snooze
/snuːz/verb
उच्चारण स्नूज़
झपकी लेना
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym, idiom
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[I] informal
to sleep for a short time, especially during the day
झपकी लेना
- Grandpa was snoozing in his chair.
- The driver snoozed in the shade while the passengers had lunch.
- I like to snooze on the sofa after lunch.
+ 2 more examples
- The passengers snoozed as the train rolled along.
- Don't snooze in the library, or the guard will wake you.
Synonyms doze nap drowse catnap sleep
Opposite wake stay awake
- 1
[C, usually sing.] informal
a short sleep, especially during the day
झपकी
- a quick snooze after lunch
- I had a short snooze on the train and woke up in Agra.
- He took a short snooze in the afternoon.
+ 2 more examples
- Dad enjoys a snooze on Sundays.
- I had a quick snooze before the evening class.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have / take a snooze
As a noun, snooze goes with have, take or catch and means a short light sleep, usually in the daytime.
Noun के रूप में 'snooze' के साथ have, take या catch आता है और अर्थ दिन में छोटी हल्की नींद है।
- Grandfather took a snooze after lunch.
- I had a quick snooze on the train.
snooze (verb) + place / time
As a verb, snooze is intransitive and takes no object; it is followed by a place or a time.
Verb के रूप में 'snooze' अकर्मक है और इसका object नहीं होता; इसके बाद स्थान या समय आता है।
- The cat was snoozing in the sun.
- Radhika snoozed through the boring lecture.
snooze button / alarm
On an alarm clock, snooze is the button that delays the alarm for a few minutes.
Alarm घड़ी पर 'snooze' वह बटन है जो कुछ मिनट के लिए घंटी टाल देता है।
- He pressed the snooze button three times.
- She set the alarm on snooze.
snooze through / off
Snooze through means to sleep during an event; snooze off means to doze lightly.
'Snooze through' का अर्थ किसी कार्यक्रम के दौरान सो जाना है; 'snooze off' का अर्थ हल्की झपकी लेना है।
- He snoozed through the whole film.
- I snoozed off while reading.
+Collocations 4
verb + snooze
havetakecatchenjoyneed
- I need a quick snooze before the evening class.
adjective + snooze
quickshortlittlelazyafternoon
- A short afternoon snooze refreshed him.
snooze + noun
buttonalarmmodetimefunction
- The snooze function woke her five minutes later.
snooze + adverb
peacefullylazilygentlyoffthrough
- The old dog snoozed peacefully on the veranda.
“More examples 5
- The watchman snoozed under the tree during the hot afternoon.
गर्मी की दोपहर में चौकीदार पेड़ के नीचे झपकी लेता रहा।
- Radhika pressed the snooze button and slept five more minutes.
राधिका ने snooze बटन दबाया और पाँच मिनट और सो गई।
- Father likes to have a snooze after Sunday lunch.
पिताजी को रविवार के भोजन के बाद झपकी लेना पसंद है।
- The passengers snoozed on the long train journey.
यात्री रेल की लंबी यात्रा में ऊँघते रहे।
- He snoozed through the speech and missed the main point.
वह भाषण के दौरान ऊँघता रहा और मुख्य बात चूक गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Grandpa is snoozing since lunch.
✓ Grandpa has been snoozing since lunch.
Since with an ongoing action needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ जारी क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ I took a snoozing after lunch.
✓ I took a snooze after lunch.
After take a, use the noun snooze, not the -ing form.
'Take a' के बाद noun 'snooze' आता है, '-ing' रूप नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all mean a short sleep, but differ in how deep and planned it is.
ये सभी शब्द छोटी नींद बताते हैं, पर उसकी गहराई और योजना में अंतर है।
A light, informal sleep, often unplanned.
हल्की, अनौपचारिक नींद, प्रायः अनियोजित।
- He had a snooze on the sofa.
A short planned sleep in the daytime.
दिन में ली गई छोटी, सोची-समझी नींद।
- The baby takes a nap at noon.
To sleep lightly and for a short time, often without meaning to.
हल्की और थोड़ी देर की नींद लेना, प्रायः बिना इरादे के।
- He dozed in the bus.
¶Idioms 1
you snooze, you lose
used to say that if you are slow to act or not alert, you will miss an opportunity
जो सोया वो खोया, देर की तो मौक़ा गया
- The last tickets were sold in ten minutes, so you snooze, you lose.
- Radhika filled in the form on the first day; in this exam, you snooze, you lose.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the short-sleep words together: snooze, nap, doze (light sleep), catnap (very short sleep), siesta (afternoon rest in hot countries), forty winks (informal).
छोटी नींद के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: snooze, nap, doze (हल्की नींद), catnap (बहुत छोटी नींद), siesta (गर्म देशों में दोपहर का विश्राम), forty winks (अनौपचारिक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The snooze button (on an alarm clock, to sleep a little longer).
Collocation 'the snooze button' (अलार्म घड़ी पर, थोड़ा और सोने के लिए)।
You snooze, you lose (if you do not act quickly, you will miss an opportunity).
Idiom 'you snooze, you lose' (जल्दी कदम न उठाया तो अवसर चूक जाएगा)।