drone
/drəʊn/noun
उच्चारण ड्रोन
ड्रोन; भिनभिनाहट
Core word
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[C]
an aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground; a continuous low noise; a male bee
ड्रोन; भिनभिनाहट
- drone surveillance
- The farmer used a drone to spray the cotton field.
- The police used a drone to monitor the large crowd.
+ 2 more examples
- The drone of a bee woke me up.
- Delivery by drone is being tested in some cities.
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[I]
to make a continuous low noise; to talk for a long time in a boring way
नीरस बोलते रहना
- drone on
- The old fan droned all night in the corner of the room.
- The engine droned steadily as the bus moved on.
+ 2 more examples
- Mosquitoes droned around my ears all night.
- The speaker droned on until half the audience was asleep.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drone (countable noun: aircraft)
A drone is a pilotless aircraft controlled from the ground. It is countable and used in the army, farming and photography.
'Drone' बिना पायलट का विमान है जिसे ज़मीन से नियंत्रित किया जाता है; यह countable है और सेना, खेती और फोटोग्राफी में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Farmers now use drones to spray pesticides.
- The wedding was filmed with a drone.
the drone of + engine / voices
As a noun for sound, a drone is a continuous low hum, usually the drone of something.
ध्वनि के अर्थ में 'drone' लगातार चलने वाली धीमी गूँज है, प्रायः 'the drone of + noun'।
- We fell asleep to the drone of the train.
- The drone of the fan filled the room.
drone (intransitive verb) / drone on
As a verb, drone means to hum steadily; drone on means to talk for too long in a dull voice.
क्रिया के रूप में 'drone' का अर्थ लगातार गूँजना है; 'drone on' का अर्थ नीरस आवाज़ में देर तक बोलते रहना है।
- Bees droned among the mustard flowers.
- The speaker droned on about the budget for an hour.
drone (male bee)
A drone is also a male bee that does no work; this sense is used in science and in speaking of lazy people.
'Drone' नर मधुमक्खी भी है जो कोई काम नहीं करती; इसका प्रयोग विज्ञान में और आलसी लोगों के लिए होता है।
- In a hive, the drones do not collect honey.
+Collocations 5
adjective + drone
lowconstantsteadymilitarydelivery
- A low, steady drone came from the machines.
verb + drone
flylaunchoperateshoot downban
- The airport authorities banned drones near the runway.
drone + noun
camerastrikepilotfootageoperator
- The drone footage showed the flooded fields.
the drone of + noun
enginesbeestraffica lecturemachinery
- The drone of the traffic never stopped on the highway.
drone on + about / for
about politicsfor hoursin a dull voiceabout the past
- My uncle droned on about his old job.
“More examples 5
- The police used a drone to watch the crowd during the festival.
पुलिस ने त्योहार के दौरान भीड़ पर नज़र रखने के लिए ड्रोन का उपयोग किया।
- The drone of the aeroplane faded as it climbed above the clouds.
विमान की गूँज बादलों के ऊपर चढ़ते-चढ़ते धीमी पड़ गई।
- The teacher's voice droned on, and half of the class began to yawn.
शिक्षक की आवाज़ एक सुर में चलती रही और आधी कक्षा जम्हाई लेने लगी।
- Radhika heard the bees drone near the window.
राधिका ने खिड़की के पास मधुमक्खियों की गूँज सुनी।
- The new rules require all drones to be registered.
नए नियमों के अनुसार सभी ड्रोन का पंजीकरण आवश्यक है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The speaker droned on and on about of the budget.
✓ The speaker droned on and on about the budget.
About already shows the topic; do not add of.
'About' पहले से विषय बताता है; उसके साथ 'of' नहीं लगाते।
✗ The farmers use drone for spraying.
✓ The farmers use drones for spraying.
A countable noun used in a general sense needs the plural form here.
सामान्य अर्थ में countable noun का plural रूप आवश्यक है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Drone on (talk for a long time in a boring way); GK: the Namo Drone Didi scheme gives drones to women's self-help groups.
Phrasal verb 'drone on' (नीरस ढंग से बोलते रहना); GK में नमो ड्रोन दीदी योजना महिला स्वयं सहायता समूहों को ड्रोन देती है।