bay
/beɪ/noun
उच्चारण बे
खाड़ी; निर्धारित स्थान
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a part of the sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land; a marked area for a particular purpose
खाड़ी; निर्धारित स्थान
- the Bay of Bengal
- a parking bay
- Fishermen sailed their boats across the calm bay at dawn.
+ 3 more examples
- The ship sailed into the bay and dropped anchor.
- The bus stopped at bay number four of the station.
- There is a loading bay behind the supermarket.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bay (noun) = part of the sea
A bay is a wide curve of coast with the sea partly around it; use the in names such as the Bay of Bengal.
'Bay' समुद्र-तट का चौड़ा मोड़ है जिसे समुद्र आंशिक रूप से घेरे रहता है; Bay of Bengal जैसे नामों में the आता है।
- The Bay of Bengal is on the east coast of India.
- Fishing boats rested in the quiet bay.
keep / hold sb or sth at bay
Keep at bay means to stop a danger or problem from coming too close.
'Keep at bay' का अर्थ किसी खतरे या समस्या को पास आने से रोकना है।
- Garlic and neem are believed to keep insects at bay.
- A strong immune system keeps disease at bay.
bay (parking / loading area)
A bay is also a marked area for a vehicle or goods, as in parking bay or loading bay.
'Bay' वाहन या माल के लिए चिह्नित स्थान भी है, जैसे parking bay या loading bay।
- The truck reversed into the loading bay.
bay (verb) and bay window
To bay is to bark in a deep long way, as a hound does; a bay window sticks out from a wall.
'Bay' क्रिया का अर्थ शिकारी कुत्ते की तरह गहरी लंबी आवाज़ में भौंकना है; bay window दीवार से बाहर निकली खिड़की है।
- Dogs bayed at the moon.
- She sat in the bay window with her tea.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bay
sheltereddeepsandynaturalquiet
- We camped in a sheltered bay near Goa.
verb + bay
sail intoanchor incrossfish inoverlook
- The hotel overlooks the bay.
named bays
Bay of BengalHudson BayBotany BayBay of Fundy
- Cyclones often form in the Bay of Bengal.
bay + noun
windowleaftreearea
- Add a bay leaf to the biryani for aroma.
“More examples 5
- The ship dropped anchor in the bay at dawn.
जहाज़ ने भोर में खाड़ी में लंगर डाला।
- Radhika's father uses an old remedy to keep colds at bay.
राधिका के पिता सर्दी-जुकाम को दूर रखने के लिए एक पुराना नुस्खा अपनाते हैं।
- The ambulance waited in the emergency bay of the hospital.
एंबुलेंस अस्पताल के आपातकालीन स्थान में प्रतीक्षा कर रही थी।
- The cyclone formed over the Bay of Bengal and moved west.
चक्रवात बंगाल की खाड़ी में बना और पश्चिम की ओर बढ़ा।
- Villagers lit fires to keep wild animals at bay.
ग्रामीणों ने जंगली जानवरों को दूर रखने के लिए आग जलाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Cyclones form in Bay of Bengal.
✓ Cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal.
Names of bays and seas with of take the article the.
of वाले खाड़ियों और समुद्रों के नामों के साथ article 'the' आता है।
✗ The medicine keeps the disease on bay.
✓ The medicine keeps the disease at bay.
The fixed phrase is at bay.
निश्चित वाक्यांश 'at bay' है।
✗ The bay leafs add flavour to the curry.
✓ The bay leaves add flavour to the curry.
The plural of leaf is leaves.
Leaf का बहुवचन 'leaves' है।
¶Idioms 1
keep/hold sb/sth at bay
to prevent an enemy or a problem from coming too close or having a bad effect
(दुश्मन या परेशानी को) दूर रखना
- Regular exercise keeps illness at bay.
- The soldiers held the enemy at bay for three days.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Keep or hold sb or sth at bay (prevent somebody or something dangerous from coming near: 'keep diseases at bay').
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: keep या hold sb या sth at bay (किसी खतरनाक व्यक्ति या चीज़ को पास आने से रोकना, दूर रखना: 'keep diseases at bay')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world.
बंगाल की खाड़ी दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी खाड़ी है।