gatepost
/ˈɡeɪtpəʊst/noun
उच्चारण गेट्पोस्ट
फाटक का खंभा
Core word
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a post to which a gate is fixed or against which it closes
फाटक का खंभा
- He tied the cow to the gatepost.
- A faded notice about a lost dog was pinned to the gatepost.
- The postman left the parcel on top of the gatepost.
+ 2 more examples
- A wooden nameplate was fixed to the left gatepost.
- The lorry scraped the gatepost as it turned into the lane.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gatepost (countable noun)
A gatepost is a post to which a gate is fixed or against which it closes.
Gatepost वह खंभा है जिससे gate लगा होता है या जिससे वह बंद होकर टिकता है।
- The gate hung from a stone gatepost.
- The truck hit the gatepost.
between you, me and the gatepost
This old-fashioned British idiom means in strict confidence, said before a secret.
यह पुराने ढंग का British idiom है जिसका अर्थ पूरी गोपनीयता में है, किसी रहस्य से पहले कहा जाता है।
- Between you, me and the gatepost, I think he will resign.
at / against / on the gatepost
Use at for the place, against for leaning or hitting it, and on for something fixed to it.
स्थान के लिए 'at', टिकने या टकराने के लिए 'against' और उस पर लगी चीज़ के लिए 'on' आता है।
- A sign was fixed on the gatepost.
- He leaned against the gatepost.
gatepost + noun
It can take another noun before it, as in stone gatepost or gatepost light.
इसके पहले दूसरा noun आ सकता है, जैसे stone gatepost या gatepost light।
- A lamp hung on the gatepost light.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gatepost
stonebrickwoodenironcrumblingpainted
- The crumbling stone gatepost leaned to one side.
verb + gatepost
hitpaintrepairlean againsttie torebuild
- The car scraped the gatepost while reversing.
gatepost + noun
lightsigncappillarlamp
- A brass nameplate was fixed to the gatepost.
idiom use
between you, me and the gatepostbetween usin confidenceoff the record
- Between you, me and the gatepost, the party was a failure.
gatepost + preposition
at the gatepostby the gatepostagainst the gateposton the gatepostbeside the gatepost
- He stood by the gatepost waiting for the bus.
“More examples 5
- The old farm had stone gateposts topped with carved lions.
पुराने फ़ार्म के पत्थर के gateposts पर नक्काशीदार शेर बने थे।
- Radhika tied the bicycle to the gatepost and went inside.
राधिका ने साइकिल gatepost से बाँधी और अंदर चली गई।
- The postman put the letters in a box on the gatepost.
डाकिये ने पत्र gatepost पर लगे डिब्बे में डाले।
- Between you, me and the gatepost, the exam was easier than expected.
बस हमारे बीच की बात है, परीक्षा उम्मीद से आसान थी।
- The lorry knocked down the gatepost and damaged the gate.
लॉरी ने gatepost गिरा दिया और gate को नुकसान पहुँचाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The gate is fixed on the gatepost.
✓ The gate is fixed to the gatepost.
Fix takes to for attaching one thing to another.
एक चीज़ को दूसरी से जोड़ने के लिए 'fix' के साथ 'to' आता है।
✗ The truck knocked the gatepost down by mistake yesterday night.
✓ The truck knocked the gatepost down by mistake last night.
Say last night, not yesterday night.
'Yesterday night' नहीं, 'last night' कहा जाता है।
¶Idioms 1
between you, me and the gatepost
used to show that what you are going to say is a secret
यह बात हमारे-तुम्हारे बीच ही रहे
- Between you, me and the gatepost, I don't think he'll last long in the job.