puzzle
/ˈpʌzl/verb
उच्चारण पज़ल
उलझन में डालना, चकरा देना
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
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as antonym
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody feel confused because they do not understand something
उलझन में डालना, चकरा देना
- What puzzles me is how he knew my address.
- Her sudden silence puzzled everyone.
- His strange behaviour puzzled his friends.
+ 2 more examples
- It puzzles me why the bus has not arrived yet.
- The question puzzled even the best students in the room.
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[I] ~ over/about sth
to think hard about something because you cannot understand it
(किसी बात पर) माथापच्ची करना, सोचते रहना
- I puzzled over the question for an hour.
- The strange noise from the engine puzzled the mechanic.
- We puzzled over the map but still could not find the temple.
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- Radhika puzzled for a long time over the last clue.
- Scientists are still puzzling about how the birds find their way.
Synonyms ponder wonder about mull over
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[C]
a game or toy that you have to think about carefully to solve or put together
पहेली, बुझौवल
- a crossword puzzle
- a jigsaw puzzle
- My grandmother solves a number puzzle every morning with her tea.
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- The toy shop sells wooden puzzles for young children.
- He finished the sliding puzzle in under a minute.
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[sing.]
something that is difficult to understand or explain
रहस्य, उलझन भरी बात
- Where the money went is still a puzzle.
- Why the old clock stopped at midnight remains a puzzle to everyone.
- The disappearance of the old manuscript is a puzzle to historians.
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- It is a puzzle how she finished the paper so quickly.
- The cause of the fire remains a puzzle.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
puzzle + sb (transitive)
When something puzzles a person, the thing is the subject and the person is the object; the thing is hard to understand.
जब कोई चीज़ किसी को उलझन में डालती है, तब वह चीज़ subject और व्यक्ति object होता है; वह चीज़ समझने में कठिन होती है।
- His sudden silence puzzled Radhika.
- It puzzles me why the train was late.
be puzzled by / about / at sth
The adjective puzzled describes the confused person; use by, about or at before the cause.
विशेषण 'puzzled' उलझन में पड़े व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; कारण से पहले by, about या at आता है।
- The students were puzzled by the last question.
- I am puzzled about his decision.
puzzle over / about sth
Use puzzle over with no object person when someone thinks hard about a problem they cannot solve.
जब कोई ऐसी समस्या पर देर तक सोचता है जो हल नहीं हो रही, तब 'puzzle over' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika puzzled over the riddle for an hour.
a puzzle (noun) + about / to sb
As a noun, a puzzle is a game or a mystery; use to sb to say who finds it hard to explain.
Noun के रूप में 'puzzle' खेल या रहस्य है; किसे यह समझाना कठिन है, यह बताने के लिए 'to sb' आता है।
- Why he left remains a puzzle to everyone.
+Collocations 4
verb + puzzle
solvedocompletesetwork out
- He loves to solve a crossword puzzle after breakfast.
type of puzzle
jigsawcrosswordnumberwordlogic
- A logic puzzle is common in reasoning tests.
puzzled + noun
lookexpressionfrownsilencevoice
- The teacher gave him a puzzled look.
adverb + puzzled
completelytotallyslightlygenuinelya little
- I am completely puzzled by his answer.
“More examples 5
- The riddle puzzled everyone in the class.
पहेली ने कक्षा में सबको उलझन में डाल दिया।
- Radhika was puzzled by the strange noise from the kitchen.
राधिका रसोई से आती अजीब आवाज़ से उलझन में पड़ गई।
- The disappearance of the old clock remained a puzzle.
पुरानी घड़ी का गायब होना एक पहेली बना रहा।
- My brother spends Sundays solving number puzzles.
मेरा भाई रविवार को संख्या-पहेलियाँ हल करने में बिताता है।
- Scientists are still puzzling over the cause of the disease.
वैज्ञानिक अभी भी बीमारी के कारण पर माथापच्ची कर रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am puzzling by this question.
✓ I am puzzled by this question.
To describe your own confusion, use the -ed adjective puzzled.
अपनी उलझन बताने के लिए -ed रूप 'puzzled' प्रयुक्त होता है।
✗ The question puzzled to me.
✓ The question puzzled me.
Puzzle is a transitive verb and takes no preposition before its object.
'Puzzle' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके object से पहले कोई preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The news was very puzzled.
✓ The news was very puzzling.
Use puzzling for the thing that confuses and puzzled for the person.
उलझाने वाली चीज़ के लिए 'puzzling' और उलझे हुए व्यक्ति के लिए 'puzzled' आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 2
puzzle sth out
to find the answer to something by thinking hard
सोच-सोचकर हल निकालना
- After an hour she puzzled out the meaning of the clue.
puzzle over/about sth
to think hard about sth in order to understand or explain it
(किसी बात को समझने के लिए) उस पर माथापच्ची करना
- I've been puzzling over this question all morning.
- Scientists have puzzled over the problem for years.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
puz·zle
§Grammar and usage
The person is puzzled; the problem is puzzling.
व्यक्ति puzzled होता है और समस्या puzzling।
Puzzle over sth.
'puzzle over sth' आता है।