bud
/bʌd/noun
उच्चारण बड
कली, कोंपल
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as idiom
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[C]
a small lump that grows on a plant and from which a flower, leaf or stem develops
कली, कोंपल
- rose buds
- A tiny bud appeared on the rose bush this morning.
- The first buds appeared on the hibiscus after the rains.
+ 2 more examples
- Frost can damage the tender buds on fruit trees.
- Children watched a bud slowly open into a flower.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bud (noun) on a plant
A bud is a small lump on a plant that will become a flower or leaf; it can be in bud or in full bud.
'Bud' पौधे पर छोटी गाँठ है जो फूल या पत्ती बनेगी; पौधा 'in bud' हो सकता है।
- The rose bush is in bud.
- Tiny green buds appeared on the neem tree.
bud (verb): bud, budded, budding
As a verb, bud means to produce buds; the -ing form budding is common as an adjective.
क्रिया के रूप में 'bud' का अर्थ कलियाँ निकालना है; -ing रूप 'budding' विशेषण के रूप में आम है।
- The mango tree budded early.
- She is a budding singer.
nip sth in the bud
Nip in the bud means to stop a problem at its very start, before it grows.
'Nip in the bud' का अर्थ किसी समस्या को आरंभ में ही रोक देना है, उसके बढ़ने से पहले।
- The principal nipped the quarrel in the bud.
bud (informal) = friend
In informal American use, bud is a friendly word for a man or boy, like buddy. Avoid in formal writing.
अनौपचारिक अमेरिकी प्रयोग में 'bud' किसी पुरुष या लड़के के लिए मैत्रीपूर्ण शब्द है, buddy की तरह। औपचारिक लेखन में इसका प्रयोग न करें।
- Hey, bud, how was your day?
+Collocations 4
adjective + bud
tinygreenunopenedyoungtender
- The unopened buds will bloom in a week.
verb + bud
produceburstopennipform
- The tree burst into bud after the rain.
bud + noun
scalestagebreakvase
- The plant is at the bud stage and needs water.
budding + noun
artistwritercricketerscientistsinger
- The school invited a budding poet to the annual day.
“More examples 6
- The lotus bud opened slowly at sunrise.
कमल की कली सूर्योदय पर धीरे-धीरे खिली।
- Radhika is a budding writer who has already published two stories.
राधिका एक उभरती लेखिका है जिसकी दो कहानियाँ पहले ही छप चुकी हैं।
- The cold killed many of the buds before they could open.
ठंड ने कई कलियों को खिलने से पहले ही मार दिया।
- The government tried to nip the rumours in the bud.
सरकार ने अफ़वाहों को शुरू में ही रोकने की कोशिश की।
- The guava tree is in bud and will soon bear fruit.
अमरूद के पेड़ में कलियाँ आई हैं और जल्द फल लगेंगे।
- Radhika watched the buds of the jasmine plant swell day by day.
राधिका ने चमेली के पौधे की कलियों को दिन-ब-दिन फूलते देखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The teacher nipped the problem in budding.
✓ The teacher nipped the problem in the bud.
The idiom is nip sth in the bud.
मुहावरा 'nip sth in the bud' है।
✗ The rose plant is in the bud.
✓ The rose plant is in bud.
The phrase in bud takes no article.
वाक्यांश 'in bud' में article नहीं आता।
✗ She is a budded singer.
✓ She is a budding singer.
The adjective meaning beginning to develop is budding.
विकसित होना शुरू करने वाले के लिए विशेषण 'budding' है।
¶Idioms 1
nip sth in the bud
to stop something when it has just begun because you can see that problems will come from it
शुरुआत में ही ख़त्म कर देना
- Nip bad habits in the bud.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the growth words together: bud, sprout, shoot, blossom (a flower, especially on a fruit tree), bloom.
वृद्धि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bud, sprout, shoot, blossom (फूल, विशेषकर फलदार पेड़ पर, बौर), bloom।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective budding means beginning to develop ('a budding writer').
Adjective budding का अर्थ विकसित होना शुरू करने वाला है ('a budding writer')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Nip sth in the bud (stop a problem at an early stage).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: nip sth in the bud (समस्या को शुरुआत में ही रोकना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: budding is a form of asexual reproduction in yeast and hydra, where a new organism grows from a bud on the parent.
विज्ञान में budding (मुकुलन) यीस्ट और हाइड्रा में अलैंगिक प्रजनन है, जिसमें जनक पर कली से नया जीव बढ़ता है।