beggar
/ˈbeɡə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बेगर
भिखारी, याचक
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as idiom, proverb
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[C]
a person who lives by asking people for money or food
भिखारी, याचक
- He gave food to the beggar.
- The old beggar sat outside the temple, hoping for a few coins.
- A beggar stood at the traffic light with an empty bowl.
+ 2 more examples
- Many people in our town give a little money to every beggar they meet.
- The beggar thanked her kindly and blessed her before walking away.
Synonyms mendicant pauper vagrant tramp destitute
Opposite millionaire benefactor
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to make somebody or something very poor
कंगाल कर देना
- The war beggared the country.
- Years of drought beggared many farmers in the region.
- Gambling beggared him within a few years.
+ 2 more examples
- The tax increase threatened to beggar thousands of small shopkeepers.
- Poor harvests beggared the village and many families moved to the city.
Synonyms impoverish ruin bankrupt pauperize
Opposite enrich
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beggar (countable noun)
A beggar is a person who asks for money or food in the street; plural beggars.
'Beggar' वह व्यक्ति है जो सड़क पर पैसे या भोजन माँगता है; plural 'beggars' है।
- A beggar sat at the temple gate.
- Beggars gathered outside the station.
beggar sb (verb, formal)
As a verb, beggar means to make someone very poor, and it takes a direct object.
क्रिया के रूप में 'beggar' का अर्थ किसी को बहुत ग़रीब बना देना है, और इसके साथ सीधा object आता है।
- The war beggared many families.
- Gambling beggared him within a year.
beggar belief / beggar description
Beggar belief means too strange to believe; beggar description means too extreme to describe.
'Beggar belief' का अर्थ विश्वास से परे है; 'beggar description' का अर्थ वर्णन से परे है।
- His excuse beggars belief.
- The ruined city beggared description.
beggar vs begging: beg for / beg sb to
The verb is beg: beg for money, beg sb to help; beggar is the noun.
क्रिया 'beg' है: beg for money, beg sb to help; 'beggar' noun है।
- He begged for food.
- She begged me to wait.
+Collocations 4
adjective + beggar
poorblindoldstreethungryprofessional
- A blind beggar sat near the bridge.
verb + beggar
feedhelpgive toignoreturn away
- Radhika gave a coin to the old beggar.
beggar + noun
womanboybowlmaidcolony
- A beggar boy sang near the station.
proverbs with beggar
beggars can't be choosersset a beggar on horsebackfrom beggar to kinglike a beggar
- Beggars can't be choosers, so we took the small room.
“More examples 5
- A beggar knocked at the door and asked for a glass of water.
एक भिखारी ने दरवाज़ा खटखटाया और एक गिलास पानी माँगा।
- Radhika's mother never turns a beggar away without food.
राधिका की माँ किसी भिखारी को बिना भोजन दिए कभी नहीं लौटाती।
- The government started a scheme to rehabilitate beggars.
सरकार ने भिखारियों के पुनर्वास के लिए एक योजना शुरू की।
- His sudden wealth beggars belief.
उसकी अचानक संपत्ति विश्वास से परे है।
- The floods beggared thousands of farmers.
बाढ़ ने हज़ारों किसानों को कंगाल कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The beggar asked money from me.
✓ The beggar asked me for money.
Ask sb for sth is the correct pattern; ask from is wrong.
'Ask sb for sth' सही pattern है; 'ask from' ग़लत है।
✗ The beggar begged me for to give him food.
✓ The beggar begged me to give him food.
Beg sb to + verb, not for to.
'Beg sb to + verb' आता है, 'for to' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Beggar and pauper both mean very poor people, but beggar names an action.
Beggar और pauper दोनों बहुत ग़रीब लोग हैं, पर beggar एक कार्य का नाम है।
A person who asks others for money or food.
वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरों से पैसे या भोजन माँगता है।
- The beggar asked for rice.
A person with no money at all; a formal or old word.
बिल्कुल निर्धन व्यक्ति; formal या पुराना शब्द।
- He died a pauper.
A person with no home or job who wanders, often a legal term.
बिना घर या काम के घूमने वाला व्यक्ति, प्रायः कानूनी शब्द।
- The vagrant slept at the station.
¶Idioms 3
beggars can't be choosers
when there is no choice, we must be satisfied with what is available
मजबूरी में जो मिले वही ठीक
- It's not my favourite food, but beggars can't be choosers.
beggar belief
to be too strange or shocking to be believed
विश्वास से परे होना
- His excuse beggars belief.
beggar description
to be so extreme, strange or impressive that it is almost impossible to describe
वर्णन से परे होना, शब्दों में बयान न हो पाना
- The beauty of the Himalayan sunrise beggars description.
- The mess in the kitchen after the party beggared description.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
beg·gar
With double g and -ar (not 'begger').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: beg-gar, दो g और अंत में -ar ('begger' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the -ar nouns: beggar, liar, burglar, scholar, vicar.
-ar nouns याद रखिए: beggar, liar, burglar, scholar, vicar।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Beggars can't be choosers, beggar belief or beggar description (be impossible to believe or describe).
Idioms: beggars can't be choosers, beggar belief या beggar description (विश्वास या वर्णन से परे होना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who begs for a living is a beggar or mendicant; a very poor person a pauper; a person with no home who wanders a vagrant or tramp.
भीख माँगकर जीने वाला beggar या mendicant; बहुत गरीब व्यक्ति pauper; बिना घर भटकने वाला vagrant या tramp।