moon
/muːn/noun
उच्चारण मून
चंद्रमा, चाँद
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[sing.] the moon
the round object that moves around the earth once every 27 days and shines at night by the light that it reflects from the sun; a natural satellite that moves around a planet
चंद्रमा, चाँद
- a full moon
- the moons of Jupiter
- The moon was bright last night.
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- Children love to look at the full moon during Sharad Purnima.
- Astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969.
- Mars has two small moons.
Synonyms satellite crescent Chandra luna
Opposite sun
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the moon (with the)
Moon takes the when it means the Earth's natural satellite, because there is only one; in fixed phrases such as 'the Moon' with a capital it is also acceptable.
जब 'moon' पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक उपग्रह के लिए आता है तब उसके साथ the लगता है, क्योंकि वह एक ही है।
- The moon rose over the hills.
- Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
a moon (planet's satellite)
A moon is any natural satellite of a planet; Jupiter has many moons.
'A moon' किसी ग्रह का कोई भी प्राकृतिक उपग्रह है; बृहस्पति के कई moons हैं।
- Jupiter has more than seventy moons.
full / new / half moon
Phases of the moon are named with adjectives and take no article in some phrases: under a full moon, at new moon.
चंद्रमा की कलाएँ विशेषणों से बताई जाती हैं और कुछ वाक्यांशों में article नहीं लगता: under a full moon, at new moon।
- Eid is celebrated after the new moon is seen.
- Diwali falls on a new-moon night.
over the moon (idiom) / once in a blue moon
Over the moon means extremely happy; once in a blue moon means very rarely.
'Over the moon' का अर्थ बहुत खुश होना है; 'once in a blue moon' का अर्थ बहुत कम बार है।
- Radhika was over the moon with her result.
- He visits his village once in a blue moon.
+Collocations 4
adjective + moon
fullnewhalfcrescentharvestbright
- A bright full moon lit the courtyard.
verb + moon
risesetshineorbitland ongaze at
- The moon rises later each night.
moon + noun
lightrocklandingmissionphasefestival
- India's moon mission was a great success.
moon + preposition
by the light of the moonunder the moonon the moonbehind the clouds
- We walked home by the light of the moon.
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- Chandrayaan landed near the south pole of the moon.
चंद्रयान चंद्रमा के दक्षिणी ध्रुव के पास उतरा।
- The moon takes about 27 days to go round the earth.
चंद्रमा को पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा करने में लगभग 27 दिन लगते हैं।
- Karwa Chauth is observed when the moon rises.
करवा चौथ चंद्रोदय के समय मनाया जाता है।
- A thin crescent moon appeared in the evening sky.
शाम के आकाश में पतला अर्धचंद्र दिखाई दिया।
- We were over the moon when our team won.
हमारी टीम के जीतने पर हम बेहद खुश थे।
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✗ A moon is shining brightly tonight.
✓ The moon is shining brightly tonight.
The Earth's moon is unique, so use the.
पृथ्वी का चंद्रमा अद्वितीय है, इसलिए 'the' लगाएँ।
✗ The moon looks beautiful in the full moon night.
✓ The moon looks beautiful on a full-moon night.
Use on a night, and hyphenate full-moon before night.
रात के लिए 'on a' आता है।
✗ I met him once in a blue moons.
✓ I met him once in a blue moon.
The idiom has moon in the singular.
इस मुहावरे में 'moon' singular होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are about the night sky, but they refer to different bodies.
ये शब्द रात के आकाश से जुड़े हैं, पर अलग-अलग पिंडों को बताते हैं।
A natural satellite going round a planet.
ग्रह की परिक्रमा करने वाला प्राकृतिक उपग्रह।
- Earth has one moon.
A huge ball of burning gas that gives light.
जलती गैस का विशाल गोला जो प्रकाश देता है।
- The sun is a star.
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over the moon
extremely happy and excited
बहुत ख़ुश, ख़ुशी से झूम उठना
- She was over the moon about her result.
- My parents were over the moon when I got the job.
promise (sb) the moon/the earth
(informal) to make promises to sb that are impossible to keep
आसमान से तारे तोड़ लाने का वादा करना
- Politicians promise the moon before elections.
- He promised her the earth but gave her nothing.
ask for the moon
(informal) to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve
असंभव चीज़ माँगना, चाँद माँगना
- We're not asking for the moon — just a fair salary.
- Expecting full marks without study is asking for the moon.
cry for the moon
to ask for sth that is impossible to get or achieve
असंभव चीज़ की माँग करना, चाँद माँगना
- Expecting full marks without any preparation is crying for the moon.
- We are not crying for the moon; we only want a fair salary.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Once in a blue moon (very rarely), over the moon (extremely happy), ask or cry for the moon (want something that is impossible to get), promise the moon (promise something that you cannot give).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: once in a blue moon (बहुत कम, कभी-कभार, ईद का चाँद), over the moon (अत्यधिक प्रसन्न), ask या cry for the moon (असंभव चीज़ चाहना), promise the moon (ऐसा वादा करना जो पूरा न कर सकें, चाँद-तारे तोड़ लाने का वादा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon (1969); Chandrayaan-1 (2008) found water on the moon; Chandrayaan-3 (2023) made India the first country to land near the moon's south pole; 23 August is National Space Day.
Neil Armstrong चंद्रमा पर चलने वाले पहले व्यक्ति थे (1969); चंद्रयान-1 (2008) ने चंद्रमा पर पानी खोजा; चंद्रयान-3 (2023) ने भारत को चंद्रमा के दक्षिणी ध्रुव के पास उतरने वाला पहला देश बनाया; 23 अगस्त राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस है।
Science: the moon has no light of its own; the adjective is lunar.
विज्ञान में चंद्रमा का अपना प्रकाश नहीं होता; adjective lunar है।