grain
/ɡreɪn/noun
उच्चारण ग्रेन
अनाज, दाना; कण; ज़रा-सा
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as idiom
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the small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat and rice; a small hard piece of something such as sand or salt; a very small amount of a quality; the natural pattern of lines in wood or stone
अनाज, दाना; कण; ज़रा-सा
- food grains
- a grain of sand
- a grain of truth
+ 5 more examples
- The farmers stored the grain in large sacks.
- Rice and wheat are the main grains grown in the plains.
- There was not a grain of sugar left in the jar.
- The carpenter ran his hand along the grain of the wood.
- He listened without a grain of doubt in his mind.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grain (uncountable: food crops)
In agriculture and trade 'grain' is usually uncountable and means cereal crops such as wheat, rice and maize in general.
कृषि और व्यापार में 'grain' प्रायः uncountable होता है और गेहूँ, चावल, मक्का जैसी अनाज की फसलों के लिए आता है।
- India stores millions of tonnes of grain in godowns.
- The farmer sold his grain at the mandi.
a grain of + noun (small piece)
Countable 'grain' gives one tiny piece of something: a grain of rice, salt, sand or sugar.
Countable रूप में 'grain' किसी चीज़ का एक छोटा कण बताता है: चावल, नमक, रेत या चीनी का दाना।
- There was not a grain of rice left in the pot.
not a grain of + abstract noun
Figuratively, 'a grain of' means a very small amount of a quality like truth, doubt or sense, usually in negatives.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'a grain of' का अर्थ सच्चाई, संदेह या समझ जैसे गुण की बहुत थोड़ी मात्रा है, जो प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में आता है।
- There is not a grain of truth in the rumour.
the grain (pattern of wood or fabric)
The grain is the direction of lines in wood, stone or cloth. You cut or rub with or against the grain.
Grain लकड़ी, पत्थर या कपड़े में रेशों की दिशा है। उसे grain के साथ या उसके विरुद्ध काटा जाता है।
- Carpenters cut the plank along the grain to stop it from splitting.
+Collocations 4
type of grain
foodwholecoarsestoredrefined
- Whole grain bread is healthier than white bread.
grain + noun
storemarketmerchantsiloprice
- The grain market opens early in the morning.
verb + grain
harveststoregrindsowexport
- Women in the village grind grain every morning.
a grain of
ricesaltsandwheattruthdoubt
- Take his advice with a grain of salt.
“More examples 5
- Punjab produces a large share of the country's grain.
पंजाब देश के अनाज का बड़ा हिस्सा उगाता है।
- A grain of sand in the eye can be very painful.
आँख में रेत का एक कण बहुत दर्दनाक हो सकता है।
- Radhika has not a grain of fear when she speaks on stage.
मंच पर बोलते समय राधिका के मन में भय का लेशमात्र भी नहीं होता।
- The old table has a beautiful grain that shines after polishing.
पुरानी मेज़ में सुंदर रेशे हैं जो पॉलिश करने के बाद चमकते हैं।
- Floods destroyed the standing grain in several districts.
बाढ़ ने कई ज़िलों में खड़ी अनाज की फसल नष्ट कर दी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The godown is full of grains.
✓ The godown is full of grain.
When 'grain' means cereal crops in general it is uncountable and takes no -s.
जब 'grain' सामान्य रूप से अनाज की फसल के लिए आता है, तब वह uncountable है और उसमें -s नहीं लगता।
✗ The price of grain have risen sharply.
✓ The price of grain has risen sharply.
The subject is 'price', which is singular, so the verb is 'has'.
Subject 'price' singular है, इसलिए verb 'has' होगी।
✗ She bought two grain of rice.
✓ She bought two grains of rice.
Countable 'grain' takes -s in the plural.
Countable 'grain' का plural -s के साथ बनता है।
¶Idioms 2
be/go against the grain
to be different from what is normal or natural
स्वभाव या सामान्य रीति के विरुद्ध होना
- It goes against the grain for him to waste food.
- Her decision went against the grain of the party's policy.
a grain of truth
a small amount of truth
थोड़ी-सी सच्चाई
- There's a grain of truth in what he says.
- Every rumour has a grain of truth.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the small-piece words: grain, particle, speck (a very small spot), crumb (a small piece of bread), atom, iota (a very small amount: 'not an iota of truth').
छोटे टुकड़े के शब्द याद रखिए: grain, particle, speck (बहुत छोटा धब्बा), crumb (ब्रेड का छोटा टुकड़ा), atom, iota (बहुत थोड़ी मात्रा: 'not an iota of truth', रत्ती भर)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go against the grain (be different from what is normal or natural; be against your principles), take sth with a grain or pinch of salt (not completely believe something), a grain of truth (a small amount of truth).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: go against the grain (सामान्य या स्वाभाविक से भिन्न होना; अपने सिद्धांतों के विरुद्ध होना), take sth with a grain या pinch of salt (किसी बात पर पूरी तरह विश्वास न करना), a grain of truth (थोड़ी सच्चाई)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India is one of the world's largest producers of food grains; the Food Corporation of India (FCI, 1965) buys and stores food grains; the National Food Security Act, 2013 provides subsidized grains; PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana provides free food grains.
भारत दुनिया के सबसे बड़े खाद्यान्न उत्पादकों में से एक है; भारतीय खाद्य निगम (FCI, 1965) खाद्यान्न ख़रीदता और भंडारित करता है; राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अधिनियम, 2013 रियायती अनाज देता है; PM गरीब कल्याण अन्न योजना मुफ़्त खाद्यान्न देती है।