crow
/krəʊ/noun
उच्चारण क्रो
कौआ
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry
कौआ
- Crows are very clever birds.
- A crow sat on the roof and cawed loudly until the children threw it some bread.
- A crow stole a piece of bread from the table.
+ 2 more examples
- The crows gathered in the neem tree at sunset.
- In the story, the clever crow dropped pebbles into the pot.
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[I]
(of a cock) to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning; to talk too proudly about something you have achieved
(मुर्गे का) बाँग देना; डींग मारना
- The cock crowed at dawn.
- Stop crowing about your marks.
- The rooster crowed from the roof at five in the morning.
+ 2 more examples
- Nobody likes it when he crows about his success.
- There is no point in crowing before the match is won.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crow (bird, noun) + caw
A crow is a large black bird that caws; the cry is a caw, not a crow.
Crow एक बड़ा काला पक्षी है जो caw की आवाज़ करता है; उसकी आवाज़ caw कहलाती है, crow नहीं।
- A crow sat on the wall and cawed loudly.
- Crows are clever birds.
crow (verb, a cock) = make a loud sound
A cock crows early in the morning; the past tense is crowed, and in British English also crew.
मुर्गा सुबह जल्दी बाँग देता है; इसका past tense crowed है, और ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में crew भी।
- The cock crowed at dawn.
- We woke up when the cock crew.
crow about / over sth
Crow about means to boast loudly about a success.
'Crow about' का अर्थ किसी सफलता पर ज़ोर से डींग हाँकना है।
- He kept crowing about his rank in the exam.
- Don't crow over your rivals' defeat.
as the crow flies
As the crow flies means in a straight line, as measured on a map, without roads.
'As the crow flies' का अर्थ सीधी रेखा में है, जैसा मानचित्र पर बिना सड़कों के मापा जाए।
- The village is ten kilometres from here as the crow flies.
+Collocations 4
adjective + crow
blackhungrynoisywisecunning
- A hungry crow stole a roti from the plate.
crow + verb
cawsfliesperchesstealsswoops
- A crow perched on the electric wire.
crow + noun
feetnestcallflock
- The doctor noticed the crow's feet around her eyes.
idioms
eat crowas the crow fliesstone the crowscrow's nest
- He had to eat crow and apologise to the team.
“More examples 5
- Many people in India feed crows on certain days to honour their ancestors.
भारत में बहुत से लोग अपने पूर्वजों के सम्मान में कुछ दिनों पर कौओं को भोजन खिलाते हैं।
- The cock crows at five every morning in our village.
हमारे गाँव में मुर्गा हर सुबह पाँच बजे बाँग देता है।
- The thirsty crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher to raise the water.
प्यासे कौए ने पानी ऊपर लाने के लिए घड़े में कंकड़ डाले।
- Radhika did not crow about her marks, though they were the highest.
राधिका ने अपने अंकों की डींग नहीं हाँकी, यद्यपि वे सबसे अधिक थे।
- By road it is forty kilometres, but only twenty as the crow flies.
सड़क से यह चालीस किलोमीटर है, पर सीधी दूरी केवल बीस किलोमीटर है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Crows are intelligent bird.
✓ Crows are intelligent birds.
After a plural subject, the complement noun is plural too.
Plural subject के बाद complement noun भी बहुवचन में आता है।
✗ The cock has crew early today.
✓ The cock has crowed early today.
After has, the past participle crowed is needed.
'Has' के बाद past participle 'crowed' आता है।
✗ The crows is sitting on the roof.
✓ The crows are sitting on the roof.
A plural subject takes are.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Crow, raven and rook are black birds of the same family but differ in size and habit.
Crow, raven और rook एक ही परिवार के काले पक्षी हैं, पर आकार और स्वभाव में भिन्न हैं।
A common black bird, found in towns and villages.
कस्बों और गाँवों में पाया जाने वाला सामान्य काला पक्षी।
- The crow sat on the gate.
A larger, heavier bird with a deep call.
भारी और बड़ा पक्षी जिसकी आवाज़ गहरी होती है।
- The raven is a bird of ancient stories.
A European crow-like bird that nests in groups.
यूरोप का कौए जैसा पक्षी जो समूह में घोंसला बनाता है।
- A rook colony in the tall trees.
¶Idioms 2
as the crow flies
in a straight line
सीधी रेखा में (सड़क के घुमावों को छोड़कर)
- The village is only five kilometres away as the crow flies.
- It's ten miles as the crow flies, but much further by road.
eat crow
to admit that you were wrong and accept the shame of doing so
ग़लती मानकर शर्मिंदगी सहना, मुँह की खाना
- The critics had to eat crow when the film became a huge hit.
- He said she would fail, but he ate crow when Radhika topped the exam.
?Which word?
Keep the boast words together: crow, brag, boast, gloat (show pleasure at your own success or somebody's failure), blow your own trumpet (praise yourself).
डींग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crow, brag, boast, gloat (अपनी सफलता या दूसरे की विफलता पर खुशी दिखाना), blow your own trumpet (अपने मुँह मियाँ मिट्ठू बनना)।
§Grammar and usage
Animal sounds, asked very often: crows caw; cocks crow; hens cluck; ducks quack; owls hoot.
जानवरों की आवाज़ें बहुत पूछी जाती हैं: crows caw; cocks crow; hens cluck; ducks quack; owls hoot।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As the crow flies (in a straight line: '10 km as the crow flies'), eat crow (American, admit that you were wrong), crow about sth (boast).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: as the crow flies (सीधी रेखा में: '10 km as the crow flies'), eat crow (American, अपनी गलती मानना), crow about sth (डींग मारना)।