lawn
/lɔːn/noun
उच्चारण लॉन
घास का मैदान, लॉन
Basic word
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an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden or park
घास का मैदान, लॉन
- Children played on the lawn.
- The gardener mows the lawn every Saturday morning.
- We spread a sheet on the lawn and ate our lunch there.
+ 1 more example
- Dew had settled on the lawn by early morning.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a lawn (countable noun)
Lawn is countable; you can have a front lawn, a back lawn, or two lawns. It is grass that is kept short.
'Lawn' countable है; front lawn, back lawn या two lawns कहा जा सकता है। यह छोटी कटी हुई घास का हिस्सा है।
- The children played on the lawn.
- The college has three large lawns.
on / across / over the lawn
Use on the lawn for position, across the lawn for movement from side to side.
स्थिति के लिए 'on the lawn' और एक ओर से दूसरी ओर जाने के लिए 'across the lawn' लगता है।
- Peacocks walked across the lawn.
- She sat on the lawn with her book.
lawn + noun
It forms compounds: lawn tennis, lawn chair, lawn sprinkler, lawn party.
इससे compound बनते हैं: lawn tennis, lawn chair, lawn sprinkler, lawn party।
- Lawn tennis is played at Wimbledon.
mow / water / roll the lawn
These are the usual verbs for lawn care. Mow means cut the grass.
लॉन की देखभाल के लिए ये सामान्य क्रियाएँ हैं; mow का अर्थ घास काटना है।
- The gardener mows the lawn every Saturday.
lawn vs garden vs grass
A lawn is only the grassy part. A garden is the whole area and may include flowers and trees.
Lawn केवल घास वाला भाग है; garden पूरा क्षेत्र है जिसमें फूल और पेड़ भी हो सकते हैं।
- The garden has a lawn in the middle and roses round it.
+Collocations 5
verb + lawn
mowwaterrolltrimcut
- The gardener watered the lawn at dawn.
adjective + lawn
greenneatfrontwell-keptsloping
- A well-kept lawn welcomed visitors to the guesthouse.
lawn + noun
tennischairmowerpartysprinkler
- We held the wedding reception on the lawn.
on the lawn
picnicplaysitstrollrest
- The students picnicked on the lawn after the exam.
lawn + care
clippingsedgegrass seedfertiliserroller
- He spread grass seed on the bare lawn.
“More examples 7
- The principal inspected the freshly cut lawn before the function.
प्राचार्य ने कार्यक्रम से पहले ताज़ा कटे हुए लॉन का निरीक्षण किया।
- The monsoon rain turned the dry lawn bright green.
मानसून की बारिश ने सूखे लॉन को चटक हरा कर दिया।
- Please do not walk on the lawn.
कृपया लॉन पर न चलें।
- Rani Park has a big lawn where families gather in the evening.
रानी पार्क में एक बड़ा लॉन है जहाँ शाम को परिवार इकट्ठा होते हैं।
- My grandfather takes his morning tea on the lawn.
मेरे दादाजी सुबह की चाय लॉन में लेते हैं।
- A lawn needs regular watering in the dry months of April and May.
अप्रैल और मई के सूखे महीनों में लॉन को नियमित पानी की आवश्यकता होती है।
- The wedding guests gathered on the lawn at dusk.
विवाह के मेहमान शाम ढलते लॉन में इकट्ठा हुए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Children are playing in the lawn.
✓ Children are playing on the lawn.
Use on for an open grassy surface.
खुली घास वाली सतह के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ We were sitting at the lawn after dinner.
✓ We were sitting on the lawn after dinner.
Use on for sitting on a grassy surface.
घास की सतह पर बैठने के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
?Which word?
Keep the grass-area words: lawn, green ('the village green'), meadow, pasture, turf.
घास वाले क्षेत्र के शब्द याद रखिए: lawn, green ('the village green'), meadow, pasture, turf।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lawn tennis (tennis played on grass; now usually just 'tennis'), lawnmower (a machine for cutting grass).
Collocations: lawn tennis (घास पर खेला जाने वाला टेनिस; अब प्रायः केवल 'tennis'), lawnmower (घास काटने की मशीन)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament (1877) and the only Grand Slam played on grass; the Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan (now called Amrit Udyan) have famous lawns.
Wimbledon सबसे पुराना टेनिस टूर्नामेंट (1877) और घास पर खेला जाने वाला एकमात्र ग्रैंड स्लैम है; राष्ट्रपति भवन के मुग़ल गार्डन (अब अमृत उद्यान) के लॉन प्रसिद्ध हैं।