melt
/melt/verb
उच्चारण मेल्ट
पिघलना
Core word
- 1
[I, T]
to become or make something become liquid as a result of heating; to become or make a feeling become gentler and less strong; to disappear
पिघलना
- The ice melted.
- The chocolate began to melt in the child's pocket.
- Melt the butter in a pan over low heat.
+ 2 more examples
- The snow on the hills begins to melt in March.
- His heart melted when he saw the puppy's sad face.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
melt (intransitive)
When a solid becomes liquid by itself because of heat, melt is used without an object.
जब कोई ठोस वस्तु ऊष्मा से अपने आप तरल हो जाए, तब melt बिना कर्म के आता है।
- The ice melted in the sun.
- Butter melts quickly in summer.
melt + object
As a transitive verb, someone or something heats the solid to make it liquid.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में कोई व्यक्ति या वस्तु ठोस को गरम करके तरल बनाती है।
- Melt the butter in a pan.
- The heat melted the wax.
melt + into / away / down
Use 'into' for the result, 'away' for disappearing, and 'down' for melting metal to reuse it.
परिणाम के लिए 'into', गायब होने के लिए 'away' और धातु को गलाने के लिए 'down' आता है।
- The snow melted into water.
- The crowd melted away.
- The old coins were melted down.
melt (feelings)
In figurative use, a feeling can melt: anger melts, a heart melts at something. It means to soften.
आलंकारिक प्रयोग में भाव भी पिघलते हैं, जैसे anger melts या heart melts। इसका अर्थ है नरम पड़ना।
- Her heart melted when she saw the puppy.
- His anger melted at her apology.
+Collocations 4
adverb + melt
slowlyquicklycompletelygraduallyeasily
- The glaciers are melting faster than before.
melt + noun
icesnowbutterchocolatewaxglacier
- Melt the chocolate on a low flame.
melt + preposition
intoawaydownoffin your mouth
- The sweet melts in your mouth.
feeling + melt
heartangerresistancefeardoubt
- His kindness made her fear melt away.
“More examples 5
- The ice cream melted before the children could finish it.
बच्चे उसे खत्म कर पाएँ, उससे पहले ही आइसक्रीम पिघल गई।
- Rising temperatures are melting the Himalayan glaciers.
बढ़ता तापमान हिमालय के ग्लेशियरों को पिघला रहा है।
- The blacksmith melts iron in a hot furnace.
लोहार तेज़ भट्टी में लोहा गलाता है।
- Radhika's mother melted at the sight of her tired daughter.
अपनी थकी हुई बेटी को देखकर राधिका की माँ का दिल पिघल गया।
- The thief melted into the crowd and escaped.
चोर भीड़ में घुल-मिलकर निकल भागा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The butter is melted in the sun.
✓ The butter is melting in the sun.
To describe an ongoing process, use the continuous 'is melting'; 'is melted' suggests a finished state.
चल रही प्रक्रिया के लिए 'is melting' आता है; 'is melted' पूर्ण अवस्था दिखाता है।
✗ Please melt down the butter.
✓ Please melt the butter.
'Melt down' is used for metal; for food, use 'melt' alone.
'Melt down' धातु के लिए है; खाने की चीज़ के लिए केवल 'melt' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe turning from solid to liquid.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ ठोस से तरल होने की प्रक्रिया बताती हैं।
Solid turns to liquid with heat; also feelings that soften.
ऊष्मा से ठोस तरल हो जाता है; भाव भी नरम पड़ते हैं।
- The snow melts in spring.
To warm up until no longer frozen, especially ice or frozen food.
इतना गरम होना कि जमी हुई चीज़ अब जमी न रहे।
- Thaw the chicken before cooking.
To mix into a liquid and become part of it.
किसी तरल में घुलकर उसका हिस्सा बन जाना।
- Sugar dissolves in tea.
→Phrasal verbs 1
melt away
to disappear gradually
धीरे-धीरे ग़ायब हो जाना
- The crowd melted away when it started to rain.
- Her fears melted away as she began to speak.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the melting point of ice is 0 °C; idiom: melting pot (a place where many cultures mix).
विज्ञान में बर्फ़ का गलनांक 0 °C है; idiom 'melting pot' (जहाँ अनेक संस्कृतियाँ मिलती हैं)।