blue
/bluː/adjective
उच्चारण ब्लू
नीला
Basic wordPYP · asked 18 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym, idiom
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having the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a sunny day
नीला
- a blue sari
- The sky was a deep blue.
- blue eyes
+ 3 more examples
- Radhika wore a blue scarf to the wedding.
- The sea was bright blue in the afternoon sun.
- He painted the door blue.
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[not before noun] informal
sad and without hope
उदास, मायूस
- She has been feeling blue since her friend moved away.
- He felt blue for days after failing the interview.
- I felt blue after the holidays ended.
+ 2 more examples
- He looks blue today; has something happened?
- Rainy days make her feel a little blue.
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(of a person's skin) pale because of cold or lack of air
(ठंड, दम घुटने से) नीला पड़ा हुआ
- His lips were blue with cold.
- The child's hands were blue from the cold when she came indoors.
- The baby's lips turned blue from the cold water.
+ 2 more examples
- His hands were blue after hours in the snow.
- The injured man's face went blue before help arrived.
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informal
(of films, jokes or stories) about sex
(फ़िल्म, मज़ाक) अश्लील
- blue jokes
- The programme was criticised for including blue humour in a show for families.
- The channel was told to remove blue jokes from the late show.
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- Parents complained about the blue humour in the film.
- The comedian was asked to avoid blue material at the school function.
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[U, C]
the colour blue
नीला रंग
- She was dressed in blue.
- the deep blue of the Arabian Sea
- The flag has a stripe of blue at the top.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika looks good in blue.
- The blue of the sky deepened at dusk.
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[pl.] the blues informal
a feeling of sadness
उदासी, मायूसी
- He gets the blues every Monday morning.
- Rainy evenings in the hostel always give me the blues.
- A dull Monday often gives me the blues.
+ 2 more examples
- She had the blues after the team lost the final.
- Long holidays away from home gave him the blues.
Synonyms depression gloom low spirits melancholy
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[U] the blues
a type of slow, sad music that developed among African Americans
ब्लूज़ (संगीत की शैली)
- B. B. King was a king of the blues.
- She sings the blues at a small club in Mumbai every weekend.
- My uncle loves listening to the blues on old records.
+ 2 more examples
- He plays the blues on his guitar every Saturday.
- The festival has a night of jazz and the blues.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
blue (adjective) + noun / shade
Shades of blue are made with a modifier before it, such as light blue, navy blue or sky blue, usually joined by a hyphen before a noun.
नीले के shades पहले modifier लगाकर बनते हैं, जैसे light blue, navy blue या sky blue, जो संज्ञा से पहले प्रायः hyphen से जुड़ते हैं।
- She wore a light blue saree.
- He wore a navy-blue blazer.
feel / look blue
Feel blue means to feel sad. This figurative use is informal and is used after the linking verbs feel and look.
'Feel blue' का अर्थ उदास होना है; यह लाक्षणिक प्रयोग अनौपचारिक है और linking verbs feel तथा look के बाद आता है।
- He felt blue after the result.
the blues / out of the blue
The blues means sadness or a kind of music. Out of the blue means suddenly and unexpectedly.
'The blues' का अर्थ उदासी या एक प्रकार का संगीत है; 'out of the blue' का अर्थ अचानक और अप्रत्याशित रूप से है।
- Monday blues are common.
- The call came out of the blue.
blue (noun): the colour; a blue
As a noun, blue names the colour and is uncountable, but a blue can be a particular shade or, in sport, a player who has represented a university.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'blue' रंग का नाम है और अगणनीय है; 'a blue' किसी विशेष shade या खेल में विश्वविद्यालय का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले खिलाड़ी को बता सकता है।
- The sky was a deep blue.
+Collocations 4
colour + blue
navyskyroyallightdarkbaby
- The school uniform is navy blue.
रंग की गहराई बताने के लिए ये शब्द पहले आते हैं।
blue + noun
whalemoonprintchipskycollar
- The blue whale is the largest animal.
idiom with blue
out of the blueonce in a blue moonblue-eyed boybolt from the blue
- News arrived out of the blue.
verb + blue
turn bluego bluepaint it bluelook bluefeel blue
- The child's lips turned blue in the cold.
“More examples 5
- The sea looked deep blue at noon.
दोपहर में समुद्र गहरा नीला दिखाई दे रहा था।
- She turned blue with cold in the hills.
पहाड़ों में ठंड से उसका रंग नीला पड़ गया।
- He is the blue-eyed boy of the manager.
वह प्रबंधक का चहेता है।
- A blue tick appears when the message is read.
संदेश पढ़े जाने पर नीला निशान दिखाई देता है।
- We meet only once in a blue moon.
हम केवल कभी-कभार, बहुत दुर्लभ रूप से मिलते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is feeling blue colour today.
✓ He is feeling blue today.
Feel blue means feel sad, and the word colour must not be added in the figurative sense.
'Feel blue' का अर्थ उदास होना है, और लाक्षणिक अर्थ में 'colour' शब्द नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
✗ She wore a blue colour dress.
✓ She wore a blue dress.
The adjective blue already names the colour, so the word colour is redundant.
Adjective 'blue' स्वयं रंग बताता है, इसलिए 'colour' शब्द अनावश्यक है।
✗ He visits us in a blue moon.
✓ He visits us once in a blue moon.
The idiom is once in a blue moon; 'once' cannot be dropped.
मुहावरा पूरा 'once in a blue moon' है, इसमें से 'once' हटाना गलत है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Blue, azure and navy name shades of the same colour, with different strength and tone.
Blue, azure और navy एक ही रंग के shades हैं, पर गहराई और छटा में भिन्न हैं।
A bright, clear sky blue, often used in poetry.
चमकीला, साफ़ आकाश जैसा नीला, प्रायः कविता में प्रयुक्त।
- The azure sky.
A very dark blue, like the uniform of sailors.
बहुत गहरा नीला, नाविकों की वर्दी जैसा।
- A navy blazer.
¶Idioms 10
out of the blue
suddenly and unexpectedly
अचानक, बिना किसी पूर्व सूचना के
- The job offer came out of the blue.
once in a blue moon
very rarely
बहुत कम, कभी-कभार
- He visits his village once in a blue moon.
a bolt from the blue
a sudden and unexpected event, usually a bad one
अचानक आया झटका, वज्रपात
- The transfer order was a bolt from the blue.
blue-eyed boy
a person who is somebody's favourite
किसी का चहेता, लाड़ला
- He is the manager's blue-eyed boy.
till you are blue in the face
for as long as you like, without success
चाहे कितना भी कह लो, कोई फ़ायदा नहीं
- You can argue till you are blue in the face; he will not listen.
true blue
completely loyal
पूरी तरह वफ़ादार, पक्का
- a true-blue supporter of the club
feel blue
(informal) to feel sad
उदास महसूस करना
- She's been feeling blue since her friend moved away.
- Rainy Sundays always make me feel blue.
scream/shout blue murder
(British English, informal) to scream loudly and protest angrily about sth
ज़ोर-ज़ोर से चिल्लाकर विरोध करना
- The child screamed blue murder when his toy was taken.
- Residents shouted blue murder about the new tax.
until you are blue in the face
for as long and as hard as you possibly can, but without success
(बिना किसी फ़ायदे के) बार-बार, थक जाने तक
- You can argue until you're blue in the face, but I won't change my mind.
- I've told him until I'm blue in the face to wear a helmet.
a fit of the blues
a period of feeling sad or depressed
उदासी का दौर, मन उदास रहना
- He gets a fit of the blues every time the holidays end.
- A long walk helped her shake off a fit of the blues.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: blue (colour) and blew (past of blow).
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: blue (रंग) और blew (blow का past)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Out of the blue, once in a blue moon, a bolt from the blue, blue-eyed boy, till you are blue in the face, true blue, blue blood (noble birth), a blue-collar worker (manual), the boys in blue (the police).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: out of the blue, once in a blue moon, a bolt from the blue, blue-eyed boy, till you are blue in the face, true blue, blue blood (कुलीन जन्म), a blue-collar worker (शारीरिक श्रम वाला), the boys in blue (पुलिस)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A blueprint is a detailed plan; a blue-chip company is a large reliable one.
Blueprint विस्तृत योजना है; blue-chip company बड़ी भरोसेमंद कंपनी।