garbage
/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण गार्बिज
कूड़ा, कचरा; बकवास
Basic word
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[U] especially AmE
waste food, paper that you throw away (British usually rubbish); (informal) stupid ideas or words
कूड़ा, कचरा; बकवास
- garbage collection
- He talks garbage.
- The garbage truck comes every morning.
+ 2 more examples
- Please put the garbage in the bin.
- Don't talk garbage, we are all serious here.
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garbage (uncountable noun)
Garbage is waste such as food scraps and paper that you throw away. It is uncountable, and British English usually prefers rubbish.
Garbage फेंके जाने वाला कचरा है, जैसे खाने के बचे टुकड़े और काग़ज़। यह uncountable है; British English में प्रायः 'rubbish' पसंद किया जाता है।
- Garbage is collected every morning.
- Please put the garbage in the bin.
a piece / bag / pile of garbage
Because it is uncountable, use a unit phrase such as a bag of garbage or a pile of garbage.
Uncountable होने के कारण 'a bag of garbage' या 'a pile of garbage' जैसे unit phrase का प्रयोग होता है।
- A pile of garbage lay near the market.
- He carried two bags of garbage outside.
garbage (informal): nonsense
In informal speech garbage means something of very poor quality or silly ideas; talk garbage means talk nonsense.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में 'garbage' का अर्थ बहुत घटिया चीज़ या बेकार बातें है; 'talk garbage' का अर्थ बकवास करना है।
- Don't believe that rumour; it is garbage.
- He talks garbage when he is angry.
garbage in, garbage out
This computing phrase means that wrong input data produces wrong results.
यह computing का वाक्यांश है, जिसका अर्थ है कि गलत input data गलत परिणाम देता है।
- If the data is wrong, the report will be wrong: garbage in, garbage out.
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verb + garbage
collectdumpburnrecyclesortthrow away
- The municipality collects garbage before sunrise.
garbage + noun
bintruckcanbagdumpcollector
- The garbage truck arrived late today.
adjective + garbage
householdplasticrottinguncollectedkitchenpiles of
- Rotting garbage attracted flies and stray dogs.
garbage + preposition
in the garbageinto the garbageout with the garbageof garbage
- Do not throw plastic into the garbage that goes to the river.
city and environment
waste managementlandfillsegregationSwachh Bharatrecycling
- The campaign taught residents to separate wet and dry garbage.
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- The residents complained about uncollected garbage on the street.
निवासियों ने सड़क पर न उठाए गए कचरे की शिकायत की।
- Wet garbage can be turned into compost for the garden.
गीले कचरे से बगीचे के लिए खाद बनाई जा सकती है।
- The TV debate was full of garbage and no real argument.
टीवी बहस बकवास से भरी थी और उसमें कोई वास्तविक तर्क नहीं था।
- Radhika's school won a prize for its garbage segregation drive.
राधिका के स्कूल को कचरा अलग करने के अभियान के लिए पुरस्कार मिला।
- Cows were eating garbage near the temple gate.
मंदिर के द्वार के पास गायें कचरा खा रही थीं।
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✗ The garbages are lying on the road.
✓ The garbage is lying on the road.
Garbage is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
'Garbage' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता और singular verb आती है।
✗ Throw the garbage on the dustbin.
✓ Throw the garbage in the dustbin.
Use in for putting something inside a container.
किसी डिब्बे के अंदर कुछ डालने के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ Please give me a garbage bag, I have many garbage.
✓ Please give me a garbage bag; I have a lot of garbage.
Many is used with countable nouns; use a lot of or much with uncountable garbage.
'Many' countable nouns के साथ आता है; uncountable 'garbage' के साथ 'a lot of' या 'much' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all mean things thrown away, but they differ in region and kind.
ये शब्द फेंकी गई चीज़ों को बताते हैं, पर क्षेत्र और प्रकार में अलग हैं।
Mainly American for household waste; also informal for nonsense.
घरेलू कचरे के लिए मुख्यतः अमेरिकी शब्द; अनौपचारिक रूप से बकवास।
- Garbage is collected daily.
The usual British word for waste and also for nonsense.
कचरे और बकवास दोनों के लिए सामान्य British शब्द।
- Put the rubbish in the bin.
American word for waste, used also for something worthless.
कचरे के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द, बेकार चीज़ के लिए भी।
- Take out the trash.
§Grammar and usage
Garbage is uncountable.
Garbage uncountable है।
Environment: segregate garbage into wet (biodegradable) and dry waste; landfills are places where garbage is buried.
पर्यावरण में कचरे को गीले (जैव-अपघटनीय) और सूखे कचरे में अलग करें; landfills वे स्थान हैं जहाँ कचरा दबाया जाता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: 'garbage in, garbage out' (GIGO) means that if wrong data is put into a computer, the results will also be wrong.
Computer GK में 'garbage in, garbage out' (GIGO) का अर्थ है कि कंप्यूटर में गलत डेटा डालने पर परिणाम भी गलत होंगे।