spot
/spɒt/noun
उच्चारण स्पॉट
धब्बा, बिंदु; स्थान; दाग़
Basic word
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[C]
a small round area that has a different colour or feels different from the surface it is on; a particular area or place; a small mark on the skin; a small amount of something
धब्बा, बिंदु; स्थान; दाग़
- a tourist spot
- a spot of rain
- on the spot
+ 3 more examples
- The leopard has dark spots on its coat.
- This is a lovely spot for a picnic.
- There was a spot of ink on his shirt.
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[T]
to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so
देख लेना, पहचान लेना
- Spot the error in the sentence.
- Can you spot the difference between the two pictures?
- She spotted her friend in the crowd.
+ 1 more example
- The teacher spotted three mistakes in my essay.
¶Idioms 4
put sb on the spot
to make sb feel that they must answer a difficult question or make a difficult decision immediately
किसी को असहज स्थिति में डालना, तुरंत जवाब देने को मजबूर करना
- The interviewer put her on the spot with a question about her weaknesses.
- Sorry to put you on the spot, but what's your answer?
have a soft spot for sb/sth
to like sb/sth very much
किसी के लिए दिल में ख़ास जगह होना
- Grandma has a soft spot for her youngest grandson.
- I've always had a soft spot for old films.
on the spot
immediately; at the place where sth is happening
फ़ौरन, उसी समय; मौक़े पर
- He was offered the job on the spot.
- Reporters were on the spot within minutes.
rooted to the spot
so frightened or shocked that you cannot move
डर या सदमे से जड़ हो जाना
- She stood rooted to the spot as the dog came closer.
- We were rooted to the spot by the news.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective spotless means perfectly clean ('a spotless record').
Adjective spotless का अर्थ पूरी तरह साफ़, बेदाग़ है ('a spotless record')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On the spot (immediately; at the place where something is happening: 'He was fined on the spot'), put sb on the spot (make somebody answer a difficult question), a soft spot for sb (a special liking for somebody), a blind spot, hit the spot (be exactly what is needed), in a tight spot (in a difficult situation), a leopard cannot change its spots (people cannot change their basic character), spot on (exactly right).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: on the spot (तुरंत; घटनास्थल पर: 'He was fined on the spot', मौक़े पर), put sb on the spot (किसी से कठिन प्रश्न का उत्तर माँगना), a soft spot for sb (किसी के प्रति विशेष लगाव), a blind spot, hit the spot (ठीक वही होना जिसकी ज़रूरत हो), in a tight spot (कठिन स्थिति में), a leopard cannot change its spots (लोग अपना मूल स्वभाव नहीं बदल सकते), spot on (बिलकुल सही)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam: 'spot the error' (error detection) questions are very common in SSC English.
परीक्षा में 'spot the error' (error detection) प्रश्न SSC English में बहुत आम हैं।