mount
/maʊnt/verb
उच्चारण माउन्ट
आयोजित करना; बढ़ना; चढ़ना
Core word
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[T, I]
to organize and begin something; to increase gradually; to go up something; to get on a horse or bicycle
आयोजित करना; बढ़ना; चढ़ना
- Pressure is mounting.
- mount a campaign
- The police mounted a search for the missing boy.
+ 4 more examples
- Tension mounted as the results were announced.
- Radhika mounted the horse and rode off.
- The cost of living continues to mount.
- The army mounted an attack at dawn.
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[C]
(Mount) used in the names of mountains
पर्वत
- Mount Everest
- Many climbers dream of reaching the top of Mount Kailash.
- Mount Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.
+ 2 more examples
- The pilgrims set out for Mount Kailash.
- A team of climbers will attempt Mount Everest next spring.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mount + a campaign / an attack / a search
Use 'mount' with nouns like campaign, attack, challenge, exhibition and operation. It means to organise and begin something big.
Campaign, attack, challenge, exhibition और operation जैसे nouns के साथ 'mount' का अर्थ है किसी बड़े कार्य को संगठित करके आरंभ करना।
- The police mounted a search for the missing child.
- The museum will mount an exhibition of old coins.
mount (intransitive): increase
When it means 'to rise gradually', 'mount' takes no object. It is often followed by 'up' and is used with abstract nouns like tension, pressure, costs and debts.
'धीरे-धीरे बढ़ना' अर्थ में 'mount' का कोई object नहीं होता। इसके साथ प्रायः 'up' आता है और यह tension, pressure, costs, debts जैसे अमूर्त nouns के साथ चलता है।
- Tension mounted as the results were about to be announced.
- Her debts began to mount up after the wedding.
mount a horse / a stage / the stairs
As a transitive verb it means to get up on something. It is formal and is used for horses, bicycles, platforms and steps.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ पर चढ़ना है। यह औपचारिक है और घोड़े, साइकिल, मंच और सीढ़ियों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The rider mounted his horse and galloped away.
- The Chief Guest mounted the stage amid applause.
Mount + name
As a title, 'Mount' comes before the name of a mountain: Mount Everest, Mount Abu. It is written with a capital letter and no 'the'.
उपाधि के रूप में 'Mount' पर्वत के नाम से पहले आता है: Mount Everest, Mount Abu। इसे capital letter से लिखा जाता है और 'the' नहीं लगता।
- Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.
- We spent a cool evening at Mount Abu.
mount sth on / onto sth
To fix something on a base, frame or wall so that it can be displayed or used.
किसी वस्तु को आधार, फ्रेम या दीवार पर जमाना ताकि वह प्रदर्शित की जा सके या उपयोग हो सके।
- The camera was mounted on a tripod.
+Collocations 5
mount + noun (organise)
a campaignan attacka challengea protestan operationa defence
- The opposition mounted a strong challenge against the ruling party.
noun + mount (increase)
pressuretensioncostsdebtsangerevidence
- Evidence against the accused continued to mount.
mount + up / adverb
steadilyrapidlyupalarmingly
- Prices of vegetables mounted rapidly after the floods.
mount + place / vehicle
a horsea platforma bicyclethe stepsthe throne
- The prince mounted the throne after his father's death.
Mount + name
EverestAbuKailashFujiKilimanjaro
- Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest in 1953.
“More examples 5
- Pressure on the new minister mounted after the exam paper leak.
परीक्षा का पर्चा लीक होने के बाद नए मंत्री पर दबाव बढ़ता गया।
- The students mounted a campaign against plastic bags in their school.
विद्यार्थियों ने अपने विद्यालय में प्लास्टिक की थैलियों के विरुद्ध अभियान चलाया।
- Radhika mounted her bicycle and rode quickly to the library.
राधिका अपनी साइकिल पर चढ़ी और तेज़ी से लाइब्रेरी की ओर चल दी।
- The army mounted a rescue operation after the landslide.
भूस्खलन के बाद सेना ने बचाव अभियान चलाया।
- The photographs were mounted on thick card before being framed.
तस्वीरों को frame करने से पहले मोटे कार्ड पर जमाया गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The government mounted for a campaign against corruption.
✓ The government mounted a campaign against corruption.
'Mount' is transitive in this sense, so its object follows directly with no preposition.
इस अर्थ में 'mount' सकर्मक है, इसलिए उसका object बिना preposition के सीधे आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
mount up
to increase gradually in size and quantity
(धीरे-धीरे) बढ़ते जाना, जमा होते जाना
- His debts were mounting up.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Mount Everest (8,849 m) is the highest peak; Mount Abu is Rajasthan's only hill station; mounting means increasing ('mounting pressure').
माउंट एवरेस्ट (8,849 m) सबसे ऊँची चोटी है; माउंट आबू राजस्थान का एकमात्र हिल स्टेशन है; mounting का अर्थ बढ़ता हुआ है ('mounting pressure')।