beard
/bɪəd/noun
उच्चारण बिअर्ड
दाढ़ी
Basic word
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[T] ~ sb
to face or deal with somebody in a brave and determined way
(बहादुरी से) सामना करना
- to beard the lion in his den
- Few reporters dared to beard the minister in his office.
- He decided to beard the manager about the unfair rules.
+ 1 more example
- Only a brave student would beard the principal like that.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
have / grow / keep a beard
One man has a beard (singular), even though many hairs grow; use the plural beards only for more than one man.
एक पुरुष के पास 'a beard' (singular) होती है, भले ही बहुत से बाल हों; plural 'beards' केवल एक से अधिक पुरुषों के लिए है।
- He has a long white beard.
- Radhika's uncle grew a beard last winter.
with a beard / in a beard
Use with to describe a man who has one: a man with a beard.
दाढ़ी वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने के लिए 'with' आता है: a man with a beard।
- The man with a grey beard smiled.
beard (verb) + sb
In a formal or literary sense, to beard someone means to face them boldly, especially a powerful person.
औपचारिक या साहित्यिक अर्थ में 'to beard someone' का अर्थ किसी, विशेषकर शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति, का साहस से सामना करना है।
- The villagers bearded the officer in his office to demand water.
beard (birds / animals)
Beard can also mean the tuft of hair or feathers under the chin of goats and some birds.
'Beard' बकरियों और कुछ पक्षियों की ठुड्डी के नीचे के बालों या पंखों के गुच्छे को भी कहते हैं।
- The goat had a small white beard.
greybeard / old-timer sense
The compound greybeard means an old man with long experience, often one whose advice is respected.
Compound 'greybeard' लंबे अनुभव वाले बूढ़े व्यक्ति को कहते हैं, जिसकी सलाह का प्रायः सम्मान होता है।
- The greybeards of the village settled the dispute.
+Collocations 5
adjective + beard
longfullgreytrimmedscruffy
- The teacher had a neatly trimmed beard.
verb + beard
growshavetrimstrokedye
- He stroked his beard while thinking.
beard + noun
oiltrimmerstylegrowth
- He bought a beard trimmer for the wedding.
beard + preposition
with a beardbehind a beardin a beard
- A man with a white beard sat under the banyan tree.
beard + preposition
of white hairon his chinunder the jaw
- A tuft of grey beard hung under his chin.
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- He decided to shave off his beard before the interview.
उसने साक्षात्कार से पहले अपनी दाढ़ी मुँडवाने का निर्णय लिया।
- The old sage stroked his long beard.
बूढ़े ऋषि ने अपनी लंबी दाढ़ी सहलाई।
- Many young men now keep a well-trimmed beard.
आजकल कई युवक अच्छी तरह कटी-छँटी दाढ़ी रखते हैं।
- Snow settled on his beard as he walked.
चलते समय उसकी दाढ़ी पर बर्फ़ जम गई।
- Her grandfather's white beard made him look wise.
उसके दादा की सफ़ेद दाढ़ी उन्हें समझदार दिखाती थी।
- Radhika's father shaved his beard for the first time in ten years.
राधिका के पिता ने दस वर्षों में पहली बार अपनी दाढ़ी मुँडवाई।
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✗ My uncle has long beards.
✓ My uncle has a long beard.
One man has one beard; the plural is for more than one man.
एक पुरुष की एक ही 'beard' होती है; plural एक से अधिक पुरुषों के लिए है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the facial-hair words together: beard (on the chin and cheeks), moustache (above the upper lip), stubble (short hair that grows after shaving), goatee (a small pointed beard on the chin), sideburns (hair down the sides of the face).
चेहरे के बालों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: beard (ठोड़ी और गालों पर, दाढ़ी), moustache (ऊपरी होंठ के ऊपर, मूँछ), stubble (शेव के बाद उगे छोटे बाल), goatee (ठोड़ी पर छोटी नुकीली दाढ़ी), sideburns (चेहरे के किनारों पर बाल, कलमें)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Beard the lion in his den (go to see an important or frightening person to challenge them or ask for something).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: beard the lion in his den (किसी महत्वपूर्ण या डरावने व्यक्ति के पास जाकर उसे चुनौती देना या कुछ माँगना, शेर की माँद में घुसकर सामना करना)।