blurt
/blɜːt/verb
उच्चारण ब्लर्ट
बिना सोचे-समझे बोल पड़ना, कह डालना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth (out)
to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough
बिना सोचे-समझे बोल पड़ना, कह डालना
- He blurted out the secret before anyone could stop him.
- 'I failed,' she blurted.
- Meera blurted out the answer before the teacher finished the question.
+ 2 more examples
- He nearly blurted the news to his mother by mistake.
- I'm sorry, I blurted it out without thinking.
Synonyms exclaim let slip burst out
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
blurt + that-clause / direct speech
Blurt introduces what is said suddenly. A that-clause follows, or the exact words in quotes.
'Blurt' अचानक कही गई बात को लाता है। इसके बाद that-clause या उद्धरण चिह्नों में सटीक शब्द आते हैं।
- Mohan blurted that he had not done the homework.
- I did it, he blurted.
blurt sth out
The phrasal verb blurt out is more common than blurt alone. The object may come between or after: blurt it out, blurt out the secret.
Phrasal verb 'blurt out' अकेले blurt से अधिक आम है। कर्म बीच में या बाद में आ सकता है: blurt it out, blurt out the secret।
- She blurted out the answer before the teacher finished the question.
- He blurted the news out at dinner.
blurt + object pronoun position
When the object is a pronoun, it must come between the verb and out. We say blurt it out, not blurt out it.
जब कर्म pronoun हो तो वह verb और out के बीच आता है। हम blurt it out कहते हैं, 'blurt out it' नहीं।
- I tried to keep it a secret, but Rahul blurted it out.
- She blurted the truth out.
blurt + adverb: suddenly, accidentally
Adverbs like suddenly, accidentally and nervously often accompany the verb, since the speech is unplanned.
suddenly, accidentally और nervously जैसे adverbs प्रायः इस क्रिया के साथ आते हैं, क्योंकि कथन अनियोजित होता है।
- He nervously blurted a wrong answer.
- She accidentally blurted the surprise to her mother.
+Collocations 4
blurt out + noun
a secretthe truthan answera questiona remarkan apology
- He blurted out an apology before he could stop himself.
adverb + blurt
suddenlyaccidentallynervouslyfoolishlyimpulsively
- She impulsively blurted her feelings.
blurt + reporting word
blurted thatblurted to the classblurted in surpriseblurted in anger
- He blurted in anger that the match was unfair.
cannot help / stop + blurting
cannot help blurtingtried not to blurtmanaged not to blurt
- I could not help blurting the answer out.
“More examples 5
- Without thinking, the student blurted the answer in the middle of the lecture.
बिना सोचे विद्यार्थी ने व्याख्यान के बीच उत्तर बोल दिया।
- Radhika blurted out the surprise party to her mother by mistake.
राधिका ने गलती से सरप्राइज़ पार्टी की बात माँ को कह दी।
- The nervous candidate blurted a wrong date.
घबराए उम्मीदवार ने गलत तारीख़ बोल दी।
- He blurted out his marks to everyone before the result was official.
उसने परिणाम के आधिकारिक होने से पहले सबको अपने अंक बता दिए।
- Before I could stop her, she blurted that we were leaving early.
इससे पहले कि मैं रोक पाता, उसने कह दिया कि हम जल्दी जा रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She blurted out it by mistake.
✓ She blurted it out by mistake.
A pronoun object goes between the verb and the particle out.
pronoun कर्म क्रिया और particle out के बीच आता है।
✗ He blurted to me the secret.
✓ He blurted the secret to me.
The thing said follows blurt directly; the listener comes after to.
कही गई बात blurt के तुरंत बाद आती है; सुनने वाला 'to' के बाद आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to say something, but differ in how planned or sudden it is.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ कुछ कहने के लिए हैं, पर कथन कितना नियोजित या अचानक है, इसमें अंतर है।
To say something suddenly, without thinking, often by mistake.
बिना सोचे अचानक कुछ कह देना, प्रायः गलती से।
- He blurted the secret out.
To say a word or sound aloud, often with difficulty or in a formal context.
ज़ोर से शब्द या ध्वनि बोलना, प्रायः कठिनाई से या औपचारिक संदर्भ में।
- She did not utter a word.
To state something firmly and publicly.
किसी बात को दृढ़ता और सार्वजनिक रूप से कहना।
- The judge declared the result.
→Phrasal verbs 1
blurt sth out
to say something suddenly and without thinking, especially something that should have been kept secret
अचानक कोई बात मुँह से निकाल देना
- The child blurted out the name of the surprise guest.
- Don't blurt out the answer; raise your hand.