knit
/nɪt/verb
उच्चारण निट
बुनना, स्वेटर बुनना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (for sb)
to make clothes out of wool using two long needles or a machine
बुनना, स्वेटर बुनना
- Grandmother is knitting a sweater for me.
- Radhika learned to knit during the winter and made a scarf for her mother.
- My aunt knits woollen caps for the whole family every winter.
+ 2 more examples
- She knitted a blue sweater for her baby nephew.
- I never learned to knit, so I buy my scarves.
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[I, T] ~ (A and B) (together)
to join people or things closely together
जोड़ना, एकजुट करना
- a closely knit family
- The students formed a tightly knit group and helped one another with their studies.
- The long journey knit the group together as friends.
+ 2 more examples
- Festivals help to knit neighbours into a close community.
- They are a tightly knit team who trust each other completely.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
knit sth (for sb)
Knit takes the thing made as object, and for the person it is made for.
'Knit' का object बनाई जाने वाली वस्तु होती है, और जिसके लिए बनाई जाए उसके लिए 'for' आता है।
- Radhika is knitting a sweater for her brother.
- Grandmother knits socks every winter.
knit / knitted / knitted
The verb knit has the past form knitted when making cloth; knit is also used.
Verb knit का कपड़ा बनाने के अर्थ में past रूप knitted है; knit भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- She knitted a scarf yesterday.
- He has knitted three caps.
knit together / close-knit
For people, knit together means to join closely; close-knit describes a tightly united group.
लोगों के लिए 'knit together' का अर्थ निकटता से जुड़ना है; 'close-knit' मज़बूत रूप से जुड़े समूह का वर्णन करता है।
- The village is a close-knit community.
- The crisis knit the team together.
knit your brows
To knit your brows means to frown in worry or thought.
'Knit your brows' का अर्थ चिंता या सोच में त्योरियाँ चढ़ाना है।
- He knitted his brows as he read the question.
knit (bones)
When broken bones knit, they grow together again.
टूटी हड्डियाँ जब 'knit' होती हैं, तो वे फिर से जुड़ जाती हैं।
- The broken bone will knit in six weeks.
+Collocations 5
knit + noun
sweaterscarfsockscapshawl
- My aunt knits woollen caps for the village children.
adverb + knit
tightlycloselyneatlyslowlypatiently
- The families are closely knit.
close-knit + noun
familycommunitygroupteam
- We belong to a close-knit group of friends.
knit + preposition
with woolin cottonfor sbat night
- She knits in the evening after work.
knitted + noun
fabricweargarmentcap
- The market sells knitted garments.
“More examples 5
- In winter, grandmothers knit in the sun.
सर्दियों में दादियाँ धूप में बैठकर बुनाई करती हैं।
- She knitted a blue sweater for her niece.
उसने अपनी भतीजी के लिए नीले रंग का स्वेटर बुना।
- The two families are very close-knit.
दोनों परिवार एक-दूसरे से बहुत निकटता से जुड़े हैं।
- The teacher knit her brows at the noisy class.
शिक्षिका ने शोर करती कक्षा को देखकर त्योरियाँ चढ़ाईं।
- A plaster helps the bone knit properly.
प्लास्टर हड्डी को ठीक से जुड़ने में मदद करता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She knitted a sweater by hands.
✓ She knitted a sweater by hand.
Use by hand, singular, for handwork.
हाथ से किए गए काम के लिए 'by hand' (singular) आता है।
✗ He knitted for his brows in worry.
✓ He knitted his brows in worry.
Knit his brows takes no preposition.
'Knit his brows' में preposition नहीं आता।
✗ It is a close knitted family.
✓ It is a close-knit family.
The adjective is close-knit, not close knitted.
Adjective 'close-knit' है, 'close knitted' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
knit your brows
to move your eyebrows together, showing that you are thinking or worried
भौंहें सिकोड़ना
- He knitted his brows over the hard question.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: knit, with a silent k, /nɪt/; homophone of nit (the egg of a louse).
Spelling और pronunciation में knit, silent k के साथ, /nɪt/; nit (जूँ का अंडा) का homophone।
?Which word?
Keep apart knit (with needles and wool), weave (on a loom, threads crossing) and sew (with a needle and thread).
Knit (सलाइयों और ऊन से), weave (करघे पर, धागे आर-पार) और sew (सुई-धागे से) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: knitted (usual), or knit in the sense of joining ('a close-knit family').
Verb forms: knitted (आम), या जोड़ने के अर्थ में knit ('a close-knit family')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Close-knit or tightly knit (closely connected), knit your brows.
Collocations: close-knit या tightly knit (घनिष्ठ रूप से जुड़ा), knit your brows।