waterfall
/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/noun
उच्चारण वॉर्टफ़ॉल
जलप्रपात, झरना
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a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock
जलप्रपात, झरना
- the Jog Falls waterfall
- We trekked for two hours to see the waterfall in the forest.
- Tourists took photographs in front of the waterfall.
+ 2 more examples
- The waterfall is at its best just after the monsoon.
- A rainbow appeared in the spray of the waterfall.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a waterfall + prepositions
People walk to, stand beside or swim near a waterfall; the water falls over its edge.
लोग waterfall तक चलते हैं, उसके पास खड़े होते हैं या उसके निकट तैरते हैं; पानी उसकी कगार से गिरता है।
- We trekked to a waterfall in the Western Ghats.
- Water falls over the edge of the waterfall.
waterfall + high / metres high
To describe height, say the waterfall is so many metres high; do not use the noun height here.
ऊँचाई बताने के लिए कहें कि waterfall इतने मीटर ऊँचा है; यहाँ noun 'height' का प्रयोग न करें।
- Jog Falls is about 250 metres high.
Falls in proper names
Famous waterfalls often carry Falls in their names, as in Jog Falls; the common noun is waterfall.
प्रसिद्ध जलप्रपातों के नाम में प्रायः Falls आता है, जैसे Jog Falls; सामान्य noun waterfall है।
- Jog Falls attracts thousands of visitors every monsoon.
waterfall as a metaphor
A waterfall of means a large quantity flowing down, as of hair, light or words.
'A waterfall of' का अर्थ बहुत बड़ी मात्रा का नीचे बहना है, जैसे बाल, प्रकाश या शब्दों का।
- A waterfall of black hair fell over her shoulders.
+Collocations 4
adjective + waterfall
spectacularfrozenseasonaltallhidden
- A seasonal waterfall appears near the fort only in the monsoon.
verb + waterfall
visitreachclimbhearphotograph
- We could hear the waterfall long before we reached it.
waterfall + noun
pooltrekviewspraymist
- Children enjoyed swimming in the waterfall pool.
waterfall + of
waterfall of lightwaterfall of waterwaterfall of curls
- Spray from the waterfall of water made the air cool.
“More examples 5
- Dudhsagar is one of the tallest waterfalls in India.
दूधसागर भारत के सबसे ऊँचे जलप्रपातों में से एक है।
- After heavy rain the small stream turns into a roaring waterfall.
भारी बारिश के बाद छोटी धारा गरजता हुआ जलप्रपात बन जाती है।
- Radhika sketched the waterfall in her geography notebook.
राधिका ने अपनी भूगोल की कॉपी में जलप्रपात का चित्र बनाया।
- Tourists crowd the waterfall on weekends in July and August.
जुलाई और अगस्त में सप्ताहांत पर पर्यटक जलप्रपात पर उमड़ पड़ते हैं।
- The river forms a waterfall where it drops from a hard rock layer.
नदी जहाँ कठोर चट्टान की परत से नीचे गिरती है, वहाँ जलप्रपात बनाती है।
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✗ The waterfall is hundred metres height.
✓ The waterfall is a hundred metres high.
After a measurement use the adjective high; also a hundred needs the article.
माप के बाद adjective 'high' आता है; साथ ही 'a hundred' में article चाहिए।
✗ We went for seeing the waterfall.
✓ We went to see the waterfall.
To show purpose, use to + verb, not for + -ing.
उद्देश्य बताने के लिए to + verb आता है, for + -ing नहीं।
AaSpelling
wa·ter·fall
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A small waterfall is a cascade; a large one a cataract (also an eye disease); a part of a river where water flows fast over rocks rapids.
छोटा झरना cascade; बड़ा cataract (आँख का रोग, मोतियाबिंद भी); नदी का वह भाग जहाँ पानी चट्टानों पर तेज़ बहे rapids।
General knowledge
Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) is India's highest waterfall; Jog Falls on the Sharavathi river is one of the most famous; Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest; Niagara Falls lies between the USA and Canada.
कुंचिकल जलप्रपात (कर्नाटक) भारत का सबसे ऊँचा जलप्रपात है; शरावती नदी पर जोग जलप्रपात सबसे प्रसिद्ध में से एक है; वेनेज़ुएला का Angel Falls दुनिया का सबसे ऊँचा है; Niagara Falls अमेरिका और कनाडा के बीच है।