fence
/fens/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेन्स
बाड़, घेरा
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary
बाड़, घेरा
- a barbed wire fence
- The farmer put up a wooden fence around his field to keep the cattle out.
- The cows pushed against the wire fence and got out.
+ 2 more examples
- They painted the garden fence white.
- A tall fence runs around the army camp.
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[T, I]
to surround or divide an area with a fence; to fight with a long thin sword as a sport
बाड़ लगाना; तलवारबाज़ी करना
- The field was fenced off.
- The council fenced the playground so that small children could play safely.
- The farmer fenced his land to keep the goats out.
+ 2 more examples
- The area around the pond was fenced off for safety.
- She fences twice a week and hopes to join the state team.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fence (noun) + around / between
A fence is put around a field or between two plots; use around for enclosing and between for dividing.
Fence खेत के चारों ओर या दो भूखंडों के बीच लगाई जाती है; घेरने के लिए 'around' और बाँटने के लिए 'between' आता है।
- A wire fence runs around the school ground.
- There is a fence between our house and theirs.
fence sth in / off
Fence in means to enclose; fence off means to separate one part with a fence.
'Fence in' का अर्थ घेरना है; 'fence off' का अर्थ बाड़ से एक हिस्से को अलग करना है।
- The farmer fenced in his field.
- The police fenced off the damaged road.
sit on the fence
This idiom means to refuse to take sides in an argument.
यह मुहावरा किसी बहस में पक्ष लेने से इनकार करने का अर्थ देता है।
- The minister is still sitting on the fence about the new law.
fence (verb, sport)
As a verb, fence also means to fight with thin swords as a sport; it takes no object.
Verb के रूप में 'fence' का अर्थ खेल के रूप में पतली तलवारों से लड़ना भी है; इसके साथ object नहीं आता।
- Radhika fences for her college team.
+Collocations 4
adjective + fence
highbarbed wirewoodenelectricgardeniron
- The camp is surrounded by a high barbed wire fence.
verb + fence
buildput uprepairclimbjump
- The boy climbed the fence to get his kite.
fence + noun
postpanelwire
- He hammered the fence post into the ground.
fence + preposition
aroundbetweenalong
- Children walked along the fence to reach the gate.
“More examples 5
- Farmers put up a fence to keep the cattle out.
किसानों ने मवेशियों को दूर रखने के लिए बाड़ लगाई।
- The park has been fenced off for repairs.
मरम्मत के लिए पार्क को बाड़ लगाकर बंद कर दिया गया है।
- A cat jumped over the fence into our garden.
एक बिल्ली बाड़ के ऊपर से हमारे बगीचे में कूद आई।
- Many voters are still sitting on the fence before the election.
चुनाव से पहले कई मतदाता अब भी निर्णय नहीं ले पाए हैं।
- He learnt to fence at a sports academy in Pune.
उसने पुणे की एक खेल अकादमी में तलवारबाज़ी सीखी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ A fence was build around the field.
✓ A fence was built around the field.
Use the past participle built after was.
'Was' के बाद past participle 'built' आता है।
✗ The farmer fenced the field with a wire.
✓ The farmer fenced the field with wire.
Wire here is an uncountable material, so it takes no article.
यहाँ 'wire' uncountable सामग्री है, इसलिए article नहीं लगता।
✗ He is sitting in the fence on this issue.
✓ He is sitting on the fence on this issue.
The idiom is sit on the fence.
मुहावरा 'sit on the fence' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mark a boundary, but they differ in what they are made of.
तीनों सीमा दिखाते हैं, पर इनकी सामग्री अलग है।
A line of bushes that works as a boundary.
झाड़ियों की पंक्ति जो सीमा का काम करती है।
- a hedge of rose bushes
¶Idioms 1
sit on the fence
to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth
तटस्थ रहना, किसी का पक्ष न लेना, दुविधा में रहना
- You can't sit on the fence any longer; you must choose a side.
- Many voters are still sitting on the fence.
→Phrasal verbs 1
fence sth off
to separate one area from another with a fence
(बाड़ लगाकर) अलग कर देना
- The pond has been fenced off for safety.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sit on the fence (avoid taking sides in an argument), mend fences (try to improve a relationship after a disagreement), the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (other people's situations always seem better).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: sit on the fence (बहस में पक्ष लेने से बचना, दोनों तरफ़ रहना), mend fences (असहमति के बाद संबंध सुधारने का प्रयास), the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (दूसरों की स्थिति सदा बेहतर लगती है, दूर के ढोल सुहावने)।
'Good fences make good neighbours.'
कहावत 'Good fences make good neighbours'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Sports GK: fencing is a sport of sword fighting; Bhavani Devi was the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo 2020).
खेल GK में fencing तलवारबाज़ी का खेल है; भवानी देवी ओलंपिक के लिए क्वालीफ़ाई करने वाली पहली भारतीय तलवारबाज़ थीं (टोक्यो 2020)।