couch
/kaʊtʃ/noun
उच्चारण काउच
सोफ़ा
Core word
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[C]
a long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on
सोफ़ा
- couch potato
- He fell asleep on the couch while watching the news.
- The cat slept all afternoon on the couch.
+ 2 more examples
- We moved the couch to make space for the festival decorations.
- A couch is more comfortable than a hard wooden bench.
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[T]
to say or express something in a particular style or manner
व्यक्त करना
- couched in polite language
- The criticism was couched in very polite words.
- The reply was couched in formal terms.
+ 2 more examples
- She couched her refusal in kind words so as not to offend anyone.
- The warning was couched as a polite request.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a couch (countable noun)
A couch is a long comfortable piece of furniture for two or more people to sit or lie on. Sofa and settee mean much the same.
Couch दो या अधिक लोगों के बैठने या लेटने का लंबा आरामदायक फ़र्नीचर है; sofa और settee का अर्थ लगभग वही है।
- Arjun fell asleep on the couch.
- The couch in our living room is old but comfortable.
couch + something + in (verb, passive)
Couch is also a verb meaning to express something in a particular style. It usually appears in the passive with the preposition in.
'Couch' क्रिया भी है जिसका अर्थ किसी बात को विशेष शैली में व्यक्त करना है; यह प्रायः passive में preposition 'in' के साथ आता है।
- The letter was couched in polite language.
- Her refusal was couched in cautious terms.
couch potato (informal)
A couch potato is a lazy person who spends a lot of time watching television.
Couch potato ऐसा आलसी व्यक्ति है जो बहुत समय टीवी देखने में बिताता है।
- Stop being a couch potato and go out to play.
couch (older sense: lie down) / on the couch
In older English, couch means to lie down or to put into words. 'On the couch' also refers to a psychiatrist's couch.
पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी में 'couch' का अर्थ लेटना या शब्दों में ढालना है; 'on the couch' मनोचिकित्सक की couch को भी दर्शाता है।
- The tiger couched in the tall grass, waiting for its prey.
+Collocations 4
adjective + couch
comfortableleatherwornthree-seaterfolding
- A worn leather couch stood in the corner of the office.
verb + couch
sit onsleep onlie onbuymove
- Radhika likes to read while lying on the couch.
couched in + noun
couched in languagecouched in termscouched in wordscouched in legal jargoncouched in Hindi
- The warning was couched in diplomatic language.
couch + noun
potatocovercushionsurfingtime
- She bought a floral cover for the couch.
“More examples 6
- The guest slept on the couch in the sitting room.
मेहमान बैठक-कक्ष के sofa पर सोया।
- The principal's message was couched in kind but firm words.
प्रधानाचार्य का संदेश विनम्र पर दृढ़ शब्दों में व्यक्त किया गया था।
- Arjun spent the whole holiday on the couch with a book.
अर्जुन ने पूरी छुट्टी किताब लेकर couch पर बिताई।
- The couch was too big to fit through the narrow door.
Couch इतना बड़ा था कि सँकरे दरवाज़े से भीतर नहीं जा सका।
- The agreement is couched in technical legal language.
यह समझौता तकनीकी क़ानूनी भाषा में व्यक्त किया गया है।
- The cat curled up on the couch and fell asleep.
बिल्ली couch पर सिमटकर सो गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The notice was couched with polite language.
✓ The notice was couched in polite language.
Couched takes the preposition in, not with.
'Couched' के साथ preposition 'in' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Couch potato (a lazy person who watches a lot of TV); usage: couched in (expressed in a particular way).
Idiom 'couch potato' (बहुत टीवी देखने वाला आलसी); प्रयोग में couched in (विशेष ढंग से व्यक्त)।