barefoot
/ˈbeəfʊt/adjective, adverb
उच्चारण बेअफ़ुट
नंगे पाँव
Basic word
- 1
not wearing anything on your feet
नंगे पाँव
- walk barefoot
- The children ran barefoot through the wet grass.
- Devotees must walk barefoot inside the temple.
+ 1 more example
- She danced barefoot on the stage.
Synonyms unshod shoeless
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
barefoot (adjective) + noun / be barefoot
As an adjective, barefoot describes a person (a barefoot boy) or stands after be: she was barefoot.
Adjective के रूप में 'barefoot' व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है (a barefoot boy) या be के बाद आता है: she was barefoot।
- A barefoot boy ran across the field.
- She was barefoot when she opened the door.
walk / go / run barefoot (adverb)
As an adverb, barefoot comes after verbs of movement and has no preposition: walk barefoot, not walk on barefoot.
Adverb के रूप में 'barefoot' गति वाली क्रियाओं के बाद आता है और उसके साथ preposition नहीं लगता: walk barefoot, 'walk on barefoot' नहीं।
- Pilgrims walked barefoot to the temple.
- Radhika likes to run barefoot on the grass.
barefoot / barefooted
'Barefooted' is also correct but 'barefoot' is more common. Neither takes a plural -s.
'Barefooted' भी सही है, पर 'barefoot' अधिक प्रचलित है। दोनों में plural -s नहीं लगता।
- The children stood barefooted on the wet sand.
go barefoot
'Go barefoot' also means not wearing shoes by choice or necessity, usually for a long time.
'Go barefoot' का अर्थ पसंद या मजबूरी में, प्रायः लंबे समय तक, जूते न पहनना भी है।
- Many poor children in the village went barefoot all year.
+Collocations 4
verb + barefoot
walkrunstandgodancecome
- He came to the door barefoot and still wet from the bath.
barefoot + noun
childpilgrimwalkdoctorrun
- A barefoot pilgrim passed by in the early morning.
adverb + barefoot
completelyalmoststillhappily
- The kids were happily barefoot in the rain.
barefoot + place
on the grasson the sandin the templeon the floor
- She walked barefoot on the cool floor of the temple.
“More examples 6
- It is not safe to walk barefoot on a hot road.
गर्म सड़क पर नंगे पाँव चलना सुरक्षित नहीं है।
- We take off our shoes and enter the temple barefoot.
हम जूते उतारकर नंगे पाँव मंदिर में प्रवेश करते हैं।
- Radhika danced barefoot at the cultural programme.
राधिका ने सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम में नंगे पाँव नृत्य किया।
- The barefoot athlete won the race in front of thousands.
नंगे पाँव दौड़ने वाले खिलाड़ी ने हज़ारों दर्शकों के सामने दौड़ जीती।
- The boy came to school barefoot because his shoes had worn out.
लड़का नंगे पाँव स्कूल आया क्योंकि उसके जूते घिस गए थे।
- The old villager walked barefoot for miles to reach the fair.
बूढ़ा ग्रामीण मेले तक पहुँचने के लिए मीलों नंगे पाँव चला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She walked to the temple on barefoot.
✓ She walked to the temple barefoot.
Barefoot is an adverb here and needs no preposition before it.
यहाँ 'barefoot' adverb है और उसके पहले कोई preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The children were running barefoots in the garden.
✓ The children were running barefoot in the garden.
Barefoot never takes -s, even for many people.
'Barefoot' में कभी -s नहीं लगता, चाहे कई लोग हों।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
unshod shoeless
§Grammar and usage
Usage: barefoot can be adjective or adverb ('a barefoot child', 'walk barefoot').
प्रयोग में barefoot adjective या adverb हो सकता है ('a barefoot child', 'walk barefoot')।