breeze
/briːz/noun
उच्चारण ब्रीज़
हल्की हवा, बयार; आसान काम
Basic word
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[I] ~ through sth
to move or pass through something in a confident and relaxed way; to do something easily
आसानी से निकल जाना
- She breezed through the interview.
- Neha breezed through the paper in half the time.
- He breezed into the room as if nothing had happened.
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- The team breezed past their opponents in the semi-final.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a breeze (countable noun, light wind)
A breeze is a gentle wind. It is countable; use a light breeze, a cool breeze, a sea breeze.
Breeze हल्की हवा है। यह countable है; a light breeze, a cool breeze, a sea breeze कहें।
- A cool breeze blew from the river.
- There was hardly a breeze in the afternoon.
be a breeze (informal; easy)
Informally, if something is a breeze, it is very easy. No article is dropped here.
Informal रूप में यदि कोई चीज़ a breeze है, तो वह बहुत आसान है। यहाँ article हटाया नहीं जाता।
- The English paper was a breeze.
- Making tea is a breeze for her.
breeze through sth (phrasal verb)
To breeze through something is to do it easily and confidently: an exam, a test, an interview.
Breeze through का अर्थ किसी काम को आसानी और आत्मविश्वास से करना है: परीक्षा, test, साक्षात्कार।
- Radhika breezed through the interview.
- He breezed through the maths paper.
breeze in / out / past (verb of motion)
As a verb, breeze means to move in a relaxed, confident way. It takes in, out, past, along.
क्रिया के रूप में breeze का अर्थ निश्चिंत और आत्मविश्वास से चलना है। इसके साथ in, out, past, along आता है।
- He breezed into the room, ten minutes late.
- She breezed past the security guard.
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adjective + breeze
gentlelightcoolfreshwarmsea
- A gentle sea breeze made the beach pleasant at sunset.
verb + breeze
feelenjoycatchstirrustlecarry
- The breeze carried the smell of rain across the fields.
breeze + noun
blockwaywindshotroom
- The flag fluttered in the evening breeze.
in phrases
shoot the breezea breeze to doin the breezesail along in a breeze
- The old men shot the breeze outside the tea stall.
breeze + sense
balmy breezestiff breezebreeze from the seapassing breeze
- A stiff breeze from the sea cooled the whole town.
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- A light breeze rustled the leaves of the neem tree.
हल्की हवा ने नीम के पत्तों को सरसराया।
- Radhika thought the last chapter was a breeze after the first one.
राधिका को पहले अध्याय के बाद अंतिम अध्याय बहुत आसान लगा।
- The team breezed through the qualifying round.
टीम क्वालिफ़ाइंग राउंड आसानी से पार कर गई।
- The cool breeze from the hills made the night comfortable.
पहाड़ों की ठंडी हवा ने रात को सुखद बना दिया।
- She breezed in with a smile and greeted everyone.
वह मुस्कराती हुई बेफ़िक्र चाल से अंदर आई और सबका अभिवादन किया।
- The kite rose easily in the evening breeze.
शाम की हवा में पतंग आसानी से ऊपर उठ गई।
- The monsoon breeze carried the smell of wet earth into the classroom.
मानसून की हवा गीली मिट्टी की ख़ुशबू कक्षा में ले आई।
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✗ She breezed the exam easily.
✓ She breezed through the exam.
In this sense, breeze needs through before the thing done.
इस अर्थ में breeze के बाद काम से पहले 'through' चाहिए।
→Phrasal verbs 1
breeze through sth
to do something successfully and easily
(कोई काम) बड़ी आसानी से कर लेना
- She breezed through her driving test.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the wind words in order: zephyr (a gentle breeze, literary), breeze, gust, gale, storm, hurricane.
हवा के शब्द क्रम में याद रखिए: zephyr (हल्की बयार, साहित्यिक), breeze, gust, gale, storm, hurricane।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Shoot the breeze (American informal, talk in a relaxed way), a breeze (something very easy: 'The test was a breeze').
Idioms: shoot the breeze (American अनौपचारिक, आराम से बातें करना), a breeze (बहुत आसान चीज़: 'The test was a breeze')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Geography GK: a sea breeze blows from the sea to the land during the day (land heats faster); a land breeze blows from the land to the sea at night.
भूगोल GK में समुद्री पवन (sea breeze) दिन में समुद्र से स्थल की ओर बहती है (स्थल तेज़ी से गर्म होता है); स्थलीय पवन (land breeze) रात में स्थल से समुद्र की ओर।