footpath
/ˈfʊtpɑːθ/noun
उच्चारण फ़ुट्पाथ
पगडंडी, पैदल रास्ता
Basic word
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[C]
a path that is made for people to walk along, especially in the country
पगडंडी, पैदल रास्ता
- A narrow footpath leads down to the river.
- a public footpath through the fields
- Follow the footpath through the forest to the lake.
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- Walkers use the footpath across the hills.
- A muddy footpath led to the temple.
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[C] Indian English
a raised path at the side of a road for people to walk on
फ़ुटपाथ, पटरी
- Hawkers sell fruit on the footpath outside the station.
- Cars should not be parked on the footpath.
- The footpath was crowded with people on their way to work.
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- The council has repaired the broken footpath.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
on the footpath
In Indian and British English, a footpath is the raised path at the side of a road. We walk on it, so use the preposition on.
भारतीय और British English में footpath सड़क के किनारे बना ऊँचा रास्ता है। हम उस पर चलते हैं, इसलिए preposition 'on' लगता है।
- Please walk on the footpath, not on the road.
- Hawkers had spread their goods on the footpath.
a footpath through / across / along + place
A footpath through the countryside is a narrow track for walkers. Use through, across or along for the route.
ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में footpath पैदल चलने वालों के लिए पतला रास्ता है। मार्ग बताने के लिए through, across या along का प्रयोग होता है।
- A footpath through the paddy fields leads to the temple.
- We followed a footpath along the river.
footpath vs pavement vs sidewalk
In India and Britain footpath and pavement are both common. Sidewalk is American English.
भारत और ब्रिटेन में footpath और pavement दोनों आम हैं। Sidewalk अमेरिकी English का शब्द है।
- The pavement outside the school was repaired, so the footpath is safe now.
footpath + noun
It forms compounds such as footpath vendor, footpath encroachment and footpath repair.
इससे footpath vendor, footpath encroachment और footpath repair जैसे compound बनते हैं।
- The municipality removed footpath encroachment near the market.
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adjective + footpath
narrowwidemuddybrokencrowdedpublic
- The broken footpath made it hard for the elderly to walk.
verb + footpath
walk onbuildrepairblockclearencroach on
- Shopkeepers should not block the footpath with their goods.
footpath + noun
vendorencroachmentrepairlightingwidth
- The footpath vendor sells tea near the bus stop.
footpath + preposition
beside the roadto the villagethrough the forestalong the canalbehind the school
- A footpath behind the school saves ten minutes.
footpath + surface
pavedconcretestonegraveltiled
- A paved footpath replaced the muddy track.
“More examples 6
- Radhika waited for her friend on the footpath outside the library.
राधिका पुस्तकालय के बाहर footpath पर अपनी सहेली का इंतज़ार कर रही थी।
- A car climbed the footpath and hit a tree.
एक कार footpath पर चढ़ गई और पेड़ से टकरा गई।
- The villagers cleared the old footpath to the well after the rains.
ग्रामीणों ने बारिश के बाद कुएँ तक के पुराने footpath को साफ़ किया।
- There is no proper footpath on this highway, so pedestrians are at risk.
इस राजमार्ग पर कोई उचित footpath नहीं है, इसलिए पैदल यात्री जोखिम में हैं।
- Tourists followed a scenic footpath through the tea gardens.
पर्यटक चाय बागानों से होकर एक सुंदर footpath पर चले।
- The school has built a covered footpath from the gate to the main hall.
विद्यालय ने गेट से मुख्य हॉल तक ढका हुआ footpath बनवाया है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The children were playing in the footpath.
✓ The children were playing on the footpath.
A footpath is a surface, so use on, not in.
Footpath एक सतह है, इसलिए 'in' नहीं, 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: the path at the side of a road is a pavement in British English and a sidewalk in American English, while Indian English often says footpath.
British and American में सड़क के किनारे पैदल चलने का रास्ता British English में pavement और American English में sidewalk कहलाता है, जबकि Indian English में अक्सर footpath कहा जाता है।