dot
/dɒt/noun
उच्चारण डॉट
बिंदु
Core word
- 1
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dot (noun): a dot / dots
A dot is a small round mark. It is countable and used in punctuation, in email and website addresses, and in the letters i and j.
Dot एक छोटा गोल चिह्न है। यह countable है और विराम-चिह्नों, email और website पतों तथा अक्षर i और j में आता है।
- Put a dot after the abbreviation.
- Radhika's email address has a dot before the surname.
dot (verb): be dotted with/around
To dot is to cover an area with small marks or objects. The passive be dotted with is common.
'To dot' का अर्थ किसी क्षेत्र को छोटे चिह्नों या वस्तुओं से ढकना है। Passive 'be dotted with' आम है।
- The hillside was dotted with small houses.
- Boats dotted the lake.
on the dot
An idiom meaning exactly at the time stated.
मुहावरे का अर्थ ठीक बताए गए समय पर है।
- The train arrived at six on the dot.
dot the i's and cross the t's
To pay attention to the small details and finish a job carefully.
छोटे ब्योरों पर ध्यान देना और काम को सावधानी से पूरा करना।
- Before the interview, she dotted the i's and crossed the t's in her file.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dot
blackredsmalltinydecimalfull
- A red dot on the map marks our school.
verb + dot
putdrawjoinaddplacesee
- Join the dots to see the shape of the picture.
dot + noun
matrixcompatterngridproduct
- A dot matrix printer was used in old banks.
dot + preposition
on the dotdot over the idot to dotin a dotat the dot
- Please come at nine on the dot.
“More examples 5
- The email address is radhika dot sharma at example dot com.
email पता है: radhika dot sharma at example dot com।
- From the plane, the cars looked like tiny dots.
विमान से कारें छोटे बिंदुओं जैसी दिख रही थीं।
- Place a decimal dot after the second digit.
दूसरे अंक के बाद दशमलव बिंदु लगाइए।
- She wore a saree with white dots on a blue background.
उसने नीले रंग की साड़ी पहनी थी जिस पर सफेद बिंदियाँ थीं।
- Villages dot the plain, each with its own pond.
मैदान में गाँव बिखरे हैं, जिनमें से हर एक का अपना तालाब है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I will reach at 5 o'clock on dot.
✓ I will reach at 5 o'clock on the dot.
The idiom is on the dot and needs the article.
मुहावरा 'on the dot' है और इसमें article 'the' आता है।
✗ The hill is dotted by small huts.
✓ The hill is dotted with small huts.
Dotted takes with for the objects covering the area.
क्षेत्र को ढकने वाली वस्तुओं के लिए 'dotted' के बाद 'with' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name small marks, but they differ in shape and use.
ये शब्द छोटे चिह्न बताते हैं, पर आकार और प्रयोग में भिन्न हैं।
A mark with a different colour on a surface, sometimes a stain.
सतह पर भिन्न रंग का चिह्न, कभी-कभी धब्बा।
- There was an ink spot on her shirt.
A very tiny piece or mark, such as of dust.
बहुत छोटा कण या चिह्न, जैसे धूल का।
- A speck of dust fell in his eye.
¶Idioms 1
on the dot
exactly at the correct time or at the time mentioned
ठीक समय पर, एकदम समय पर
- The class starts at nine on the dot.
- She arrived on the dot.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the dot (exactly on time: 'at 9 on the dot'), connect or join the dots (understand how facts are connected); collocation: sign on the dotted line (agree formally).
Idioms: on the dot (ठीक समय पर: 'at 9 on the dot'), connect या join the dots (तथ्यों का संबंध समझना); collocation 'sign on the dotted line' (औपचारिक रूप से सहमत होना)।