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sidetrack

/ˈsaɪdtræk/verb

उच्चारण साइड्ट्रैक

(मुख्य विषय या काम से) भटका देना, ध्यान हटा देना

Core word

verb
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    [T, often passive] ~ sb (from sth)

    to make somebody start to talk about or do something different from the main thing they should be talking about or doing

    (मुख्य विषय या काम से) भटका देना, ध्यान हटा देना

    • Radhika refused to be sidetracked and finished her revision before lunch.
    • The meeting got sidetracked by a long argument about parking.

    Synonyms distract divert deflect

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Sidetrack is very often used in the passive, as in get sidetracked or be sidetracked by something.

Sidetrack का प्रयोग अक्सर passive में होता है, जैसे get sidetracked या be sidetracked by something।