discard
/dɪˈskɑːd/verb
उच्चारण डिस्कार्ड
फेंक देना, त्याग देना, छोड़ देना
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[T] ~ sth/sb
to get rid of something that you no longer want or need
फेंक देना, त्याग देना, छोड़ देना
- Discard plastic bags responsibly.
- old ideas that should be discarded
- Discard the outer leaves of the cabbage before cooking.
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- Please discard any food that has gone bad.
- The team decided to discard the old plan and start again.
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a thing that has been thrown away
त्यागी हुई वस्तु
- a pile of discards
- The shop owner sold the discards from last season at a cheap price.
- Rag-pickers sort the discards from the dump.
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- The artist made a sculpture from the discards of a factory.
- The tailor used the cloth discards to make small bags.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
discard + object (no particle)
Discard is transitive and needs no away or off; it already means throw away.
'Discard' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ away या off की आवश्यकता नहीं; इसका अर्थ पहले से 'फेंक देना' है।
- Discard the old batteries carefully.
- He discarded the wrapper on the road.
discard sth as + adjective
Use as to say how you judge an idea when you reject it.
किसी विचार को ठुकराते समय उसे कैसा आँका, यह बताने के लिए 'as' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The committee discarded the proposal as impractical.
discarded + noun (adjective use)
The participle discarded can come before a noun to mean thrown away or no longer wanted.
Participle 'discarded' noun से पहले आकर 'फेंका हुआ' या 'अनचाहा' का अर्थ दे सकता है।
- Children collected discarded bottles from the beach.
discard (noun) / in the discard
As a noun, a discard is something thrown out, and in card games it is a card put down.
Noun के रूप में 'discard' फेंकी गई वस्तु है और ताश के खेल में नीचे रखा गया पत्ता।
- He picked up a card from the discard pile.
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discard + noun
clothesa plana theorywastethe card
- Scientists discarded the theory after new evidence appeared.
adverb + discard
carelesslyquicklysafelycasuallycompletely
- He carelessly discarded his cigarette on the platform.
discarded + noun
plasticpackagingclothestyrepaper
- Artists made a statue from discarded metal.
be + discarded + as
uselessoutdatedworthlessunfitunnecessary
- The old textbook was discarded as outdated.
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- Radhika discarded her first draft and wrote the essay again.
राधिका ने अपना पहला मसौदा छोड़ दिया और निबंध फिर से लिखा।
- The bowler discarded the old ball when it lost its shape.
आकार बिगड़ जाने पर गेंदबाज़ ने पुरानी गेंद बदल दी।
- Please do not discard plastic bags in the drain.
कृपया नाली में प्लास्टिक की थैलियाँ न फेंकें।
- The engineers discarded three designs before choosing the final bridge plan.
इंजीनियरों ने अंतिम पुल योजना चुनने से पहले तीन डिज़ाइन रद्द किए।
- He discarded his old ideas and began to think afresh.
उसने अपने पुराने विचार त्याग दिए और नए सिरे से सोचना शुरू किया।
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✗ He discarded away the old notes.
✓ He discarded the old notes.
Away is repeated, because discard already means throw away.
'Away' अनावश्यक है, क्योंकि 'discard' का अर्थ पहले से फेंक देना है।
✗ You should discard of the waste properly.
✓ You should dispose of the waste properly.
Discard takes no preposition; dispose of is the phrase that takes of.
'Discard' के साथ preposition नहीं आता; 'of' वाला phrase 'dispose of' है।
✗ The ragpickers collect discard bottles from the street.
✓ The ragpickers collect discarded bottles from the street.
Before a noun, the participle discarded is needed.
Noun से पहले participle 'discarded' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Discard, dispose of and abandon all mean getting rid of something, but with different purposes.
Discard, dispose of और abandon तीनों का अर्थ किसी चीज़ से छुटकारा पाना है, पर उद्देश्य अलग हैं।
To throw away something because it is no longer useful or wanted.
अनुपयोगी या अनचाही वस्तु को फेंक देना।
- Discard torn notebooks before the new session.
Used in dispose of: to get rid of something in an organised or official way, such as waste.
'Dispose of' में: किसी चीज़, जैसे कचरे, से व्यवस्थित या आधिकारिक रूप से छुटकारा पाना।
- Hospitals must dispose of medical waste safely.
To leave someone or something completely, often a person, vehicle or plan.
किसी व्यक्ति, वाहन या योजना को पूरी तरह छोड़ देना।
- The thieves abandoned the stolen car near the station.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dis·card
?Which word?
Keep the throw-away words together: discard, dispose of (formal), get rid of, scrap (throw away as useless), jettison (throw away, especially from a ship or plane; give up a plan).
फेंकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: discard, dispose of (औपचारिक), get rid of, scrap (बेकार मानकर फेंकना), jettison (विशेषकर जहाज़ या विमान से फेंकना; योजना छोड़ना)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb disCARD, noun DIScard.
Pronunciation (stress): Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर होता है, disCARD (फेंक देना), जबकि noun में stress पहले syllable पर होता है, DIScard (फेंकी हुई चीज़)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Discard old clothes, discard an idea.
Collocations: discard old clothes (पुराने कपड़े फेंक देना), discard an idea (किसी विचार को छोड़ देना)। discard का अर्थ है बेकार समझकर हटा देना।