beech
/biːtʃ/noun
उच्चारण बीच
बीच वृक्ष (चिकनी भूरी छाल वाला एक पेड़)
Core word
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[C, U]
a tall forest tree with smooth grey bark, shiny leaves and small nuts
बीच वृक्ष (चिकनी भूरी छाल वाला एक पेड़)
- The path ran through a wood of tall beeches.
- a beech hedge
- A huge beech stood beside the old school gate.
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- Beeches turn a lovely copper colour in autumn.
- We sat in the shade of a beech and ate our lunch.
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[U]
the wood of the beech tree
बीच की लकड़ी
- a kitchen table made of beech
- The chair is made of beech and has a smooth finish.
- Beech is a hard wood, so it is often used for furniture.
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- The toys in the shop are carved from beech.
- He bought a chopping board made of solid beech.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a beech / beeches (tree: countable)
When you mean the tree, beech is countable: a beech, two beeches. The plural takes -es.
जब पेड़ की बात हो तो 'beech' countable है: a beech, two beeches। इसका plural -es से बनता है।
- A huge beech stood at the edge of the village green.
- Beeches grow best in cool, damp climates.
beech (wood: uncountable)
When you mean the wood, beech is uncountable. It is used for furniture and floors, and it takes no article.
जब लकड़ी की बात हो तो 'beech' uncountable है। इसका प्रयोग फर्नीचर और फर्श में होता है और इसके साथ article नहीं लगता।
- The table is made of beech.
- Beech is hard and pale in colour.
beech + noun (modifier)
Beech often comes before a noun: a beech wood, a beech forest, beech leaves, beech nuts.
'Beech' अक्सर noun से पहले आता है: beech wood, beech forest, beech leaves, beech nuts।
- We walked through a quiet beech forest in the hills.
- Beech leaves turn copper-brown in autumn.
beech vs beach (look-alike words)
Beech is a tree; beach is the sandy shore by the sea. They sound the same but are spelt differently.
'Beech' एक पेड़ है; 'beach' समुद्र के किनारे की रेतीली तट-भूमि है। दोनों का उच्चारण समान है पर वर्तनी भिन्न है।
- The beech tree stood far from the beach.
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adjective + beech
coppertallancientmaturecommon
- An ancient beech shaded the old temple courtyard.
beech + noun
treewoodforestleavesnutshedge
- Squirrels gathered beech nuts for winter.
verb + beech
plantfellcarvepolishburn
- The carpenter polished the beech until it shone.
beech + preposition phrase
in the parkof the forestby the streamon the hill
- A lone beech stood by the stream.
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- The students sat under a beech and read their poems aloud.
विद्यार्थी एक beech के नीचे बैठकर अपनी कविताएँ ज़ोर से पढ़ने लगे।
- Beech wood is often used to make toys and chairs.
Beech की लकड़ी का प्रयोग प्रायः खिलौने और कुर्सियाँ बनाने में होता है।
- In Europe, beech forests turn gold and red in autumn.
यूरोप में beech के जंगल पतझड़ में सुनहरे और लाल हो जाते हैं।
- The geography book showed a map of the beech forests of Northern Europe.
भूगोल की पुस्तक में उत्तरी यूरोप के beech के जंगलों का मानचित्र दिया था।
- She polished the beech dining table every festival.
वह हर त्योहार पर beech की खाने की मेज़ चमकाती थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We spent the holiday on the beech by the sea.
✓ We spent the holiday on the beach by the sea.
Beech is a tree; the sandy shore is beach, so the look-alike word was used by mistake.
Beech पेड़ है; रेतीले तट के लिए 'beach' चाहिए, इसलिए look-alike शब्द गलत लिखा गया।
✗ The table is made from beeches.
✓ The table is made from beech.
For the wood as a material, beech is uncountable and has no plural.
सामग्री के रूप में लकड़ी के लिए 'beech' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
?Which word?
Do not confuse beech (a tree) and beach (an area of sand or stones next to the sea).
Beech (एक पेड़) और beach (समुद्र किनारे की रेतीली या पथरीली जगह) में भ्रम न करें।