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broach

/brəʊtʃ/verb

उच्चारण ब्रोच

(विषय) छेड़ना, उठाना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth (with sb)

    to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it

    (विषय) छेड़ना, उठाना

    • She broached the subject of fees with her father.
    • He waited for the right moment to broach the subject of his marriage.
    • I did not know how to broach the matter with my manager.
    + 3 more examples
    • Nisha finally broached the idea of studying abroad over dinner.
    • Has anyone broached the question of a salary increase yet?
    • He broached the topic gently so as not to upset her.

    Synonyms raise bring up mention introduce touch on

    Opposite avoid drop evade

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

raise bring up mention introduce touch on

Antonyms

avoid drop evade

?Which word?

Homophone, asked very often: broach (begin to discuss a subject) and brooch (a piece of jewellery fastened with a pin) are both pronounced /brəʊtʃ/.

Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: broach (विषय छेड़ना) और brooch (पिन से लगने वाला आभूषण) दोनों की pronunciation /brəʊtʃ/ है।

Keep the raise-a-topic words together: broach, raise, bring up, moot (suggest an idea for discussion), allude to (mention indirectly).

विषय उठाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: broach, raise, bring up, moot (चर्चा के लिए विचार रखना), allude to (अप्रत्यक्ष उल्लेख)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Broach the subject, broach the topic, broach the matter.

Collocations: broach the subject, broach the topic, broach the matter। इन सभी का मतलब है किसी विषय पर बात शुरू करना, खासकर जब वह थोड़ा संवेदनशील हो।