dog
/dɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण डॉग
कुत्ता
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SSC Steno 2026SSC CHSL Pre 2023- 1
[C]
an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example guarding buildings
कुत्ता
- a police dog
- The dog barked at every cyclist who passed.
- The guard dog barked all night.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika takes her dog for a walk every evening.
- A stray dog followed us home from the market.
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[T]
(of a problem or bad luck) to cause you trouble for a long time; to follow somebody closely
पीछा करना, सताना
- Injury dogged her career.
- Bad luck dogged the team throughout the tour.
- Bad health dogged him throughout his career.
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- Rumours dogged the minister for months.
- Money problems have dogged the club for years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dog / the dog / dogs
Dog is a countable noun. Use 'a' for any one dog, 'the' for a known dog, and the plural for dogs in general.
Dog countable noun है। किसी भी एक कुत्ते के लिए 'a', ज्ञात कुत्ते के लिए 'the', और सामान्य अर्थ में बहुवचन।
- Radhika's family keeps a dog.
- Dogs are loyal animals.
dog + object (verb)
As a verb, dog means to follow closely or to cause trouble over a long time. Used with problems, injury or bad luck, often passive.
क्रिया के रूप में dog का अर्थ पीछे लगे रहना या लंबे समय तक परेशान करना है। समस्या, चोट या दुर्भाग्य के साथ, प्रायः passive में।
- Injury has dogged the bowler all season.
- The team was dogged by bad luck.
dog idioms
Many idioms use dog: 'go to the dogs' (decline), 'let sleeping dogs lie' (do not stir up trouble) and 'a dog's life' (a hard life).
कई idioms में dog आता है: 'go to the dogs' (बर्बाद होना), 'let sleeping dogs lie' (पुरानी बात न छेड़ना), 'a dog's life' (कठिन जीवन)।
- Let sleeping dogs lie; do not raise the old quarrel.
dog + of + place / owner
Use 'of' or an apostrophe for ownership: 'the dog of the neighbour', 'the neighbour's dog'.
स्वामित्व के लिए 'of' या apostrophe आता है: 'the dog of the neighbour', 'the neighbour's dog'।
- The neighbour's dog barks at night.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dog
straypetguardsnifferloyalmad
- A stray dog followed the children home.
verb + dog
walkfeedtrainadoptchasebeware of
- He walks his dog every morning.
dog + noun
foodbiteshowsquadlovertag
- The dog squad searched the station.
dog + sound
barkgrowlhowlwhine
- A dog howled outside all night.
“More examples 5
- The guard dog barked at every stranger.
रखवाली करने वाला कुत्ता हर अजनबी पर भौंकता था।
- The film star was dogged by rumours for years.
फ़िल्म स्टार वर्षों तक अफ़वाहों से घिरा रहा।
- Beware of the dog is written on the gate.
फाटक पर 'कुत्ते से सावधान' लिखा है।
- After the scandal, the club went to the dogs.
घोटाले के बाद क्लब बर्बाद हो गया।
- Radhika adopted a puppy from the shelter.
राधिका ने आश्रय-स्थल से एक पिल्ला गोद लिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ A dog is barking at the door since morning.
✓ A dog has been barking at the door since morning.
With 'since', use the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The dog wagged it's tail.
✓ The dog wagged its tail.
'Its' without an apostrophe is the possessive.
Possessive के लिए बिना apostrophe वाला 'its' आता है।
✗ He treats me like a dog's life.
✓ He gives me a dog's life.
'A dog's life' is a noun phrase meaning hard life, not a comparison.
'A dog's life' कठिन जीवन के अर्थ वाला noun phrase है, तुलना नहीं।
¶Idioms 9
go to the dogs
to get into a very bad state
बर्बाद हो जाना, पतन की ओर जाना
- The business has gone to the dogs since the founder retired.
- People complain that the country is going to the dogs.
let sleeping dogs lie
to avoid mentioning a subject or sth that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems
पुराने विवादों को न छेड़ना, गड़े मुर्दे न उखाड़ना
- I thought about raising the old quarrel again, but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
- It's better to let sleeping dogs lie than reopen the family dispute.
a dog's life
an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment
कष्टों और कठिनाइयों भरा जीवन
- He leads a dog's life working for that cruel master.
- It's a dog's life working sixteen hours a day.
a dog in the manger
a person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो न ख़ुद उपयोग करे न दूसरों को करने दे
- Don't be a dog in the manger; let your brother use the bike you never ride.
- His dog-in-the-manger attitude annoyed everyone.
every dog has his/its day
(saying) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their life
हर किसी का दिन आता है
- Don't lose hope; every dog has its day.
- He finally won an award — every dog has his day.
dog eat dog
a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
गला-काट प्रतिस्पर्धा
- It's dog eat dog in the advertising world.
- Politics is a dog-eat-dog business.
work like a dog
(informal) to work very hard
गधे की तरह मेहनत करना, बहुत कड़ी मेहनत करना
- He worked like a dog to build his business.
- I've been working like a dog all week.
(as) sick as a dog
(informal) feeling very ill; vomiting a lot
बहुत ज़्यादा बीमार
- I ate some bad fish and was as sick as a dog.
- He was sick as a dog on the bus journey.
top dog
(informal) a person, group or country that is better than all the others, especially in a situation that involves competition
सबसे ऊपर, अव्वल व्यक्ति या दल
- After years of struggle, she is now top dog in the company.
- Australia remained top dog in world cricket.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Gender and young: dog and bitch; puppy or pup; animal sound: dogs bark, growl, whine.
लिंग और बच्चा: dog और bitch; puppy या pup; जानवर की आवाज़: dogs bark, growl, whine।
The adjective canine means connected with dogs.
Adjective canine का अर्थ कुत्ते से संबंधित है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Every dog has its day (everyone has a period of success at some time), let sleeping dogs lie (do not discuss a past problem that might cause trouble), barking dogs seldom bite (people who make threats rarely act), raining cats and dogs (raining heavily), a dog's life (an unhappy life), go to the dogs (become worse in quality), work like a dog (work very hard), top dog (the most important person).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: every dog has its day (हर किसी का कभी न कभी अच्छा समय आता है, घूरे के भी दिन फिरते हैं), let sleeping dogs lie (परेशानी पैदा कर सकने वाली पुरानी समस्या न छेड़ें), barking dogs seldom bite (धमकी देने वाले कम ही कुछ करते हैं, जो गरजते हैं वो बरसते नहीं), raining cats and dogs (मूसलाधार बारिश), a dog's life (दुखी जीवन, कुत्ते की ज़िंदगी), go to the dogs (गुणवत्ता में बिगड़ना), work like a dog (बहुत मेहनत करना), top dog (सबसे महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति)।