microwave
/ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/noun
उच्चारण माइक्रवेव
माइक्रोवेव
Core word
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(also microwave oven) a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using electromagnetic waves; an electromagnetic wave
माइक्रोवेव
- heat it in the microwave
- Radhika warmed her lunch in the microwave before the class began.
- Put the soup in the microwave for two minutes.
+ 2 more examples
- The microwave beeped when the milk was hot.
- You cannot put metal plates inside a microwave.
Synonyms oven
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
microwave (noun) / microwave oven
A microwave is a kitchen oven that cooks with microwaves. It is countable: a microwave, two microwaves. The full term is microwave oven.
'Microwave' रसोई का ओवन है जो microwaves से भोजन पकाता है। यह countable है: a microwave, two microwaves। पूरा नाम microwave oven है।
- We bought a new microwave for the kitchen.
- The hostel has two microwaves for the students.
in the microwave / cook in the microwave
Use in for the oven: heat it in the microwave. As a verb, microwave takes a direct object and needs no preposition.
Oven के लिए 'in' आता है: heat it in the microwave। Verb के रूप में 'microwave' का सीधा कर्म आता है और preposition नहीं लगता।
- Heat the milk in the microwave for one minute.
- Microwave the soup for two minutes.
microwave (verb): microwave sth
To microwave food is to cook or heat it in a microwave oven. The forms are microwave, microwaves, microwaved and microwaving.
भोजन को 'microwave' करने का अर्थ है उसे microwave oven में पकाना या गरम करना। रूप हैं microwave, microwaves, microwaved, microwaving।
- She microwaved the leftover rice.
- Never microwave an egg in its shell.
microwaves (physics): electromagnetic waves
In science, microwaves are short electromagnetic waves used in cooking, radar and communication. Here the word is plural.
विज्ञान में microwaves छोटी विद्युत-चुंबकीय तरंगें हैं जो भोजन पकाने, रडार और संचार में काम आती हैं। यहाँ शब्द plural होता है।
- Microwaves are used in radar and in mobile networks.
- A microwave tower transmits phone signals.
+Collocations 4
verb + microwave
useheat input inswitch offclean
- Do not put metal dishes in the microwave.
microwave + noun
ovenmealpopcornradiationtower
- Microwave popcorn takes only three minutes.
adjective + microwave
smallbuilt-indigitaldirtypowerful
- A built-in microwave saves space in a small kitchen.
microwave + cooking words
defrostreheatwarm upsteambake
- You can defrost bread quickly in a microwave.
“More examples 5
- Radhika reheated yesterday's dal in the microwave.
राधिका ने कल की दाल microwave में दोबारा गरम की।
- Please cover the bowl before you microwave it.
Microwave करने से पहले कृपया कटोरे को ढक दीजिए।
- Microwave ovens heat the water inside the food.
Microwave ovens भोजन के भीतर के पानी को गरम करते हैं।
- The microwave beeped when the food was ready.
भोजन तैयार होने पर microwave ने बीप की आवाज़ की।
- The hostel allows a small microwave in each floor's pantry.
छात्रावास हर मंज़िल की पैंट्री में एक छोटा microwave रखने की अनुमति देता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Heat the milk on the microwave for a minute.
✓ Heat the milk in the microwave for a minute.
Food is cooked inside a microwave, so in is used, not on.
भोजन microwave के भीतर पकता है, इसलिए 'in' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: microwaves are electromagnetic waves used in cooking and communication.
विज्ञान में microwaves विद्युत-चुंबकीय तरंगें हैं जो खाना पकाने और संचार में प्रयुक्त होती हैं।