines on its head, which lives underground and comes out at night
बिज्जू
- The honey badger is found in parts of India and Africa.
- A badger came out of its sett at dusk to search for worms.
- A badger lives in a burrow with a network of tunnels.
+ 2 more examples
- We saw a badger crossing the lane near the forest.
- Badgers dig their homes deep under hedges and trees.
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[T] ~ sb (into doing sth) | ~ sb (to do sth) | ~ sb (about sth)
to put pressure on somebody by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do something
(बार-बार कहकर) तंग करना, पीछे पड़ना
- The children kept badgering their father to buy a puppy.
- Reporters badgered the minister about the scandal.
- Stop badgering me; I will decide by tomorrow.
+ 2 more examples
- The salesman badgered us into buying a bigger fridge.
- Her friends badgered her to tell them the secret.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
badger + sb + into + -ing
Use into plus a gerund for the action the person is finally pushed to do after repeated pressure.
बार-बार दबाव के बाद व्यक्ति जिस काम के लिए मजबूर होता है, उसके लिए 'into' और gerund का प्रयोग होता है।
- She badgered her father into buying a bicycle.
- They badgered him into signing the paper.
badger + sb + to-infinitive
Use to-infinitive for what you keep asking the person to do.
आप जिस काम के लिए व्यक्ति से बार-बार कहते हैं, उसके लिए to-infinitive आता है।
- The children badgered their mother to tell the story again.
- He badgered the clerk to check his file.
badger + sb + for / about sth
Use for before what is asked, and about before the topic of the repeated questions.
जो चीज़ माँगी जाती है उसके लिए 'for' और बार-बार पूछे गए विषय के लिए 'about' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Reporters badgered the minister for an answer.
- Stop badgering me about my marks.
badger (noun)
As a noun, a badger is a nocturnal animal with a striped face. It is countable.
Noun के रूप में badger धारीदार चेहरे वाला रात्रिचर पशु है। यह countable है।
- A badger dug a burrow under the old tree.
- Badgers come out at night to look for food.
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badger + person
parentsthe teacherthe ministerfriendsthe witness
- The journalists badgered the minister for a comment.
Badger के बाद वह व्यक्ति आता है जिस पर दबाव डाला जाता है।
adverb + badger
constantlyendlesslyrepeatedlyrelentlessly
- She was relentlessly badgered by her relatives.
Adverbs दबाव की लगातार प्रकृति बताते हैं।
badger + sb + preposition
intoforaboutto
- He badgered me about my plans every day.
Badger के बाद into, for, about या to-infinitive आ सकते हैं।
badger (animal) + verb
digburrowhuntsleepfeed
- A badger burrows in the soil.
Animal के रूप में burrow और dig आम हैं।
“More examples 6
- Radhika's younger brother badgered her for a ride on her scooter.
राधिका का छोटा भाई उससे स्कूटर पर सवारी के लिए बार-बार ज़िद करता रहा।
- The reporters badgered the cricketer with questions about his injury.
पत्रकारों ने क्रिकेटर से उसकी चोट के बारे में सवालों की झड़ी लगा दी।
- He badgered the shopkeeper into reducing the price.
उसने दुकानदार से बार-बार कहकर दाम घटवा लिए।
- Don't badger me; I will answer when I am ready.
मुझे बार-बार तंग मत करो; जब तैयार होऊँगा तब जवाब दूँगा।
- The students badgered the teacher to postpone the test.
विद्यार्थियों ने अध्यापक को परीक्षा स्थगित करने के लिए बार-बार कहकर तंग किया।
- A badger was seen near the edge of the forest.
जंगल के किनारे के पास एक बिज्जू देखा गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He badgered me into lend him the book.
✓ He badgered me into lending him the book.
After into, use a gerund (-ing form), not a bare verb.
'Into' के बाद gerund (-ing रूप) आता है, bare verb नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Badger, pester and nag all mean to bother someone again and again, but they differ in strength and closeness.
Badger, pester और nag तीनों का अर्थ किसी को बार-बार तंग करना है, पर तीव्रता और संबंध में अंतर है।
Press someone repeatedly until they give in, often with questions.
किसी पर बार-बार दबाव डालना जब तक वह मान न जाए, अक्सर सवालों से।
- He badgered her into agreeing.
Annoy someone with constant requests, often a child doing so.
लगातार माँगों से किसी को परेशान करना, अक्सर बच्चे का।
- The boy pestered his father.
Keep telling someone to do something, usually a close person.
किसी निकट व्यक्ति से बार-बार कुछ करने को कहना।
- She nagged him to eat.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: badger somebody into doing something means to make them do it by asking again and again.
Usage में badger somebody into doing something का अर्थ है बार-बार कहकर किसी से कोई काम करवा लेना।