mare
/meə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मेअर
घोड़ी
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a female horse or donkey
घोड़ी
- a mare and her foal
- The farmer led the mare to the stream so that she could drink.
- The mare gave birth to a healthy foal in the early morning.
+ 2 more examples
- The rider patted the mare and led her back to the stable.
- A white mare pulled the wedding carriage through the streets.
Synonyms female horse filly
Opposite stallion
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
a mare (countable noun)
Mare is a female horse, donkey or similar animal; the plural is mares.
'Mare' मादा घोड़ा, गधा या ऐसा ही पशु है; इसका plural mares है।
- The mare gave birth to a foal in the stable.
- Three mares grazed near the river.
mare vs stallion vs foal
A mare is the female, a stallion is the adult male horse, and a foal is a young one.
Mare मादा है, stallion वयस्क नर घोड़ा है और foal बच्चा है।
- The stallion stood beside the mare and her foal.
a mare's nest
A mare's nest is an idea or discovery that looks wonderful but turns out to be false or worthless.
'A mare's nest' ऐसा विचार या खोज है जो शानदार लगे पर गलत या बेकार निकले।
- The big secret turned out to be a mare's nest.
mare in historic and rural contexts
In stories of kings and battles, a mare often carries a hero; Rani Lakshmibai is often shown on a mare.
राजाओं और युद्धों की कथाओं में mare प्रायः वीर को ले जाती है; रानी लक्ष्मीबाई को प्रायः घोड़ी पर दिखाया जाता है।
- The queen rode her white mare into battle.
mare vs the sea 'mare' in names
Mare is also a Latin word for sea, found in moon names such as Mare Tranquillitatis, but in English everyday use it means a horse.
Mare लैटिन में समुद्र को भी कहते हैं और चंद्रमा के नामों में आता है, पर रोज़ की अंग्रेज़ी में इसका अर्थ घोड़ी है।
- The astronaut landed in a dark plain called a mare on the Moon.
mare in foal / mare with foal
A mare that is expecting a baby is said to be in foal.
जो घोड़ी बच्चे को जन्म देने वाली हो, उसके लिए 'in foal' कहा जाता है।
- The mare is in foal and needs rest.
+Collocations 6
adjective + mare
whitebrownpregnantswiftwildold
- A swift brown mare won the race.
verb + mare
ridebreedsaddletrainfeed
- He saddled the mare before sunrise.
mare + verb
foalneighgallopgrazekick
- The mare galloped across the field.
mare + and
mare and foalmare and stallionmare and cartmare and rider
- A mare and foal stood under the tree.
mare's + noun
mare's nestmare's milkmare's tailmare's foal
- Mare's milk is drunk in some parts of Central Asia.
mare + preposition
on a mareby a marein foalfrom a mare
- The groom was sitting on a mare when the band arrived.
“More examples 6
- The old mare pulled the tonga slowly through the lane.
बूढ़ी घोड़ी ने तांगे को गली में धीरे-धीरे खींचा।
- Radhika fed the mare a handful of gram.
राधिका ने घोड़ी को मुट्ठी भर चना खिलाया।
- The story of Chetak, Maharana Pratap's famous horse, is told in every school.
महाराणा प्रताप के प्रसिद्ध घोड़े चेतक की कथा हर स्कूल में सुनाई जाती है।
- The news of the lost treasure was a mare's nest.
खोए खज़ाने की खबर एक भ्रम निकली।
- The mare is in foal and will deliver soon.
घोड़ी गर्भवती है और जल्द ही बच्चा देगी।
- The mare and her foal drank water at the village pond.
घोड़ी और उसके बच्चे ने गाँव के तालाब पर पानी पिया।
¶Idioms 1
a mare's nest
a discovery that seems exciting but turns out to be false or worthless; also, a very confused or complicated situation
झूठी या बेकार खोज; उलझी हुई स्थिति
- The 'secret document' he found turned out to be a mare's nest.
- The files were a mare's nest of old bills and letters.
§Grammar and usage
Gender pair: stallion and mare; homophone: mare and mayor are similar.
लिंग जोड़ी: stallion और mare; homophone: mare और mayor मिलते-जुलते हैं।