bump
/bʌmp/verb
उच्चारण बम्प
टकराना; अचानक मिलना
Core word
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[I, T]
to hit somebody or something accidentally; (bump into) to meet somebody by chance
टकराना; अचानक मिलना
- I bumped into an old friend.
- I bumped my head on the low beam while entering the old house.
- Be careful not to bump the table.
+ 2 more examples
- I bumped into my teacher at the market.
- She bumped her knee on the desk.
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[C]
the action or sound of something hitting a hard surface; a swelling on the body; a raised part on a road
टक्कर; गूमड़; उभार
- a speed bump
- The scooter jolted over a big bump near the market.
- The bus went over a bump and everyone jumped.
+ 2 more examples
- He had a bump on his forehead after the fall.
- There was a loud bump from upstairs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bump + into somebody / something
Bump into means to hit something by accident, or to meet someone unexpectedly. Both senses take into.
'Bump into' का अर्थ संयोग से टकराना या अचानक किसी से मिलना है; दोनों अर्थों में 'into' आता है।
- I bumped into my old teacher at the railway station.
- He bumped into the table in the dark.
bump + body part + on / against
Use on or against for the place you hit, with the body part as the object.
टकराने की जगह के लिए 'on' या 'against' आता है, और शरीर का अंग object होता है।
- Radhika bumped her head on the low door.
- He bumped his knee against the desk.
bump up / bump off / bump along
Bump up means to raise a price or number suddenly; bump along means to move over a rough surface.
'Bump up' का अर्थ कीमत या संख्या अचानक बढ़ाना है; 'bump along' का अर्थ ऊबड़-खाबड़ सतह पर हिलते हुए चलना है।
- The shop bumped up the price before Diwali.
- The bus bumped along the village road.
a bump (noun) on / in
As a noun, a bump is a swelling on the body or a raised place on a road, and it takes on or in.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'bump' शरीर की सूजन या सड़क का उभार है, और इसके साथ 'on' या 'in' आता है।
- He has a bump on his forehead.
- There is a bump in the road near the school.
+Collocations 3
adjective + bump
nastyslightpainfulsuddensmall
- She felt a slight bump as the train started.
verb + bump
hitfeelgetgo overcause
- The auto went over a bump and everyone jumped.
bump + noun
bump on the headbump in the roadbump in salesbump in the night
- The company saw a bump in sales during the festive season.
“More examples 5
- Mind the speed bump near the school gate.
स्कूल के गेट के पास speed bump का ध्यान रखिए।
- The boy fell off his bicycle and got a bump on his knee.
लड़का साइकिल से गिर गया और उसके घुटने पर गुमटा निकल आया।
- The two scooters bumped lightly at the signal.
सिग्नल पर दोनों स्कूटर हल्के से टकरा गए।
- Flight prices got a sudden bump after the announcement.
घोषणा के बाद हवाई टिकट की कीमतों में अचानक उछाल आ गया।
- I bumped into Radhika at the book fair yesterday.
मैं कल पुस्तक मेले में अचानक राधिका से मिल गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bumped with my friend at the market.
✓ I bumped into my friend at the market.
To meet by chance is bump into, not bump with.
संयोग से मिलने के लिए 'bump into' आता है, 'bump with' नहीं।
✗ He bumped to the table in the dark.
✓ He bumped into the table in the dark.
Hitting something by accident is bump into, not bump to.
अनजाने में किसी चीज़ से टकराने के लिए 'bump into' आता है, 'bump to' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs describe contact between things, but the force and intention vary.
ये क्रियाएँ वस्तुओं के संपर्क को बताती हैं, पर बल और इरादे में अंतर है।
To crash into each other with force, usually two moving things.
दो गतिशील वस्तुओं का ज़ोर से आपस में टकराना।
- Two trucks collided on the highway.
To hit something sharply, sometimes on purpose, as on a door.
किसी चीज़ पर ज़ोर से मारना, कभी जानबूझकर, जैसे दरवाज़े पर।
- Someone knocked on the door.
→Phrasal verbs 3
bump into
to meet somebody by chance; to hit somebody or something by accident
अचानक (किसी से) मिल जाना, भेंट हो जाना; (अनजाने में) टकरा जाना
- I bumped into Radhika at the railway station yesterday.
- You'll never guess who I bumped into at the market.
- He bumped into a chair in the dark.
bump sb off
(informal) to murder somebody
(किसी की) हत्या कर देना, ठिकाने लगा देना
- In the film, the gang bumps off a witness.
bump sth up
(informal) to increase or raise something
(क़ीमत, संख्या आदि) बढ़ा देना
- Hotels bump up their prices during the holidays.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bump into (meet by chance).
Phrasal verb 'bump into' (अचानक मिलना)।