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nature

/ˈneɪtʃə(r)/noun

उच्चारण नेचर

प्रकृति; स्वभाव; प्रकार

Basic word

noun
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    all the plants, animals and things that exist in the universe that are not made by people; the way that things happen in the physical world when it is not controlled by people; the usual way that a person or an animal behaves; the basic qualities of a thing; a type or kind of something

    प्रकृति; स्वभाव; प्रकार

    • the beauty of nature
    • She is kind by nature.
    • the nature of the problem
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    • We spent the weekend close to nature in the hills.
    • Nature has given the birds the power to fly long distances.
    • By nature, Rohan is shy and quiet.
    • The nature of the work requires a lot of patience.
    • Books of this nature are not suitable for small children.
    • She loves painting scenes from nature.

    Synonyms the natural world environment character temperament essence

Idioms 1

let nature take its course

to allow events to happen without trying to change them

(चीज़ों को) अपने आप होने देना; प्रकृति पर छोड़ देना

  • The doctors decided to let nature take its course.
  • Sometimes it's best to let nature take its course.
◇Word family
natural adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

the natural world environment character temperament essence

?Which word?

Keep the character words: nature, temperament, disposition, character, personality.

स्वभाव के शब्द याद रखिए: nature, temperament, disposition, character, personality।

§Grammar and usage

Nature (the natural world) is used without 'the' ('Protect nature', not 'protect the nature'); but 'the nature of' means the type or quality of ('the nature of the job').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: nature (प्राकृतिक संसार) 'the' के बिना प्रयुक्त होता है ('Protect nature', 'protect the nature' नहीं); पर 'the nature of' का अर्थ प्रकार या गुण है ('the nature of the job')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

By nature (as a basic part of character: 'shy by nature'), second nature (something you do without thinking because you have done it many times), against nature (unnatural), let nature take its course (allow things to happen naturally), the call of nature (humorous, the need to go to the toilet), Mother Nature.

Idioms: by nature (स्वभाव से: 'shy by nature'), second nature (बार-बार करने से बिना सोचे होने वाला काम, आदत बन जाना), against nature (अप्राकृतिक), let nature take its course (चीज़ों को स्वाभाविक रूप से होने देना), the call of nature (मज़ाक में, शौचालय जाने की ज़रूरत), Mother Nature (प्रकृति माँ)।