jam
/dʒæm/noun
उच्चारण जैम
जैम, मुरब्बा
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[U, C]
a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit and sugar, often sold in glass containers and spread on bread
जैम, मुरब्बा
- bread and jam
- Radhika spread a thin layer of mango jam on her toast.
- I like jam on my bread at breakfast.
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- Grandmother makes strawberry jam at home every winter.
- A jar of mixed fruit jam was on the table.
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[C]
a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people or vehicles
जाम, भीड़
- a traffic jam
- A long jam on the flyover made everyone late for work.
- We were stuck in a long traffic jam on the way to the airport.
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- Rain caused a huge jam near the railway crossing.
- The jam cleared after the police arrived.
Synonyms congestion bottleneck hold-up gridlock blockage
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[C] informal
a difficult situation
मुसीबत
- I'm in a bit of a jam.
- The student found himself in a jam when he lost his admit card on the day of the exam.
- He's in a real jam; he has no money and the rent is due.
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- Her quick thinking got the team out of a jam.
- Can you help me? I'm in a bit of a jam.
Synonyms predicament fix tight spot pickle bind
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[I, T]
to become or to make something unable to move or work
अटक जाना, फँस जाना
- The printer has jammed.
- The paper jammed in the photocopier, and the office had to wait for the mechanic.
- The door jammed and we could not open it.
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- Too many people tried to push through, and the gate jammed.
- He jammed his finger in the window by mistake.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
jam (uncountable): fruit spread
As a food, jam is uncountable; use a jar of jam or some jam.
भोजन के रूप में jam uncountable है; 'a jar of jam' या 'some jam' का प्रयोग करें।
- She spread jam on the bread.
- We bought a jar of mango jam.
traffic jam / a jam (countable)
A traffic jam is a long queue of vehicles unable to move; here jam is countable.
Traffic jam वाहनों की लंबी कतार है जो चल नहीं पाती; यहाँ jam countable है।
- We were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.
- There are jams on the highway every evening.
jam (verb): jammed / jamming
As a verb, jam doubles its final m before -ed and -ing.
Verb के रूप में jam में -ed और -ing से पहले अंतिम m दोहरा हो जाता है।
- The door jammed shut.
- The printer is jamming again.
jam sth into / in sth
Jam means to push something in tightly.
Jam का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को कसकर ठूँसना है।
- He jammed his clothes into the bag.
- Passengers were jammed into the compartment.
in a jam (informal)
In a jam means in a difficult situation.
'In a jam' का अर्थ कठिन परिस्थिति में होना है।
- I am in a jam; I have lost my wallet.
+Collocations 5
type + jam
mangostrawberryorangeapplefig
- Grandmother makes mango jam every summer.
verb + jam
makespreadeatstircook
- She cooked the fruit to make jam.
traffic + jam
traffica hugea longa terribleget stuck in a
- A terrible traffic jam blocked the flyover.
jam + verb
jamjam shutjam upjam the signal
- The window jammed and would not open.
jar of jam
jar ofspoonful ofslice withtin of
- I had bread with a spoonful of jam.
“More examples 5
- The students were stuck in a jam on the way to the exam hall.
विद्यार्थी परीक्षा-कक्ष के रास्ते में जाम में फँस गए।
- The jam was too sweet for my taste.
जैम मेरी पसंद के हिसाब से बहुत मीठा था।
- The photocopier has jammed again.
फ़ोटोकॉपी मशीन फिर से अटक गई है।
- Hundreds of fans jammed the narrow lane outside the stadium.
सैकड़ों प्रशंसकों ने स्टेडियम के बाहर की तंग गली को ठसाठस भर दिया।
- Can you help me? I am in a jam.
क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं? मैं मुसीबत में हूँ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I left home early to avoid the jam of traffic.
✓ I left home early to avoid the traffic jam.
The compound noun is traffic jam, with traffic first.
संयुक्त शब्द 'traffic jam' है, जिसमें traffic पहले आता है।
✗ She bought three jams for the picnic.
✓ She bought three jars of jam for the picnic.
Jam as food is uncountable, so count it with jars.
भोजन के रूप में jam uncountable है, इसलिए उसे jars से गिनें।
✗ The door was jamed and nobody could open it.
✓ The door was jammed and nobody could open it.
Jam doubles the final m before -ed.
-ed से पहले jam का अंतिम m दोहरा होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe a state of being stuck or packed, but they differ in cause.
तीनों अटकी या ठसाठस अवस्था बताते हैं, पर कारण में भिन्न हैं।
Vehicles or people packed so tightly that nothing moves; also fruit spread.
इतने ठसाठस वाहन या लोग कि कुछ चल न सके; फलों का स्प्रेड भी।
- Rain caused a long jam.
A formal word for too much traffic or crowding.
अत्यधिक यातायात या भीड़ के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The city has terrible congestion.
Something that stops movement completely.
कोई चीज़ जो आवाजाही पूरी तरह रोक दे।
- A fallen tree caused a block on the road.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked often: jam (fruit spread; a crowd) and jamb (the side post of a door or window).
Homophone अक्सर पूछा जाता है: jam (फलों का जैम; भीड़) और jamb (दरवाज़े या खिड़की की बगल वाली चौखट)।
Keep apart jam (fruit spread) and marmalade (jam made from oranges or lemons).
Jam (फलों का जैम) और marmalade (संतरे या नींबू का जैम) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In a jam (in trouble), jam-packed (completely full).
Idioms: in a jam (मुसीबत में), jam-packed (पूरी तरह भरा)।
Traffic jam, paper jam, network jamming.
Collocations: traffic jam (सड़क पर वाहनों की भीड़ से रुकावट), paper jam (प्रिंटर में कागज़ फँस जाना), network jamming (नेटवर्क सिग्नल का रुक जाना)।