darn
/dɑːn/verb
उच्चारण डार्न
रफ़ू करना
Core word
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[T, I] ~ sth
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by sewing threads across it
रफ़ू करना
- My grandmother darned the holes in my socks.
- She sat by the window, darning.
- She darned the hole in her father's sock.
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- My aunt taught me to darn on a wooden mushroom.
- It is cheaper to darn a sweater than to buy a new one.
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[T] informal
used as a mild way of showing that you are annoyed, instead of a stronger word
(हल्की झुँझलाहट में) धत्, कमबख़्त
- Darn it! I've missed the bus again.
- Darn! I left my umbrella at the office again.
- Darn, I have forgotten my wallet again!
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- Darn it, the shop has just closed.
- Oh darn, that was the last bus.
Synonyms damn
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[C]
a place on a piece of clothing that has been repaired by darning
रफ़ू (की हुई जगह)
- There was a neat darn on the elbow of his sweater.
- The neat darn in his sock was hardly visible from outside.
- She had made a careful darn on the knee of the trousers.
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- There was a visible darn on the old blanket.
- The darn held firm after many washes.
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[only before noun] informal
used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed
(झुँझलाहट में ज़ोर देने के लिए) कमबख़्त
- The darn car won't start.
- I can't find my darn keys anywhere in this untidy room.
- Where is my darn pen?
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- That darn phone keeps ringing at night.
- I have had enough of this darn noise.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
darn + object
As a verb, darn takes the thing being mended as its object; the hole or the garment can both be the object.
क्रिया के रूप में 'darn' के बाद वह वस्तु आती है जिसे रफ़ू करना है; छेद या कपड़ा दोनों कर्म हो सकते हैं।
- Grandmother darned the hole in my sock.
- Radhika darned her old woollen sweater before winter.
darn + object + with + thread
Add with to say what material you used to mend the hole.
किस धागे से रफ़ू किया गया, यह बताने के लिए 'with' जोड़ा जाता है।
- She darned the sleeve with a matching blue thread.
darn (mild exclamation)
Darn is a mild way of showing annoyance, used instead of a stronger swear word; it is informal and often American.
'Darn' हल्की झुँझलाहट दिखाने का नरम शब्द है, जो कठोर गाली की जगह आता है; यह अनौपचारिक है और अक्सर अमेरिकी प्रयोग है।
- Oh darn! I have missed the last bus.
- Darn it, I forgot my keys again.
a darn + noun / darn well (intensifier)
Informally, darn adds force to a noun or adverb, in the same way as damn but milder.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में 'darn' किसी संज्ञा या क्रियाविशेषण पर ज़ोर देता है, 'damn' की तरह पर उससे नरम।
- You know darn well that the answer is wrong.
- It was a darn good match.
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darn + noun (mending)
socksa sweatera holea shawlstockings
- My grandmother still darns socks instead of throwing them away.
adjective + darn (noun)
neatinvisibleclumsycarefultiny
- You can hardly see the neat darn on the elbow of his jacket.
darn + needle / thread
darning needledarning wooldarning mushroomcotton thread
- She kept a darning needle in her sewing box.
darn + exclamation
darn itdarn youoh darndarn this rain
- Darn this rain! The cricket match is cancelled.
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- The tailor darned the small tear so well that nobody noticed it.
दर्ज़ी ने छोटी-सी फटन को इतनी अच्छी तरह रफ़ू किया कि किसी का ध्यान नहीं गया।
- In the old days, mothers darned their children's school uniforms to make them last.
पुराने समय में माताएँ बच्चों की स्कूल-वर्दी रफ़ू करती थीं ताकि वह अधिक चले।
- There was a neat darn on the knee of her trousers.
उसकी पतलून के घुटने पर एक सलीक़ेदार रफ़ू था।
- Darn! I left my umbrella at the railway station.
धत्! मैं अपनी छतरी रेलवे स्टेशन पर भूल आया।
- Darning is a skill that few young people learn today.
रफ़ू करना एक ऐसा कौशल है जिसे आज कम युवा सीखते हैं।
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✗ The sweater has been darn by my mother.
✓ The sweater has been darned by my mother.
The past participle of darn is darned; a regular -ed ending is needed in the passive.
'Darn' का past participle 'darned' है; passive में -ed रूप आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean repairing cloth, but they differ in the kind of damage and the method.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ कपड़े की मरम्मत के लिए हैं, पर क्षति के प्रकार और तरीक़े में अंतर है।
To mend a hole by weaving threads across it, without a patch.
छेद पर धागे बुनकर बिना पैबंद के मरम्मत करना।
- She darned the hole in the sock.
To cover a hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it.
छेद पर कपड़े का टुकड़ा सिलकर उसे ढकना।
- He patched the knee of his jeans.
The general word for repairing anything that is torn or broken.
फटी या टूटी चीज़ की मरम्मत के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Please mend the torn curtain.