fog
/fɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉग
कोहरा, धुंध
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as idiom
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[U, C]
a thick cloud of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very difficult to see through; a state of confusion
कोहरा, धुंध
- Dense fog delayed the trains.
- A thick fog covered the highway, and drivers switched on their lights.
- Thick fog covered Delhi, and many flights were cancelled.
+ 3 more examples
- We could not see more than ten metres through the fog.
- In his tired mind there was a fog of doubt about the answer.
- Drive slowly when there is fog on the road.
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up)
to become covered with steam; to make somebody or something confused
धुँधला होना या करना
- My glasses fogged up.
- The bathroom mirror fogged up as soon as the hot water ran.
- The car windows fogged up on the cold morning.
+ 2 more examples
- Steam fogged the kitchen mirror.
- Her tears fogged her glasses.
Synonyms mist up steam up cloud confuse blur
Opposite clear
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fog (uncountable / countable)
Fog is usually uncountable; use a fog or the fog for a particular occasion, and in fog for a condition.
'Fog' प्रायः uncountable है; किसी विशेष अवसर के लिए a fog या the fog और स्थिति के लिए 'in fog' आता है।
- Thick fog delayed the trains.
- A dense fog covered the city in December.
in the fog / lost in fog
Use in with fog for being surrounded by it, or figuratively for being confused.
कोहरे से घिरे होने या अलंकारिक रूप में भ्रमित होने के लिए 'fog' के साथ 'in' आता है।
- The flights were cancelled in the fog.
- I was in a fog after the long exam.
fog + up (intransitive / transitive)
As a verb, fog up means to become covered with tiny drops of water, as glasses do; fog (sth) can also mean to confuse an issue.
क्रिया के रूप में 'fog up' का अर्थ पानी की बूँदों से ढक जाना है, जैसे चश्मे; 'fog' का अर्थ किसी मुद्दे को उलझाना भी है।
- His glasses fogged up when he entered the warm kitchen.
- The long speech only fogged the issue.
fog + noun
As a modifier, fog describes related objects: fog lamp, fog horn, fog bank.
Modifier के रूप में 'fog' संबंधित वस्तुएँ बताता है: fog lamp, fog horn, fog bank।
- Turn on your fog lamps when driving on the highway at night.
+Collocations 4
adjective + fog
thickdenseheavyfreezingmorningwinter
- Dense fog covered the highway near Delhi.
verb + fog
clearliftsettleroll incausedisperse
- The fog lifted by ten in the morning.
fog + noun
lamphornbankalertwarningsignal
- A fog warning was issued for north India.
in a fog (figurative)
walk aroundstandfeelsitwake up
- She woke up feeling in a fog after the long journey.
“More examples 5
- Winter fog slows down the trains in north India.
सर्दियों का कोहरा उत्तर भारत में रेलगाड़ियों की गति धीमी कर देता है।
- The pilot could not land because of the fog.
कोहरे के कारण पायलट विमान नहीं उतार सका।
- My mind was in a fog before the interview.
साक्षात्कार से पहले मेरा दिमाग उलझन में था।
- The mirror fogged up after a hot shower.
गर्म पानी से नहाने के बाद दर्पण पर भाप जम गई।
- Radhika wrapped her scarf around her neck and walked through the fog to school.
राधिका ने गले में दुपट्टा लपेटा और कोहरे में चलकर विद्यालय गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There is a heavy fog in this morning.
✓ There is heavy fog this morning.
Fog as a weather condition is uncountable and in is not used before this morning.
मौसम के अर्थ में 'fog' uncountable है और 'this morning' से पहले 'in' नहीं लगता।
✗ The fogs are very thick in December.
✓ The fog is very thick in December.
In the weather sense, fog has no plural and takes a singular verb.
मौसम के अर्थ में 'fog' का plural नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।
✗ The train was cancelled by fog.
✓ The train was cancelled because of fog.
The reason for an event is given with because of, not by.
किसी घटना का कारण 'because of' से बताया जाता है, 'by' से नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
in a fog
in a confused state and unable to think clearly
उलझन में, असमंजस में
- I was in a fog after the long night shift.
- He wandered around in a fog after hearing the news.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: fog (thick; you can see less than 1 km), mist (thinner; you can see more than 1 km), haze (caused by heat, dust or smoke), smog (smoke and fog together, common in Delhi in winter).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: fog (घना; 1 किमी से कम दिखता है, कोहरा), mist (पतला; 1 किमी से अधिक दिखता है, धुंध), haze (गर्मी, धूल या धुएँ से), smog (धुआँ और कोहरा साथ, दिल्ली में सर्दियों में आम)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Not have the foggiest (idea) (informal, not know at all: 'I haven't the foggiest').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: not have the foggiest (idea) (अनौपचारिक, बिलकुल न जानना: 'I haven't the foggiest')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: fog forms when water vapour condenses near the ground, like a cloud at ground level.
विज्ञान में कोहरा तब बनता है जब जल-वाष्प ज़मीन के पास संघनित होती है, ज़मीन के स्तर पर बादल की तरह।