doe
/dəʊ/noun
उच्चारण डो
हिरनी, मृगी, (खरगोश की) मादा
Core word
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a female deer, rabbit or hare
हिरनी, मृगी, (खरगोश की) मादा
- A doe and her fawn were grazing near the forest edge.
- The doe stopped to listen before leading her fawn across the road.
- A doe hid her fawn in the tall grass.
+ 2 more examples
- The hunter's camera captured a doe drinking at the lake.
- In the story, a gentle doe leads the lost child out of the forest.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a doe (countable noun)
A doe is a female deer, rabbit or hare. The plural is does, and it is pronounced like 'dough'.
'Doe' मादा हिरण, खरगोश या ख़रहा है। बहुवचन 'does' है, और इसका उच्चारण 'dough' जैसा होता है।
- A doe and her fawn drank at the pond.
- The does stayed close to the herd.
doe vs deer
Doe is the female; a buck or stag is the male; deer is the general word and is the same in singular and plural.
'Doe' मादा है; 'buck' या 'stag' नर है; 'deer' सामान्य शब्द है और एकवचन-बहुवचन में समान रहता है।
- The buck had antlers, but the doe did not.
- Five deer crossed the road.
doe + eyed / doe-eyed (adjective)
Doe-eyed describes a person, usually a woman, with large, soft, innocent eyes.
'Doe-eyed' बड़ी, कोमल, भोली आँखों वाले व्यक्ति, प्रायः महिला, का वर्णन करता है।
- The doe-eyed child stared at the elephant.
- She gave a doe-eyed look.
doe in a legal name
John Doe and Jane Doe are used in law to mean an unknown person. This is a different use, from American law.
'John Doe' और 'Jane Doe' कानून में अज्ञात व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं। यह एक अलग प्रयोग है, जो अमेरिकी कानून से आता है।
- The police called the unknown victim Jane Doe.
doe in animal families
Other animals also use doe for the female: a doe rabbit, a doe hare and sometimes a doe goat.
अन्य जानवरों की मादा के लिए भी 'doe' आता है: doe rabbit, doe hare और कभी doe goat।
- The doe rabbit built a nest in the grass.
- A doe hare keeps her young hidden.
+Collocations 5
adjective + doe
youngpregnantwildfrightenedgracefulwhite-tailed
- A frightened doe leapt into the forest.
doe + verb
grazeleaprunnurseboltwatch
- The doe grazed quietly near the stream.
doe + with
fawnherdbuckyoungmate
- The doe walked with her fawn.
related animals
doe rabbitdoe haredoe deerdoe goat
- A doe rabbit can have many young in a year.
doe + young
fawnkitleveretkid
- The doe protected her fawn from the dogs.
“More examples 6
- The doe froze when it heard footsteps.
क़दमों की आहट सुनकर हिरणी ठिठक गई।
- Radhika saw a doe and her fawn at the national park.
राधिका ने राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में एक हिरणी और उसके बच्चे को देखा।
- A doe usually has one or two young at a time.
हिरणी के आमतौर पर एक बार में एक या दो बच्चे होते हैं।
- The hunter could not bring himself to shoot the doe.
शिकारी हिरणी को गोली मारने की हिम्मत नहीं जुटा सका।
- The doe-eyed actress was cast as a village girl.
बड़ी आँखों वाली अभिनेत्री को गाँव की लड़की की भूमिका मिली।
- The zoo keeper fed the doe and her two fawns.
चिड़ियाघर के रखवाले ने हिरणी और उसके दो बच्चों को खाना खिलाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She saw a doe with big antlers.
✓ She saw a stag with big antlers.
A doe is the female and has no antlers; the male with antlers is a stag or buck.
'Doe' मादा है और उसके सींग नहीं होते; सींग वाला नर 'stag' या 'buck' है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse doe (a female deer) and dough (a mixture of flour and water), which sound the same.
Doe (मादा हिरन) और dough (आटे और पानी का गूँधा हुआ मिश्रण) में confuse न करें, इनका उच्चारण एक जैसा है।