devour
/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/verb
उच्चारण डिवावर
हड़पना; चाव से पढ़ना
Core word
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[T]
to eat all of something quickly, especially because you are very hungry; to read or look at something with a lot of interest; to destroy somebody or something
हड़पना; चाव से पढ़ना
- devour a book
- After the long trek, the hungry children devoured every sandwich.
- The children devoured the pizza in minutes.
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- She devours novels, reading one every two days.
- The flames devoured the whole forest in one night.
- The hungry lion devoured its prey.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
devour + noun (food)
Devour is a transitive verb meaning to eat something quickly and hungrily. It needs an object.
'Devour' transitive क्रिया है जिसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ को जल्दी और भूखे की तरह खाना है। इसे object चाहिए।
- The hungry boys devoured the samosas in minutes.
- The lion devoured its prey.
devour + books / news (figurative)
Figuratively, devour means to read or watch something eagerly. Objects include books, novels and news.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में 'devour' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को उत्सुकता से पढ़ना या देखना है। Objects में books, novels और news आते हैं।
- Radhika devoured the novel in one weekend.
- He devours the sports pages every morning.
be devoured by + noun
In the passive, by names the eater or the destroying force: devoured by fire, devoured by guilt.
Passive में 'by' खाने वाले या नष्ट करने वाले को बताता है: devoured by fire, devoured by guilt।
- The old library was devoured by fire.
- He was devoured by jealousy.
devour (formal and literary use)
Devour can mean to destroy completely, especially in literary language about fire, sea or time.
'Devour' का अर्थ पूरी तरह नष्ट करना भी है, विशेषकर आग, समुद्र या समय के बारे में साहित्यिक भाषा में।
- The flames devoured the entire village.
devour + with + noun (manner)
To show how something is eaten or read, use with: devour with relish, devour with delight.
कोई चीज़ कैसे खाई या पढ़ी गई, यह बताने के लिए 'with' आता है: devour with relish, devour with delight।
- He devoured the pakoras with great relish.
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devour + object
a meala bookthe newsa magazinea story
- She devoured a whole magazine on the train.
adverb + devour
greedilyhungrilyeagerlyquicklyavidly
- The children devoured the sweets greedily.
devoured by
fireflamesguiltcuriosityjealousy
- The forest was devoured by fire within hours.
creature + devour
tigerwolfsharkswarm of locustsvulture
- A swarm of locusts devoured the standing crop.
devour + reading material
a thrillera biographythe newspapera comicthe textbook
- Radhika devoured a thriller during the train journey.
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- After a day of fasting, the family devoured the food in silence.
दिन भर के उपवास के बाद परिवार ने चुपचाप भोजन खा लिया।
- Radhika devours detective stories during her holidays.
राधिका छुट्टियों में जासूसी कहानियाँ चाव से पढ़ती है।
- The cricket fans devoured every detail of the match report.
क्रिकेट प्रशंसकों ने मैच रिपोर्ट का एक-एक ब्योरा चाव से पढ़ा।
- A crocodile can devour a small deer in a few minutes.
मगरमच्छ कुछ ही मिनटों में एक छोटे हिरण को निगल सकता है।
- Fear devoured his courage, and he could not speak.
भय ने उसके साहस को निगल लिया और वह बोल नहीं पाया।
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✗ The boy devoured on the biscuits.
✓ The boy devoured the biscuits.
Devour is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Devour' transitive है और preposition नहीं लेता।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: devour a book (read it quickly and eagerly).
प्रयोग में devour a book (पुस्तक चाव से जल्दी पढ़ जाना)।