cough
/kɒf/verb
उच्चारण कॉफ़
खाँसना
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to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold
खाँसना
- He coughed all night.
- Radhika coughed several times and asked for a glass of water.
- Please cough into your elbow, not into the air.
+ 2 more examples
- He coughed loudly to get her attention.
- The old man coughed through the night.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cough (verb) + object
Cough takes no direct object for the action itself; you cough blood or cough up phlegm.
'Cough' क्रिया स्वयं के लिए object नहीं लेती; 'cough blood' या 'cough up phlegm' जैसे प्रयोग होते हैं।
- The patient coughed up blood.
- He coughed once and began to speak.
have a cough / catch a cough
As a noun, have a cough means to be ill with it; a cough can also be a single sound.
Noun के रूप में 'have a cough' का अर्थ खाँसी से पीड़ित होना है; 'a cough' एक बार की खाँसी भी हो सकती है।
- Radhika has had a dry cough since Monday.
- He gave a small cough to get her attention.
cough sth up (phrasal verb)
Cough up means to force something out of the throat, or informally to pay money unwillingly.
'Cough up' का अर्थ गले से कुछ बाहर निकालना है, या अनौपचारिक रूप से अनिच्छा से पैसे देना।
- The child coughed up a small bead.
- Finally he coughed up the fine.
cough + at night / in the morning
The time of the cough follows with at night, in the morning or all day.
खाँसी का समय बताने के लिए 'at night', 'in the morning' या 'all day' का प्रयोग होता है।
- My grandfather coughs in the morning because of the cold.
cough and cold (pair of nouns)
Cough is the sound or symptom and cold is the illness; people often name both together.
Cough लक्षण या आवाज़ है और cold बीमारी; लोग प्रायः दोनों का नाम साथ लेते हैं।
- She has a cough and a cold.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cough
drychestypersistenthackingnagging
- A nagging cough kept him awake.
verb + cough
havegetcatchsuppresscure
- Honey and ginger can help to cure a cough.
cough + noun
syrupdropmedicinemixture
- She took cough syrup before bed.
cough + adverb
loudlyslightlypolitelyviolently
- He coughed politely to show he was waiting.
cough + preposition
cough atcough intocough overcough in
- Please cough into your elbow, not into your hand.
“More examples 5
- The smoke from the burning leaves made everybody cough.
जलते पत्तों के धुएँ से सबको खाँसी आने लगी।
- A dry cough that lasts for weeks needs a doctor's advice.
सूखी खाँसी जो हफ्तों रहे, उसके लिए डॉक्टर की सलाह ज़रूरी है।
- The teacher coughed to warn the noisy class.
शिक्षक ने शोर करती कक्षा को सावधान करने के लिए खाँसा।
- Cough and cold are common during the monsoon.
बरसात में खाँसी-ज़ुकाम आम हैं।
- The old man coughed up some phlegm and felt better.
वृद्ध ने कुछ बलगम निकाला और बेहतर महसूस किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am suffering from cough since three days.
✓ I have been suffering from a cough for three days.
Use the present perfect continuous and for with a period of time, not since.
अवधि के लिए present perfect continuous के साथ 'for' आता है, 'since' नहीं।
✗ He coughed out blood.
✓ He coughed up blood.
The phrasal verb for bringing something up from the lungs is cough up.
फेफड़ों से कुछ बाहर निकालने के लिए phrasal verb 'cough up' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name common throat and nose complaints, but each describes a different action of the body.
ये शब्द गले और नाक की आम शिकायतों के नाम हैं, पर हर एक शरीर की अलग क्रिया बताता है।
To push air out of the throat with a sudden noise.
गले से आवाज़ के साथ अचानक हवा बाहर निकालना।
- He coughed all night.
To blow air out through the nose and mouth suddenly, without wanting to.
अनचाहे नाक और मुँह से अचानक हवा बाहर निकालना।
- The dust made her sneeze.
To breathe with a whistling sound, usually from a chest problem.
छाती की समस्या के कारण सीटी जैसी आवाज़ के साथ साँस लेना।
- The asthma patient wheezed on the stairs.
→Phrasal verbs 1
cough sth up
(informal) to give something, especially money, unwillingly
(अनमने मन से) पैसे देना
- Dad had to cough up two thousand rupees for the repairs.
?Which word?
Keep the -ough sounds: cough (/ɒf/), rough and tough (/ʌf/), though (/əʊ/), through (/uː/), bought and thought (/ɔː/), plough (/aʊ/).
-ough की ध्वनियाँ याद रखिए: cough (/ɒf/), rough और tough (/ʌf/), though (/əʊ/), through (/uː/), bought और thought (/ɔː/), plough (/aʊ/)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cough up (informal, give money unwillingly: 'cough up the fees').
Phrasal verb 'cough up' (अनौपचारिक, अनिच्छा से पैसे देना: 'cough up the fees')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: whooping cough (pertussis) is a disease prevented by the DPT vaccine; TB (tuberculosis) causes a long-lasting cough.
विज्ञान में काली खाँसी (pertussis) DPT टीके से रोकी जाती है; TB (तपेदिक) से लंबे समय तक खाँसी रहती है।