uncover
/ʌnˈkʌvə(r)/verb
उच्चारण अन्कवर
खुलासा करना, पर्दाफ़ाश करना
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[T] ~ sth
to discover something that was hidden or secret
खुलासा करना, पर्दाफ़ाश करना
- Journalists uncovered the scam.
- The audit uncovered several errors in the company's accounts.
- Police uncovered a plot to steal rare manuscripts from the museum.
+ 2 more examples
- Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient well near the village.
- The study uncovered a worrying rise in anaemia among teenage girls.
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[T] ~ sth
to remove something that is covering something
ढक्कन हटाना, उघाड़ना
- Uncover the pot and stir.
- He uncovered the dish and the smell of biryani filled the room.
- He uncovered the sleeping child, as the room had become warm.
+ 2 more examples
- Uncover the dosa for a minute so that the steam can escape.
- The workers uncovered the statue in front of the crowd.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
uncover + object (discover)
Uncover means to find out something hidden or secret, such as a crime, a truth or an ancient object.
'Uncover' का अर्थ किसी छिपी या गुप्त बात का पता लगाना है, जैसे अपराध, सच्चाई या प्राचीन वस्तु।
- The police uncovered a fake-note racket.
- Archaeologists uncovered an ancient well.
uncover + object (remove a cover)
It also means to take off a covering from something, the opposite of cover.
इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ से आवरण हटाना भी है, जो 'cover' का उल्टा है।
- Uncover the pot and stir the soup.
- She uncovered the sleeping child's feet.
be uncovered by sb
In the passive, the person or group who found it follows by.
Passive में खोजने वाला व्यक्ति या समूह by के बाद आता है।
- The scam was uncovered by a reporter.
uncover vs discover vs reveal
Uncover suggests removing a layer of secrecy; discover is the general word for finding; reveal is to make something known on purpose.
'Uncover' गोपनीयता की परत हटाने का संकेत देता है; 'discover' खोजने का सामान्य शब्द है; 'reveal' जानबूझकर किसी बात को प्रकट करना है।
- The report uncovered the truth, which the minister then revealed.
+Collocations 4
uncover + noun
a plotthe truthevidencea scama secret
- The inquiry uncovered serious errors in the accounts.
adverb + uncover
accidentallyrecentlyfinallyslowlyquickly
- The workers accidentally uncovered an old coin.
uncover + discovery
a fossilremainsruinsa tomba hoard
- Farmers uncovered the remains of an old fort.
uncover + source
investigatorsjournalistspolicescientistsarchaeologists
- Journalists uncovered the corruption.
“More examples 5
- The tax officers uncovered unaccounted cash in the cellar.
कर अधिकारियों ने तहख़ाने में बिना हिसाब का नकद पाया।
- Radhika's research uncovered new facts about the freedom struggle.
राधिका के शोध ने स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के बारे में नए तथ्य उजागर किए।
- Uncover the dish just before serving.
परोसने से ठीक पहले बर्तन का ढक्कन हटा दीजिए।
- The storm uncovered an old temple buried in the sand.
तूफ़ान ने रेत में दबे एक पुराने मंदिर को उजागर कर दिया।
- The audit uncovered a fraud of fifty lakh rupees.
लेखा-परीक्षा में पचास लाख रुपये की धोखाधड़ी का पता चला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police uncovered about the plot.
✓ The police uncovered the plot.
Uncover is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Uncover' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The truth was uncovered from the reporter.
✓ The truth was uncovered by the reporter.
The doer in the passive follows by, not from.
Passive में कर्ता by के बाद आता है, from के बाद नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs involve finding or showing, with different feelings of secrecy.
ये क्रियाएँ खोजने या दिखाने से जुड़ी हैं, पर गोपनीयता के भाव में भिन्न हैं।
To find something hidden or remove its cover.
छिपी वस्तु खोजना या उसका आवरण हटाना।
- Uncover a fraud.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·cov·er
?Which word?
Keep the reveal words together: uncover (discover something hidden), unearth (find by digging or searching), expose (show something bad), unveil (show something new for the first time), disclose (make known), unmask (show the true character of somebody).
प्रकट करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: uncover (छिपी चीज़ खोजना), unearth (खोदकर या खोजकर निकालना), expose (बुरी चीज़ दिखाना), unveil (पहली बार कुछ नया दिखाना), disclose (बताना), unmask (किसी का असली चरित्र दिखाना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Uncover a plot, uncover the truth.
Collocations: uncover a plot (साज़िश का पर्दाफ़ाश करना), uncover the truth (सच्चाई सामने लाना)।