cotton
/ˈkɒtn/noun
उच्चारण कॉटन
कपास, सूती कपड़ा
Basic word
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[U]
a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread; the cloth made from this
कपास, सूती कपड़ा
- a cotton shirt
- Cotton clothes keep you cool in the summer heat.
- Gujarat is one of the largest producers of cotton in India.
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- The sheets are made of pure cotton.
- Farmers were picking cotton in the fields at dawn.
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[I] ~ on (to sth) informal
to begin to understand something
समझ जाना
- It took him a while to cotton on.
- It took the manager a while to cotton on to what was happening.
- Everyone else had cottoned on to the joke before I did.
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- She soon cottoned on that the shop was closing early.
Synonyms understand realize catch on grasp twig
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cotton (uncountable)
Cotton is uncountable when it means the plant, the soft fibre or the cloth. You cannot say 'a cotton' or 'cottons' for the material.
पौधे, कोमल रेशे या कपड़े के अर्थ में 'cotton' uncountable है; सामग्री के लिए 'a cotton' या 'cottons' नहीं कहा जाता।
- Gujarat grows a great deal of cotton.
- This kurta is made of pure cotton.
cotton + noun (modifier)
Cotton can come before a noun to say what it is made of: cotton shirt, cotton wool. It stays singular.
'Cotton' noun से पहले आकर बताता है कि वह किस चीज़ से बना है: cotton shirt, cotton wool; यह singular ही रहता है।
- She wore a white cotton saree.
- The nurse used cotton wool to clean the wound.
cotton on (to sth) (phrasal verb, informal)
Cotton on means to begin to understand something, often after some time.
'Cotton on' का अर्थ कुछ समय बाद किसी बात को समझने लगना है।
- It took Arjun a while to cotton on to the trick.
- She soon cottoned on that the shop was closed.
cotton to (sb/sth)
Cotton to is an informal American phrasal verb that means to begin to like someone or something.
'Cotton to' American अनौपचारिक phrasal verb है, जिसका अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ को पसंद करने लगना है।
- The new student soon cottoned to the school routine.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cotton
pureraworganicsoftEgyptian
- Organic cotton is grown without chemical pesticides.
cotton + noun
shirtwoolmillfarmercropthreadcandy
- My grandfather worked in a cotton mill in Ahmedabad.
verb + cotton
growpickspinweaveexportdye
- Farmers in Vidarbha grow cotton on black soil.
cotton + preposition
made of cottondressed in cottona field of cottona bale of cotton
- In summer, people prefer clothes made of cotton.
cotton + other nouns
cotton budcotton ballcotton saricotton fieldcotton swab
- The nurse cleaned the cut with a cotton ball.
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- Cotton is one of India's most important cash crops.
कपास भारत की सबसे महत्वपूर्ण नकदी फ़सलों में से एक है।
- Radhika prefers cotton to polyester in hot weather.
गर्मी के मौसम में राधिका polyester की जगह सूती कपड़ा पसंद करती है।
- The mill spun cotton into fine thread.
मिल ने कपास को महीन धागे में कातकर तैयार किया।
- Cotton clothes absorb sweat and keep the body cool.
सूती कपड़े पसीना सोखते हैं और शरीर को ठंडा रखते हैं।
- Mahatma Gandhi promoted khadi, a hand-spun cotton cloth.
महात्मा गांधी ने खादी, हाथ से काते गए सूती कपड़े, को बढ़ावा दिया।
- I didn't cotton on that the joke was about me.
मैं नहीं समझ पाया कि मज़ाक मेरे ही बारे में था।
- The Indian cotton industry is centuries old.
भारतीय सूती उद्योग सदियों पुराना है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She cottoned on the secret quickly.
✓ She cottoned on to the secret quickly.
The phrasal verb cotton on takes to before the thing understood.
Phrasal verb 'cotton on' में समझी गई चीज़ से पहले 'to' आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
cotton on (to sth)
(BrE, informal) to begin to understand or realize something
(कोई बात) समझ में आने लगना, भाँप लेना
- It took him a while to cotton on to what we meant.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cotton on (to sth) (informal, begin to understand).
Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: cotton on (to sth) (अनौपचारिक, समझना शुरू करना)।
Wrapped in cotton wool (protected too much from danger).
Idiom 'wrapped in cotton wool' (खतरे से अत्यधिक सुरक्षित रखा गया)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Cotton needs black soil (regur) and a warm climate; Gujarat is India's largest cotton producer; India is one of the world's largest cotton producers; Bt cotton is a genetically modified crop approved in India (2002); Mumbai was once called 'Cottonopolis' of India.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: कपास को काली मिट्टी (रेगुर) और गर्म जलवायु चाहिए; गुजरात भारत का सबसे बड़ा कपास उत्पादक है; भारत दुनिया के सबसे बड़े कपास उत्पादकों में से है; Bt cotton भारत में स्वीकृत (2002) आनुवंशिक रूप से संशोधित फ़सल है; मुंबई को कभी भारत का 'Cottonopolis' कहा जाता था।
Science: cotton is a natural fibre from plants; wool and silk come from animals; nylon and polyester are synthetic.
विज्ञान में कपास पौधों से प्राप्त प्राकृतिक रेशा है; ऊन और रेशम जानवरों से आते हैं; nylon और polyester कृत्रिम हैं।