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jog

/dʒɒɡ/verb

उच्चारण जॉग

धीरे-धीरे दौड़ना, जॉगिंग करना

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verbjogged, jogging
  1. 1

    [I]

    to run slowly and steadily for a long time, especially for exercise

    धीरे-धीरे दौड़ना, जॉगिंग करना

    • Radhika jogs in the park every morning.
    • I go jogging three times a week.
    • My uncle jogs along the river every evening.
    + 2 more examples
    • We jogged around the school ground to warm up.
    • The doctor told him to jog for twenty minutes a day.

    Synonyms run trot

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to hit something lightly and accidentally

    हल्का-सा धक्का लगना या देना

    • Someone jogged my elbow and I spilt my tea.
    • The waiter jogged the table and the glasses rattled.
    • The crowd jogged my arm and the photograph came out blurred.
    + 2 more examples
    • She jogged the shelf by mistake and a vase fell off.
    • A sudden bump jogged the passengers in the bus.

    Synonyms nudge bump knock

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.]

    a slow run, especially for exercise

    हल्की दौड़, जॉगिंग

    • Let's go for a jog before breakfast.
    • Radhika goes for an early jog around the park every day.
    • He goes for a jog after dinner to stay fit.
    + 2 more examples
    • A short jog in the morning clears the mind.
    • The team started training with a five-kilometre jog.

    Synonyms run trot

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

jog (verb) + place / for + time

Jog needs no object; add a place or for plus a length of time to say where or how long.

'Jog' के बाद object नहीं आता; कहाँ या कितनी देर के लिए, यह बताने के लिए स्थान या for + समय जोड़ें।

  • Radhika jogs in the park every morning.
  • They jogged for half an hour along the river.

go jogging / go for a jog

For the activity use go jogging or go for a jog; do not use go to jog.

गतिविधि के लिए 'go jogging' या 'go for a jog' का प्रयोग होता है; 'go to jog' नहीं।

  • My father goes jogging before sunrise.
  • Let's go for a jog after school.

jog sb's memory

Jog sb's memory means to help somebody remember something; the object is the person's memory, not the person.

'Jog sb's memory' का अर्थ किसी को कुछ याद दिलाने में मदद करना है; object व्यक्ति की memory है, स्वयं व्यक्ति नहीं।

  • This old photograph may jog your memory.
  • The song jogged her memory of her school days.

jog (verb) = knock lightly

Jog can also mean to knock or push something lightly by accident, usually an elbow or a table.

'Jog' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को, प्रायः कोहनी या मेज़ को, अनजाने में हल्के से धक्का देना भी हो सकता है।

  • Someone jogged my elbow and I spilled the tea.
+Collocations 4

adverb + jog

slowlygentlysteadilylightlyregularly

  • He jogs slowly so as not to tire himself.

go + jog

go jogginggo for a jogtake a jogdo a jog

  • We go for a jog around the cricket ground at six.

jog + place

along the beacharound the parkround the blockup the hill

  • The students jogged around the school field.

jog + memory

jog sb's memoryjog the memoryhelp to jogtry to jog

  • The detective showed a picture to jog his memory.
“More examples 5
  • Doctors advise elderly people to jog gently, not run fast.

डॉक्टर बुज़ुर्गों को सलाह देते हैं कि वे धीरे-धीरे जॉग करें, तेज़ न दौड़ें।

  • The cricketers jog twice round the ground to warm up.

क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी warm up करने के लिए मैदान के दो चक्कर जॉग करते हैं।

  • A quick glance at my notes jogged my memory.

अपने नोट्स पर एक झलक डालने से मुझे सब याद आ गया।

  • The truck jogged along the narrow road slowly.

ट्रक संकरी सड़क पर धीरे-धीरे हिचकोले खाता हुआ चलता रहा।

  • Her morning jog helps her stay fit during exam preparation.

उसकी सुबह की जॉगिंग उसे परीक्षा की तैयारी के दौरान स्वस्थ रखती है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ I go to jog every morning.

✓ I go jogging every morning.

The pattern for activities is go + -ing, not go to + verb.

गतिविधियों के लिए pattern 'go + -ing' है, 'go to + verb' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs describe moving on foot at different speeds.

ये क्रियाएँ पैदल चलने या दौड़ने की अलग-अलग गति बताती हैं।

jog

To run slowly and steadily, usually for exercise.

धीमी और स्थिर गति से, प्रायः व्यायाम के लिए, दौड़ना।

  • He jogs for half an hour daily.

run

To move fast on foot; faster than a jog.

पैदल तेज़ गति से चलना; jog से तेज़।

  • The boys ran to catch the bus.

sprint

To run at full speed over a short distance.

कम दूरी तक पूरी गति से दौड़ना।

  • She sprinted the last fifty metres.

trot

To move at a speed between a walk and a run, often of a horse.

चलने और दौड़ने के बीच की गति से चलना, प्रायः घोड़े की।

  • The horse trotted along the road.
Idioms 1

jog sb's memory

to say or do something that makes somebody remember something

किसी को कुछ याद दिलाना

  • This photo might jog your memory.
  • Let me jog your memory: we met at Radhika's wedding.
→Phrasal verbs 1

jog along/on

(British, informal) to continue as usual with little excitement or change

(काम या ज़िंदगी का) यूँ ही चलते रहना

  • The business just jogs along from year to year.
◇Word family
jogger nounjogging noun