horse
/hɔːs/noun
उच्चारण हॉर्स
घोड़ा
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a large animal with four legs, a mane (long thick hair on its neck) and a tail, used for riding on and for pulling carriages
घोड़ा
- She rides a horse.
- The farmer's horse pulled the cart up the muddy hill.
- The royal guards rode on white horses.
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- In the old days, people travelled long distances by horse.
- The little girl was thrilled to ride a horse at the fair.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a horse (countable) / horses
Horse is countable. Use 'a horse' for one and 'horses' for many. The collective is 'a herd of horses'.
'Horse' गणनीय है; एक के लिए 'a horse' और अनेक के लिए 'horses'; समूह के लिए 'a herd of horses'।
- The farmer owns two horses.
on horseback / by horse
'On horseback' means riding a horse. The fixed phrase takes no article.
'On horseback' का अर्थ घोड़े पर सवार होकर है; इस स्थायी प्रयोग में article नहीं लगता।
- The soldiers crossed the river on horseback.
horse + noun
Compound forms: horse race, horse cart, horse rider, horsepower.
संयुक्त रूप: horse race, horse cart, horse rider, horsepower।
- A horse cart carried vegetables to the market.
hold your horses / dark horse
'Hold your horses' means wait and do not rush. 'A dark horse' is a person whose abilities are not known.
'Hold your horses' का अर्थ रुको, जल्दबाज़ी मत करो; 'a dark horse' ऐसा व्यक्ति है जिसकी क्षमता अज्ञात हो।
- Hold your horses; the results are not out yet.
- Radhika was the dark horse of the quiz.
horse vs. mare vs. stallion
Horse is the general word. A mare is a female horse and a stallion is an adult male kept for breeding.
'Horse' सामान्य शब्द है; 'mare' घोड़ी और 'stallion' प्रजनन के लिए रखा गया वयस्क नर घोड़ा है।
- The mare walked behind her foal.
+Collocations 4
verb + horse
ridesaddlegroombreedgalloptame
- He learnt to ride a horse in his village.
adjective + horse
wildracingwhitedarkwoodenstrong
- The wild horses ran across the open field.
horse + noun
racecartshoeridingtrainerfair
- The horse fair is held every winter.
idioms with horse
a dark horsehold your horsesstraight from the horse's moutha Trojan horsebeat a dead horse
- The news came straight from the horse's mouth.
“More examples 6
- The king rode a white horse into the city.
राजा सफ़ेद घोड़े पर सवार होकर नगर में आया।
- The bride's brother led the horse in the wedding procession.
दुल्हन के भाई ने विवाह की बारात में घोड़ा चलाया।
- Radhika won a prize in the horse riding contest.
राधिका ने घुड़सवारी प्रतियोगिता में पुरस्कार जीता।
- In the story, the hero's loyal horse saved his life.
कहानी में नायक के वफ़ादार घोड़े ने उसकी जान बचाई।
- He is a hard worker and eats like a horse.
वह मेहनती है और घोड़े की तरह खाता है।
- Radhika has never ridden a horse, but she wants to try it in Jaisalmer.
राधिका ने कभी घोड़े की सवारी नहीं की, पर वह जैसलमेर में इसे आज़माना चाहती है।
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✗ He came by the horse.
✓ He came on horseback.
The fixed expressions are 'on horseback' or 'by horse', with no article.
स्थायी प्रयोग 'on horseback' या 'by horse' हैं, article के बिना।
✗ The horses was running fast.
✓ The horses were running fast.
A plural subject needs a plural verb.
बहुवचन कर्ता के साथ बहुवचन verb आती है।
✗ Horses is a useful animal.
✓ The horse is a useful animal.
To speak of the whole species, use 'the horse' (singular) or the plural 'horses are'.
पूरी प्रजाति के लिए 'the horse' (singular) या 'horses are' (plural) आता है।
¶Idioms 11
hold your horses
used to tell sb that they should wait a moment and not be so excited
ज़रा रुको, जल्दबाज़ी मत करो
- Hold your horses! Let's read the instructions before we start.
- Hold your horses; the results haven't been declared yet.
(straight) from the horse's mouth
(of information) given by sb who is directly involved
सीधे विश्वसनीय स्रोत से
- I got the news straight from the horse's mouth: the principal told me himself.
- This is from the horse's mouth, so you can believe it.
(get on / ride) your high horse
to behave in a proud way, thinking that you are better than other people
घमंड दिखाना, अकड़ में रहना
- Don't ride your high horse just because you cleared one exam.
- She got on her high horse when we criticised her plan.
wild horses would not drag sb there
used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make sb do sth they do not want to do
किसी भी हालत में (वहाँ) न जाना
- Wild horses wouldn't drag me to that boring party.
- Wild horses couldn't make him reveal the secret.
eat like a horse
(informal) to eat a lot
बहुत ज़्यादा खाना
- My teenage son eats like a horse.
- After the trek, we ate like horses.
a one-horse race
a race or competition in which one person or team is clearly going to win
एकतरफ़ा मुक़ाबला
- The election was a one-horse race.
- With their best player injured, the final became a one-horse race.
horses for courses
(British English, saying) the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks
जिसका काम उसी को साजे, सही काम के लिए सही आदमी
- It's horses for courses: she's better at sales and he's better at accounts.
- Choosing the team was a matter of horses for courses.
you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
(saying) you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
किसी को मौक़ा दिया जा सकता है, पर ज़बरदस्ती नहीं की जा सकती
- I gave him all the notes, but you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
- The teacher can guide you, but you can lead a horse to water...
horse sense
(informal) good judgement and practical knowledge
व्यावहारिक समझ, सूझबूझ
- She doesn't have a degree, but she has plenty of horse sense.
- It just takes a bit of horse sense.
a one-horse town
a small town with not many interesting things to do (informal)
छोटा, नीरस क़स्बा (अनौपचारिक)
- He grew up in a one-horse town in the hills.
- There's nothing to do in this one-horse town.
flog a dead horse / beat a dead horse
to waste effort on something that has already been decided or that cannot succeed
बेकार की मेहनत करना, ख़त्म हो चुके मुद्दे को बार-बार उठाना
- The plan has been rejected twice, so arguing for it again is just flogging a dead horse.
- Radhika told her brother he was beating a dead horse by asking for a new phone every day.
§Grammar and usage
Gender and young: stallion (male), mare (female), foal (young), colt (young male), filly (young female).
लिंग और बच्चा: stallion (घोड़ा), mare (घोड़ी), foal (बच्चा), colt (नर बच्चा), filly (मादा बच्चा)।
Animal sound: horses neigh.
जानवर की आवाज़: horses neigh (हिनहिनाना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Straight from the horse's mouth (from the person who knows the facts), don't look a gift horse in the mouth (do not criticize a gift), put the cart before the horse (do things in the wrong order), dark horse (a person who wins unexpectedly or who has hidden talents), hold your horses (wait; be patient), horse trading (hard bargaining, especially buying the support of legislators).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: straight from the horse's mouth (तथ्य जानने वाले व्यक्ति से सीधे), don't look a gift horse in the mouth (उपहार की आलोचना न करें, दान की बछिया के दाँत नहीं गिने जाते), put the cart before the horse (उलटे क्रम में काम करना), dark horse (अप्रत्याशित विजेता या छिपी प्रतिभा वाला व्यक्ति, छुपा रुस्तम), hold your horses (रुको; धैर्य रखो), horse trading (कड़ा मोलभाव, विशेषकर विधायकों का समर्थन ख़रीदना)।