chew
/tʃuː/verb
उच्चारण चू
चबाना
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[T, I]
to bite food into small pieces in your mouth with your teeth to make it easier to swallow; to bite something continuously
चबाना
- Chew your food well.
- The old woman could hardly chew the hard bread because her teeth were weak.
- Chew each bite slowly, and you will feel full sooner.
+ 2 more examples
- The puppy chewed my slippers while I was out.
- My grandfather likes to chew a piece of sugarcane after lunch.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chew + food / chew on / at
Chew takes a direct object for food. Chew on or chew at means to bite something again and again, such as a pen.
भोजन के लिए 'chew' के बाद सीधा object आता है; 'chew on' या 'chew at' का अर्थ किसी चीज़, जैसे पेन, को बार-बार चबाना है।
- Chew your food slowly.
- He chewed on his pencil while thinking.
chew sth over
Chew over means to think about a problem carefully for some time.
'Chew over' का अर्थ किसी समस्या पर कुछ समय तक ध्यान से सोचना है।
- She chewed over the offer for two days.
chew out (informal, American)
Chew out means to scold someone angrily. It is informal.
'Chew out' का अर्थ किसी को गुस्से में डाँटना है; यह अनौपचारिक है।
- The coach chewed out the players after the defeat.
chew the cud / chew the fat
Chew the cud is what cows do, and also means to think quietly; chew the fat means to chat in a relaxed way.
'Chew the cud' गाय का जुगाली करना है और शांत मन से सोचना भी; 'chew the fat' आराम से गपशप करना है।
- The cows lay down to chew the cud.
- The old friends chewed the fat on the verandah.
chew vs bite vs munch
Bite cuts with the front teeth; chew grinds with the back teeth; munch means to chew noisily and with enjoyment.
'Bite' आगे के दाँतों से काटना है; 'chew' पीछे के दाँतों से पीसना है; 'munch' आनंद से आवाज़ करते हुए चबाना है।
- She bit the apple and chewed it slowly.
- The children munched popcorn through the film.
+Collocations 5
adverb + chew
slowlythoroughlynoisilycarefullyhard
- Chew each bite thoroughly before swallowing.
chew + noun
gumtobaccofoodpaanthe cud
- Chewing gum is banned in some countries.
chew + on / at / over
on a penon a boneat a nailover an ideaover a problem
- The puppy chewed on a bone.
chewy + noun
toffeemeatbreadcaramelsweets
- The meat was too chewy to eat.
chew + noun (informal)
a mouthfula lot of workthe scenery
- The actor chewed the scenery in the final scene.
'Chew the scenery' का अर्थ अभिनय में अति-नाटकीयता करना है।
“More examples 5
- The goat chewed the leaves slowly under the tree.
बकरी पेड़ के नीचे धीरे-धीरे पत्तियाँ चबाती रही।
- Radhika chewed her pen as she tried to remember the answer.
उत्तर याद करने की कोशिश में राधिका ने अपना पेन चबाया।
- Let me chew over the proposal before I decide.
निर्णय लेने से पहले मुझे प्रस्ताव पर विचार कर लेने दीजिए।
- Doctors advise chewing food at least thirty times.
डॉक्टर भोजन को कम से कम तीस बार चबाने की सलाह देते हैं।
- Cows lay chewing the cud in the field.
गायें खेत में लेटी जुगाली कर रही थीं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The child is chewing the toffee since morning.
✓ The child has been chewing the toffee since morning.
Since needs a perfect tense.
'Since' के साथ perfect tense चाहिए।
✗ Chew well your food.
✓ Chew your food well.
The adverb well comes after the object, not between the verb and object.
Adverb 'well' object के बाद आता है, verb और object के बीच नहीं।
✗ He chewed the idea in his mind.
✓ He chewed over the idea.
To think carefully about something, use the phrasal verb chew over.
किसी बात पर ध्यान से सोचने के लिए phrasal verb 'chew over' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
chew the cud
to think carefully about sth for a long time
किसी बात पर देर तक सोच-विचार करना
- He sat chewing the cud over the offer.
- Give me time to chew the cud before I decide.
chew the fat
to have a long, friendly conversation about unimportant things
गपशप करना, बैठकर बतियाना
- The old friends sat on the veranda chewing the fat for hours.
→Phrasal verbs 2
chew out
to criticize somebody angrily
डाँटना, खरी-खोटी सुनाना, फटकारना
- The coach chewed us out for being late to practice.
- She got chewed out by her boss for the mistake.
chew sth over
to think about or discuss something slowly and carefully
(किसी बात पर) सोच-विचार करना
- Give me a day to chew it over.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bite off more than you can chew (try to do more than you are able to), chew sth over (think about something slowly and carefully), chew the cud (think deeply; of cows, chew food again).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: bite off more than you can chew (अपनी क्षमता से अधिक करने का प्रयास करना), chew sth over (धीरे-धीरे और ध्यान से सोचना), chew the cud (गहराई से सोचना; गायों के लिए, जुगाली करना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An animal that chews the cud is a ruminant (cow, buffalo, goat).
जुगाली करने वाला जानवर ruminant (गाय, भैंस, बकरी)।