ghat
/ɡɑːt/noun
उच्चारण गाट
घाट
Core word
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a wide set of steps leading down to a river, especially one where Hindus bathe or burn the bodies of the dead
घाट
- Pilgrims bathed at the ghats of Varanasi at dawn.
- The evening aarti on the ghat draws large crowds.
- Boats waited at the ghat to take pilgrims across the river.
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- Lamps floated down the river from the ghat at dusk.
- Washermen beat their clothes on the stone steps of the ghat.
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a road or path through hills or mountains; a mountain pass
घाट, पहाड़ी रास्ता, दर्रा
- The bus climbed slowly up the ghat road to the hill station.
- We stopped for tea at a small shop halfway up the ghat.
- The train winds through the Western Ghat before reaching the coast.
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- Fog often covers the ghat in the early morning.
- Landslides sometimes block the ghat road during the monsoon.
Synonyms pass mountain road
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ghat (countable noun, Indian English)
Ghat is a borrowed word from Hindi, and its plural is ghats. It has two meanings: steps down to a river, and a mountain pass or range.
Ghat, हिंदी से लिया गया शब्द है और इसका plural ghats होता है। इसके दो अर्थ हैं: नदी तक जाती सीढ़ियाँ, और पहाड़ी दर्रा या श्रेणी।
- Pilgrims bathe at the ghat at sunrise.
- The road crosses a ghat before reaching the coast.
on / at the ghat
Use at the ghat for the place and on the ghat for standing on its steps.
स्थान के लिए at the ghat और उसकी सीढ़ियों पर खड़े होने के लिए on the ghat आता है।
- We met at the ghat in Varanasi.
- Flowers were floating beside the steps on the ghat.
the Ghats (Western / Eastern)
With capital letters and the, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats are two mountain ranges. The name is plural, and the verb is plural.
Capital letters और the के साथ the Western Ghats और the Eastern Ghats दो पर्वत श्रेणियाँ हैं। नाम plural है और verb plural आती है।
- The Western Ghats are rich in wildlife.
- The Eastern Ghats are lower and less continuous.
ghat + noun / noun + ghat
It joins other words in compounds like ghat road, bathing ghat and burning ghat.
यह ghat road, bathing ghat और burning ghat जैसे compounds में अन्य शब्दों से जुड़ता है।
- The ghat road has many sharp bends.
- The bathing ghat was crowded on Kartik Purnima.
ghat + direction
For movement towards the river use down to the ghat, and away from it up from the ghat.
नदी की ओर जाने के लिए down to the ghat और उससे दूर आने के लिए up from the ghat आता है।
- We walked down to the ghat before dawn.
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adjective + ghat
sacredfamoussteepcrowdedancient
- Dashashwamedh is a famous ghat in Varanasi.
verb + ghat
bathe at thewalk down to thesit on thelight lamps at thecross the
- In the evening, people light lamps at the ghat.
type of ghat
bathingburningcremationboatriver
- The boat ghat was busy with tourists.
ghat + noun
roadsectionaartistepstemple
- The ghat aarti draws thousands of visitors.
ghat + festival
ChhathKartik PurnimaGanga DussehraKumbhDev Deepawali
- Thousands gather at the ghat for Chhath.
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- Radhika watched the Ganga aarti from the steps of the ghat.
राधिका ने घाट की सीढ़ियों से गंगा आरती देखी।
- The bus slowly climbed the ghat in heavy rain.
बस भारी बारिश में धीरे-धीरे घाट चढ़ी।
- Washermen beat clothes on the stones at the river ghat.
धोबी नदी के घाट पर पत्थरों पर कपड़े पटकते हैं।
- The Western Ghats receive heavy monsoon rainfall.
पश्चिमी घाट में मानसून की भारी वर्षा होती है।
- The old temple stands at the top of the ghat.
पुराना मंदिर घाट के ऊपरी छोर पर स्थित है।
- The ghats of Varanasi are lit with lamps on Dev Deepawali.
देव दीपावली पर वाराणसी के घाट दीपों से जगमगाते हैं।
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✗ The Western Ghat is a mountain range.
✓ The Western Ghats is a mountain range.
The proper name of the range is plural, the Western Ghats.
श्रेणी का उचित नाम plural है: the Western Ghats।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pass mountain road
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats are mountain ranges that run along the western and eastern sides of peninsular India.
Western Ghats और Eastern Ghats पर्वत श्रेणियाँ हैं, जो प्रायद्वीपीय भारत के पश्चिमी और पूर्वी किनारों के साथ-साथ फैली हैं।