mist
/mɪst/noun
उच्चारण मिस्ट
धुंध, कुहासा
Basic word
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[U, C]
a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground, that make it difficult to see; a fine spray of liquid
धुंध, कुहासा
- morning mist
- the mists of time
- Thick mist covered the hills early in the morning.
+ 3 more examples
- The mist cleared by nine and the sun came out.
- A light mist from the waterfall wet our faces.
- Driving was difficult because of the mist on the highway.
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up/over)
to cover something or become covered with very small drops of water; (of eyes) to fill with tears
धुंधला होना; (आँखें) नम होना
- His glasses misted up.
- Her eyes misted over.
- The window misted up as the room grew warm.
+ 2 more examples
- Her eyes misted over when she heard the old song.
- The mirror misted after he took a hot bath.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mist (uncountable noun)
As the cloud of water drops near the ground, it is usually uncountable: 'morning mist', 'in the mist'.
ज़मीन के पास पानी की बूँदों के बादल के अर्थ में यह प्रायः uncountable है: 'morning mist', 'in the mist'।
- Mist covered the valley at dawn.
- We drove slowly through the thick mist.
mist over / mist up (verb)
'Mist over' or 'mist up' means to become covered with a thin layer of small drops, as glasses or windows do.
'Mist over' या 'mist up' का अर्थ चश्मे या खिड़की का छोटी बूँदों की पतली परत से ढक जाना है।
- My glasses misted up when I entered the warm room.
- Her eyes misted over with tears.
a mist of + noun
Figuratively, 'a mist of' describes a thin cloud of something, such as tears, spray or confusion.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'a mist of' आँसू, फुहार या भ्रम जैसी किसी चीज़ की हल्की परत का वर्णन करता है।
- A mist of spray rose from the waterfall.
- He saw the stage through a mist of tears.
mist (verb, transitive)
It also means to spray plants or the face with very fine drops of water.
इसका अर्थ पौधों या चेहरे पर पानी की बहुत महीन बूँदें छिड़कना भी है।
- She mists the ferns twice a day.
+Collocations 4
adjective + mist
thicklightmorningearlyrolling
- A thick mist hid the mountain peaks.
verb + mist
liftclearrisehangdescend
- The mist lifted by nine o'clock.
in / through / into mist
in the mistthrough the mistinto the mistout of the mistbehind the mist
- A rider appeared out of the mist.
mist + over / up
mist overmist upeyes mistedglasses mistedwindows misted
- The bathroom mirror misted up after the hot shower.
“More examples 5
- In winter, the Delhi mornings are wrapped in mist.
सर्दियों में दिल्ली की सुबहें धुंध में लिपटी होती हैं।
- The mist cleared, and we saw the lake.
धुंध छँट गई, और हमें झील दिखाई दी।
- Radhika's glasses misted up as she stepped out of the air-conditioned hall.
air-conditioned हॉल से बाहर निकलते ही राधिका का चश्मा धुँधला हो गया।
- A mist hung over the tea gardens of Darjeeling.
दार्जिलिंग के चाय बागानों पर धुंध छाई हुई थी।
- His eyes misted over when he heard the old song.
पुराना गाना सुनकर उसकी आँखें नम हो गईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We cannot see because of the mist and fog are heavy.
✓ We cannot see because the mist and fog are heavy.
'Because of' takes a noun phrase, but a clause with a verb needs 'because'.
'Because of' के बाद noun phrase आता है, पर verb वाले clause के लिए 'because' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name thin cloud near the ground, but they differ in thickness and cause.
ये सभी noun ज़मीन के पास की पतली बादलनुमा परत के नाम हैं, पर गाढ़ेपन और कारण में अंतर है।
A thin cloud of drops that reduces visibility only slightly.
बूँदों की पतली परत जो दृश्यता को थोड़ा ही कम करती है।
- Morning mist.
A thicker cloud near the ground that makes it hard to see.
ज़मीन के पास गाढ़ा बादल जिससे देखना कठिन हो जाता है।
- Dense fog stopped the trains.
A thin cloud of dust, smoke or heat that makes the air less clear.
धूल, धुएँ या गर्मी की पतली परत जिससे हवा कम साफ़ दिखती है।
- Haze hung over the city.
→Phrasal verbs 1
mist over/up
to become covered with very small drops of water so that you cannot see through it; (of eyes) to fill with tears
(शीशे आदि पर) भाप जम जाना; (आँखें) नम हो जाना
- The windscreen kept misting up in the rain.
- Her eyes misted over as she read the letter.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone, asked often: mist (thin fog) and missed (past of miss) are both /mɪst/.
Homophone अक्सर पूछा जाता है: mist (पतला कोहरा, धुंध) और missed (miss का past) दोनों /mɪst/ हैं।
Keep apart mist (thin; you can see more than 1 km) and fog (thick; you can see less than 1 km).
Mist (पतली; 1 किमी से अधिक दिखता है) और fog (घना; 1 किमी से कम दिखता है) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective misty means covered with mist; also misty-eyed (emotional, with tears in your eyes).
Adjective misty का अर्थ धुंध से ढका है; misty-eyed भी (भावुक, आँखों में आँसू)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lost in the mists of time (forgotten because it happened so long ago).
Idiom 'lost in the mists of time' (बहुत पहले होने से भुला दिया गया)।