meat
/miːt/noun
उच्चारण मीट
मांस, गोश्त; सार
Basic word
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[U, C]
the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten as food; the important or interesting part of something
मांस, गोश्त; सार
- Vegetarians do not eat meat.
- the meat of the argument
- We buy fresh meat from the market every Sunday.
+ 3 more examples
- Many people in India prefer to eat no meat during Navratri.
- Cut the meat into small pieces before you cook it.
- The meat of the story is in the final chapter, not the introduction.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
meat (uncountable noun)
Meat is uncountable and takes no plural s or article a. Use a piece of, a kilo of or some for amounts.
Meat uncountable है और इसमें plural s या article 'a' नहीं लगता। मात्रा के लिए a piece of, a kilo of या some का प्रयोग करें।
- Meat is expensive this month.
- She bought a kilo of meat from the shop.
meat (figurative): the meat of an argument
The meat of something is its most important or interesting part: the meat of the speech, the meat of a story.
किसी चीज़ का meat उसका सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण या रोचक भाग है: the meat of the speech, the meat of a story।
- Skip the introduction and get to the meat of the lecture.
- The essay lacks meat.
meat + noun / noun + meat
Meat appears in compounds describing kinds of meat or its use: red meat, white meat, meat market.
Meat उसके प्रकारों या उपयोग को बताने वाले समासों में आता है: red meat, white meat, meat market।
- Red meat should be eaten in moderation.
- Some Indians avoid eating meat on certain days.
meat vs. flesh vs. mutton / beef / pork
Meat is flesh as food. Flesh is the soft part of a living body; the specific names are mutton (goat or sheep), beef (cow), pork (pig) and poultry (birds).
Meat भोजन के रूप में माँस है। Flesh जीवित शरीर का कोमल भाग है; विशिष्ट नाम हैं mutton (बकरी या भेड़), beef (गाय), pork (सूअर) और poultry (पक्षी)।
- The knife cut through the flesh; the cook cut the meat.
+Collocations 4
adjective + meat
rawleanredwhiteprocessed
- Lean meat has less fat.
verb + meat
eatcookgrillchopavoid
- He avoids eating meat during Navratri.
meat + noun
eatershopmarketcurrypie
- The meat shop opens at six in the morning.
meat + of
a piece ofa kilo ofa slice ofthe meat of
- A kilo of meat is enough for six people.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's family does not eat meat on Tuesdays.
राधिका का परिवार मंगलवार को माँस नहीं खाता।
- The meat was cooked slowly in a clay pot.
माँस को मिट्टी के बर्तन में धीमी आँच पर पकाया गया।
- Vegetarians get protein from pulses and milk instead of meat.
शाकाहारी लोग माँस की जगह दालों और दूध से प्रोटीन पाते हैं।
- The chapter on the economy contains the real meat of the debate.
अर्थव्यवस्था पर अध्याय में बहस का असली सार है।
- He cut the meat into small pieces before frying.
उसने तलने से पहले माँस के छोटे टुकड़े किए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I do not eat meats.
✓ I do not eat meat.
Meat is uncountable and does not take a plural s.
Meat uncountable है और इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
✗ Please buy a meat from the market.
✓ Please buy some meat from the market.
Meat is uncountable, so it cannot take the article a.
Meat uncountable है, इसलिए article 'a' नहीं लेता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Meat is the general word, and other words name the animal or the quality.
Meat सामान्य शब्द है और अन्य शब्द पशु या गुण का नाम बताते हैं।
The flesh of an animal or bird eaten as food.
भोजन के रूप में खाया जाने वाला पशु या पक्षी का माँस।
- Meat should be cooked thoroughly.
The soft part of the body of a person or animal, not necessarily food.
व्यक्ति या पशु के शरीर का कोमल भाग, ज़रूरी नहीं कि भोजन हो।
- The thorn pierced his flesh.
The meat of an adult sheep or, in India, of a goat.
वयस्क भेड़ का माँस, और भारत में प्रायः बकरे का माँस।
- The restaurant is famous for its mutton curry.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophones, asked very often: meat (flesh), meet (come together) and mete (give out punishment: 'mete out justice') are all /miːt/.
Homophones बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: meat (मांस), meet (मिलना) और mete (दंड देना: 'mete out justice') सब /miːt/ हैं।
Keep the meat words: mutton (goat or sheep meat in India), beef (cow), pork (pig), poultry (chicken and birds), venison (deer).
मांस के शब्द याद रखिए: mutton (भारत में बकरी या भेड़ का मांस), beef (गाय), pork (सूअर), poultry (मुर्गी और पक्षी), venison (हिरण)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective meaty means full of meat or full of important ideas ('a meaty discussion').
Adjective meaty का अर्थ मांसल या महत्वपूर्ण विचारों से भरा है ('a meaty discussion')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
One man's meat is another man's poison (what one person likes, another may hate).
कहावत 'one man's meat is another man's poison' (जो एक को पसंद है, दूसरा उससे घृणा कर सकता है)।
Meat and drink to sb (something somebody enjoys very much), the meat of sth (the main part).
Idioms: meat and drink to sb (जिसका कोई बहुत आनंद ले), the meat of sth (मुख्य भाग, सार)।