bite
/baɪt/verb
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काटना (दाँत से)
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as idiom, proverb
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[I, T] ~ (into sth) | ~ sb/sth
to use your teeth to cut into or through something
काटना (दाँत से)
- The dog bit the postman.
- Mosquitoes bite most at dusk.
- Please don't bite your nails during the interview.
+ 2 more examples
- She bit into a ripe guava and smiled.
- The little dog never bites strangers.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bite (past: bit, past participle: bitten)
Bite is irregular: bite, bit, bitten. Never use bited.
'Bite' अनियमित है: bite, bit, bitten। 'Bited' कभी न लिखें।
- The dog bit the postman.
- She has been bitten by a mosquito.
bite into / at sth
Bite into means to cut into food with the teeth; bite at means to snap towards something.
'Bite into' का अर्थ दाँतों से भोजन में गड़ना है; 'bite at' का अर्थ किसी की ओर झपटकर काटना है।
- He bit into the juicy mango.
- The dog bit at his heels.
a bite to eat / a bite of sth
As a noun, a bite to eat is a small meal, and a bite of means a mouthful.
Noun के रूप में 'a bite to eat' हल्का भोजन है, और 'a bite of' का अर्थ एक कौर है।
- Let us grab a bite to eat before the train.
- She took a bite of the sandwich.
be bitten by sth
The passive uses by for the biter; for the bug of an interest, be bitten by the bug is idiomatic.
Passive में काटने वाले के लिए 'by' आता है; किसी शौक के लिए 'be bitten by the bug' मुहावरेदार है।
- He was bitten by the travel bug.
bite + adverb particle: bite back / bite off
Bite back means to stop yourself from saying something; bite off means to remove with a bite.
'Bite back' का अर्थ कुछ कहने से स्वयं को रोकना है; 'bite off' का अर्थ काटकर अलग करना है।
- She bit back an angry reply.
- He bit off a piece of the chocolate.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bite
snakeinsectmosquitonastyquick
- A snake bite needs urgent treatment.
verb + bite
take a bitehave a bitegrab a biteget a bitefeel a bite
- She took a small bite of the laddu.
bite + noun
one's nailsone's lipthe dustthe bulletthe hand
- He bites his nails when he is nervous.
bite + adverb / preposition
bite offbite backbite intobite downbite through
- Don't bite off more than you can chew.
“More examples 6
- Radhika was bitten by a mosquito while studying at night.
रात को पढ़ते समय राधिका को एक मच्छर ने काट लिया।
- The cold wind had a sharp bite in January.
जनवरी में ठंडी हवा में तीखी चुभन थी।
- He bit his lip to stop himself from laughing.
वह हँसी रोकने के लिए अपना होंठ काटने लगा।
- Once bitten, twice shy, he never invested again.
एक बार ठोकर खाकर वह सतर्क हो गया और फिर कभी निवेश नहीं किया।
- We stopped at a dhaba for a quick bite.
हम जल्दी कुछ खाने के लिए एक ढाबे पर रुके।
- The new law will bite hard on small traders.
नया क़ानून छोटे व्यापारियों पर कड़ा असर डालेगा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The dog has bit the boy.
✓ The dog has bitten the boy.
The present perfect needs the past participle bitten.
Present perfect में past participle 'bitten' आता है।
✗ A snake bited him on the leg.
✓ A snake bit him on the leg.
The past tense of bite is bit.
'Bite' का past tense 'bit' है।
✗ The mosquito bit on my hand.
✓ The mosquito bit my hand.
Bite is transitive and the body part is its object, with no on.
'Bite' सकर्मक है और शरीर का अंग उसका object होता है, 'on' के बिना।
¶Idioms 4
bite the dust
to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed
धूल चाटना, हार जाना
- Many plans bite the dust.
bite off more than you can chew
to try to do too much
सामर्थ्य से अधिक काम ले लेना
- Don't bite off more than you can chew; study one subject at a time.
once bitten, twice shy
(saying) after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid sth similar
दूध का जला छाछ भी फूँक-फूँक कर पीता है
- After losing money online, he won't pay in advance again; once bitten, twice shy.
- I won't lend him money again. Once bitten, twice shy.
a bite to eat
a small meal
थोड़ा-बहुत खाना; हल्का नाश्ता
- Let's grab a bite to eat before the film.
- We stopped at a dhaba for a bite to eat.
→Phrasal verbs 1
bite back (at sb/sth)
to react angrily, especially when sb has criticized or attacked you
(आलोचना या हमले का) गुस्से में जवाब देना; पलटकर वार करना
- The minister bit back at his critics.
- When the press attacked her, she bit back.
?Which word?
Homophone: bite and byte (a unit of computer memory, 8 bits).
Homophone: bite और byte (कंप्यूटर मेमोरी की इकाई, 8 bits)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: bite, bit, bitten.
Verb forms: bite (काटना) की तीन forms हैं: bite, bit, bitten। Past tense में 'bit' और past participle में 'bitten' आता है। जैसे: 'The dog bit him' और 'He was bitten by a dog'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bite the dust (fail), bite off more than you can chew (try to do too much), bite the bullet (accept something unpleasant bravely), bite your tongue (stop yourself from saying something), his bark is worse than his bite (he is not as bad as he seems).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: bite the dust (विफल होना), bite off more than you can chew (अत्यधिक काम लेना), bite the bullet (अप्रिय चीज़ साहस से स्वीकारना), bite your tongue (कुछ कहने से स्वयं को रोकना), his bark is worse than his bite (वह जितना दिखता है उतना बुरा नहीं)।