frozen
/ˈfrəʊzn/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्रोज़न
जमाया हुआ, फ़्रोज़न (खाद्य पदार्थ)
Core word
- 1
(of food) kept at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
जमाया हुआ, फ़्रोज़न (खाद्य पदार्थ)
- frozen peas
- Frozen food should not be refrozen after thawing.
- We bought frozen peas and a packet of frozen fish.
+ 2 more examples
- She heated a frozen meal for lunch.
- Frozen food should be kept at a low temperature.
Opposite fresh
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(of rivers, lakes or the ground) with a layer of ice on the surface or turned into ice
जमा हुआ, बर्फ़ बना हुआ
- The children skated on the frozen lake.
- The ground was frozen hard.
- The pond was frozen so hard that people could walk across.
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- The frozen ground made it impossible to dig.
- The river stays frozen for four months every year.
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[not before noun] informal
(of a person or part of the body) extremely cold
ठिठुरा हुआ, बहुत ठंडा
- I'm frozen — can we go inside?
- My hands are frozen.
- My fingers are frozen after waiting for the bus in the cold.
+ 2 more examples
- The children came in with frozen noses.
- He was frozen after hours on the mountain.
Synonyms freezing
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[not before noun] ~ with sth
unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear
(डर आदि से) जड़, सुन्न, स्तब्ध
- She stood there, frozen with fear.
- The child stayed frozen at the door when she saw the huge snake.
- The deer stood frozen in the headlights of the car.
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- He was frozen to the spot when the thief appeared.
- Frozen with fear, she could not even scream.
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(of money, prices or accounts) not allowed to be used, changed or moved, especially by an official order
(खाता, संपत्ति आदि) फ़्रीज़ किया हुआ, रोका हुआ
- The court ordered his bank accounts to be frozen.
- frozen assets
- The court ordered his bank accounts to be frozen until the case ended.
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- Fees have been frozen for the second year in a row.
- The company's assets were frozen by the tax department.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
frozen + noun (food and objects)
Frozen before a noun describes food stored at a very low temperature, or water turned to ice.
संज्ञा से पहले 'frozen' ऐसे भोजन के लिए आता है जो बहुत कम तापमान पर रखा गया हो, या ऐसे पानी के लिए जो बर्फ़ बन गया हो।
- Radhika bought frozen peas from the supermarket.
- The frozen lake was safe for walking.
be / feel frozen (people and body parts)
Used for people, frozen means extremely cold. The phrase frozen stiff makes the idea stronger.
व्यक्तियों के लिए 'frozen' का अर्थ अत्यंत ठंडा होता है; 'frozen stiff' इस भाव को और तेज़ बनाता है।
- My fingers were frozen after the walk.
- The children came in frozen and shivering.
frozen with + emotion
Frozen can mean unable to move because of fear or shock. The cause is introduced by with.
'Frozen' का अर्थ भय या सदमे से हिल न पाना भी है; कारण 'with' से बताया जाता है।
- He stood frozen with fear when he heard the thunder.
frozen (money, prices and accounts)
A frozen account, price or wage is officially fixed so that it cannot be used or changed. Here frozen is the past participle of the verb freeze, whose past tense is froze.
Frozen account, price या wage को आधिकारिक रूप से बंद या स्थिर कर दिया जाता है। यहाँ 'frozen', verb 'freeze' का past participle है, जिसका past tense 'froze' है।
- The court froze the company's bank accounts.
- Salaries were frozen for two years.
+Collocations 5
frozen + food noun
foodvegetablesmealsyoghurtpeasfish
- Frozen vegetables are useful when fresh ones are not available.
frozen + place noun
lakerivergroundpondwaterfall
- The villagers crossed the frozen river on foot.
frozen + economic noun
accountassetswagespricesfunds
- The government froze the assets and the accounts stayed frozen.
adverb + frozen
completelyhalfrocksoliddeep
- The soil was frozen solid in January.
frozen + phrase
frozen stifffrozen to the spotfrozen to the bonefrozen in time
- He stood frozen to the spot when the lights went out.
“More examples 5
- The pipes were frozen, so there was no water in the taps.
पाइप जम गए थे, इसलिए नलों में पानी नहीं था।
- Keep the ice cream frozen until the guests arrive.
मेहमानों के आने तक आइसक्रीम को जमी हुई रखो।
- I am absolutely frozen; please close the window.
मैं बिल्कुल ठिठुर गया हूँ; कृपया खिड़की बंद कर दीजिए।
- The bank froze his account after the fraud was discovered.
धोखाधड़ी का पता चलने के बाद बैंक ने उसका खाता रोक दिया।
- Radhika stood frozen with shock when she saw her result.
अपना परिणाम देखकर राधिका सदमे से ठिठकी रह गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The river was freezed in January.
✓ The river was frozen in January.
The past participle of freeze is frozen, not freezed.
'Freeze' का past participle 'frozen' है, 'freezed' नहीं।
✗ He stood frozen of fear.
✓ He stood frozen with fear.
The cause of a frozen reaction is introduced by with.
ठिठक जाने का कारण बताने के लिए 'with' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
The forms of freeze are freeze, froze, frozen (not 'freezed').
Freeze के रूप freeze, froze, frozen हैं ('freezed' गलत है)।