bang
/bæŋ/noun
उच्चारण बैंग
धमाका, धड़ाम
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, synonym
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[C]
a sudden loud noise
धमाका, धड़ाम
- The door shut with a bang.
- We heard a bang and then the lights went out.
- There was a loud bang from the kitchen and everyone rushed in.
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- The firecracker went off with a bang that scared the pigeons.
- I heard a bang outside and thought a tyre had burst.
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[I, T]
to hit something in a way that makes a loud noise; to close something with a loud noise
ज़ोर से मारना या बंद करना
- Don't bang the door.
- Please do not bang the cupboard doors at night.
- He banged his fist on the table in anger.
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- The wind banged the window shut during the night.
- Please don't bang on the door; the baby is asleep.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a bang (noun)
A bang is a sudden loud noise, such as a door slamming or an explosion.
'Bang' अचानक आने वाली तेज़ आवाज़ है, जैसे दरवाज़ा ज़ोर से बंद होना या धमाका।
- We heard a loud bang from the kitchen.
- The firecracker went off with a bang.
bang + on / at (the door)
To hit something noisily, use bang on or bang at: bang on the table, bang at the door.
किसी चीज़ को शोर के साथ पीटने के लिए 'bang on' या 'bang at' आता है: bang on the table, bang at the door।
- Someone was banging on the door at midnight.
- He banged his fist on the desk.
bang + object (close with noise)
Bang can also take an object directly: bang the door shut, bang your head.
'Bang' सीधे object भी लेता है: bang the door shut, bang your head।
- She banged the door shut and left.
- Radhika banged her knee against the bench.
with a bang / bang for your buck
With a bang means in an exciting way; bang for your buck means good value for money.
'With a bang' का अर्थ रोमांचक ढंग से है; 'bang for your buck' का अर्थ खर्च किए पैसे का अच्छा मूल्य है।
- The festival ended with a bang.
- This cheap phone gives you real bang for your buck.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bang
loudsuddenbigsharpheavy
- A sudden bang made everyone in the exam hall look up.
verb + bang
heargo off withend withstart withmake
- The cracker went off with a deafening bang.
bang + preposition
on the dooron the tableagainst the wallinto a poleat the window
- The wind banged the window against the wall all night.
bang + adverb
bang onbang in the middlebang up to dateslightlyloudly
- The ball landed bang in the middle of the pitch.
“More examples 5
- The door closed with a bang, and the baby woke up.
दरवाज़ा धमाके के साथ बंद हुआ और बच्चा जाग गया।
- He banged his head on the low doorway.
नीचे दरवाज़े से उसके सिर में चोट लग गई।
- The angry customer banged on the counter and demanded a refund.
क्रोधित ग्राहक ने काउंटर पर हाथ पटका और पैसे वापस माँगे।
- The company launched its new app with a bang.
कंपनी ने अपना नया app धूमधाम से शुरू किया।
- The hostel food gives students good bang for their buck.
छात्रावास का भोजन विद्यार्थियों को खर्च किए पैसे का अच्छा मूल्य देता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Someone banged to the door all night.
✓ Someone banged on the door all night.
Use on or at, not to, for hitting a door.
दरवाज़ा पीटने के लिए 'on' या 'at' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ He banged the table with anger.
✓ He banged on the table in anger.
Bang on is used for hitting a surface repeatedly, and the fixed phrase is in anger, not with anger.
किसी सतह पर बार-बार मारने के लिए 'bang on' आता है, और सही वाक्यांश 'in anger' है, 'with anger' नहीं।
✗ She banged her head to the wall.
✓ She banged her head against the wall.
Use against, or on, for a collision with a surface.
किसी सतह से टकराने के लिए 'against' या 'on' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
go with a bang
to be very successful
धमाकेदार सफल होना
- The launch went with a bang.
bang for your buck
value for money
पैसे का पूरा मूल्य
- This course gives you more bang for your buck.
?Which word?
Keep the loud-noise words together: bang, boom (a deep loud sound), crash (a loud noise of things breaking), thud (a dull sound), clang (a loud ringing sound of metal).
तेज़ आवाज़ के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bang, boom (गहरी तेज़ आवाज़), crash (चीज़ें टूटने की तेज़ आवाज़), thud (धीमी भारी आवाज़), clang (धातु की तेज़ खनक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go with a bang (be very successful), bang on (exactly right), bang your head against a brick wall (keep trying without success).
Idioms: go with a bang (बहुत सफल होना), bang on (बिलकुल सही), bang your head against a brick wall (बिना सफलता लगातार कोशिश करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the Big Bang theory says the universe began from a single point about 13.8 billion years ago.
विज्ञान में Big Bang सिद्धांत कहता है कि ब्रह्मांड लगभग 13.8 अरब वर्ष पहले एक बिंदु से शुरू हुआ।