earth
/ɜːθ/noun
उच्चारण अर्थ
पृथ्वी, धरती; मिट्टी
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[U, sing.] the earth
the world; the planet that we live on; land; the hard surface of the world as opposed to the sea or air; the substance that plants grow in; soil; (BrE) a wire that connects an electric circuit to the ground
पृथ्वी, धरती; मिट्टी
- The earth goes round the sun.
- dry earth
- The earth takes a year to go round the sun.
+ 2 more examples
- Astronauts looked at the earth from space and saw a blue planet.
- Farmers turned the earth before sowing the seeds.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the Earth / Earth (planet) vs earth (soil)
For our planet, use the Earth or Earth with a capital; for soil or ground, earth is a lower-case uncountable noun.
हमारे ग्रह के लिए capital के साथ 'the Earth' या 'Earth' आता है; मिट्टी के लिए 'earth' छोटे अक्षर में uncountable noun है।
- The Earth goes round the Sun once a year.
- The gardener covered the roots with fresh earth.
on earth (emphasis in questions)
After question words, on earth shows surprise or anger; there is no the.
प्रश्नवाचक शब्दों के बाद 'on earth' आश्चर्य या क्रोध दिखाता है; इसमें 'the' नहीं आता।
- What on earth are you doing?
- Where on earth did you leave the keys?
down to earth (adjective phrase)
The phrase describes a sensible, practical person; it has no the before earth.
यह phrase समझदार, व्यावहारिक व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; earth से पहले 'the' नहीं आता।
- Despite her fame, Radhika remains down to earth.
earth (BrE electrical)
In British English the earth wire connects an appliance to the ground to make it safe.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में earth wire उपकरण को ज़मीन से जोड़कर उसे सुरक्षित बनाती है।
- The electrician checked the earth wire of the geyser.
+Collocations 4
adjective + Earth
flatroundwholeentiredry
- Ancient people once believed that the Earth was flat.
verb + earth
digturnploughshakeorbit
- The satellite orbits the Earth every ninety minutes.
noun + of the earth
endssurfacecrustcoreatmosphere
- Explorers travelled to the ends of the earth.
earth + noun
quakewirewormdaywork
- Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April.
“More examples 5
- Most of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
पृथ्वी की अधिकांश सतह पानी से ढकी है।
- The farmer picked up a handful of damp earth and smelled it.
किसान ने मुट्ठी भर गीली मिट्टी उठाई और उसे सूँघा।
- Why on earth did you leave the exam hall so early?
तुमने आख़िर परीक्षा-कक्ष इतनी जल्दी क्यों छोड़ दिया?
- Our principal is down to earth and listens to every student.
हमारे प्रधानाचार्य सरल स्वभाव के हैं और हर विद्यार्थी की बात सुनते हैं।
- The astronauts looked at the Earth from the window of the spacecraft.
अंतरिक्ष यात्रियों ने यान की खिड़की से पृथ्वी को देखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ What on the earth are you doing here?
✓ What on earth are you doing here?
The idiom on earth does not take the.
'On earth' मुहावरे के साथ 'the' नहीं लगता।
✗ She is a down to the earth person.
✓ She is a down-to-earth person.
The adjective is down-to-earth, with no the, and is hyphenated before a noun.
Adjective 'down-to-earth' है, उसमें 'the' नहीं होता और noun से पहले hyphen लगता है।
✗ The earth revolves round sun.
✓ The Earth revolves round the Sun.
Sun needs the before it, and Earth takes a capital letter as a planet name.
Sun से पहले 'the' आता है, और ग्रह के नाम के रूप में Earth का पहला अक्षर capital होता है।
¶Idioms 6
cost/pay/charge the earth
to cost/pay/charge a lot of money
बहुत अधिक पैसा लगना या लेना
- Organic vegetables don't have to cost the earth.
- They charged the earth for a simple repair.
down to earth
practical and sensible
व्यावहारिक, ज़मीन से जुड़ा हुआ
- Despite her fame, she is very down to earth.
- We need a down-to-earth approach to the problem.
come back/down to earth
to start dealing with ordinary life again after a period of great excitement
सपनों की दुनिया से वापस हक़ीक़त में आना
- After the holiday, it was hard to come back down to earth.
- The defeat brought the team down to earth.
what, why, etc. on earth
used to emphasize a question
आख़िर क्या, आख़िर क्यों
- What on earth are you doing?
- Why on earth did you tell him?
the ends of the earth
the most distant parts of the world
धरती का कोना-कोना, दुनिया का छोर
- I'd go to the ends of the earth to find her.
- People come from the ends of the earth to see the Taj Mahal.
wipe sth off the face of the earth / off the map
to destroy sth completely
धरती से मिटा देना, पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना
- The earthquake wiped the village off the face of the earth.
- Some diseases have been wiped off the map.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Down to earth (practical and sensible), cost the earth (be very expensive), move heaven and earth (do everything you can), on earth (used for emphasis in questions: 'What on earth happened?'), the ends of the earth (the most distant places), like nothing on earth (very strange), salt of the earth (a very good and honest person).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: down to earth (व्यावहारिक और समझदार, ज़मीन से जुड़ा), cost the earth (बहुत महँगा होना), move heaven and earth (हर संभव प्रयास करना, आकाश-पाताल एक करना), on earth (प्रश्नों में ज़ोर देने के लिए: 'What on earth happened?'), the ends of the earth (सबसे दूर के स्थान), like nothing on earth (बहुत अजीब), salt of the earth (बहुत अच्छा और ईमानदार व्यक्ति)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the earth is the third planet from the sun; it takes about 365¼ days to go around the sun and about 24 hours to spin on its axis; its layers are the crust, mantle and core; about 71 per cent of its surface is water; Earth Day is 22 April.
विज्ञान GK में पृथ्वी सूर्य से तीसरा ग्रह है; इसे सूर्य की परिक्रमा में लगभग 365¼ दिन और अपनी धुरी पर घूमने में लगभग 24 घंटे लगते हैं; इसकी परतें crust (भूपर्पटी), mantle (प्रावार) और core (क्रोड) हैं; इसकी सतह का लगभग 71 प्रतिशत पानी है; पृथ्वी दिवस 22 अप्रैल है।