mow
/məʊ/verb
उच्चारण मो
(घास या फ़सल) काटना, घास छाँटना
Core word
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[T, I] ~ sth
to cut grass or another crop using a machine or a tool with a blade
(घास या फ़सल) काटना, घास छाँटना
- The gardener mows the lawn every Saturday.
- the smell of freshly mown grass
- My father mows the grass in the morning before it gets hot.
+ 2 more examples
- Farmers mow the wheat with combine harvesters.
- I need to mow the lawn before the guests arrive.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mow + the lawn / grass
'Mow' is used with a lawn, grass or a field of crop. We mow a lawn with a mower; we do not 'cut' it in careful writing.
'Mow' का प्रयोग लॉन, घास या फ़सल के खेत के साथ होता है। हम लॉन को mower से mow करते हैं।
- The gardener mows the lawn every Sunday.
- Farmers mowed the hay before the rain.
irregular forms: mow, mowed, mown / mowed
The past tense is 'mowed'. The past participle can be 'mown' or 'mowed'. 'Mown' is common before a noun: 'freshly mown grass'.
भूतकाल 'mowed' है। Past participle 'mown' या 'mowed' हो सकता है। Noun से पहले 'mown' आम है: 'freshly mown grass'।
- He mowed the field yesterday.
- The air smelt of freshly mown grass.
mow sb down (phrasal verb)
Figuratively, 'mow somebody down' means to kill many people quickly, usually with a gun or a vehicle.
लाक्षणिक रूप में 'mow somebody down' का अर्थ बंदूक या वाहन से बहुत लोगों को तेज़ी से मार डालना है।
- The out-of-control truck mowed down several pedestrians.
- Machine guns mowed down the advancing soldiers.
mow vs cut vs trim
'Mow' is for grass and fields with a machine or scythe. 'Cut' is general, and 'trim' means to cut a small part to make something neat.
'Mow' घास और खेत के लिए मशीन या दरांती से किया जाता है। 'Cut' सामान्य शब्द है और 'trim' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को सुघड़ बनाने के लिए थोड़ा काटना है।
- Mow the lawn, cut the rope and trim your hair.
+Collocations 5
mow + noun
the lawnthe grassa meadowa fieldthe hay
- Radhika's father mows the lawn every Saturday morning.
adverb + mow
regularlyneatlycloselyrecentlycarefully
- The field had been recently mown, and the hay lay in rows.
mown + noun
grasslawnhayfieldmeadow
- Children played on the freshly mown field.
mow down
mow down peoplemow down soldiersmow down opponentsbe mowed down
- The runaway bus mowed down a row of parked scooters.
mow with a tool
with a mowerwith a scythewith a machineby hand
- The old farmer still mows his small field with a scythe.
“More examples 5
- Mow the grass before it gets too tall.
घास को ज़्यादा लंबी होने से पहले काट दीजिए।
- The groundsman mowed the cricket pitch early in the morning.
मैदान-कर्मचारी ने सुबह-सुबह क्रिकेट की पिच की घास छाँटी।
- The workers mowed the roadside grass to keep the highway safe.
कर्मचारियों ने राजमार्ग को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए सड़क किनारे की घास काटी।
- The freshly mown lawn smelt wonderful after the rain.
वर्षा के बाद ताज़ा कटे लॉन से अच्छी गंध आ रही थी।
- Radhika's brother earns pocket money by mowing neighbours' lawns.
राधिका का भाई पड़ोसियों के लॉन की घास काटकर जेब-खर्च कमाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He has mowed the lawn since morning.
✓ He has been mowing the lawn since morning.
An action that continues from a past point up to now needs the present perfect continuous with 'since'.
जो क्रिया अतीत के किसी बिंदु से अब तक चल रही हो, उसके लिए 'since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
mow sb down
to kill people in large numbers, especially by shooting them or by driving a vehicle into them
(बहुत-से लोगों को) गोलियों से भून देना, कुचल देना
- Soldiers mowed down the protesters at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.
- A speeding car mowed down three pedestrians.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The past participle is mown or mowed, as in 'freshly mown grass'.
इसका past participle mown या mowed होता है, जैसे 'freshly mown grass'।