burnt
/bɜːnt/adjective
उच्चारण बर्न्ट
जला हुआ
Core word
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that has been damaged or spoiled by burning or by too much heat
जला हुआ
- There was a smell of burnt toast in the kitchen.
- The burnt remains of the bus were found by the road.
- The rice at the bottom of the pan was burnt.
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- Burnt wires caused the power failure.
- I cannot eat this burnt toast.
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(of skin) red and painful because of too much sun or heat
(धूप या आग से) झुलसा हुआ
- His arms were badly burnt after a day on the beach.
- Apply aloe vera gel to burnt skin to cool it.
- Her nose was burnt from the sun.
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- Use cold water on a burnt finger.
- He got a burnt neck after a day of cricket.
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[only before noun]
(of colours) having a dark brownish shade
गहरा भूरापन लिए हुए (रंग)
- walls painted burnt orange
- The living room looks warm with burnt sienna walls and cream curtains.
- The sofa was a warm burnt orange.
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- She painted the door a deep burnt red.
- Burnt umber is a rich dark brown.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
burnt (adjective) + noun
Burnt before a noun means damaged or spoiled by fire or too much heat; British English prefers burnt, while American English often uses burned.
संज्ञा से पहले 'burnt' का अर्थ आग या अधिक गर्मी से जला या बिगड़ा हुआ है; British English में 'burnt' और American English में प्रायः 'burned' चलता है।
- The burnt toast smelt awful.
- We saw a burnt house at the end of the lane.
burn, burnt / burned (verb forms)
The verb has two past forms: burnt and burned. Both are correct; burnt is more common as an adjective.
क्रिया के दो past रूप हैं: burnt और burned। दोनों सही हैं; adjective के रूप में 'burnt' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- She burnt her finger on the hot pan.
- He has burned the letters.
burnt + colour (shade)
Burnt is also placed before a colour name to show a dark, brownish shade, as in burnt orange or burnt sienna.
'Burnt' रंग के नाम से पहले आकर गहरी, भूरी आभा बताता है, जैसे burnt orange, burnt sienna।
- The sofa is a rich burnt orange.
burnt to a cinder / crisp
To say that food is completely ruined by heat, use burnt to a cinder or burnt to a crisp.
भोजन के पूरी तरह जल जाने के लिए 'burnt to a cinder' या 'burnt to a crisp' कहते हैं।
- The rotis were burnt to a cinder.
+Collocations 3
burnt + noun
toastsmelltastewoodrubber
- A burnt smell came from the kitchen.
adverb + burnt
badlyslightlycompletelyseverelylightly
- The curry was slightly burnt at the bottom.
burnt + colour
orangesiennaumberredgold
- The curtains were burnt orange.
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- The burnt rice stuck to the bottom of the pot.
जला हुआ चावल बर्तन की तली में चिपक गया।
- Radhika got a burnt hand while lighting the diya.
दीया जलाते समय राधिका का हाथ जल गया।
- Firemen searched the burnt building for survivors.
अग्निशमन कर्मियों ने जली हुई इमारत में बचे लोगों को खोजा।
- His shoulders were burnt after a day at the beach.
समुद्र तट पर एक दिन बिताने के बाद उसके कंधे धूप से झुलस गए।
- She wore a burnt orange shawl for the winter wedding.
उसने सर्दी की शादी के लिए गहरा नारंगी शॉल ओढ़ा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The rice got burn at the bottom of the pan.
✓ The rice got burnt at the bottom of the pan.
After got, the past participle burnt is needed.
'Got' के बाद past participle 'burnt' चाहिए।
✗ The smell of burnt toast were coming from the kitchen.
✓ The smell of burnt toast was coming from the kitchen.
The subject is the singular smell, so the verb is was.
Subject singular 'smell' है, इसलिए verb 'was' होगी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe fire damage, but the degree and the object differ.
ये शब्द आग से हुए नुकसान को बताते हैं, पर मात्रा और वस्तु अलग हैं।
Damaged by heat or fire, often food; as a colour, dark brownish.
गर्मी या आग से क्षतिग्रस्त, अक्सर भोजन; रंग के रूप में गहरा भूरा।
- Burnt toast.
Slightly burnt on the surface, changing colour.
सतह पर हल्का जला हुआ, रंग बदला हुआ।
- Scorched grass.
Black and partly burnt, like wood in a fire.
काला और आंशिक रूप से जला, जैसे आग में लकड़ी।
- Charred wood.
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§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English uses both burnt and burned as the past forms of burn, but before a noun burnt is usual, as in 'burnt rice'.
British and American: British English में burn के past forms burnt और burned दोनों चलते हैं, पर noun से पहले आमतौर पर burnt आता है, जैसे 'burnt rice'।