fireside
/ˈfaɪəsaɪd/noun
उच्चारण फ़ायसाइड
अंगीठी के पास की जगह, अलाव के पास
Core word
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[C, usually sing.]
the part of a room near the fire; the area around a fire
अंगीठी के पास की जगह, अलाव के पास
- Grandfather sat by the fireside telling stories.
- a cosy fireside chat
- We spent the evening at the fireside, drinking tea.
+ 2 more examples
- Stories were told at the fireside during the cold nights.
- The kitten curled up at the fireside.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fireside (usually singular, with the)
The fireside is the area around a fireplace; it usually takes the.
'The fireside' अँगीठी के आसपास का क्षेत्र है; इसके साथ प्रायः 'the' आता है।
- They sat at the fireside all evening.
- He loved the quiet of the fireside.
at / by the fireside
At or by is used with fireside; in is less natural.
Fireside के साथ 'at' या 'by' आता है; 'in' कम स्वाभाविक है।
- Grandmother sat by the fireside knitting.
fireside + noun
As a modifier it means warm and informal, as in fireside chat or fireside story.
Modifier के रूप में इसका अर्थ आत्मीय और अनौपचारिक है, जैसे fireside chat या fireside story।
- The leader gave a fireside chat on the radio.
fireside (adjective use)
Fireside as an adjective suggests comfort and home life.
Adjective के रूप में 'fireside' आराम और घरेलू जीवन का भाव देता है।
- It was a fireside evening of tea and books.
+Collocations 5
fireside + noun
chatstoryeveningseattalk
- The principal held a fireside chat with the senior students.
verb + at the fireside
sitrestreaddozegather
- Old people gathered at the fireside to chat.
adjective + fireside
cosywarmfamilyquietvillage
- A cosy fireside is the best place on a cold night.
preposition + fireside
at theby thearound thebefore the
- The children listened around the fireside.
fireside + verb
warmglowcrackleflicker
- The fireside glowed softly in the dusk.
“More examples 7
- After supper the whole family gathered at the fireside.
रात के खाने के बाद पूरा परिवार अँगीठी के पास इकट्ठा हुआ।
- Radhika loves reading by the fireside in winter.
राधिका को सर्दियों में अँगीठी के पास बैठकर पढ़ना पसंद है।
- Folk tales are often told as fireside stories.
लोक-कथाएँ प्रायः अँगीठी के पास सुनाई जाने वाली कहानियों के रूप में कही जाती हैं।
- The old shepherd warmed his hands at the fireside.
बूढ़े चरवाहे ने अँगीठी के पास अपने हाथ सेंके।
- A fireside meeting was held after the festival.
त्योहार के बाद एक अनौपचारिक बैठक हुई।
- The poet remembered happy fireside evenings from his childhood.
कवि को अपने बचपन की अँगीठी के पास बीती सुखद शामें याद आईं।
- The village elders held their evening talk at the fireside.
गाँव के बुज़ुर्गों ने शाम की बातचीत अँगीठी के पास की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The old man was sitting in the fireside.
✓ The old man was sitting at the fireside.
The fixed phrase uses at (or by) the fireside.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'at the fireside' या 'by the fireside' है।
✗ We had a fireside chats yesterday.
✓ We had a fireside chat yesterday.
After the article a, the noun must be singular.
Article 'a' के बाद noun singular होना चाहिए।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The fireside chats were radio talks given by the American President Franklin D Roosevelt in the 1930s and 1940s.
Fireside chats वे रेडियो वार्ताएँ थीं जो अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति Franklin D Roosevelt ने 1930 और 1940 के दशक में दी थीं।