swell
/swel/verb
उच्चारण स्वेल
सूजना, फूलना
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[I, T] ~ (up)
to become bigger or rounder; to make something do this
सूजना, फूलना
- Her ankle swelled up after she twisted it.
- The rain swelled the river.
- His eye began to swell after the insect bite.
+ 2 more examples
- Heavy rain made the streams swell.
- The wood swells in the damp air and the door sticks.
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (to sth)
to increase or make something increase in number or size
(संख्या, मात्रा) बढ़ना या बढ़ाना
- The crowd swelled to ten thousand.
- New members swelled the party's ranks.
- The population of the town has swelled to a million.
+ 2 more examples
- The queue swelled as more people arrived.
- Donations from the public swelled the fund.
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[I] ~ (with sth) literary
to be filled with a strong emotion
(भावना से) भर जाना
- Her heart swelled with pride.
- His chest swelled with joy when he saw his name on the merit list.
- His heart swelled with joy when the results arrived.
+ 2 more examples
- Her eyes swelled with tears as she read the letter.
- Pride swelled in the teacher as the students received their medals.
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[sing., U]
the slow movement up and down of the surface of the sea
(समुद्र की) उठती लहरें, उफान
- a heavy swell after the storm
- Small fishing boats rocked gently on the swell near the harbour.
- The boat rose and fell on the long swell.
+ 2 more examples
- The sailors felt the swell of the sea beneath them.
- A heavy swell kept the ferry in the harbour.
Synonyms wave surge undulation billow
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
swell: swelled, swollen / swelled
The past tense is swelled; the past participle can be swollen or swelled, and swollen is more usual, especially as an adjective.
Past tense 'swelled' है; past participle 'swollen' या 'swelled' हो सकता है, और विशेषकर adjective के रूप में 'swollen' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Her ankle swelled after the fall.
- The river has swollen after three days of rain.
swell (up)
For the body, swell up means to become larger because of injury or infection.
शरीर के लिए 'swell up' का अर्थ चोट या संक्रमण से फूल जाना है।
- His eye swelled up after a bee stung it.
swell + to + number / by + amount
For numbers, use to for the final figure and by for the increase: swell to 5,000, swell by 2,000.
संख्या के लिए अंतिम आँकड़े के लिए 'to' और बढ़ोतरी की मात्रा के लिए 'by' आता है: swell to 5,000, swell by 2,000।
- The crowd swelled to ten thousand by evening.
swell with + emotion
Use with for feelings that fill a person, such as pride, anger or joy.
व्यक्ति को भर देने वाली भावनाओं, जैसे pride, anger या joy, के लिए 'with' आता है।
- Her heart swelled with pride when her son got the medal.
a swell (noun)
The noun means the long, slow rise and fall of sea waves without breaking.
Noun का अर्थ समुद्री लहरों का बिना टूटे लंबा, धीमा उठना और गिरना है।
- The boat rocked on the heavy swell.
+Collocations 4
swell + noun / body part
ankleeyesglandkneeface
- His glands swelled when he caught the infection.
swell + with
with pridewith angerwith joywith waterwith rain
- The river swelled with the monsoon rains.
swell + numbers
the ranksthe numbersthe crowdthe fundthe total
- New members swelled the ranks of the club.
adverb + swell
slowlyquicklyrapidlygraduallysuddenly
- The crowd swelled rapidly outside the stadium.
“More examples 5
- The rains made the streams swell and flood the fields.
बारिश से नाले उफन पड़े और खेतों में पानी भर गया।
- Radhika's foot began to swell after the long trek.
लंबी पैदल यात्रा के बाद राधिका का पैर सूजने लगा।
- His voice swelled with anger during the argument.
बहस के दौरान उसकी आवाज़ गुस्से से ऊँची हो गई।
- Donations swelled the school fund by thousands of rupees.
दान से स्कूल कोष में हज़ारों रुपये की बढ़ोतरी हुई।
- The crowd at the temple swelled during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान मंदिर में भीड़ बढ़ गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ His ankle has swellen badly.
✓ His ankle has swollen badly.
The participle is swollen (or swelled), not swellen.
Participle 'swollen' (या 'swelled') है, 'swellen' नहीं।
✗ My legs are swelling since yesterday.
✓ My legs have been swelling since yesterday.
With since, use the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ Her heart swelled by pride.
✓ Her heart swelled with pride.
A feeling that fills a person is introduced by with, not by.
व्यक्ति को भर देने वाली भावना के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked often: swell, swelled, swollen (or swelled); the adjective swollen ('a swollen ankle', 'a swollen river').
Verb forms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: swell, swelled, swollen (या swelled); adjective swollen ('a swollen ankle', 'a swollen river')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Swell with pride; a swollen head (too much pride).
Idioms: swell with pride; a swollen head (अत्यधिक घमंड)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An abnormal swelling of the body is a tumour; of the neck from lack of iodine goitre.
शरीर की असामान्य सूजन tumour; आयोडीन की कमी से गले की goitre।