pub
/pʌb/noun
उच्चारण पब
मधुशाला, पब
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[C] especially BrE
a building where people go to drink and meet their friends; alcoholic and other drinks are sold there, and often food
मधुशाला, पब
- a village pub
- After the match, the team celebrated at a pub near the stadium.
- We met our colleagues in a pub near the office in London.
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- The pub serves hot food as well as drinks.
- In the UK, many families visit a pub for Sunday lunch.
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pub (countable noun)
A pub is a place where people drink alcohol and chat; it is especially British and Irish. It is short for public house.
Pub वह जगह है जहाँ लोग शराब पीते और बातचीत करते हैं; यह विशेषतः ब्रिटेन और आयरलैंड में होता है। यह public house का संक्षिप्त रूप है।
- The pub was full on Saturday night.
- There is an old pub near the station.
at / in the pub
In British English, at the pub and in the pub are both used; at stresses the activity, in the building.
British English में at the pub और in the pub दोनों चलते हैं; at गतिविधि पर और in इमारत पर बल देता है।
- They met at the pub after work.
- It was warm in the pub.
go to the pub / pub lunch
Go to the pub is the common British expression; pub also forms compounds such as pub lunch and pub quiz.
'Go to the pub' आम British अभिव्यक्ति है; pub से pub lunch और pub quiz जैसे compounds भी बनते हैं।
- Many people go to the pub after work in London.
- We had a pub lunch in Kolkata.
pub (Indian use)
In Indian cities, pub usually means a licensed bar with music; minors are not allowed inside, so avoid the word when you mean a family restaurant.
भारतीय शहरों में 'pub' प्रायः संगीत वाले लाइसेंस-प्राप्त बार को कहते हैं; नाबालिगों का प्रवेश वर्जित होता है, इसलिए पारिवारिक रेस्तराँ के लिए यह शब्द न लिखें।
- Minors are not allowed in a pub.
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adjective + pub
localcrowdedcosyoldbusy
- He spent the evening in a cosy local pub.
pub + noun
lunchquizfoodcrawlowner
- The pub quiz was held every Thursday.
verb + pub
visitrunownenterleave
- She runs a small pub in London.
pub + preposition
atinnearoutside
- They waited outside the pub.
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- The tourists visited a historic pub in Edinburgh.
पर्यटकों ने एडिनबरा के एक ऐतिहासिक pub का दौरा किया।
- Radhika's cousin works in a pub in Manchester.
राधिका का चचेरा भाई मैनचेस्टर के एक pub में काम करता है।
- The pub closes at eleven o'clock.
Pub ग्यारह बजे बंद होता है।
- He ordered fish and chips at the village pub.
उसने गाँव के pub में फ़िश एंड चिप्स मँगवाया।
- The pub was a meeting place for the neighbourhood.
यह pub मोहल्ले के लोगों के मिलने की जगह था।
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✗ He went in pub to meet his friends.
✓ He went to the pub to meet his friends.
Use go to and the article the with pub.
Pub के साथ 'go to' और article 'the' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Pub, bar and café differ in drinks, setting and who goes there.
Pub, bar और café में पेय, परिवेश और आने वाले लोगों का अंतर है।
A British-style place for alcohol, usually with a friendly local feel.
British ढंग की शराब परोसने वाली जगह, जहाँ प्रायः स्थानीय आत्मीयता होती है।
- The pub is cosy.
A counter or place serving drinks, usually alcohol.
पेय, प्रायः शराब, परोसने वाला काउंटर या जगह।
- He sat at the bar.
café
A place for tea, coffee and light meals.
चाय, कॉफ़ी और हल्के भोजन की जगह।
- We met at a café.
?Which word?
Keep the drinking-place words together: pub or public house (British), bar, tavern (old-fashioned), inn (a small hotel with a bar, often in the country), saloon (American, old-fashioned).
पेय-स्थान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pub या public house (British), bar, tavern (पुराना), inn (बार वाला छोटा होटल, प्रायः ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में, सराय), saloon (American, पुराना)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: pub is short for public house (British).
प्रयोग में pub, public house (British) का छोटा रूप है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pub quiz (a quiz held in a pub), go to the pub.
Collocations: pub quiz (pub में आयोजित प्रश्नोत्तरी), go to the pub।