coffin
/ˈkɒfɪn/noun
उच्चारण कॉफ़िन
ताबूत
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a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated
ताबूत
- The coffin was draped in the national flag.
- Six men carried the coffin to the grave.
- Relatives gathered around the coffin to say goodbye.
+ 3 more examples
- The coffin was made of polished teak.
- Flowers were placed on the coffin before the burial.
- A white coffin was carried out of the church.
Synonyms casket sarcophagus box
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in a coffin
The body lies in a coffin, so the preposition is 'in'.
शव coffin के अंदर रखा जाता है, इसलिए preposition 'in' आता है।
- The body was placed in a plain wooden coffin.
- She saw her grandfather lying in an open coffin.
carry / lower a coffin
These verbs describe actions at a funeral; the coffin is the object.
ये क्रियाएँ अंतिम संस्कार के समय की जाने वाली क्रियाएँ हैं; coffin उनका object होता है।
- Six men carried the coffin to the grave.
- They slowly lowered the coffin into the ground.
coffin + noun (compound)
Coffin is used before another noun for related items: coffin lid, coffin bearer, coffin maker.
संबंधित वस्तुओं के लिए 'coffin' दूसरे noun से पहले आता है, जैसे coffin lid, coffin bearer।
- The coffin bearers wore black.
- The coffin lid was closed before the prayers.
a nail in the coffin of + noun
This idiom means one more event that moves a doomed thing closer to its end.
यह मुहावरा किसी ऐसी घटना को बताता है जो पहले से डूबती चीज़ को और अंत के निकट ले जाती है।
- The new tax was another nail in the coffin of small shops.
+Collocations 4
adjective + coffin
woodenopenclosedflag-drapedsealed
- The flag-draped coffin of the soldier reached his village by noon.
verb + coffin
carrylowerburysealfollow
- Hundreds of villagers followed the coffin to the burial ground.
coffin + noun
bearerlidmakerclothprocession
- The coffin procession moved slowly through the narrow lane.
coffin + preposition
in a coffininto a coffinof a coffinbeside the coffin
- Flowers were laid beside the coffin.
“More examples 5
- The soldier's coffin was covered with the national flag.
सैनिक का ताबूत राष्ट्रीय ध्वज से ढका हुआ था।
- Radhika placed a rose on the coffin before it was closed.
ताबूत बंद होने से पहले राधिका ने उस पर एक गुलाब रखा।
- The old carpenter made coffins for the whole village.
बूढ़े बढ़ई ने पूरे गाँव के लिए ताबूत बनाए।
- Poor sales proved the last nail in the coffin of the old model.
कम बिक्री पुराने मॉडल के अंत की आख़िरी कील साबित हुई।
- The coffin was taken to the cemetery on a horse-drawn carriage.
ताबूत को घोड़ागाड़ी पर कब्रिस्तान ले जाया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They put the dead body on the coffin.
✓ They put the dead body in the coffin.
A coffin is a box that holds the body inside it, so use 'in'.
Coffin एक बक्सा है जिसके अंदर शव रखा जाता है, इसलिए 'in' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ They lied the coffin gently on the ground.
✓ They laid the coffin gently on the ground.
Lay (laid) takes an object; lie (lay, lain) does not, and 'lied' means told a falsehood.
'Lay' (laid) के बाद object आता है; 'lie' के बाद नहीं, और 'lied' का अर्थ झूठ बोलना है।
✗ The coffin were carried by six men.
✓ The coffin was carried by six men.
Coffin is singular, so it takes a singular verb.
Coffin एकवचन है, इसलिए इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
A coffin and a casket both hold a body, but they differ in shape and in where each word is common.
Coffin और casket दोनों में शव रखा जाता है, पर आकृति और प्रयोग के क्षेत्र में अंतर है।
The usual British word; traditionally six-sided, wider at the shoulders.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी का सामान्य शब्द; परंपरागत रूप से छह-किनारों वाला।
- The coffin was made of teak.
Mainly American; a rectangular box. In British English it often means a small box for jewels.
मुख्यतः अमेरिकी; आयताकार बक्सा। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में प्रायः गहनों का छोटा डिब्बा।
- She kept her mother's jewels in a silver casket.
¶Idioms 1
a nail in the coffin of sth
something that helps to bring about the end of something
(किसी चीज़ के) ताबूत में कील
- The scandal was the last nail in the coffin of his career.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
cof·fin
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The last nail in the coffin.
Idiom: the last nail in the coffin (वह आखिरी घटना जो किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह खत्म कर दे), जैसे 'Another loss was the last nail in the coffin of the team'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a box for a dead body is a coffin or casket; a stone coffin, especially an ancient Egyptian one, is a sarcophagus; a vehicle carrying a coffin a hearse; the cloth covering a coffin a pall.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: मृत शरीर के लिए बक्सा coffin या casket; पत्थर का ताबूत, विशेषकर प्राचीन मिस्र का, sarcophagus; ताबूत ले जाने वाली गाड़ी hearse; ताबूत ढकने वाला कपड़ा pall।