kerb
/kɜːb/noun
उच्चारण कर्ब
पटरी का किनारा, फ़ुटपाथ की कोर
Core word
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[C] British
the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
पटरी का किनारा, फ़ुटपाथ की कोर
- Stand back from the kerb until the traffic stops.
- The car hit the kerb and stopped.
- Look both ways before you step off the kerb.
+ 2 more examples
- The taxi pulled up beside the kerb.
- The little boy sat on the kerb and waited for his mother.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the kerb (countable noun)
Kerb is the British spelling for the edge of the pavement. The American spelling is curb. The word is countable.
Pavement के किनारे के लिए British spelling kerb है। अमेरिकी spelling curb है। यह शब्द countable है।
- Radhika stepped off the kerb without looking.
- The car was parked next to the kerb.
at / on / off the kerb
Use at or on for being by the kerb and off for stepping down from it.
Kerb के पास होने के लिए at या on और उससे नीचे उतरने के लिए off का प्रयोग होता है।
- The children waited at the kerb for the bus.
- Don't step off the kerb until the signal turns green.
kerb + noun
Kerb before a noun names things connected with the edge, such as kerb weight or kerb appeal.
Noun से पहले 'kerb' किनारे से जुड़ी चीज़ों का नाम बताता है, जैसे kerb weight या kerb appeal।
- The kerb weight of the car is 900 kg.
- A fresh coat of paint adds to the house's kerb appeal.
kerb (verb) in British English
As a verb, kerb is rare, and curb means to control or limit. Do not mix the two spellings in a British essay: kerb is for the road edge, curb is for restraint.
Verb के रूप में kerb बहुत कम प्रयोग होता है, और curb का अर्थ नियंत्रित या सीमित करना है। British निबंध में दोनों वर्तनियों को न मिलाएँ: kerb सड़क के किनारे के लिए और curb रोक के लिए।
- The government plans to curb the use of plastic.
+Collocations 4
verb + kerb
step offmountpark byhitcrossstand on
- The scooter hit the kerb and fell over.
adjective + kerb
highlowdroppedconcreteyellowbroken
- A dropped kerb helps wheelchair users cross the road.
kerb + noun
stonesideweightappealcrawlingdrill
- The kerb drill taught the children to look right, left and right again.
preposition + kerb
by thealong theagainst thebeside thenext to the
- Hawkers had laid their goods along the kerb.
“More examples 5
- The old man waited on the kerb until the traffic stopped.
बूढ़ा आदमी यातायात रुकने तक पटरी के किनारे प्रतीक्षा करता रहा।
- The driver misjudged the turn and the front wheel hit the kerb.
चालक ने मोड़ का गलत अंदाज़ा लगाया और आगे का पहिया kerb से टकरा गया।
- Radhika's teacher reminded the class to walk on the pavement and not near the kerb.
राधिका की शिक्षिका ने कक्षा को याद दिलाया कि पटरी पर चलें, kerb के पास नहीं।
- The council painted the kerb yellow to show that parking was not allowed.
परिषद ने यह दिखाने के लिए kerb को पीला रंग दिया कि वहाँ पार्किंग मना है।
- A pedestrian crossing has a lowered kerb so that prams can pass.
पैदल यात्री क्रॉसिंग पर नीचा kerb होता है ताकि बच्चागाड़ी निकल सके।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The council decided to kerb rising prices.
✓ The council decided to curb rising prices.
To control or limit something is curb, not kerb.
किसी चीज़ को नियंत्रित या सीमित करने के लिए curb आता है, kerb नहीं।
?Which word?
Do not confuse kerb (the edge of a pavement) and curb (to control or limit something), although American English spells both curb.
Kerb (फ़ुटपाथ का किनारा) और curb (नियंत्रित करना या सीमित करना) में भ्रम न करें, हालाँकि American English में दोनों की spelling curb है।