diver
/ˈdaɪvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डाइवर
गोताख़ोर
Basic word
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a person who swims underwater using special equipment; a person who jumps into water with their head first
गोताख़ोर
- a deep-sea diver
- The divers searched the lake for the missing boat.
- She trained for years to become an Olympic diver.
+ 1 more example
- A diver brought up an old clay pot from the sea floor.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a diver (countable noun)
A diver is someone who goes under water with equipment, for work, rescue or pleasure, or someone who dives in a sport.
'Diver' वह व्यक्ति है जो उपकरण के साथ पानी के भीतर जाता है, काम, बचाव या शौक के लिए, या खेल में गोता लगाता है।
- A diver found the lost anchor near the pier.
- The diver climbed back on to the boat.
diver + noun / noun + diver
The word is often joined with the thing the person does or searches for, as in pearl diver, deep-sea diver or scuba diver.
यह शब्द प्रायः उस वस्तु के साथ जुड़ता है जिसके लिए व्यक्ति गोता लगाता है, जैसे pearl diver, scuba diver।
- Pearl divers once worked off the coast of Tamil Nadu.
- The scuba diver checked her oxygen tank twice.
diver + into / from + place
To say where the person dives, use from for the starting point and into for the water.
व्यक्ति कहाँ से और कहाँ गोता लगाता है यह बताने के लिए शुरुआती जगह के लिए 'from' और पानी के लिए 'into' आता है।
- The diver jumped from the high board into the pool.
- A young diver leapt from the bridge into the river.
a diver (other senses)
In informal English it can mean a footballer who falls on purpose to win a free kick, and in zoology a diving bird such as a loon.
अनौपचारिक English में यह उस फुटबॉलर को भी कहते हैं जो foul पाने के लिए जानबूझकर गिरता है।
- The referee booked him for being a diver.
+Collocations 4
type + diver
scubadeep-seapearlOlympicclifffree
- The Olympic diver won a medal for her country.
verb + diver
rescue byhire atrain as asend down a
- The police sent down a diver to search the lake.
adjective + diver
experiencedskilledprofessionalnovicebrave
- An experienced diver never dives alone.
diver + equipment
maskwetsuitoxygen cylinderflippersair tank
- The diver adjusted his mask before entering the water.
“More examples 5
- Navy divers searched the harbour for the missing boat.
नौसेना के गोताखोरों ने लापता नाव के लिए बंदरगाह की तलाश की।
- The diver waited on the edge of the board and then jumped.
गोताखोर बोर्ड के किनारे पर रुका और फिर कूद गया।
- Radhika dreams of becoming a diver and seeing coral reefs.
राधिका गोताखोर बनने और प्रवाल भित्तियाँ देखने का सपना देखती है।
- Divers recovered the bodies from the flooded well.
गोताखोरों ने बाढ़ग्रस्त कुएँ से शवों को निकाला।
- A pearl diver can hold his breath for over a minute.
मोती निकालने वाला गोताखोर एक मिनट से अधिक समय तक साँस रोक सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is a diver of the Indian Navy since 2015.
✓ He has been a diver in the Indian Navy since 2015.
With since, use the present perfect, and say in a service, not of.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, और सेवा के साथ 'in' प्रयुक्त होता है, 'of' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: diver comes from dive.
प्रयोग में diver, dive से आया है।