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tab

/tæb/noun

उच्चारण टैब

टैब, (ब्राउज़र या प्रोग्राम में) अलग खुला पेज

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    one of the pages of a website or document that you can have open at the same time in a program, shown as a small label at the top of the screen that you click on to move between pages

    टैब, (ब्राउज़र या प्रोग्राम में) अलग खुला पेज

    • I have twenty tabs open on my laptop.
    • Radhika opened the answer key in a new tab.
  2. 2

    [C]

    (also tab key) a key on a computer keyboard that moves the cursor forward a fixed number of spaces or to the next box on a form

    टैब कुंजी, (कीबोर्ड की) टैब की

    • Press tab to move to the next box.
    • Use the tab key to move quickly from one field of the form to the next.
  3. 3

    [C]

    a small piece of paper, cloth or metal that is fixed to the edge of something, used to open it, hold it or give information about it

    टैब, (किसी चीज़ के किनारे लगी) छोटी पट्टी या चिप्पी

    • Pull the tab to open the can.
    • Each file has a coloured tab with the student's name on it.

    Synonyms tag label flap

  4. 4

    [C] informal

    a bill for food or drinks in a restaurant or bar, or for a service that you pay for later

    बिल, (बाद में चुकाया जाने वाला) खर्च

    • The company will pay the tab for the dinner.
    • Friends picked up the tab after Radhika's birthday dinner at the restaurant.

    Synonyms bill account

Idioms 2

keep tabs on somebody/something

to watch somebody or something carefully so that you always know what they are doing or what is happening

किसी पर कड़ी नज़र रखना

  • The police are keeping tabs on the suspect.
  • Radhika keeps tabs on every new notification from the commission.

pick up the tab

to pay for something, especially a meal or an event

(खाने या कार्यक्रम का) खर्च उठाना, बिल चुकाना

  • The state government will pick up the tab for the repairs.
  • Don't worry, I'll pick up the tab tonight.