Christmas
/ˈkrɪsməs/noun
उच्चारण क्रिस्मस
क्रिसमस, बड़ा दिन
Basic word
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[U, C]
the Christian festival on 25 December, when people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
क्रिसमस, बड़ा दिन
- Merry Christmas!
- The church on Park Street is beautifully lit at Christmas.
- What did you get for Christmas?
+ 3 more examples
- Children hang up stockings on Christmas Eve.
- Schools in the city organise a Christmas carnival.
- We exchanged cards and gifts at Christmas.
Synonyms Xmas
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[U, C]
the period of time around 25 December
क्रिसमस की छुट्टियाँ, क्रिसमस का समय
- We're spending Christmas with our grandparents in Goa.
- the Christmas holidays
- The shops are busy in the days before Christmas.
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- Many offices close between Christmas and the new year.
- We have two weeks off over Christmas.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
at Christmas / on Christmas Day
Use at for the whole season and on for the single day, 25 December. Do not use in with Christmas.
पूरे मौसम के लिए 'at' और केवल 25 दिसंबर के दिन के लिए 'on' आता है। Christmas के साथ 'in' न लगाएं।
- We usually visit our grandparents at Christmas.
- Gifts are opened on Christmas Day.
Christmas + noun
Christmas works as a noun adjunct before words such as tree, card, carol, cake, holiday and Eve.
Christmas, tree, card, carol, cake, holiday और Eve जैसे शब्दों से पहले आता है।
- The children decorated a Christmas tree with stars.
- She baked a plum Christmas cake.
Merry Christmas / Happy Christmas
Merry Christmas is the usual greeting. It is a fixed wish, so the verb is dropped.
Merry Christmas सामान्य शुभकामना है। यह स्थिर वाक्यांश है, इसलिए इसमें verb नहीं लगाई जाती।
- 'Merry Christmas!' shouted the neighbours.
Christmas (countable use)
A Christmas means one holiday season in a particular year, as in our first Christmas in Delhi.
'A Christmas' किसी विशेष वर्ष के एक क्रिसमस मौसम को दर्शाता है, जैसे दिल्ली में हमारा पहला क्रिसमस।
- It was our first Christmas in Shillong.
- Many Christmases passed before they met again.
+Collocations 5
Christmas + noun
treecarolcardcakeholiday
- We sang a Christmas carol at the school function.
verb + Christmas
celebratespendlook forward todecorate forwish someone
- They spent Christmas in Goa.
adjective + Christmas
whitemerryhappyquiettraditional
- A white Christmas is rare in India.
Christmas + time
Christmas EveChristmas DayChristmas seasonChristmas week
- Midnight mass is held on Christmas Eve.
Christmas + activities
exchange giftsgo to churchlight candlesbake cakes
- Families exchange gifts after the prayer.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's school closes for a week at Christmas.
राधिका का स्कूल क्रिसमस पर एक सप्ताह के लिए बंद रहता है।
- The shops in Kolkata are brightly lit before Christmas.
क्रिसमस से पहले कोलकाता की दुकानें रोशनी से जगमगा उठती हैं।
- He sent Christmas cards to all his friends.
उसने अपने सभी दोस्तों को क्रिसमस कार्ड भेजे।
- Santa Claus is a popular figure at Christmas.
क्रिसमस पर सांता क्लॉज़ एक लोकप्रिय पात्र है।
- Christmas is celebrated on 25 December every year.
क्रिसमस हर वर्ष 25 दिसंबर को मनाया जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We went to church in Christmas.
✓ We went to church at Christmas.
Christmas as a season takes at, not in.
मौसम के रूप में Christmas के साथ 'at' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Christmas is celebrated in 25 December.
✓ Christmas is celebrated on 25 December.
A particular date takes on.
किसी विशेष तिथि के साथ 'on' आता है।
✗ I wish you a merry christmas.
✓ I wish you a merry Christmas.
Christmas is a proper noun and needs a capital letter.
Christmas proper noun है और उसमें capital letter चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
Xmas
§Grammar and usage
The t in Christmas is silent, so it sounds like 'KRIS-mus'.
Christmas का t नहीं बोला जाता, इसलिए इसका उच्चारण 'क्रिस-मस' होता है।
Usage: People say Christmas Eve for 24 December and Christmas Day for 25 December.
Usage में 24 December को Christmas Eve और 25 December को Christmas Day कहा जाता है।