knock-on
/ˈnɒk ɒn/adjective
उच्चारण नॉक ऑन
श्रृंखलाबद्ध, एक घटना के कारण आगे पड़ने वाला (प्रभाव)
Core word
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[only before noun]
causing further effects or problems, one after another, as a result of something that happened earlier
श्रृंखलाबद्ध, एक घटना के कारण आगे पड़ने वाला (प्रभाव)
- The strike had a knock-on effect on the prices of vegetables.
- Heavy rain in Mumbai led to knock-on delays in train services.
- The cancelled flight had a knock-on effect on the whole schedule.
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- A small delay at the start can have knock-on problems later in the day.
- The closure of the bridge caused knock-on traffic jams across the city.
Synonyms indirect consequent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
knock-on effect
Knock-on is nearly always used before effect, to mean a further result that follows from an earlier event.
'Knock-on' लगभग हमेशा effect से पहले आता है और किसी पहली घटना से आगे होने वाले परिणाम को बताता है।
- The strike had a knock-on effect on the delivery of vegetables.
knock-on + noun
It also appears with consequence, cost, problem or impact; it is an attributive adjective and is not used after be.
यह consequence, cost, problem या impact के साथ भी आता है; यह attributive adjective है और be के बाद नहीं आता।
- There will be knock-on problems for the other trains if one is cancelled.
knock-on for sb / sth
Use for to say who or what suffers from the chain of consequences.
श्रृंखलाबद्ध परिणामों से कौन प्रभावित होता है, यह बताने के लिए for का प्रयोग होता है।
- The fuel price rise has knock-on costs for farmers.
knock on (verb phrase) vs knock-on
The verb phrase knock on has no hyphen, while the adjective is written with a hyphen.
Verb phrase 'knock on' बिना hyphen के लिखा जाता है, जबकि adjective hyphen के साथ।
- Please knock on the door before entering.
- A knock-on delay affected the second flight.
+Collocations 4
knock-on + noun
effectimpactconsequencesdelayscostsproblems
- Heavy fog had a knock-on impact on rail services all day.
adjective + knock-on effect
seriouspositivepossibleinevitableunintendedwider
- A rise in oil prices has an inevitable knock-on effect on food prices.
verb + knock-on effect
havecauseavoidlimitworry about
- The flood caused a knock-on effect on school exams.
knock-on + preposition
on the economyfor familiesfor other departmentsacross the region
- The bank's closure had a knock-on effect across the region.
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- Cancelling one flight can have a knock-on effect on dozens of others.
एक उड़ान रद्द करने का असर दर्जनों दूसरी उड़ानों पर पड़ सकता है।
- Poor rainfall has knock-on effects for farmers and for food prices.
कम वर्षा का प्रभाव किसानों और खाद्य कीमतों पर भी पड़ता है।
- The teachers' absence caused a knock-on delay in the syllabus.
शिक्षकों की अनुपस्थिति से पाठ्यक्रम में एक के बाद एक देरी होती गई।
- Radhika feared that missing one chapter would have knock-on effects on her exam preparation.
राधिका को डर था कि एक अध्याय छूटने का असर उसकी परीक्षा की तैयारी पर भी पड़ेगा।
- Experts warned of knock-on consequences if the dam burst.
विशेषज्ञों ने चेतावनी दी कि बाँध टूटा तो आगे कई परिणाम होंगे।
- One late train caused a knock-on delay for passengers all along the line.
एक ट्रेन के देर से चलने से पूरी लाइन के यात्रियों को एक के बाद एक देरी झेलनी पड़ी।
- The ministry studied the knock-on costs of the new tax before announcing it.
मंत्रालय ने नए कर की घोषणा से पहले उसके आगे पड़ने वाले खर्चों का अध्ययन किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The strike had a knock-on effect to the market.
✓ The strike had a knock-on effect on the market.
Effect is followed by on, not to.
Effect के बाद on आता है, to नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: Knock-on is mostly used in the phrase knock-on effect.
Knock-on का प्रयोग ज़्यादातर knock-on effect वाक्यांश में होता है।