destroy
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/verb
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नष्ट करना, बरबाद करना
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to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used
नष्ट करना, बरबाद करना
- The fire destroyed the whole building.
- One careless word can destroy a friendship.
- The floods destroyed many homes in the valley.
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- Heavy rain destroyed the farmers' crops.
- The earthquake destroyed the old fort.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
destroy + object
Destroy is transitive; it always needs something destroyed.
'Destroy' सकर्मक है; इसके साथ नष्ट होने वाली वस्तु आवश्यक है।
- The fire destroyed the old godown.
be destroyed by / in
Use by for the cause and in for the event or place.
कारण के लिए 'by' और घटना या स्थान के लिए 'in' लगता है।
- Many crops were destroyed by the hailstorm.
- The temple was destroyed in the earthquake.
destruction / destructive
The noun is destruction; the adjective is destructive.
Noun 'destruction' है; adjective 'destructive' है।
- The flood caused widespread destruction.
destroyer / destruction / destructive
A destroyer is a warship or a person who destroys; destruction is the noun; destructive is the adjective.
Destroyer युद्धपोत या नष्ट करने वाला व्यक्ति है; destruction noun है; destructive adjective।
- The destructive floods left thousands homeless.
destroy vs ruin vs wreck
Destroy ends the existence of something; ruin spoils it badly; wreck smashes something such as a ship or a plan.
Destroy किसी वस्तु का अस्तित्व समाप्त करता है; ruin उसे बुरी तरह बिगाड़ता है; wreck जहाज़ या योजना जैसी चीज़ को चकनाचूर करता है।
- A storm wrecked the ship and ruined the cargo.
+Collocations 4
destroy + noun
evidencehopeforestrecordsreputation
- He tried to destroy the evidence.
adverb + destroy
completelytotallyalmostdeliberatelyutterly
- The cyclone completely destroyed the village.
destroyed by + noun
firewarfloodstermitesstorm
- The records were destroyed by termites.
destroy + noun (abstract)
confidencecareertrustpeacedreamhappiness
- One lie can destroy trust.
“More examples 5
- Plastic waste destroys the soil.
प्लास्टिक कचरा मिट्टी को नष्ट कर देता है।
- One careless remark can destroy a friendship.
एक लापरवाह टिप्पणी मित्रता नष्ट कर सकती है।
- Radhika's hopes were destroyed by the result.
परिणाम से राधिका की आशाएँ चूर हो गईं।
- The old fort was destroyed in the war.
पुराना किला युद्ध में नष्ट हो गया।
- Deforestation can destroy the habitat of wildlife.
वनों की कटाई वन्य जीवों के आवास को नष्ट कर सकती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The house destroyed.
✓ The house was destroyed.
The house did not do the destroying, so the sentence needs the passive form with was.
घर ने स्वयं नष्ट नहीं किया, इसलिए वाक्य में was के साथ passive रूप चाहिए।
✗ The fire destroyed down the shop.
✓ The fire destroyed the shop.
Students add down by analogy with burn down or pull down; destroy needs no particle.
विद्यार्थी burn down या pull down की समानता पर down जोड़ देते हैं; 'destroy' को किसी particle की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ The storm has destroyed all the crops yesterday.
✓ The storm destroyed all the crops yesterday.
Yesterday is a finished past time, so the simple past is needed and not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' बीता हुआ समय है, इसलिए simple past चाहिए, present perfect नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Destroy, ruin and demolish are related but different.
Destroy, ruin और demolish संबंधित हैं, पर भिन्न हैं।
To damage so badly that it cannot be used.
इतनी बुरी तरह हानि पहुँचाना कि उपयोग न हो सके।
- The fire destroyed the library.
To spoil the value or quality of something.
किसी वस्तु का मूल्य या गुणवत्ता बिगाड़ना।
- The rain ruined the match.
To pull down a building on purpose.
जान-बूझकर किसी इमारत को गिराना।
- The unsafe bridge was demolished.