cross-country
/ˌkrɒs ˈkʌntri/adjective
उच्चारण क्रॉस कन्ट्री
खेतों और खुले मैदान के पार (होने वाली)
Core word
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[usually before noun]
across fields or open country rather than on roads or a track
खेतों और खुले मैदान के पार (होने वाली)
- She won the cross-country race.
- We went on a cross-country walk.
- The cross-country course runs through muddy fields and along a stream.
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- Our school holds a cross-country event every winter.
- He enjoys cross-country cycling on the weekends.
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[usually before noun]
from one part of a country to the other
देश के एक छोर से दूसरे तक
- They made a cross-country trip by train.
- They took a cross-country flight from Kolkata to Mumbai.
- A cross-country railway line links the east coast with the west.
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- They planned a cross-country drive from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
- The cross-country journey took nearly three days.
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[C/U]
a running race across open country
क्रॉस-कंट्री दौड़
- He runs cross-country for his college.
- The cross-country race ended at the village school.
- She finished second in the cross-country at the state meet.
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- Cross-country is hard on the legs when the ground is wet.
- He trained for the cross-country every morning before college.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cross-country (adjective)
It describes travel or sport across fields or across a whole country, placed before a noun.
यह adjective खेतों के आर-पार या पूरे देश में यात्रा या खेल बताने के लिए noun से पहले आता है।
- He went on a cross-country journey by train.
- She joined the cross-country running team.
cross-country (noun, uncountable)
As a noun it names the sport of running over open country.
Noun के रूप में यह खुले मैदान में दौड़ने के खेल का नाम है।
- Cross-country is held in winter in many schools.
cross-country (adverb)
Occasionally used after a verb to mean across the land.
कभी-कभी क्रिया के बाद 'पूरे देश में' अर्थ में adverb के रूप में आता है।
- They drove cross-country from Mumbai to Kolkata.
hyphen
Always written with a hyphen.
यह हमेशा hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- The cross-country race starts at dawn.
cross-country vs long-distance
Cross-country stresses open land or the whole country; long-distance stresses only the length of the route.
Cross-country खुली भूमि या पूरे देश पर बल देता है; long-distance केवल मार्ग की लंबाई पर।
- A long-distance runner may not run cross-country.
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cross-country + noun
racerunskiingtriproutejourney
- The school cross-country run covers five kilometres.
verb + cross-country
traveldriverunridecycle
- He cycled cross-country for charity.
adjective + cross-country
annualnationalgruellingmuddy
- The annual cross-country race attracts hundreds of students.
cross-country + sport
teamchampioneventtrainingcoach
- The cross-country champion trains every morning.
cross-country + transport
bustrainflighttruckhighway
- The cross-country truck driver rested at the dhaba.
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- The cross-country race passed through fields and a small stream.
Cross-country दौड़ खेतों और एक छोटी धारा से होकर गुज़री।
- Radhika won the girls' cross-country event at college.
राधिका ने कॉलेज में लड़कियों की cross-country प्रतियोगिता जीती।
- The Vande Bharat is a fast cross-country train.
वंदे भारत देश के एक छोर से दूसरे तक चलने वाली तेज़ ट्रेन है।
- They planned a cross-country trip from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
उन्होंने कश्मीर से कन्याकुमारी तक पूरे देश की यात्रा की योजना बनाई।
- Cross-country running builds strong legs and stamina.
Cross-country दौड़ से मज़बूत पैर और सहनशक्ति बनती है।
- The cross-country champion trained on the hills behind her school.
cross-country की विजेता ने अपने स्कूल के पीछे की पहाड़ियों पर अभ्यास किया।
- Radhika prefers cross-country cycling to riding on busy roads.
राधिका व्यस्त सड़कों पर चलने के बजाय खेतों-मैदानों में साइकिल चलाना पसंद करती है।
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✗ They did a cross country trip last winter.
✓ They did a cross-country trip last winter.
The compound adjective takes a hyphen.
Compound adjective में hyphen लगता है।
✗ He enjoys to run cross-country.
✓ He enjoys running cross-country.
Enjoy is followed by a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Enjoy' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।