zoo
/zuː/noun
उच्चारण ज़ू
चिड़ियाघर, प्राणी उद्यान
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a place where many kinds of wild animals are kept for the public to see and where they are studied and bred
चिड़ियाघर, प्राणी उद्यान
- We saw a white tiger at the Delhi zoo.
- The school took the children to the zoo.
- The children fed the deer at the zoo.
+ 3 more examples
- Lucknow's zoo is open every day except Monday.
- A baby elephant was born at the zoo last week.
- Tickets to the zoo are cheaper for students.
Synonyms zoological garden menagerie animal park
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[sing.] informal
a place or situation that is very noisy and confused
(बोलचाल में) शोर-शराबे और अव्यवस्था वाली जगह
- The station was a zoo on the day of the exam.
- The canteen turned into a zoo during the lunch break.
- The house was a zoo on the morning of the wedding.
+ 2 more examples
- With six children home, the kitchen was a zoo.
- The market becomes a zoo before every festival.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
at / in the zoo
Use at the zoo for the place as a visit, in the zoo for being inside it.
यात्रा के स्थान के लिए 'at the zoo' और भीतर होने के लिए 'in the zoo' आता है।
- We saw a white tiger at the zoo.
- The lion lives in the zoo.
go to the zoo
Use go to the zoo, with the. Zoo is a countable noun.
'Go to the zoo' में 'the' आता है; zoo countable noun है।
- The class went to the zoo on a school trip.
zoo (informal: chaotic place)
Informally, a zoo is a noisy, disorganised place: the station was a zoo.
अनौपचारिक रूप से zoo का अर्थ शोरगुल वाली अव्यवस्थित जगह है।
- The hostel mess is a zoo at lunchtime.
zoo + animals / keeper
A zoo keeper looks after the animals. Zoo is a short form of zoological garden.
Zoo keeper जानवरों की देखभाल करता है। 'Zoo' शब्द 'zoological garden' का संक्षिप्त रूप है।
- The zoo keeper feeds the elephants at noon.
zoo + plural / zoos
The plural is zoos. Do not write zooes or zoo's for more than one zoo.
Zoo का plural 'zoos' है; एक से अधिक चिड़ियाघरों के लिए 'zooes' या 'zoo's' न लिखें।
- India has more than a hundred zoos.
- Modern zoos work to protect endangered species.
+Collocations 5
zoo + noun
keeperanimalvisitticketdirector
- The zoo keeper fed the baby deer.
adjective + zoo
localcityfamousopen-airsmall
- The city zoo is open from nine to five.
verb + zoo
visitgo torunescape frombe kept in
- A monkey escaped from the zoo.
zoo + attraction
safarireptile housebird parkaquarium
- The zoo has a large reptile house.
zoo + conservation
breeding programmezoo enclosurezoo conservationzoo rescue
- The zoo's breeding programme saved the rare deer from extinction.
“More examples 6
- Children enjoy feeding the giraffes at the zoo.
बच्चों को चिड़ियाघर में जिराफ़ को खिलाना अच्छा लगता है।
- The Delhi Zoo is home to many rare birds.
दिल्ली चिड़ियाघर में कई दुर्लभ पक्षी रहते हैं।
- The zoo is closed on Mondays.
चिड़ियाघर सोमवार को बंद रहता है।
- It was a zoo at the railway station before Chhath.
छठ से पहले रेलवे स्टेशन पर भारी अफ़रा-तफ़री थी।
- Many animals in the zoo are born in captivity.
चिड़ियाघर के कई जानवर कैद में पैदा होते हैं।
- The school arranged a visit to the zoo as part of the environment project.
स्कूल ने पर्यावरण परियोजना के अंतर्गत चिड़ियाघर का भ्रमण आयोजित किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We went to zoo yesterday.
✓ We went to the zoo yesterday.
Zoo is countable and needs the.
Zoo countable है और इसके साथ 'the' आता है।
✗ Yesterday we have gone to the zoo.
✓ Yesterday we went to the zoo.
With yesterday, use the simple past.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past आता है।
✗ The zoo are closed on Monday.
✓ The zoo is closed on Monday.
Zoo is singular, so the verb is is.
Zoo singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' होगी।
◇Word family
⌂Word origin and word building
Keep with the other places for animals: aviary (birds), aquarium (fish), apiary (bees), sanctuary (animals protected in the wild), kennel (dogs), stable (horses).
जानवरों की अन्य जगहों के साथ याद रखिए: aviary (पक्षी), aquarium (मछली), apiary (मधुमक्खी), sanctuary (जंगल में संरक्षित जानवर), kennel (कुत्ते), stable (घोड़े)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where wild animals are kept for display (also zoological garden, menagerie).
'जहाँ जंगली जानवर दिखाने के लिए रखे जाते हैं' के लिए यह शब्द (या zoological garden, menagerie) आता है।