saw
/sɔː/noun
उच्चारण सॉ
आरी; कहावत
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[C]
a tool that has a long blade with sharp points (teeth) along one of its edges, used for cutting wood; (old use) a well-known saying
आरी; कहावत
- He cut the plank with a saw.
- an old saw
- The carpenter reached for his saw and started cutting the board.
+ 2 more examples
- A hand saw is useful for trimming branches.
- The saw was blunt and needed sharpening.
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[T, I]
to use a saw to cut something
आरी से काटना
- They sawed the log in half.
- He sawed a plank into four equal pieces for the shelf.
- He sawed through the branch to clear the path.
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- Radhika sawed the pipe into two short lengths.
- The men sawed logs all morning in the yard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
saw (past tense of see)
Saw is the simple past of see; it is used without have, and the past participle is seen.
'Saw' 'see' का simple past है; इसके साथ 'have' नहीं आता और past participle 'seen' है।
- I saw the match on television last night.
- Radhika saw her teacher in the market.
saw (noun) / use a saw
As a noun, a saw is a tool with a toothed blade for cutting wood; it takes a, the plural is saws.
Noun के रूप में 'saw' दाँतेदार ब्लेड वाला औज़ार है जो लकड़ी काटता है; इसके साथ 'a' आता है और plural 'saws' है।
- The carpenter cut the plank with a saw.
- He bought two saws for the workshop.
saw (verb) sawed, sawn / sawed
As a verb, saw means to cut with a saw; its past is sawed and the past participle is sawn or sawed.
Verb के रूप में 'saw' का अर्थ आरी से काटना है; इसका past 'sawed' है और past participle 'sawn' या 'sawed'।
- They sawed the log into planks.
- The branch was sawn off.
saw sth off / saw sth up
Saw off removes a piece by cutting; saw up cuts something into pieces.
'Saw off' आरी से एक भाग काटकर अलग करता है; 'saw up' किसी चीज़ को टुकड़ों में काटता है।
- He sawed off a dead branch.
- We sawed up the old door for firewood.
+Collocations 4
adjective + saw
handelectriccircularrustysharpchain
- The workers used an electric saw to cut the beams.
verb + saw
usecut withsharpenborrowpick up
- Please sharpen the saw before you start.
saw + noun
blademilldusttoothbench
- Saw dust covered the floor of the workshop.
old saying
an old sawa wise sawthe saw goes
- As the old saw goes, a stitch in time saves nine.
“More examples 5
- I saw a snake near the well yesterday.
कल मैंने कुएँ के पास एक साँप देखा।
- The carpenter sharpened his saw before sunrise.
बढ़ई ने सूर्योदय से पहले अपनी आरी तेज़ की।
- Radhika saw that the door was open.
राधिका ने देखा कि दरवाज़ा खुला था।
- The woodcutter sawed the fallen tree into logs.
लकड़हारे ने गिरे हुए पेड़ को आरी से लट्ठों में काटा।
- It is an old saw that honesty is the best policy.
यह एक पुरानी कहावत है कि ईमानदारी सबसे अच्छी नीति है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I have saw this film.
✓ I have seen this film.
After have, the past participle seen is needed, not saw.
'Have' के बाद past participle 'seen' चाहिए, 'saw' नहीं।
✗ I seen him yesterday.
✓ I saw him yesterday.
A finished past action with yesterday takes the simple past saw, not seen.
'Yesterday' के साथ पूर्ण हो चुके भूतकाल के कार्य में simple past 'saw' आता है, 'seen' नहीं।
✗ I did not saw him.
✓ I did not see him.
After did not, the base form see is needed.
'Did not' के बाद मूल रूप 'see' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Saw, seen and see are forms of one verb, while saw the tool is a separate noun.
Saw, seen और see एक ही क्रिया के रूप हैं, जबकि औज़ार वाला 'saw' अलग noun है।
seen
The past participle of see, used after have or be.
'See' का past participle, 'have' या 'be' के बाद।
- I have seen it.
→Phrasal verbs 2
saw sth off
to remove sth by cutting it with a saw
(आरी से) काटकर अलग करना
- He sawed off the dead branch of the mango tree.
- The carpenter sawed the ends off the planks.
saw sth up
to cut sth into pieces with a saw
(आरी से) टुकड़ों में काटना
- They sawed up the fallen tree for firewood.
- The old table was sawn up and burnt.
?Which word?
Homonym, asked very often: saw is also the past tense of see ('I saw her yesterday'); the verb saw (cut with a saw) has the forms saw, sawed, sawn.
Homonym बहुत पूछा जाता है: saw see का past tense भी है ('I saw her yesterday'); verb saw (आरी से काटना) के रूप saw, sawed, sawn हैं।
Keep the cutting-tool words: saw (for wood), hacksaw (for metal), axe, chisel, knife, scissors, sickle.
काटने के औज़ार याद रखिए: saw (लकड़ी के लिए), hacksaw (धातु के लिए), axe, chisel (छेनी), knife, scissors, sickle।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: an old saw is an old saying or proverb.
प्रयोग में an old saw का अर्थ पुरानी कहावत है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sawmill (a factory where wood is cut), seesaw (a long board that children play on).
Collocations: sawmill (लकड़ी चीरने का कारख़ाना, आरा मिल), seesaw (बच्चों के खेलने का लंबा तख़्ता, ढेंकुली)।