headphones
/ˈhedfəʊnz/noun
उच्चारण हेड्फ़ोन्ज़
हेडफ़ोन
Basic word
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[pl.]
a piece of equipment worn over or in the ears that makes it possible to listen to music without other people hearing it
हेडफ़ोन
- a pair of headphones
- He listened to the lecture on headphones.
- Please wear headphones in the library.
+ 1 more example
- My headphones stopped working, so I bought a new pair.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
headphones (plural noun)
Headphones is a plural noun because the device has two parts. It takes a plural verb. Use a pair of headphones for one set.
'Headphones' plural noun है क्योंकि इसके दो भाग होते हैं, इसलिए plural verb आता है। एक सेट के लिए 'a pair of headphones' लिखें।
- My headphones are in my bag.
- I bought a new pair of headphones for the journey.
wear / put on / take off + headphones
We wear headphones, put them on, or take them off. Use the plural pronoun them.
हम headphones पहनते हैं, लगाते हैं या उतारते हैं। Pronoun के लिए plural 'them' आता है।
- Please take off your headphones when the teacher is talking.
- Radhika put on her headphones to listen to the lecture.
listen to + something + on / through headphones
Use on or through to say what you listen with. The preposition to follows listen.
क्या सुनने के लिए आप किसका प्रयोग करते हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'on' या 'through' आता है, और listen के बाद 'to' लगता है।
- He listens to music on his headphones.
- The students listened to the test audio through headphones.
headphones vs earphones / earbuds
Headphones sit over the ears with a band, while earphones or earbuds are small and go inside the ears. People often use the words loosely.
Headphones band के साथ कानों के ऊपर रहते हैं, जबकि earphones या earbuds छोटे होते हैं और कान के अंदर लगते हैं। लोग इन शब्दों का ढीला प्रयोग भी करते हैं।
- The studio engineer prefers over-ear headphones to earbuds.
+Collocations 4
adjective + headphones
wirelessnoise-cancellingover-earcheapwired
- Noise-cancelling headphones help me concentrate in a busy hostel.
verb + headphones
plug inconnectchargeadjustunplug
- Connect your headphones to the phone before the lesson begins.
headphones + noun
headphone jackheadphone cableheadphone volumeheadphone port
- The new phone has no headphone jack.
headphones + verb
slip offcracklefall outblock out noise
- These headphones block out the noise of the street.
“More examples 6
- Listening to loud music through headphones for hours can damage your hearing.
घंटों तक headphones से तेज़ संगीत सुनना आपकी सुनने की क्षमता को नुकसान पहुँचा सकता है।
- Candidates in the listening test must use the headphones provided in the hall.
listening test में परीक्षार्थियों को हॉल में दिए गए headphones का ही प्रयोग करना होगा।
- She was wearing headphones, so she did not hear the train announcement.
उसने headphones लगा रखे थे, इसलिए उसने रेलगाड़ी की घोषणा नहीं सुनी।
- My headphones got tangled in the bag again.
मेरे headphones फिर बैग में उलझ गए।
- The library requires students to use headphones when watching videos.
पुस्तकालय में वीडियो देखते समय विद्यार्थियों को headphones का प्रयोग करना होता है।
- The airline gave every passenger free headphones for the film.
विमान सेवा ने फ़िल्म के लिए हर यात्री को मुफ़्त headphones दिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought a headphones yesterday.
✓ I bought a pair of headphones yesterday.
Headphones is plural, so it cannot follow a. Use a pair of.
'Headphones' plural है, इसलिए इसके पहले 'a' नहीं आता। 'a pair of' लिखें।
✗ He listened music on his headphones.
✓ He listened to music on his headphones.
Listen takes the preposition to before the object.
Listen के बाद object से पहले 'to' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Headphones is plural ('a pair of headphones').
Headphones plural है ('a pair of headphones')।
Health: listening at a high volume for a long time can damage hearing.
स्वास्थ्य में लंबे समय तक ऊँची आवाज़ में सुनने से श्रवण-शक्ति को हानि हो सकती है।