straighten
/ˈstreɪtn/verb
उच्चारण स्ट्रेटन
सीधा करना; सीधा होना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up/out)
to become straight or make something straight
सीधा करना; सीधा होना
- Straighten your back when you sit.
- The road straightens out after the bridge.
- She straightened her sari and went in.
+ 3 more examples
- He straightened the picture on the wall.
- The tailor straightened the collar of the shirt.
- Straighten the line before you draw the next one.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
straighten + object
Used for making something straight, such as a line, a picture or your back.
किसी चीज़ को सीधा करने के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, जैसे रेखा, चित्र या पीठ।
- Radhika straightened the picture on the wall.
- Straighten your back while you sit.
straighten (intransitive)
Without an object, it describes something becoming straight by itself.
बिना object के यह किसी चीज़ के अपने-आप सीधा हो जाने को बताता है।
- The road straightens after the bridge.
straighten out / straighten up
Straighten out solves a problem or confusion; straighten up means to stand upright or tidy a place.
'Straighten out' का अर्थ समस्या सुलझाना है; 'straighten up' का अर्थ सीधा खड़ा होना या जगह व्यवस्थित करना है।
- Let me straighten out the accounts.
- Please straighten up your room before guests arrive.
be straightened (passive)
The passive is used for things adjusted by someone, such as hair, wires or rules.
Passive उन चीज़ों के लिए आता है जिन्हें कोई ठीक करता है, जैसे बाल, तार या नियम।
- The bent rod was straightened with a hammer.
+Collocations 4
straighten + noun
tiehairbackcollarwireline
- He straightened his tie before the interview.
straighten + out
out the muddleout the factsout the scheduleout the dispute
- The principal straightened out the timetable confusion.
straighten + up
up the roomup the deskup in the chairup the books
- She straightened up the shelves.
adverb + straighten
slowlyquicklycarefullygradually
- He slowly straightened after bending to lift the sack.
“More examples 5
- The tailor straightened the crooked seam.
दर्ज़ी ने टेढ़ी सिलाई को सीधा किया।
- After the long journey she straightened her aching back.
लंबी यात्रा के बाद उसने अपनी दुखती पीठ को सीधा किया।
- The teachers helped to straighten out the misunderstanding.
शिक्षकों ने गलतफ़हमी दूर करने में सहायता की।
- The river straightens as it enters the plain.
मैदान में प्रवेश करते ही नदी सीधी हो जाती है।
- He straightened his shoulders and walked into the hall.
उसने कंधे सीधे किए और सभागार में चला गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please straight the picture on the wall.
✓ Please straighten the picture on the wall.
Straight is an adjective; the verb is straighten.
'Straight' adjective है; क्रिया 'straighten' है।
✗ He straightened up the problem with the bank.
✓ He straightened out the problem with the bank.
A problem is solved with straighten out, not up.
समस्या सुलझाने के लिए 'straighten out' आता है, 'up' नहीं।
✗ She straightened her hair by the iron.
✓ She straightened her hair with an iron.
An instrument takes with, not by.
उपकरण के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 2
straighten sth out
to deal with a problem or a confused situation and make it clear
(उलझन, समस्या) सुलझाना
- We need to straighten out the confusion over the fee.
straighten up
to make your back straight; to tidy a place
सीधे खड़े होना; (जगह) ठीक करना
- Straighten up, the principal is coming.
- Straighten up your room before the guests arrive.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
straight·en
With -aight- (not 'straiten' or 'streighten'); the straight/strait pair is a regular trap.
-aight- के साथ ('straiten' या 'streighten' गलत है); straight और strait की जोड़ी नियमित trap है।
?Which word?
straight or strait?
Straight means not bent: 'a straight line'. Strait (noun) is a narrow stretch of sea: 'the Palk Strait'; in the plural it means difficulty: 'in dire straits'. Straitjacket, strait-laced and the Strait of Hormuz use strait. Straighten (make straight) is from straight.
Straight का अर्थ 'सीधा' है: 'a straight line'। Strait (noun) समुद्र की संकरी पट्टी है: 'the Palk Strait'; plural में इसका अर्थ 'कठिनाई' है: 'in dire straits'। Straitjacket, strait-laced और Strait of Hormuz में strait है। Straighten (सीधा करना) straight से बना है।
Keep the -en verbs together: straighten, lengthen, strengthen, widen, tighten.
-en verbs साथ याद रखिए: straighten, lengthen, strengthen, widen, tighten।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Straighten out, straighten up.
Phrasal verbs: straighten out (उलझी हुई समस्या या ग़लतफ़हमी को सुलझाना), straighten up (सीधा खड़ा होना या जगह को साफ़-सुथरा करना)।