carrot
/ˈkærət/noun
उच्चारण कैरट
गाजर; प्रलोभन
Basic word
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[C, U]
a long pointed orange root vegetable; something that is offered to somebody in order to persuade them to do something
गाजर; प्रलोभन
- carrot halwa
- the carrot of a bonus
- Mother grated a carrot into the salad.
+ 5 more examples
- Rabbits love to eat fresh carrots.
- The soup is made with carrots, onions and tomatoes.
- The manager used the carrot of a promotion to make staff work harder.
- Free tickets were a carrot to attract more visitors.
- Some employers offer the carrot of higher pay rather than threats.
Synonyms incentive inducement reward bait lure
Opposite stick punishment penalty
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
carrot: countable and uncountable
Carrot is countable when we mean the vegetables one by one: two carrots. As food in general it is uncountable: 'some carrot in the salad'.
जब गाजर गिनी जाएँ तब carrot countable है (two carrots); भोजन के रूप में सामान्य अर्थ में uncountable (some carrot) है।
- Peel two carrots and slice them thin.
- There is some grated carrot in the sandwich.
carrot and stick
The idiom 'carrot and stick' means using a reward and a threat together to make someone act. The carrot is the reward.
मुहावरा 'carrot and stick' का अर्थ किसी से काम कराने के लिए पुरस्कार और दंड का साथ-साथ प्रयोग है।
- The government used a carrot-and-stick approach: tax benefits for savers and fines for defaulters.
dangle a carrot (in front of someone)
'Dangle a carrot' means to offer something attractive to persuade someone, often without really giving it.
'Dangle a carrot' का अर्थ किसी को मनाने के लिए आकर्षक प्रलोभन देना है, प्रायः बिना वास्तव में देने के।
- The company dangled a promotion as a carrot to make staff work late.
carrot as a modifier
Carrot is used before another noun for dishes and the colour: carrot halwa, carrot juice, carrot top, carrot-orange.
Carrot दूसरे noun से पहले आकर व्यंजन और रंग बताता है, जैसे carrot halwa, carrot juice।
- Gajar ka halwa, or carrot halwa, is made in winter.
+Collocations 4
verb + carrot
peelgratechopboildanglegrow
- Grate the carrot finely for the halwa.
adjective + carrot
freshrawgratedjuicyorangesweet
- Raw carrot is good for your eyes.
carrot + noun
halwajuicesoupcakesaladtop
- Radhika's mother makes carrot soup in winter.
carrot idioms
carrot and stickdangle a carrotcarrot at the enda carrot on a stick
- Higher pay was the carrot that made them stay.
“More examples 5
- Red carrots from Delhi are sold in bundles in winter markets.
दिल्ली की लाल गाजरें सर्दियों के बाज़ारों में गुच्छों में बिकती हैं।
- The rabbit nibbled a carrot held in the child's hand.
खरगोश बच्चे के हाथ में पकड़ी गाजर कुतर रहा था।
- Boil the carrots for ten minutes until they are soft.
गाजरों को दस मिनट तक उबालें जब तक वे नरम न हो जाएँ।
- The teacher's promise of a trip was a carrot to make us finish the project.
यात्रा का शिक्षक का वादा हमसे परियोजना पूरी कराने का प्रलोभन था।
- Vitamin A in carrots helps keep the eyesight healthy.
गाजर में मौजूद विटामिन A आँखों की रोशनी को स्वस्थ रखने में मदद करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought one kilo carrots.
✓ She bought one kilo of carrots.
A quantity word like kilo needs 'of' before the noun.
Kilo जैसे मात्रा-शब्द के बाद noun से पहले 'of' आता है।
✗ Carrots is rich in vitamin A.
✓ Carrots are rich in vitamin A.
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophones: carrot (a vegetable), carat (a unit for measuring the purity of gold or the weight of diamonds: '22-carat gold') and caret (the mark ^) sound similar.
Homophones: carrot (गाजर), carat (सोने की शुद्धता या हीरे का वज़न मापने की इकाई: '22-carat gold') और caret (चिह्न ^) समान सुनाई देते हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Carrot and stick (a mix of reward and punishment to make somebody do something), dangle a carrot (offer a reward).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: carrot and stick (किसी से काम कराने के लिए इनाम और दंड का मेल, साम-दाम), dangle a carrot (इनाम का लालच देना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A, needed for good eyesight.
विज्ञान में गाजर beta-carotene से भरपूर है, जिसे शरीर vitamin A में बदलता है, जो अच्छी दृष्टि के लिए ज़रूरी है।