snow
/snəʊ/noun
उच्चारण स्नो
बर्फ़, हिम
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[U, C]
small soft white pieces (flakes) of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather; a mass of snow on the ground
बर्फ़, हिम
- The mountains are covered in snow.
- Fresh snow fell overnight in Manali.
- Heavy snow blocked the roads to Kullu.
+ 2 more examples
- The children had never seen snow before their trip to the hills.
- The roofs were white with fresh snow.
Synonyms snowfall snowflakes sleet slush frost
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[I]
when it snows, snow falls from the sky; (be snowed under) to have more things, especially work, than you can deal with
बर्फ़ गिरना; (काम से) लदा होना
- It snowed in Shimla.
- I'm snowed under with work.
- It snowed heavily all night in Srinagar.
+ 2 more examples
- It rarely snows in the plains of India.
- I was snowed under with assignments last week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
snow (uncountable noun)
Snow is uncountable and takes a singular verb; do not add s, and use a piece of or a fall of for quantity.
'Snow' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; इसमें 's' नहीं जुड़ता, और मात्रा के लिए 'a fall of' आता है।
- Snow is falling on the mountains.
- A heavy fall of snow blocked the road.
it snows / it is snowing
As a verb, snow uses the empty subject it and describes weather; it takes no object.
Verb के रूप में 'snow' खाली subject 'it' के साथ मौसम बताता है और इसका object नहीं होता।
- It snowed all night in Manali.
- It is snowing, so take your jacket.
be covered with / in snow
Use with or in after covered to show what lies on the surface.
सतह पर क्या पड़ा है, यह दिखाने के लिए 'covered' के बाद 'with' या 'in' आता है।
- The peaks were covered with snow.
- The village is buried in snow every winter.
snowed under / snowed in
Snowed under means having too much work; snowed in means trapped by snow.
'Snowed under' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक काम होना है; 'snowed in' का अर्थ बर्फ़ में फँस जाना है।
- I am snowed under with assignments.
- The travellers were snowed in for two days.
snow (noun) in the plural, snows
The plural snows is literary and means a wide area or season of snow, as in the snows of the Himalayas.
Plural 'snows' साहित्यिक है और बर्फ़ के विस्तृत क्षेत्र या मौसम के लिए आता है, जैसे हिमालय की बर्फ़।
- The first snows of the year reached the village in December.
+Collocations 4
adjective + snow
heavyfreshdeepfinemelting
- Heavy snow closed the mountain pass.
verb + snow
meltfallclearshovelcover
- The workers cleared the snow from the road.
snow + noun
fallstormmanleopardline
- The children built a snowman in the garden.
snow + place
on the hillsin Kashmiron the peakin winterat night
- It snows in Kashmir every January.
“More examples 6
- The Himalayan peaks glow white with snow in winter.
सर्दियों में हिमालय की चोटियाँ बर्फ़ से सफ़ेद चमकती हैं।
- Radhika saw snow for the first time in Shimla.
राधिका ने पहली बार शिमला में बर्फ़ देखी।
- Snow melts in spring and feeds the rivers of the north.
वसंत में बर्फ़ पिघलकर उत्तर की नदियों को पानी देती है।
- It snowed so heavily that the school was closed.
इतनी भारी बर्फ़ गिरी कि स्कूल बंद कर दिया गया।
- The clerks were snowed under with files before the audit.
ऑडिट से पहले क्लर्कों पर फ़ाइलों का ढेर लग गया था।
- Skiers wait all year for fresh snow.
स्कीइंग करने वाले पूरे साल ताज़ा बर्फ़ की प्रतीक्षा करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ It is snow in Manali today.
✓ It is snowing in Manali today.
As a verb, use the continuous form is snowing.
Verb के रूप में continuous रूप 'is snowing' आता है।
✗ Snow are falling heavily on the hills.
✓ Snow is falling heavily on the hills.
Snow is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Snow' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
be snowed under (with sth)
to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with
काम के बोझ से दबा होना
- I'm snowed under with work this week.
- The office was snowed under with applications.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the frozen-water words: snow, ice, frost, sleet, hail, glacier, avalanche.
जमे पानी के शब्द याद रखिए: snow, ice, frost, sleet, hail, glacier, avalanche।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Be snowed under (have too much work), as white as snow (very white; very pure), snowball (grow quickly in size or importance: 'The problem snowballed'), as pure as the driven snow (completely innocent).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: be snowed under (बहुत अधिक काम होना), as white as snow (बहुत सफ़ेद; बहुत शुद्ध), snowball (आकार या महत्व में तेज़ी से बढ़ना: 'The problem snowballed'), as pure as the driven snow (पूरी तरह निर्दोष)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The snow line is the level above which there is always snow; the Himalayas means 'abode of snow' in Sanskrit; Gulmarg and Auli are famous for skiing.
Snow line (हिम-रेखा) वह स्तर है जिसके ऊपर सदा बर्फ़ रहती है; संस्कृत में हिमालय का अर्थ 'बर्फ़ का घर' है; गुलमर्ग और औली स्कीइंग के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।