wilt
/wɪlt/verb
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मुरझाना; ढीला पड़ना
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(of a plant or flower) to bend towards the ground because of the heat or a lack of water; (of a person) to become weak or tired or less confident
मुरझाना; ढीला पड़ना
- The flowers wilted in the heat.
- The plants will wilt if you forget to water them for a week.
- The roses wilted because nobody watered them.
+ 2 more examples
- Lettuce soon wilts if it is left in the sun.
- He began to wilt under the pressure of the long match.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
wilt (verb, intransitive)
Wilt has no object; the plant or flower is the subject.
Wilt के बाद object नहीं आता; पौधा या फूल subject होता है।
- The roses wilted in the heat.
- The plants wilt if you do not water them.
wilt + under / in sth
Use under or in before the heat or pressure that causes the weakness.
कमज़ोरी पैदा करने वाली गर्मी या दबाव के पहले 'under' या 'in' आता है।
- The flowers wilted in the afternoon sun.
- Some players wilt under pressure.
wilt (figurative)
For people, wilt means to lose energy or confidence.
व्यक्तियों के लिए wilt का अर्थ ऊर्जा या आत्मविश्वास खो देना है।
- The children began to wilt after a long walk.
- She wilted when the principal looked at her.
wilted + noun (adjective)
The -ed form works as an adjective for something drooping.
-ed रूप झुकी हुई चीज़ के लिए adjective की तरह काम करता है।
- He bought a bunch of wilted flowers.
wilt vs wilted (tenses)
The past tense and past participle are wilted; do not use wilt for past events.
Past tense और past participle wilted हैं; बीते समय के लिए wilt का प्रयोग न करें।
- The flowers had wilted by noon.
+Collocations 5
things that wilt
flowersleaveslettuceplantsspirits
- The lettuce wilted in the sun.
wilt + adverb
quicklyslowlyvisiblycompletely
- The plant wilted quickly without water.
wilt + cause
in the heatunder pressurefrom thirstwithout water
- The marigolds wilted from thirst.
wilted + noun
flowerleafsaladpetalgarland
- He threw away the wilted garland.
wilt + noun (figurative)
enthusiasmconfidenceenergyspirit
- His enthusiasm wilted after the first failure.
“More examples 6
- The tulsi plant wilted during the summer vacation.
गर्मी की छुट्टियों में तुलसी का पौधा मुरझा गया।
- The crowd wilted in the afternoon heat.
दोपहर की गर्मी में भीड़ निढाल हो गई।
- Radhika's confidence began to wilt during the long interview.
लंबे साक्षात्कार में राधिका का आत्मविश्वास डगमगाने लगा।
- Keep the flowers in water or they will wilt.
फूलों को पानी में रखिए, नहीं तो वे मुरझा जाएँगे।
- The wilted leaves showed that the plant needed water.
मुरझाई पत्तियों से पता चला कि पौधे को पानी चाहिए।
- The vegetables wilted because the shop had no shade.
दुकान में छाया न होने के कारण सब्ज़ियाँ मुरझा गईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The flowers wilt yesterday in the heat.
✓ The flowers wilted yesterday in the heat.
A past time word needs the past tense wilted.
बीते समय के शब्द के साथ past tense 'wilted' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Wilt may be temporary, wither is final, and droop describes only the hanging position.
'Wilt' अस्थायी हो सकता है, 'wither' अंतिम है, और 'droop' केवल लटकने की स्थिति बताता है।
To droop from heat or lack of water, or to lose strength.
गर्मी या पानी की कमी से झुक जाना, या शक्ति खो देना।
- The flowers wilted.
?Which word?
Keep the become-weak words together: wilt (of plants or people), droop (hang down because of weakness), wither (become dry and die; become weaker), shrivel (become dry and wrinkled), flag (become tired or weaker), languish.
कमज़ोर होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: wilt (पौधों या लोगों के लिए), droop (कमज़ोरी से लटकना), wither (सूखकर मरना; कमज़ोर होना), shrivel (सूखकर झुर्रीदार होना), flag (थकना या कमज़ोर होना), languish।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: wilt is also an old form of will ('thou wilt').
प्रयोग में wilt, will का पुराना रूप भी है ('thou wilt')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: plants wilt when they lose water through transpiration faster than they absorb it.
विज्ञान में पौधे तब मुरझाते हैं जब वे वाष्पोत्सर्जन से पानी अवशोषण से तेज़ी से खोते हैं।