chum
/tʃʌm/noun
उच्चारण चम
दोस्त, यार, जिगरी साथी
Core word
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[C] informal, old-fashioned
a friend
दोस्त, यार, जिगरी साथी
- They have been chums since their school days.
- an old school chum
- He went on holiday with a chum from college.
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- She wrote to her old chum in Kolkata.
- The two chums shared a room in the hostel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chum (informal countable noun)
A chum is a close friend, a word that is old-fashioned and informal. It is countable, so a chum, chums.
Chum घनिष्ठ मित्र है; यह शब्द पुराने ढंग का और अनौपचारिक है। यह countable है: a chum, chums।
- Radhika's old chum from school visited her.
- They have been chums since childhood.
chum of + person / a chum of mine
A double possessive such as a chum of mine is natural. Do not write my one chum for this idea.
'A chum of mine' जैसा double possessive स्वाभाविक है। इस भाव के लिए 'my one chum' न लिखें।
- He is a chum of my brother.
- I met a chum of yours at the station.
chum up with sb (phrasal verb)
To chum up with someone is to become friendly with him or her. The preposition is with.
Chum up with का अर्थ किसी के साथ मित्रता कर लेना है। Preposition 'with' आता है।
- He chummed up with the new boy on the first day.
- She chummed up with a girl from Pune.
chum (informal address)
In old British English, chum was also a friendly way of addressing a man, as in 'Hello, chum'.
पुरानी ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में chum किसी पुरुष को मैत्रीपूर्ण संबोधन के रूप में भी प्रयुक्त होता था।
- 'Cheer up, chum,' said the porter.
chum vs mate vs companion
Chum is warm and old-fashioned; mate is common British slang; companion is formal and may mean a person who travels with you.
Chum आत्मीय और पुराने ढंग का है; mate ब्रिटिश बोलचाल का आम शब्द है; companion औपचारिक है और साथ यात्रा करने वाला भी हो सकता है।
- My travel companion on the train was an old chum of my uncle.
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adjective + chum
oldclosebestschoolchildhood
- He met his old school chum after twenty years.
verb + chum
meetwrite tovisitmake alose a
- Arun wrote to his chum in Chennai.
chum + preposition
of mineof hisfrom schoolfrom college
- A chum from college helped him get the job.
chum up + with
with a classmatewith a neighbourwith the captainwith the new girl
- She chummed up with her roommate.
friend words
palmatebuddycompanionfriend
- My pal and I walk to school together.
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- Radhika and her chum shared one umbrella in the rain.
राधिका और उसकी सहेली ने बारिश में एक ही छाता साझा किया।
- My father still keeps in touch with his school chums.
मेरे पिता आज भी अपने स्कूल के दोस्तों के संपर्क में हैं।
- He found a chum in the hostel on his first day.
उसे छात्रावास में पहले ही दिन एक मित्र मिल गया।
- The two chums planned a trip to Manali.
दोनों दोस्तों ने मनाली की यात्रा की योजना बनाई।
- She chummed up with her seatmate during the long train journey.
लंबी रेल यात्रा के दौरान उसने अपने बगल वाले यात्री से दोस्ती कर ली।
- His school chum became a doctor in Lucknow.
उसका स्कूल का साथी लखनऊ में डॉक्टर बन गया।
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✗ He chummed up to his new neighbour.
✓ He chummed up with his new neighbour.
Chum up takes with.
Chum up के बाद 'with' आता है।
✗ She is my one chum.
✓ She is a chum of mine.
Use the double possessive a chum of mine for one among your friends.
अपने मित्रों में से एक के लिए 'a chum of mine' रूप लिखें।
→Phrasal verbs 1
chum up (with somebody)
to become friendly with somebody
(किसी से) दोस्ती कर लेना
- He soon chummed up with the other boys in the hostel.