foggy
/ˈfɒɡi/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ॉगी
कोहरे वाला, धुंधला
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not clear because of fog
कोहरे वाला, धुंधला
- a foggy morning in Delhi
- It was a foggy winter morning, and several flights were delayed.
- Trains ran late because of the foggy weather in north India.
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- Drive slowly on foggy roads and keep your lights on.
- The foggy valley looked quiet and mysterious at dawn.
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confused and unable to think clearly
उलझा हुआ, अस्पष्ट
- My mind is foggy.
- After the night shift, my head felt foggy and slow.
- I felt foggy after too little sleep before the exam.
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- He has only a foggy memory of his first day at school.
- Her idea about the budget is still rather foggy.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
foggy (adjective): foggy, foggier, foggiest
Foggy changes y to i before -er and -est.
'Foggy' में -er और -est से पहले y, i में बदल जाता है।
- It was foggier than yesterday.
- December is the foggiest month in Delhi.
foggy (weather)
Foggy describes weather or places where fog makes seeing difficult. It can be used before a noun or after be.
'Foggy' उस मौसम या स्थान को बताता है जहाँ कोहरे के कारण देखना कठिन हो। यह संज्ञा से पहले या 'be' के बाद आ सकता है।
- It is a foggy morning in Amritsar.
- The road was foggy near the bridge.
foggy idea / memory / notion
Figuratively, foggy describes ideas or memories that are not clear.
अलंकारिक रूप में 'foggy' उन विचारों या यादों को बताता है जो स्पष्ट नहीं हैं।
- I have only a foggy memory of that day.
- She has a foggy idea of what the question means.
not have the foggiest (idea)
The fixed phrase not have the foggiest means to have no idea at all; it is informal.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'not have the foggiest' का अर्थ बिल्कुल अंदाज़ा न होना है; यह अनौपचारिक है।
- I haven't the foggiest idea where my keys are.
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adverb + foggy
verya bitextremelyslightlyrather
- It was extremely foggy on the highway.
foggy + noun (weather)
morningdaynightroadeveningweather
- Drive slowly on a foggy night.
foggy + noun (unclear)
ideamemorynotionrecollectionmind
- He gave only a foggy account of the event.
get / become / feel + foggy
getgrowturnfeellook
- The sky turned foggy by evening.
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- On foggy mornings, buses ran with their headlights on.
कोहरे वाली सुबहों में बसें हेडलाइट जलाकर चलती थीं।
- After the fever my head felt foggy for days.
बुखार के बाद कई दिनों तक मेरा सिर भारी और उलझा-सा रहा।
- I have a foggy memory of my first day at school.
मुझे विद्यालय के पहले दिन की धुंधली-सी याद है।
- Radhika was foggy about the details of the meeting.
राधिका को बैठक के ब्योरों के बारे में स्पष्ट याद नहीं था।
- Flights are often delayed on foggy days in January.
जनवरी में कोहरे वाले दिनों में उड़ानें अक्सर देर से चलती हैं।
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✗ It is very fogging today.
✓ It is very foggy today.
To describe the weather, use the adjective foggy, not the verb form fogging.
मौसम का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'foggy' आता है, क्रिया-रूप 'fogging' नहीं।
✗ The weather is fog today.
✓ The weather is foggy today.
After be, an adjective is needed to describe the weather.
'be' के बाद मौसम का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective चाहिए।
✗ It was more foggy than yesterday.
✓ It was foggier than yesterday.
A two-syllable adjective ending in -y forms its comparative with -ier.
-y पर समाप्त होने वाले दो अक्षर के adjective का comparative -ier से बनता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fog·gy
?Which word?
Keep the unclear words together: foggy, misty, hazy (not clear because of heat or dust), murky.
अस्पष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: foggy, misty, hazy (गर्मी या धूल से अस्पष्ट), murky।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Not have the foggiest (idea) (not know anything at all: 'I haven't the foggiest idea where he is').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: not have the foggiest (idea) (बिलकुल कुछ न जानना: 'I haven't the foggiest idea where he is')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: fog is a thick cloud of tiny water drops near the ground (visibility under 1 km); mist is thinner fog (visibility over 1 km); smog is fog mixed with smoke and pollution (smoke + fog).
विज्ञान में fog ज़मीन के पास छोटी पानी की बूँदों का घना बादल है (दृश्यता 1 किमी से कम); mist पतला कोहरा है (दृश्यता 1 किमी से अधिक); smog धुएँ और प्रदूषण से मिला कोहरा है (smoke + fog)।