goose
/ɡuːs/noun
उच्चारण गूस
हंस, कलहंस
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a bird like a large duck, with a long neck
हंस, कलहंस
- a flock of geese
- A goose honked loudly at the gate.
- A goose waddled across the village pond.
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- Geese fly south in a V-shaped line every winter.
- The farmer kept a goose to guard his yard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
goose / geese (irregular plural)
The plural of goose is geese, not gooses. The male is a gander and a young one is a gosling.
'Goose' का बहुवचन 'geese' है, 'gooses' नहीं। नर को gander और बच्चे को gosling कहते हैं।
- A goose was swimming on the pond.
- A flock of geese flew over the lake.
goose (uncountable, as food)
When goose means the meat, it is uncountable and takes no article.
जब 'goose' का अर्थ माँस है, तब यह uncountable है और इसके पहले article नहीं आता।
- They ate roast goose at the party.
goose as a word for a foolish person
In informal English, goose can mean a silly person. A silly goose is gentle teasing, not a harsh insult.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'goose' का अर्थ मूर्ख व्यक्ति हो सकता है; 'silly goose' हल्का मज़ाक है, कठोर अपमान नहीं।
- Don't be a silly goose; take your umbrella.
goose in idioms
Goose appears in idioms such as a wild goose chase, cook someone's goose, and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
'Goose' कई मुहावरों में आता है, जैसे a wild goose chase, cook someone's goose और kill the goose that lays the golden eggs।
- Looking for that book in the market was a wild goose chase.
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adjective + goose
wildsillyroastgreywhiteCanada
- A wild goose never stays in one place.
goose + noun
bumpsfeathereggstepdownpimples
- The cold wind gave me goose bumps.
geese + verb
fly in a Vhonkmigrategrazewaddle
- Geese migrate to India from Siberia every winter.
flock / gaggle
a gaggle of geesea flock of geesea skein of geese
- A gaggle of geese crossed the road.
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- The geese at the village pond hissed at the children.
गाँव के तालाब के हंस बच्चों पर फुफकारे।
- Radhika felt goose bumps when the national anthem played.
राष्ट्रगान बजते ही राधिका के रोंगटे खड़े हो गए।
- The fable tells of a goose that laid golden eggs.
कथा में एक हंस का वर्णन है जो सोने के अंडे देता था।
- Chasing the missing file was a wild goose chase.
गुम हुई फ़ाइल को खोजना व्यर्थ की भाग-दौड़ साबित हुआ।
- If you tell the principal, my goose is cooked.
यदि तुमने प्रधानाचार्य को बता दिया, तो मेरी खैर नहीं।
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✗ Many gooses were swimming in the lake.
✓ Many geese were swimming in the lake.
The plural of goose is irregular: geese.
'Goose' का बहुवचन अनियमित है: 'geese'।
✗ The geese is crossing the road.
✓ The geese are crossing the road.
Geese is plural and needs a plural verb.
'Geese' बहुवचन है, इसलिए क्रिया भी plural 'are' होगी।
✗ I saw a geese near the pond.
✓ I saw a goose near the pond.
A is used only with singular nouns; geese is plural.
'A' केवल एकवचन noun के साथ आता है; 'geese' बहुवचन है।
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
to destroy something that would make you rich, successful
सोने का अंडा देने वाली मुर्गी को मारना
- Raising the fees too much will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
a wild goose chase
a search for somebody or something that is impossible to find or does not exist
व्यर्थ की खोज
- Looking for the shop without the address was a wild goose chase.
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
(old-fashioned, saying) what one person is allowed to do, another person must be allowed to do in a similar situation
जो नियम एक पर लागू हो वही दूसरे पर भी लागू हो
- If he can come home late, so can she — what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
- The rules must be fair: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
cook sb's goose
(informal) to cause sb's plans to fail; to ruin sb's chances of success
किसी का खेल बिगाड़ देना
- When the police found the letter, his goose was cooked.
- That one mistake cooked her goose.
§Grammar and usage
The plural of goose is geese (like tooth/teeth, foot/feet); a male goose is a gander, a young goose a gosling.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: goose का plural geese है (tooth/teeth, foot/feet की तरह); नर हंस gander, बच्चा gosling।
Animal sound: geese honk or cackle.
जानवर की आवाज़: geese honk या cackle।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, a wild goose chase (a hopeless search), cook sb's goose (ruin somebody's chances), what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (what is fair for one person is fair for another).
Idioms: kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, a wild goose chase (निराशाजनक खोज), cook sb's goose (किसी की संभावनाएँ बरबाद करना), what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (जो एक के लिए उचित है वह दूसरे के लिए भी)।