kiss
/kɪs/verb
उच्चारण किस
चूमना
Basic word
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[T, I]
to touch somebody with your lips as a sign of love or affection or when saying hello or goodbye; (literary) to touch something gently
चूमना
- She kissed the baby.
- The breeze kissed her face.
- He kissed his mother on the forehead.
+ 2 more examples
- The couple kissed at the airport.
- She kissed the child goodnight.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kiss + object (transitive verb)
Kiss takes a direct object: you kiss someone, with no preposition.
Kiss के बाद direct object आता है: you kiss someone, बीच में preposition नहीं।
- She kissed her grandmother.
- He kissed the baby on the cheek.
kiss + object + on the + body part
To say where, use 'on the cheek, forehead, hand'.
कहाँ चूमा, यह बताने के लिए 'on the cheek, forehead, hand' आता है।
- Mother kissed him on the forehead.
kiss (noun): give / blow a kiss
As a noun, kiss is countable: give someone a kiss, blow a kiss, a kiss on the cheek.
Noun के रूप में kiss countable है: give someone a kiss, blow a kiss, a kiss on the cheek।
- She gave her brother a kiss.
- He blew a kiss from the train window.
kiss goodbye / kiss and make up / kiss of life
'Kiss goodbye' is a farewell kiss, 'kiss and make up' means to reconcile, and 'kiss of life' is mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
'Kiss goodbye' विदाई का चुम्बन है, 'kiss and make up' का अर्थ सुलह करना है, और 'kiss of life' मुँह से साँस देना (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) है।
- The two friends kissed and made up.
- The lifeguard gave him the kiss of life.
kiss (informal: KISS rule, kiss something goodbye)
'Kiss something goodbye' means to accept that you have lost a chance.
'Kiss something goodbye' का अर्थ किसी अवसर के खो जाने को स्वीकार करना है।
- If you miss the form deadline, you can kiss the seat goodbye.
+Collocations 5
verb + kiss
giveblowplantstealreturnexchange
- She planted a kiss on her father's cheek.
adjective + kiss
gentlequicksofttenderfarewellfriendly
- He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.
kiss + adverb
kiss gentlykiss tenderlykiss goodbyekiss lightlykiss passionately
- The child kissed the idol gently.
kiss + noun
of lifeof deathof peacemark
- The paramedic gave the drowning boy the kiss of life.
kiss + body part
on the cheekon the handon the foreheadon the lips
- He kissed his mother's hand with respect.
“More examples 6
- Radhika kissed her parents goodbye and boarded the train to Kota.
राधिका ने माता-पिता को अलविदा कहकर चूमा और कोटा जाने वाली गाड़ी में बैठ गई।
- The baby blew a kiss at the camera.
शिशु ने कैमरे की ओर चुम्बन उड़ाया।
- He kissed the ground on reaching his village after ten years.
दस वर्ष बाद अपने गाँव पहुँचकर उसने धरती को चूमा।
- Devotees kissed the feet of the idol before leaving the temple.
भक्तों ने मंदिर से निकलने से पहले मूर्ति के चरणों को चूमा।
- The coach told his team they could kiss the trophy goodbye if they played carelessly.
कोच ने टीम से कहा कि लापरवाही से खेलने पर वे ट्रॉफ़ी को भूल जाएँ।
- In an error-spotting question, the sentence 'He kissed to his wife' contains a preposition error.
त्रुटि-पहचान के प्रश्न में 'He kissed to his wife' वाक्य में preposition की गलती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He kissed to his mother.
✓ He kissed his mother.
Kiss is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Kiss' transitive है और उसके object से पहले preposition नहीं आता।
✗ She kissed me in my cheek.
✓ She kissed me on the cheek.
Use 'on the' with the body part that is kissed.
चूमे गए अंग के साथ 'on the' आता है।
✗ He did a kiss on her forehead.
✓ He gave her a kiss on the forehead.
The natural verb with the noun kiss is give.
Noun kiss के साथ स्वाभाविक क्रिया 'give' है।
¶Idioms 1
the kiss of death
(informal, often humorous) an event that seems good, but is certain to make sth else fail
ऐसी चीज़ जो (अच्छी लगकर भी) बर्बादी पक्की कर दे
- The minister's support may be the kiss of death for the project.
- For a new restaurant, a bad review is the kiss of death.
?Which word?
Keep the affection words: kiss, hug (hold somebody tightly in your arms), embrace (formal, hug), cuddle (hold lovingly), peck (a quick light kiss).
स्नेह के शब्द याद रखिए: kiss, hug (बाँहों में कसकर पकड़ना, गले लगाना), embrace (औपचारिक, आलिंगन), cuddle (प्यार से पकड़ना), peck (जल्दी हल्का चुंबन)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Kiss of death (an event or action that causes failure), kiss of life (British, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation; something that brings new energy), kiss goodbye to sth (accept that you will lose something: 'You can kiss goodbye to that money'), kiss and make up (become friends again after a quarrel), kiss and tell (tell people about a private relationship).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: kiss of death (विफलता का कारण बनने वाली घटना या कार्य), kiss of life (British, मुँह से साँस देकर बचाना; नई ऊर्जा लाने वाली चीज़), kiss goodbye to sth (मान लेना कि कुछ खो देंगे: 'You can kiss goodbye to that money'), kiss and make up (झगड़े के बाद फिर मित्र बनना), kiss and tell (निजी संबंध के बारे में लोगों को बताना)।