campfire
/ˈkæmpfaɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कैम्प्फ़ायर
अलाव, कैम्पफ़ायर
Basic word
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a fire that people light outdoors when they are camping
अलाव, कैम्पफ़ायर
- We sat around the campfire singing songs.
- The scouts cooked dinner over a campfire.
- The campfire crackled as the night grew colder.
+ 2 more examples
- He put out the campfire with water before leaving.
- The guide told old stories round the campfire.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
campfire (countable noun)
A campfire is one fire lit outdoors, so use a campfire and campfires.
Campfire बाहर जलाई गई एक आग है, इसलिए a campfire और campfires का प्रयोग होता है।
- We lit a campfire near the tents.
- Several campfires glowed across the valley.
light / build / put out a campfire
Verbs like light, build or make start a campfire; put out or douse ends it.
Light, build या make जैसी क्रियाएँ campfire जलाती हैं और put out या douse उसे बुझाती हैं।
- Please put out the campfire before you go to sleep.
- The boys built a campfire with dry branches.
around / beside / by the campfire
People sit around or beside a campfire; use around when they form a circle.
लोग campfire के around या beside बैठते हैं; घेरा बनाकर बैठने के लिए around का प्रयोग होता है।
- We sat around the campfire telling stories.
- Radhika warmed her hands by the campfire.
campfire + safety words
Safety notices often use campfire with must, should or never to give clear instructions.
सुरक्षा सूचनाओं में स्पष्ट निर्देश देने के लिए campfire के साथ must, should या never का प्रयोग होता है।
- You must never leave a campfire burning.
- Campfires should be at least ten metres from the tents.
+Collocations 5
verb + campfire
lightbuildgather roundsit bydouse
- The scouts gathered round the campfire for the evening meeting.
adjective + campfire
warmcracklingsmalldyingroaring
- A small campfire was enough to keep the cold away.
campfire + noun
smokestorysongmealcircle
- The campfire songs went on until midnight.
campfire + verb
cracklesburnsglowsdies outspreads
- The campfire crackled loudly in the silent forest.
campfire + preposition
around the campfirebeside the campfireover the campfireby the campfire
- They cooked tea over the campfire.
“More examples 6
- After dinner, we roasted corn on the campfire.
रात के खाने के बाद हमने campfire पर भुट्टे भूने।
- The old guide told ghost stories around the campfire.
बूढ़े गाइड ने campfire के चारों ओर भूत की कहानियाँ सुनाईं।
- A spark from the campfire set the dry grass alight.
campfire की चिंगारी से सूखी घास में आग लग गई।
- Radhika sang a folk song by the campfire.
राधिका ने campfire के पास एक लोकगीत गाया।
- Campfires are banned in the forest during the dry season.
सूखे मौसम में जंगल में campfires पर प्रतिबंध है।
- The smell of woodsmoke from the campfire stayed in our clothes for days.
campfire के लकड़ी के धुएँ की गंध कई दिन हमारे कपड़ों में बसी रही।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We sat around of the campfire.
✓ We sat around the campfire.
Around is a preposition by itself; of should not follow it.
Around अपने आप में preposition है; इसके बाद 'of' नहीं लगाया जाता।
✗ They fired a campfire near the tents.
✓ They lit a campfire near the tents.
A fire is lit or built, not fired.
आग के लिए lit या built क्रिया आती है, 'fired' नहीं।