dip
/dɪp/verb
उच्चारण डिप
डुबोना; गिरना
Core word
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[T, I]
to put something into a liquid for a short time and then take it out again; to go downwards or to a lower level
डुबोना; गिरना
- take a dip in the Ganga
- Sales dipped.
- She dipped her toes into the cold water.
+ 3 more examples
- Dip the pen in ink and write slowly.
- Temperatures dip sharply at night in the desert.
- The road dips down to the village below.
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[C]
a decrease in the amount or success of something; a short swim; a thick sauce
गिरावट; डुबकी
- a dip in prices
- There was a sharp dip in vegetable prices after the harvest.
- Many students go for a dip in the pool after school.
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- The company reported a dip in profits last quarter.
- Serve the samosas with a green chutney dip.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dip sth in / into sth (verb)
Use in or into when you put something into a liquid for a short time and take it out.
किसी वस्तु को थोड़ी देर के लिए तरल में डालकर निकालना हो, तब 'dip ... in/into' आता है।
- Dip the brush in the paint.
- He dipped a biscuit into his tea.
- The chef dipped the vegetables in batter.
dip (to a lower level)
Without an object, dip means to go down slightly, as of prices, temperature, a road or the sun.
बिना object के 'dip' का अर्थ थोड़ा नीचे जाना है, जैसे कीमतें, तापमान, सड़क या सूरज।
- Prices dipped after the budget.
- The temperature dips at night in December.
a dip in + noun
As a noun, dip in means a small fall in an amount or level: a dip in sales, a dip in marks.
Noun के रूप में 'a dip in' मात्रा या स्तर में छोटी गिरावट बताता है: a dip in sales, a dip in marks।
- There was a dip in sales during the monsoon.
- A dip in her marks worried the teacher.
take a dip / a dip (sauce)
Take a dip means have a short swim or bath; a dip is also a thick sauce for snacks.
'Take a dip' का अर्थ थोड़ी देर तैरना या डुबकी लगाना है; dip स्नैक्स के लिए गाढ़ी चटनी भी होता है।
- Pilgrims take a dip in the Ganga at dawn.
- We served chips with a mint dip.
+Collocations 4
dip + noun
a brusha fingera toea ladlebreada biscuit
- She dipped her toe in the cold water.
adjective + dip
sharpslightsuddentemporarysteepsmall
- A sharp dip in temperature surprised the city.
dip + preposition
dip indip intodip belowdip underdip down
- Temperatures may dip below zero in the hills.
dip + noun (sauce)
cheese dipmint dipcurd diponion dipyoghurt dip
- A curd dip goes well with raw vegetables.
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- Aman dipped his pen in the inkpot and began to write.
अमन ने कलम दवात में डुबोई और लिखना शुरू किया।
- The sun dipped below the horizon and the lights came on.
सूरज क्षितिज के नीचे चला गया और बत्तियाँ जल उठीं।
- Share prices took a dip after the news.
खबर के बाद शेयर के दामों में गिरावट आई।
- On Makar Sankranti, thousands took a holy dip in the river.
मकर संक्रांति पर हज़ारों लोगों ने नदी में पवित्र डुबकी लगाई।
- Radhika dipped into her savings to pay the fee.
राधिका ने फीस भरने के लिए अपनी बचत में से कुछ निकाला।
- Dip the idli in sambar before you eat it.
खाने से पहले इडली को सांभर में डुबोइए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She dipped the bread on the soup.
✓ She dipped the bread in the soup.
Use in or into for putting something into a liquid.
तरल में डुबोने के लिए in या into आता है, on नहीं।
✗ There was a dip of sales last month.
✓ There was a dip in sales last month.
Use in, not of, after dip for the thing that falls.
किस चीज़ में गिरावट आई, यह बताने के लिए 'dip' के बाद in आता है, of नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 2
dip into sth
to take an amount from money that you have saved; to read or study parts of something, but not all of it
(बचत में से) कुछ पैसे निकालना; (किताब को) बीच-बीच से पढ़ना
- We had to dip into our savings to pay for the repairs.
- It's a book you can dip into whenever you like.
dip in (to sth)
to take some of sth that is available
(उपलब्ध चीज़ में से) थोड़ा-थोड़ा लेना
- Help yourselves: dip in!
- We had to dip into our savings to pay for the repairs.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: take a holy dip (bathe in a sacred river, for example at the Kumbh).
प्रयोग में take a holy dip (पवित्र नदी में स्नान करना, जैसे कुंभ में)।