pamper
/ˈpæmpə(r)/verb
उच्चारण पैम्पर
लाड़-प्यार करना, सिर चढ़ाना
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[T] ~ sb/yourself sometimes disapproving
to take care of somebody very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible
लाड़-प्यार करना, सिर चढ़ाना
- Grandparents often pamper their grandchildren.
- On her birthday, Radhika's friends decided to pamper her with a day at the spa.
- She went to a spa to pamper herself after the exams.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't pamper the child, or he will never learn to be independent.
- The hotel pampers its guests with free breakfast and massages.
Synonyms spoil indulge cosset mollycoddle baby
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pamper + object
'Pamper' is a transitive verb. The person or thing pampered follows the verb directly, with no 'to' or 'for'.
'Pamper' सकर्मक क्रिया है। जिसे लाड़-प्यार किया जाए वह क्रिया के ठीक बाद आता है, बीच में 'to' या 'for' नहीं आता।
- Radhika's grandmother pampers her with sweets.
- The salon pampers its guests.
pamper + oneself
'Pamper yourself' means to treat yourself to comfort and small luxuries.
'Pamper yourself' का अर्थ है अपने आपको आराम और छोटी-मोटी विलासिता देना।
- After the exams, she pampered herself with a day at the spa.
be pampered (passive)
The passive often has a negative sense, meaning spoiled by too much indulgence. It can also describe pleasant care.
Passive प्रायः नकारात्मक अर्थ देता है, यानी अत्यधिक लाड़ से बिगड़ा हुआ। यह सुखद देखभाल का वर्णन भी कर सकता है।
- The youngest child was pampered by everyone.
- Guests are pampered at this resort.
pampered + noun
As an adjective, 'pampered' describes a person or animal who gets too much comfort and care.
Adjective के रूप में 'pampered' उस व्यक्ति या पशु को बताता है जिसे बहुत अधिक आराम और देखभाल मिलती है।
- He lived the life of a pampered prince.
+Collocations 4
pamper + person
a childguestsa petyourselfcustomers
- The hotel pampers its customers with free massages.
adverb + pamper
lavishlyconstantlyexcessivelygentlyshamelessly
- Her parents pampered her excessively.
pampered + noun
childpetlifestyleponystar
- The pampered pet had its own bed.
pamper + with
with giftswith attentionwith sweetswith luxury
- He pampered his sister with gifts on Raksha Bandhan.
“More examples 5
- Do not pamper the child, or he will never learn to be independent.
बच्चे को ज़्यादा लाड़ मत करो, नहीं तो वह कभी आत्मनिर्भर बनना नहीं सीखेगा।
- The hotel offers a package to pamper honeymoon couples.
होटल नवविवाहित जोड़ों को लाड़-प्यार से रखने के लिए एक पैकेज देता है।
- She pampers her cat with fresh fish every evening.
वह हर शाम अपनी बिल्ली को ताज़ी मछली खिलाकर लाड़ करती है।
- Treat yourself and pamper your tired feet after the trek.
trek के बाद स्वयं को सुख दीजिए और अपने थके पैरों की देखभाल कीजिए।
- A pampered student may struggle with hard work.
अत्यधिक लाड़ में पला विद्यार्थी कठिन परिश्रम में संघर्ष कर सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She pampers to her son too much.
✓ She pampers her son too much.
'Pamper' is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Pamper' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
✗ He is pampered since childhood.
✓ He has been pampered since childhood.
With 'since' we need the present perfect tense, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect tense चाहिए, simple present नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean treating someone with great kindness, but they carry different shades.
ये क्रियाएँ सभी किसी के साथ बहुत दया का व्यवहार करने को बताती हैं, पर इनके भाव अलग हैं।
To give extra comfort and care, sometimes too much.
अतिरिक्त आराम और देखभाल देना, कभी-कभी ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा।
- She pampers her grandson.
To harm a child's character by giving too much or never saying no.
बहुत अधिक देकर या कभी मना न करके बच्चे के चरित्र को बिगाड़ना।
- Too many gifts will spoil him.
To let someone have what they want, or to allow yourself a pleasure.
किसी को उसकी इच्छित वस्तु लेने देना, या स्वयं को सुख की छूट देना।
- He indulged himself with a sweet.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pam·per
?Which word?
Keep the spoil words together: pamper (care for too well), spoil (give too much so that behaviour becomes bad), indulge (allow what somebody wants), cosset (protect too much), mollycoddle (treat too kindly and protect too much).
बिगाड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pamper (अत्यधिक देखभाल), spoil (इतना देना कि व्यवहार बिगड़ जाए), indulge (जो चाहे वह करने देना), cosset (अत्यधिक सुरक्षा), mollycoddle (बहुत नरमी और अत्यधिक सुरक्षा)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Spare the rod and spoil the child' (if you do not punish children, they will become spoilt).
कहावत 'Spare the rod and spoil the child' (बच्चों को दंड न दें तो वे बिगड़ जाते हैं)।