mooch
/muːtʃ/verb
उच्चारण मूच
बेमतलब घूमना, आवारागर्दी करना
Core word
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[I] + adv./prep. British, informal
to walk or wander slowly with no particular purpose
बेमतलब घूमना, आवारागर्दी करना
- He spent the afternoon mooching around the market.
- The boys mooched around the railway station waiting for something to happen.
- Don't just mooch about the house all day.
+ 2 more examples
- We mooched around the shops until the rain stopped.
- He mooched along the beach, thinking about nothing in particular.
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (off/from sb) North American, informal
to get money or food from somebody without paying for it or offering anything in return
मुफ़्त में माँगकर लेना, मुफ़्तखोरी करना
- He's always mooching meals off his friends.
- He is always mooching cigarettes off his classmates.
- Stop mooching off your brother and find a job.
+ 2 more examples
- She keeps mooching free snacks from the office kitchen.
- He mooched a lift from a passing lorry.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mooch around / about
Used with around or about to mean wander without a purpose, often because you are bored.
'Around' या 'about' के साथ इसका अर्थ है बिना उद्देश्य घूमना, प्रायः ऊब के कारण।
- He mooched around the house all afternoon.
- The boys mooched about the bus stand after the exam.
mooch + adverb of place
Mooch can also take along, down or into to show the direction of a slow, aimless walk.
'Mooch' के साथ along, down या into आ सकते हैं, जो धीमी और लक्ष्यहीन चाल की दिशा बताते हैं।
- She mooched along the river bank with her hands in her pockets.
- He mooched into the kitchen looking for a snack.
mooch off / from somebody (informal)
In informal use, mooch off or from someone means to get money or food from them without paying anything back.
अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'mooch off' या 'from' किसी से का अर्थ है उससे बिना कुछ लौटाए पैसे या खाना ले लेना।
- He is always mooching off his friends.
- Stop mooching cigarettes from your cousin.
mooch (British versus American use)
The wandering sense is mainly British; the sense of begging or sponging is more American. Both are informal.
घूमने वाला अर्थ मुख्यतः British प्रयोग है; माँगने या परजीवी की तरह निर्भर रहने वाला अर्थ अधिक American है। दोनों अनौपचारिक हैं।
- On Sundays we mooch about the market.
- Don't mooch money from your juniors.
+Collocations 4
mooch + adverb
aroundaboutalongoffdown the road
- After the result, Radhika mooched around the college corridors.
adverb + mooch
aimlesslylazilysadlyidly
- He mooched sadly around the empty playground.
mooch off + person
friendsrelativesparentsneighbours
- He mooches off his relatives instead of looking for a job.
mooch + noun
moneya meala lifta cigarette
- He tried to mooch a lift from the teacher.
“More examples 5
- On holidays, the students mooch around the canteen and chat.
छुट्टियों में विद्यार्थी कैंटीन के आसपास बेमकसद घूमते और बातें करते हैं।
- He has no plans for the evening, so he will just mooch about the town.
शाम के लिए उसकी कोई योजना नहीं है, इसलिए वह बस शहर में यूँ ही घूमेगा।
- She mooched through the bookshop without buying anything.
वह बिना कुछ खरीदे पुस्तक की दुकान में यूँ ही घूमती रही।
- Rahul has been mooching off his elder brother for two years.
राहुल पिछले दो वर्षों से अपने बड़े भाई के सहारे गुजारा कर रहा है।
- Do not mooch around the exam hall after you finish your paper.
पेपर खत्म करने के बाद परीक्षा हॉल के आसपास बेवजह न घूमें।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She mooches always around the house.
✓ She is always mooching around the house.
Always, with a continuous tense, expresses a repeated habit that annoys the speaker; its usual place is after be.
Continuous tense के साथ 'always' दोहराई जाने वाली खीझ पैदा करने वाली आदत बताता है; इसकी सामान्य जगह 'be' के बाद होती है।