boat
/bəʊt/noun
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नाव
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a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor
नाव
- a fishing boat
- We crossed the river in a small wooden boat.
- We took a boat across the lake at sunset.
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- Fishermen pushed their boats into the sea at dawn.
- During the floods, rescuers used boats to reach the village.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by boat / on a boat / in a boat
By boat has no article and gives the means of travel. On a boat suggests a larger one and in a boat a small one.
'By boat' में article नहीं आता और यह यात्रा का साधन बताता है; 'on a boat' बड़ी नाव के लिए और 'in a boat' छोटी नाव के लिए अधिक स्वाभाविक है।
- We crossed the river by boat.
- The fishermen sat in a small boat.
boat (verb, rare): travel by boat
Boat can be a verb meaning to travel or row, but go boating is more usual.
'Boat' क्रिया के रूप में नाव से जाने के अर्थ में आ सकता है, पर 'go boating' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- We went boating on the Dal Lake.
- They boated across the lake.
boat vs ship
A boat is smaller and often used on rivers and lakes; a ship is large and goes to the sea.
Boat छोटी होती है और प्रायः नदियों व झीलों में चलती है; ship बड़ा होता है और समुद्र में जाता है।
- A ship carried the cars across the ocean, and a boat took us to the island.
boat idioms: in the same boat; rock the boat
In the same boat means in the same difficult situation. Rock the boat means to disturb a calm situation.
'In the same boat' का अर्थ एक जैसी कठिन स्थिति में होना है; 'rock the boat' का अर्थ शांत स्थिति को बिगाड़ना है।
- We are all in the same boat during the exam.
- Don't rock the boat before the audit.
+Collocations 4
adjective + boat
smallrowingmotorwoodenfishing
- The fishing boat set out before dawn.
verb + boat
rowboardlaunchsinkrent
- Tourists can rent a boat at the lake.
boat + noun
rideracehousetripman
- We stayed in a houseboat in Kerala.
preposition + boat
by boaton board a boatin the boatout of the boat
- The villagers go to the market by boat.
“More examples 5
- The boat rocked gently on the waves.
नाव लहरों पर हल्के-हल्के हिल रही थी।
- Radhika enjoyed a boat ride on the Ganga at sunrise.
राधिका को सूर्योदय के समय गंगा में नाव की सवारी अच्छी लगी।
- The boat was overloaded, so it sank.
नाव में अधिक भार था, इसलिए वह डूब गई।
- The boat race is held every year during Onam.
ओणम के दौरान हर वर्ष नौका दौड़ आयोजित की जाती है।
- He steered the boat towards the shore.
उसने नाव को किनारे की ओर मोड़ा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We went by the boat.
✓ We went by boat.
With by, the means of transport takes no article.
'By' के साथ परिवहन का साधन बिना article के आता है।
✗ The boat was drowned in the river.
✓ The boat sank in the river.
A boat sinks; a person drowns.
नाव 'sink' होती है; व्यक्ति 'drown' होता है।
✗ He rode a boat across the lake.
✓ He rowed a boat across the lake.
Use row for a boat that is moved with oars, or sail; ride is for horses and bicycles.
चप्पू से चलने वाली नाव के लिए 'row' और पाल वाली के लिए 'sail' आता है; 'ride' घोड़े और साइकिल के लिए है।
¶Idioms 3
in the same boat
in the same difficult situation
एक ही मुसीबत में, एक जैसी कठिन स्थिति में
- Don't worry about the tough paper; we're all in the same boat.
- With prices rising, every middle-class family is in the same boat.
push the boat out
to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth (British, informal)
(जश्न पर) दिल खोलकर ख़र्च करना
- They really pushed the boat out for their daughter's wedding.
- Let's push the boat out and eat at a five-star hotel.
whatever floats your boat
used to say that sb can do whatever they enjoy, even if it does not interest you
जो तुम्हें अच्छा लगे, जैसी तुम्हारी मर्ज़ी
- You want to study at five in the morning? Whatever floats your boat.
- Some people relax with music and others with long walks; whatever floats your boat.
?Which word?
Keep the boat words: boat, ship, canoe, raft, yacht, ferry, houseboat (a boat used as a home; the shikaras and houseboats of Dal Lake, Srinagar).
नाव के शब्द याद रखिए: boat, ship, canoe, raft, yacht, ferry, houseboat (घर के रूप में प्रयुक्त नाव; श्रीनगर की डल झील के शिकारे और हाउसबोट)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In the same boat (in the same difficult situation as others), rock the boat (cause problems by trying to change a situation), miss the boat (lose an opportunity), burn your boats or bridges (do something that makes it impossible to go back), push the boat out (British, spend a lot of money on a celebration).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: in the same boat (दूसरों जैसी ही कठिन स्थिति में, एक ही नाव में सवार), rock the boat (स्थिति बदलने के प्रयास में समस्याएँ पैदा करना), miss the boat (अवसर खोना), burn your boats या bridges (ऐसा करना कि लौटना असंभव हो जाए), push the boat out (British, उत्सव पर बहुत पैसा ख़र्च करना)।