churchyard
/ˈtʃɜːtʃjɑːd/noun
उच्चारण चर्च्यार्ड
गिरजाघर का अहाता, कब्रिस्तान
Core word
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an area of land around a church, often used for burying people in
गिरजाघर का अहाता, कब्रिस्तान
- He was buried in the village churchyard.
- Old trees grow in the churchyard.
- The little churchyard was full of wild flowers.
+ 2 more examples
- A grey cat slept on a wall in the churchyard.
- The path through the churchyard leads to the school.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
churchyard (countable noun)
A churchyard is the land around a church, often with graves. It is written as one word and is countable.
Churchyard चर्च के चारों ओर की भूमि है, जहाँ प्रायः कब्रें होती हैं। यह एक शब्द है और countable है।
- The old churchyard is full of moss-covered stones.
- The family plot lies in the village churchyard.
in / at / through the churchyard
In is for being inside the area, at for the place as a point, and through for passing across it.
Area के भीतर होने के लिए 'in', स्थान के बिंदु के लिए 'at', और उसे पार करने के लिए 'through' आता है।
- He was buried in the churchyard.
- We walked through the churchyard on our way to school.
churchyard + noun
It can be used before words such as wall, gate, yew tree or grave.
यह wall, gate, yew tree या grave जैसे शब्दों से पहले आ सकता है।
- The churchyard wall was covered with ivy.
- A tall yew tree stood at the churchyard gate.
churchyard vs cemetery vs graveyard
A churchyard is next to a church; a graveyard is any burial ground; a cemetery is a large burial ground not attached to a church.
Churchyard चर्च के निकट होता है; graveyard कोई भी कब्रिस्तान है; cemetery बड़ा कब्रिस्तान है जो चर्च से जुड़ा नहीं होता।
- The village has a small churchyard, but the city has a large cemetery.
+Collocations 5
adjective + churchyard
quietoldpeacefulovergrownsmall
- A quiet churchyard lay behind the chapel.
verb + churchyard
bury inwalk throughvisitenterclean
- Volunteers cleaned the churchyard before Easter.
churchyard + noun
wallgatepathbenchgrave
- A bench stood near the churchyard gate.
in the churchyard
a treea tomba crossa grave
- A stone cross stood in the churchyard.
related places
chapelcemeterygraveyardvestrycathedral
- The chapel and the churchyard share a wall.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's great-grandfather lies in the churchyard at Ooty.
राधिका के परदादा ऊटी के churchyard में दफ़न हैं।
- Children played quietly in the churchyard after the service.
प्रार्थना के बाद बच्चे churchyard में शांति से खेले।
- An old neem tree gave shade to the churchyard.
एक पुराना नीम का पेड़ churchyard को छाया देता था।
- The churchyard was silent at dusk.
शाम के समय churchyard शांत था।
- Flowers were laid on the graves in the churchyard.
churchyard की कब्रों पर फूल चढ़ाए गए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was buried at the church yard.
✓ He was buried in the churchyard.
The word is one word, and burial is in the ground of the churchyard.
यह एक ही शब्द है, और दफ़न churchyard की भूमि में 'in' होता है।
✗ The churchyard are quiet at night.
✓ The churchyard is quiet at night.
A singular subject takes is.
Singular subject के साथ 'is' आता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Thomas Gray's famous poem 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' was published in 1751.
Thomas Gray की प्रसिद्ध कविता 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' 1751 में प्रकाशित हुई थी।