dish
/dɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण डिश
बर्तन, थाली; व्यंजन
Core word
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[C]
a flat shallow container for cooking food in or serving it from; food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal; a large round object for receiving TV signals
बर्तन, थाली; व्यंजन
- a vegetarian dish
- a satellite dish
- Her mother's special dish for Diwali is kheer.
+ 3 more examples
- He put the hot dish on a mat in the middle of the table.
- Our building has a dish on the roof for satellite television.
- The restaurant is famous for its Kashmiri dishes.
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[T] ~ sth out
to give something to a lot of people
बाँटना
- dish out advice
- The coach dished out advice to every player before the match.
- Volunteers dished out hot tea and biscuits to the flood victims.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher dished out the answer sheets at the start of the lesson.
- The chief guest dished out sweets to everyone present.
Synonyms distribute hand out give out
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
countable: a dish (container)
A dish is a shallow container for cooking or serving food. It is countable.
Dish भोजन पकाने या परोसने का उथला बर्तन है। यह गणनीय है।
- Pass me the dish of rice.
- She put the vegetables in a glass dish.
countable: a dish (prepared food)
It also means food prepared in a particular way, so you can say a main dish or a vegetarian dish.
इसका अर्थ विशेष ढंग से बना भोजन भी है, जैसे main dish या vegetarian dish।
- Biryani is a famous dish of Hyderabad.
the dishes / do the dishes
In the plural with the, it means the dirty plates and pans. Do the dishes means to wash them.
the के साथ बहुवचन में इसका अर्थ जूठे बर्तन है। 'Do the dishes' का अर्थ उन्हें धोना है।
- It is my turn to do the dishes tonight.
dish out / dish up (phrasal verbs)
Dish out means to give a lot of something freely, and dish up means to serve food.
'Dish out' का अर्थ बड़ी मात्रा में कुछ देना और 'dish up' का अर्थ भोजन परोसना है।
- The teacher dished out homework like sweets.
- Mother dished up the dal and rice.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dish
mainsidevegetarianspicytraditionalsignature
- Dal baati is a traditional dish of Rajasthan.
verb + dish
cookprepareserveordertastewash
- She cooked a special dish for the guests.
dish + of
ricecurrysweetsfruitvegetables
- A dish of fresh fruit was kept on the table.
dish + noun
racksoaptowelwashingantenna
- Wash the plates and put them on the dish rack.
dish + verb phrase
dish out praisedish up dinnerdish out advicedish up a surprise
- She dished up a hot dinner for the tired travellers.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's grandmother is famous for a dish made from raw mango.
राधिका की दादी कच्चे आम से बने एक व्यंजन के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।
- The restaurant offers more than fifty vegetarian dishes.
रेस्तराँ पचास से अधिक शाकाहारी व्यंजन परोसता है।
- After the party there was a pile of dishes in the sink.
दावत के बाद sink में बर्तनों का ढेर लगा था।
- We installed a satellite dish on the roof.
हमने छत पर satellite dish लगवाई।
- He dished out advice to everyone, but nobody asked for it.
वह सबको सलाह बाँटता रहा, पर किसी ने माँगी नहीं थी।
- Please wash this dish before using it for the guests.
कृपया मेहमानों के लिए प्रयोग करने से पहले इस बर्तन को धो लीजिए।
- The dish was so popular that the restaurant ran out of it by eight.
यह व्यंजन इतना लोकप्रिय था कि रेस्तराँ में आठ बजे तक समाप्त हो गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is washing the dish after dinner.
✓ She is washing the dishes after dinner.
For all the used plates and pans, use the plural dishes.
सभी जूठे बर्तनों के लिए बहुवचन 'dishes' आता है।
✗ Mother is cooking a delicious dishes.
✓ Mother is cooking a delicious dish.
A singular article a needs a singular noun.
एकवचन article 'a' के साथ एकवचन संज्ञा आती है।
→Phrasal verbs 2
dish sth out
(informal) to give something, often to a lot of people or in large amounts
(बहुत लोगों को) बाँटना, देना
- He is always dishing out advice, whether you want it or not.
dish sth up
to put food onto plates for a meal
(खाना) थालियों में परोसना
- Dish up the rice while it is still hot.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dish out (give to many people, often too freely: 'dish out advice'); dish up (serve food).
Phrasal verb 'dish out' (बहुत लोगों को, प्रायः बहुत खुलकर, देना: 'dish out advice'); dish up (भोजन परोसना)।