knee
/niː/noun
उच्चारण नी
घुटना
Basic word
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the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle
घुटना
- She fell and hurt her knee.
- He bent his knee carefully before stepping onto the stairs.
- My grandfather's knees ache whenever the monsoon arrives.
+ 1 more example
- The toddler climbed onto her father's knee and fell asleep.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
on one's knees / on bended knee
Use on with the plural knees for a kneeling position; the phrase is used for prayer, begging or a formal request.
घुटनों के बल बैठने की स्थिति के लिए plural 'knees' के साथ on का प्रयोग होता है; यह प्रार्थना, याचना या औपचारिक निवेदन में आता है।
- The devotees fell on their knees before the idol.
- He asked for forgiveness on bended knee.
knee-deep / knee-high
These hyphenated adjectives describe a depth or height that reaches the knee, and they come before a noun or after be.
ये hyphen वाले adjectives घुटने तक की गहराई या ऊँचाई बताते हैं और noun से पहले या be के बाद आते हैं।
- The streets were knee-deep in water after the heavy rain.
- The wheat was knee-high by February.
knee + sb / sth (verb)
As a verb, knee means to hit somebody or something with the knee; it takes a direct object and no preposition.
Verb के रूप में 'knee' का अर्थ घुटने से मारना है; इसके बाद सीधे object आता है, preposition नहीं।
- The defender kneed the striker in the stomach.
- She kneed the door shut because her hands were full.
bring sb to their knees
This idiom means to defeat or ruin somebody completely; the knees stay plural.
यह idiom किसी को पूरी तरह हरा देने या बरबाद कर देने के अर्थ में आता है; 'knees' हमेशा plural रहता है।
- The long strike brought the factory to its knees.
+Collocations 4
adjective + knee
badsoreswollenbruisedarthriticreplacement
- My grandfather cannot climb the stairs because of his bad knee.
verb + knee
bendtwistinjurebruisebangscrape
- The child fell off the swing and scraped his knee.
knee + noun
padjointsurgeryinjurypainreplacement
- The cricketer needed knee surgery and missed the series.
preposition + knee
on one's kneesup to the kneeto the kneeabove the kneebelow the knee
- The river water came up to my knee at the crossing.
“More examples 5
- Radhika sat on the floor with the book resting on her knees.
राधिका फर्श पर बैठी थी और किताब उसके घुटनों पर रखी थी।
- The skirt of her kurta reached just below the knee.
उसकी कुर्ती का निचला हिस्सा घुटने से ठीक नीचे तक आता था।
- Regular yoga helped him recover from a knee problem.
नियमित योग से उसे घुटने की समस्या से उबरने में मदद मिली।
- The old man knelt down, though his knees creaked loudly.
बूढ़े व्यक्ति ने घुटने टेके, हालाँकि उसके घुटने जोर से चरमराए।
- The little girl hid behind her mother and clung to her knee.
छोटी लड़की माँ के पीछे छिप गई और उसके घुटने से चिपक गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She has been suffering from knee pain since two years.
✓ She has been suffering from knee pain for two years.
Use for with a period of time and since with a starting point.
अवधि के साथ for और आरंभ-बिंदु के साथ since का प्रयोग होता है।
¶Idioms 3
bring sb/sth to their knees
to defeat sb, especially in a war; to badly affect an organization, etc. so that it can no longer function
किसी को घुटनों पर ला देना, पूरी तरह हरा देना या पंगु कर देना
- The strike brought the country to its knees.
- The flood brought the small farmers to their knees.
on bended knee(s)
if you ask for sth on bended knee, you ask for it in a very humble way
घुटनों के बल, बहुत विनम्रता से
- He proposed to her on bended knee.
- I'm not going to ask him on bended knee.
weak at the knees
(informal) hardly able to stand because of strong emotion, fear or illness
(घबराहट, डर आदि से) घुटने जवाब दे जाना
- The sight of blood makes me weak at the knees.
- She went weak at the knees when she saw her name on the merit list.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Knee, /niː/, with a silent k (like knife, knock, know, kneel).
Knee, /niː/, silent k के साथ (knife, knock, know, kneel की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bring sb to their knees (defeat somebody completely), on bended knee (very humbly; when asking somebody to marry you), knee-jerk reaction (an immediate reaction without thinking), weak at the knees (very nervous or emotional).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: bring sb to their knees (किसी को पूरी तरह हराना, घुटनों पर लाना), on bended knee (बहुत विनम्रता से; विवाह का प्रस्ताव रखते समय), knee-jerk reaction (बिना सोचे तुरंत प्रतिक्रिया), weak at the knees (बहुत घबराया या भावुक)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the kneecap is called the patella.
विज्ञान में घुटने की चक्की patella कहलाती है।