queue
/kjuː/noun
उच्चारण क्यू
क़तार, पंक्ति
Basic word
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[C] BrE
a line of people, cars waiting for something or to do something (American line); (computing) a list of items of data stored in a particular order
क़तार, पंक्ति
- stand in a queue
- a long queue at the ticket counter
- There was a long queue outside the cinema on Friday night.
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- Please join the end of the queue and wait for your turn.
- The printer processes each file in the queue one by one.
Synonyms line row file column waiting list
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[I] ~ (up) (for sth) BrE
to wait in a line of people, vehicles to do something, get something or go somewhere
क़तार में लगना
- People queued up for tickets.
- We queued for an hour to buy tickets for the match.
- Passengers queued patiently at the bus stop in the rain.
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- Commuters were queuing up outside the metro station.
Synonyms line up wait in line file form a queue
→Phrasal verbs 1
queue up (for sth)
(BrE) to wait in a line of people in order to get something
(कुछ पाने के लिए) कतार में खड़े होना
- People queued up for hours to buy tickets.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
line row file column waiting list line up wait in line form a queue
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: queue (British, also Indian) and line (American: 'stand in line').
British और American English में queue (British, भारतीय भी) और line (American: 'stand in line')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Jump the queue (go ahead of people who were waiting before you; also get an advantage unfairly).
Idiom 'jump the queue' (पहले से प्रतीक्षा कर रहे लोगों से आगे निकलना, लाइन तोड़ना; अनुचित लाभ लेना भी)।