coat
/kəʊt/noun
उच्चारण कोट
कोट; (जानवर के) बाल; परत
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[C]
a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry; the fur, hair or wool of an animal; a layer of paint
कोट; (जानवर के) बाल; परत
- a winter coat
- a coat of paint
- He wore a heavy coat to keep out the cold.
+ 2 more examples
- The dog has a shiny brown coat.
- The walls need a fresh coat of paint.
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[T] ~ sth (with/in sth)
to cover something with a layer of a substance
परत चढ़ाना
- Coat the pan with oil.
- The mechanic coated the metal parts with grease to prevent rust.
- The baker coated the cake with chocolate.
+ 2 more examples
- Dust had coated every shelf in the empty house.
- Coat the fish lightly with flour before frying.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wear a coat / in a coat
With the verb wear and the noun coat, use an article: wear a coat. In a coat describes a person: the man in a coat.
Verb wear और noun coat के साथ article आता है: wear a coat। 'In a coat' व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
- He was wearing a long coat.
- The girl in a red coat is my cousin.
put a coat over / on
Wear a coat over your shirt, not on your shirt. Over means on the outside of other clothes.
Shirt के ऊपर coat 'over' से पहना जाता है, 'on' से नहीं। 'Over' का अर्थ दूसरे कपड़ों के बाहर है।
- He wore a coat over his sweater.
- Put your coat on before you go out.
coat sth with sth (verb)
As a verb, coat means to cover with a layer. Use with for the layer: coat the pan with oil.
Verb के रूप में 'coat' का अर्थ परत चढ़ाना है। परत के लिए 'with' आता है: coat the pan with oil।
- The cook coated the fish with flour.
- The walls were coated with white paint.
a coat of paint / a coat of dust
A coat of paint is a layer. The phrase is used for paint, dust, snow and fur.
'A coat of paint' एक परत है। यह वाक्यांश paint, dust, snow और fur के लिए आता है।
- The door needs another coat of paint.
- A coat of dust covered the books.
+Collocations 4
adjective + coat
winterwarmlongwoollenwhiterain
- The doctor wore a white coat.
verb + coat
wearput ontake offbuttonhang upborrow
- Hang your coat on the hook.
coat + noun
hangerpocketracksleevecollar
- He kept his keys in his coat pocket.
coat of + noun
paintdustsnowvarnishfur
- The room got a fresh coat of paint.
“More examples 8
- The doctor wore a white coat in the clinic.
डॉक्टर ने क्लिनिक में सफ़ेद कोट पहना था।
- A coat of snow covered the hills at dawn.
सुबह पहाड़ियों पर बर्फ़ की परत चढ़ी थी।
- Radhika's mother knitted her a woollen coat.
राधिका की माँ ने उसके लिए ऊनी कोट बुना।
- Give the walls two coats of paint.
दीवारों पर पेंट की दो परतें चढ़ाइए।
- The tablet is coated with sugar.
गोली पर चीनी की परत चढ़ी है।
- Radhika hung her wet coat on the hook behind the door.
राधिका ने अपना गीला कोट दरवाज़े के पीछे खूँटी पर टाँग दिया।
- The lawyer's black coat was too warm for the summer court.
गर्मी की अदालत के लिए वकील का काला कोट बहुत गरम था।
- The tailor stitched a warm coat for the winter wedding.
दर्ज़ी ने सर्दियों की शादी के लिए गरम कोट सिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He wore a coat on his shirt.
✓ He wore a coat over his shirt.
A coat is worn over other clothes, so over is the right preposition.
Coat दूसरे कपड़ों के ऊपर पहना जाता है, इसलिए सही preposition 'over' है।
✗ The wall was coated by paint.
✓ The wall was coated with paint.
The material of the layer takes with, not by.
परत की सामग्री के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
on sb's coat-tails
using the success and influence of another person to help yourself become successful
किसी की सफलता का सहारा लेकर आगे बढ़ना
- He got elected on his father's coat-tails.
- Many small firms are riding on the coat-tails of the big companies.
cut your coat according to your cloth
you should plan and spend only according to the money and resources you have
जितनी चादर हो उतने ही पैर पसारो; आमदनी के हिसाब से ख़र्च करो
- With a small salary, you must cut your coat according to your cloth.
- The young couple cut their coat according to their cloth and rented a small flat.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone: coat and cote (a shelter for birds or animals: 'dovecote') are both pronounced /kəʊt/.
Homophone: coat और cote (पक्षियों या जानवरों का आश्रय: 'dovecote') दोनों की pronunciation /kəʊt/ है।
Keep the outer-clothing words: coat, overcoat, raincoat, jacket, blazer, cardigan, sweater.
बाहरी वस्त्रों के शब्द याद रखिए: coat, overcoat, raincoat, jacket, blazer, cardigan, sweater।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cut your coat according to your cloth (spend only what you can afford; in Hindi 'jitni chadar ho utne pair phailao'), turncoat (a person who changes sides), coat of arms (a design that is the special sign of a family, city or organization).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: cut your coat according to your cloth (जितना सामर्थ्य हो उतना ही ख़र्च करना; हिंदी में 'जितनी चादर हो उतने पैर फैलाओ'), turncoat (पक्ष बदलने वाला, दलबदलू), coat of arms (परिवार, नगर या संगठन का विशेष चिह्न, कुल-चिह्न)।