fidget
/ˈfɪdʒɪt/verb
उच्चारण फ़िजिट
बेचैनी से हिलते-डुलते रहना, कसमसाना
Core word
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[I] ~ (with sth)
to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored or excited
बेचैनी से हिलते-डुलते रहना, कसमसाना
- The children began to fidget during the long speech.
- Stop fidgeting with your pen!
- Please don't fidget during the interview.
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- The little boy fidgeted in his seat all through the prayer.
- Students fidget when they are tired or hungry.
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[C]
a person who keeps fidgeting
चैन से न बैठने वाला व्यक्ति
- Don't be such a fidget!
- The fidget in the back row never sat still.
- My brother is a fidget and cannot sit through a film.
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- The teacher called the restless boy a fidget, but kindly.
- She was such a fidget that her mother gave her something to hold.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fidget (intransitive verb)
Fidget means to move your hands or feet restlessly. It does not take an object.
'Fidget' का अर्थ है हाथ-पैर बेचैनी से हिलाना; इसका कोई object नहीं होता।
- Stop fidgeting and sit still.
- The children fidgeted during the long speech.
fidget with + object
Use with to say what you play with when restless.
बेचैनी में जिस चीज़ से खेला जाए, उसके लिए 'with' आता है।
- He fidgeted with his pen all through the interview.
- She fidgeted with her dupatta.
a fidget (noun)
As a noun, a fidget is a person who cannot keep still. The plural 'the fidgets' also means a restless feeling.
Noun के रूप में fidget वह व्यक्ति है जो शांत नहीं बैठ पाता; 'the fidgets' का अर्थ बेचैनी भी है।
- The little boy is a real fidget.
- Waiting gives me the fidgets.
fidget about / around
Phrasal adverbs show moving restlessly in the place.
Phrasal adverbs बेचैनी से घूमने-फिरने को दिखाते हैं।
- He fidgeted about in his seat.
- They fidgeted around the room waiting for the result.
+Collocations 5
adverb + fidget
nervouslyconstantlyrestlesslyimpatientlyslightly
- The candidate fidgeted nervously outside the interview room.
fidget + with
a pena ringa buttona pencila phone
- She fidgeted with her ring while waiting.
fidget + in
a seata chaira queuethe class
- The students fidgeted in their seats before the bell.
verb + to fidget
beginstartstoptellmake
- The teacher told the boys to stop fidgeting.
noun phrase
a fidget spinnerthe fidgetsa bundle of fidgets
- A fidget spinner became a fad among children.
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- The toddler fidgeted in her mother's lap all through the journey.
नन्हा बच्चा पूरी यात्रा में माँ की गोद में बेचैनी से हिलता रहा।
- Radhika fidgeted with her pen as the examiner asked the question.
परीक्षक के प्रश्न पूछते समय राधिका अपने पेन से खेलती रही।
- Many children fidget when they are bored.
कई बच्चे ऊबने पर बेचैन होकर हिलने-डुलने लगते हैं।
- Don't fidget during the interview; it looks nervous.
साक्षात्कार में हिलते-डुलते मत रहो; इससे घबराहट दिखती है।
- The long delay made the crowd fidget and mutter.
लंबी देरी से भीड़ बेचैन होकर बड़बड़ाने लगी।
- He is a fidget who cannot sit through a film.
वह इतना बेचैन है कि फ़िल्म भी पूरी बैठकर नहीं देख पाता।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Stop fidgeting your pen.
✓ Stop fidgeting with your pen.
Fidget is intransitive, so it needs with before the object.
'Fidget' अकर्मक है, इसलिए object से पहले 'with' चाहिए।
✗ The boy was fidgeted in the class.
✓ The boy was fidgeting in the class.
Use the continuous form for an ongoing action; fidget has no passive here.
चल रही क्रिया के लिए continuous रूप आता है; यहाँ 'fidget' का passive नहीं बनता।