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garage

/ˈɡærɑːʒ/noun

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गैराज, मोटर-खाना

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a building for keeping one or more cars in; a place where vehicles are repaired

    गैराज, मोटर-खाना

    • He parked the car in the garage.
    • The car is at the garage for repairs.
    • The scooter is kept in the garage.
    + 2 more examples
    • Take the car to the garage to have the brakes checked.
    • Our house has a garage big enough for two cars.

    Synonyms carport workshop service station repair shop depot

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

garage (countable noun): for cars

A garage is a building or part of a house for keeping a car. It takes a or the and has a plural, garages.

Garage कार रखने की इमारत या घर का हिस्सा है। इसके साथ a या the आता है और plural 'garages' है।

  • Our car stays in the garage at night.
  • The house has a double garage.

garage (countable noun): repair place

It can also mean a business that repairs vehicles or sells petrol. In this sense, say take a car to the garage.

यह वाहन ठीक करने या petrol बेचने के कारोबार को भी कहते हैं। इस अर्थ में 'take a car to the garage' कहा जाता है।

  • Papa took the scooter to the garage for repairs.
  • There is a garage on the highway.

in / at / to the garage

Use in for something stored inside, at for a repair visit, and to for going there.

भीतर रखी चीज़ के लिए 'in', मरम्मत के लिए 'at' और वहाँ जाने के लिए 'to' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The bicycle is in the garage.
  • The car is at the garage for a service.

garage (verb): to keep in a garage

As a verb, garage means to put or keep a vehicle in a garage; it is rare and usually passive.

Verb के रूप में 'garage' का अर्थ वाहन को garage में रखना है; यह दुर्लभ है और प्रायः passive में आता है।

  • The car was garaged for the winter.
+Collocations 5

adjective + garage

doubledetachedundergroundlocalprivateempty

  • The flat has a private underground garage.

verb + garage

park incleanlockbuildrentconvert

  • They converted the garage into a small library.

garage + noun

doorsalemechanicbandroofworkshop

  • The garage mechanic fixed the engine in an hour.

garage + preposition

in the garageat the garagebehind the garagenext to the garage

  • The cricket bat is behind the garage.

repair garage

servicerepairtyrepetrolcar-wash

  • Take the car to the service garage before the long trip.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika's father reversed the car carefully into the narrow garage.

राधिका के पिता ने कार को सँकरे garage में सावधानी से पीछे की ओर लगाया।

  • The old garage behind the house is used to store books and furniture.

घर के पीछे का पुराना garage किताबें और फर्नीचर रखने के काम आता है।

  • We asked the garage to check the brakes before the trip to Manali.

हमने मनाली की यात्रा से पहले garage से brakes जाँचने को कहा।

  • The students started a band in a friend's garage.

विद्यार्थियों ने एक मित्र के garage में band शुरू किया।

  • The garage charges extra for repairs done after six o'clock.

garage छह बजे के बाद की गई मरम्मत के लिए अतिरिक्त शुल्क लेता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He has parked the car at the garage of his house.

✓ He has parked the car in the garage of his house.

Use in when the car is inside the garage.

जब कार garage के अंदर हो, तब 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।

✗ The mechanic has repaired my car yesterday.

✓ The mechanic repaired my car yesterday.

Yesterday is a finished time, so use the simple past, not the present perfect.

'Yesterday' बीता हुआ निश्चित समय है, इसलिए simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words name places for vehicles, but they differ in function.

ये शब्द वाहनों के स्थानों को बताते हैं, पर उनके काम अलग हैं।

garage

A place to keep a car, or a business that repairs cars.

कार रखने की जगह या कार ठीक करने वाला कारोबार।

  • The car is in the garage.

workshop

A room or building where things are made or mended.

वह कमरा या इमारत जहाँ चीज़ें बनाई या ठीक की जाती हैं।

  • The workshop repairs tractors.

car park

An open area or building where many cars can be left for a time.

खुला क्षेत्र या इमारत जहाँ कई कारें कुछ समय के लिए खड़ी की जाती हैं।

  • Park in the station car park.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ga·rage

?Which word?

Keep the vehicle-place words together: garage (for keeping or repairing a car), petrol pump or petrol station, car park (British) or parking lot (American), depot (where buses are kept), hangar (where planes are kept).

वाहन-स्थान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: garage (कार रखने या सुधारने के लिए), petrol pump या petrol station, car park (British) या parking lot (American), depot (जहाँ बसें रखी जाती हैं), hangar (जहाँ विमान रखे जाते हैं)।

§Grammar and usage

British English /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ or /ˈɡærɪdʒ/; American /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/.

British English /ˈɡærɑːʒ/ या /ˈɡærɪdʒ/; American /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/।