deer
/dɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डिअर
हिरण, मृग
Basic word
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an animal with long legs, that eats grass, leaves; the male has antlers (horns like branches)
हिरण, मृग
- a herd of deer
- A deer stood still at the edge of the forest.
- We saw spotted deer in the national park.
+ 2 more examples
- The deer ran away when they heard the noise.
- Deer often come out to graze at dusk.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
deer (singular and plural)
Deer has the same form in the singular and the plural, like sheep: one deer, two deer.
'Deer' का singular और plural रूप एक ही है, जैसे sheep: one deer, two deer।
- A deer stood at the edge of the forest.
- Five deer were drinking from the pond.
a herd of deer
A group of deer is called a herd; the verb agrees with the sense: a herd is singular.
हिरणों का समूह 'herd' कहलाता है; क्रिया अर्थ के अनुसार आती है: herd singular है।
- A herd of deer crossed the road.
deer + verb agreement
Because deer has no plural -s, the verb shows whether one or more is meant.
Plural -s न होने से क्रिया बताती है कि एक हिरण है या अधिक।
- The deer is hiding.
- The deer are grazing near the lake.
male and female deer
A male is a stag or buck, a female is a doe or hind, and a young one is a fawn.
नर हिरण stag या buck, मादा doe या hind और बच्चा fawn कहलाता है।
- The stag has large antlers.
- The doe protected her fawn.
+Collocations 4
adjective + deer
wildspottedredmuskbarking
- Spotted deer are common in the forests of Madhya Pradesh.
verb + deer
huntprotectspotfeedchase
- Tourists were asked not to feed the deer.
deer + noun
parkantlersmeathuntingherd
- The zoo has a large deer park.
deer + verb
grazeleapboltfreezebrowse
- The deer bolted when it heard the jeep.
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- The deer leapt over the fence and vanished into the trees.
हिरण बाड़ पर से कूदा और पेड़ों के बीच ओझल हो गया।
- Radhika saw a herd of spotted deer at Kanha National Park.
राधिका ने कान्हा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में चित्तीदार हिरणों का झुंड देखा।
- In the epic, the golden deer was a trick to lure Rama away.
महाकाव्य में सुनहरा हिरण राम को दूर ले जाने की एक चाल थी।
- The deer are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act.
हिरण वन्यजीव संरक्षण अधिनियम के अंतर्गत संरक्षित हैं।
- A baby deer is called a fawn.
हिरण के बच्चे को fawn कहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We saw many deers in the forest.
✓ We saw many deer in the forest.
Deer has the same form in the plural; it does not take -s.
'Deer' का plural वही रहता है; इसमें -s नहीं लगता।
✗ The deers are running away.
✓ The deer are running away.
There is no plural 'deers' in standard English.
मानक English में 'deers' रूप नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Several words name the deer family but differ in size and place.
कई शब्द हिरण-वर्ग के जानवर बताते हैं, पर आकार और स्थान में भिन्न हैं।
A different animal family, with horns that do not fall off; blackbuck is an example.
अलग पशु-परिवार, जिसके सींग झड़ते नहीं; काला हिरण उदाहरण है।
- The blackbuck is an antelope.
?Which word?
Homophone: deer (an animal) and dear (loved; expensive) are both pronounced /dɪə/.
Homophone: deer (हिरण) और dear (प्रिय; महँगा) दोनों की pronunciation /dɪə/ है।
§Grammar and usage
Deer has the same form in singular and plural ('one deer, two deer'), like sheep, fish (usually), aircraft, series and species.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: deer का singular और plural एक ही रूप है ('one deer, two deer'), sheep, fish (प्रायः), aircraft, series और species की तरह।
Gender and young: a male deer is a stag or buck; a female a doe or hind; a young deer a fawn.
लिंग और बच्चा: नर हिरण stag या buck; मादा doe या hind; हिरण का बच्चा fawn (छौना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Sangai (brow-antlered deer) of Manipur lives in Keibul Lamjao, the world's only floating national park; the barasingha is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh.
मणिपुर का संगाई (brow-antlered deer) केइबुल लामजाओ में रहता है, जो दुनिया का एकमात्र तैरता राष्ट्रीय उद्यान है; बारहसिंगा मध्य प्रदेश का राज्य पशु है।