mope
/məʊp/verb
उच्चारण मोप
उदास होकर बैठे रहना, मुँह लटकाए रहना
Core word
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[I] disapproving
to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself
उदास होकर बैठे रहना, मुँह लटकाए रहना
- Stop moping and start preparing for the next exam.
- He has been moping since his friend left the city.
- Instead of moping at home, go out and meet your friends.
+ 2 more examples
- She moped around the house all weekend after the match.
- Don't mope about the result; there is always another chance.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mope (intransitive verb)
Mope has no object; it means to feel sorry for yourself and do nothing. It is usually followed by around or about.
'Mope' अकर्मक क्रिया है; इसका अर्थ खुद पर तरस खाना और कुछ न करना है। इसके बाद प्रायः around या about आता है।
- He moped around the house after the defeat.
- Don't just mope about; call your friends.
mope over / about + noun
Over or about shows what the sadness is about.
'Over' या 'about' उदासी का कारण बताता है।
- She is moping over her low marks.
- Stop moping about the lost phone.
mope + -ing in continuous tenses
The verb is often used in continuous tenses with always or still to show that the habit annoys the speaker.
यह क्रिया प्रायः always या still के साथ continuous tense में आती है, जो वक्ता की खीझ दिखाती है।
- He has been moping for three days.
- Why are you still moping in your room?
mope (informal, disapproving)
The word is informal and slightly critical; it suggests the person should stop and do something useful.
यह शब्द अनौपचारिक और थोड़ा आलोचनात्मक है; यह सुझाता है कि व्यक्ति को रुककर कुछ उपयोगी करना चाहिए।
- Instead of moping, she began to practise harder.
- Moping will not change the result.
+Collocations 4
mope + adverb
aroundaboutin his roomall daysadly
- Radhika moped in her room all day after the quarrel.
verb + mope
start tostopbegin totend torefuse to
- Don't start to mope just because you lost one match.
mope + cause
over a failureabout the weatherover a breakupabout the result
- He moped over a failure for weeks.
adverb + mope
constantlysilentlyunhappilyendlessly
- She moped silently by the window.
“More examples 5
- He moped around the house instead of preparing for the next exam.
वह अगली परीक्षा की तैयारी करने के बजाय घर में उदास पड़ा घूमता रहा।
- There is no use moping over a mistake; learn from it.
गलती पर उदास पड़े रहने का कोई लाभ नहीं; उससे सीखिए।
- She stopped moping and joined her friends for a walk.
उसने उदास रहना छोड़ा और दोस्तों के साथ टहलने चली गई।
- My brother moped for a week when his team lost the final.
जब उसकी टीम फाइनल हार गई, तो मेरा भाई एक सप्ताह तक उदास पड़ा रहा।
- The puppy moped by the door until its owner returned.
पिल्ला मालिक के लौटने तक दरवाज़े के पास उदास बैठा रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He moped his failure for many days.
✓ He moped over his failure for many days.
Mope is intransitive, so it needs over or about before the cause.
'Mope' अकर्मक क्रिया है, इसलिए कारण से पहले over या about चाहिए।
✗ She is moping since morning.
✓ She has been moping since morning.
Since needs the present perfect continuous tense, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 1
mope about/around (sth)
to move around a place with no energy or purpose because you feel unhappy
उदास होकर इधर-उधर घूमना
- She moped around the house all weekend.