sky
/skaɪ/noun
उच्चारण स्काइ
आकाश, आसमान
Basic word
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[C, usually sing., U]
the space above the earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear
आकाश, आसमान
- a clear blue sky
- Stars filled the night sky above the village.
- The sky turned dark before the storm broke.
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- Birds flew across the sky at sunset.
Synonyms heavens firmament atmosphere air the blue
¶Idioms 1
praise sb/sth to the skies
to praise sb or sth a lot
(किसी की) तारीफ़ों के पुल बाँधना
- The critics praised her first film to the skies.
- He praises his son to the skies.
§Grammar and usage
Plural skies.
Plural skies।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The sky's the limit (there is no limit to what can be achieved), pie in the sky (a plan that is very unlikely to happen), praise sb to the skies (praise somebody very much), out of a clear blue sky (suddenly and unexpectedly), sky-high (very high: 'sky-high prices').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: the sky's the limit (प्राप्ति की कोई सीमा नहीं), pie in the sky (बहुत असंभव योजना, हवाई क़िला), praise sb to the skies (किसी की बहुत प्रशंसा करना, आसमान पर चढ़ाना), out of a clear blue sky (अचानक और अप्रत्याशित रूप से), sky-high (बहुत ऊँचा: 'sky-high prices')।
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General knowledge
Science GK: the sky looks blue because of the scattering of sunlight by air molecules (Rayleigh scattering); at sunset it looks red because light travels a longer path.
विज्ञान GK में आकाश नीला दिखता है क्योंकि वायु अणु सूर्य के प्रकाश का प्रकीर्णन करते हैं (Rayleigh scattering); सूर्यास्त पर यह लाल दिखता है क्योंकि प्रकाश लंबा रास्ता तय करता है।