button
/ˈbʌtn/noun
उच्चारण बटन
बटन
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
button + on + clothing / device
Use 'on' to say which garment or device has the button.
किस कपड़े या उपकरण पर button है, यह बताने के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is a loose button on your shirt.
- Press the red button on the remote control.
press / push / hit + the button
These verbs are used for operating a device. 'Press' is the most neutral; 'hit' is informal.
उपकरण चलाने के लिए ये verbs आते हैं। 'Press' सबसे सामान्य है; 'hit' अनौपचारिक है।
- Press the button to call the lift.
- Radhika hit the button and the screen lit up.
button (verb) + up / down
As a verb it means to fasten with buttons. 'Button up' means to fasten completely; 'button down' means to fix something to a surface or to finalise it.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ button से बंद करना है। 'Button up' का अर्थ पूरी तरह बंद करना है।
- It is cold, so button up your coat.
- He buttoned his shirt in a hurry.
on the button (idiom)
In informal English it means exactly, or at exactly the right time.
अनौपचारिक English में इसका अर्थ है ठीक-ठीक या बिल्कुल सही समय पर।
- The train arrived at six o'clock on the button.
+Collocations 4
verb + button
presspushclicksew onundofasten
- Please undo the top button of your shirt if you feel hot.
adjective + button
loosemissingbrassredemergency
- He lost a brass button from his school blazer.
type of button
powerpanicstartvolumesnoozereset
- She pressed the snooze button three times that morning.
button + noun
holebatterymushroomphonebadge
- A small button battery powers the wall clock.
“More examples 5
- A button came off my shirt just before the interview.
साक्षात्कार से ठीक पहले मेरी कमीज़ का एक button टूट गया।
- Click the submit button only after you have checked all the details.
सारी जानकारी जाँचने के बाद ही submit button दबाएँ।
- The ATM will not work until you press the green button.
जब तक आप हरा button नहीं दबाते, ATM काम नहीं करेगा।
- The teacher said that the quiz would start on the button at nine.
शिक्षक ने कहा कि quiz ठीक नौ बजे शुरू होगी।
- He buttoned his sherwani and walked onto the stage.
उसने अपनी शेरवानी के button बंद किए और मंच पर चला गया।
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✗ Press on the button to start the machine.
✓ Press the button to start the machine.
'Press' takes the button directly as an object; no preposition is needed.
'Press' के बाद button सीधे object बनकर आता है; preposition की ज़रूरत नहीं।
✗ She buttoned off her jacket.
✓ She unbuttoned her jacket.
To open buttons you 'unbutton' or 'undo'; 'button off' is not used.
Button खोलने के लिए 'unbutton' या 'undo' का प्रयोग होता है; 'button off' नहीं।
✗ The buttons of the remote is not working.
✓ The buttons on the remote are not working.
Buttons are 'on' a device, and the plural subject needs a plural verb.
उपकरण के button के लिए 'on' आता है, और plural subject के साथ plural verb लगती है।
¶Idioms 3
on the button
exactly; at exactly the right time or place
बिलकुल सही, ठीक समय पर
- She arrived at nine o'clock on the button.
press/push (all) the right buttons
to do exactly what is needed to get the result you want
सही तरीका अपनाना
- The speech pressed all the right buttons.
press/push sb's buttons
(informal) to make sb react in either a positive or a negative way
किसी की भावनाएँ भड़काना (अच्छी या बुरी)
- She knows how to push his buttons.
- Stop pressing my buttons — I'm not in the mood.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
but·ton
?Which word?
Keep the fastener words together: button, zip (zipper in American), hook, buckle (on a belt), clasp, Velcro.
बाँधने के साधन साथ याद रखिए: button, zip (American में zipper), hook, buckle (बेल्ट पर), clasp, Velcro।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the button (exactly), press the right buttons, button your lip (stop talking, informal), cute as a button (very pretty).
Idioms: on the button (बिलकुल सही), press the right buttons, button your lip (बोलना बंद करना, अनौपचारिक), cute as a button (बहुत सुंदर)।