concrete
gb/kˈɑŋkɹit/ us/kˈɑŋkɹit/
A2
इंग्रजी
~ 3900
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
A2
entity
1
Hard building material
A hard material made from cement, water, sand, and stones, used to build things.
वापर नमुना:
[something] made of concrete
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cement' with 'concrete'. Cement is only one part of concrete.
समानार्थी शब्द
cement (Cement is the powder ingredient used to make concrete; not the final material.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
timber (Timber is a building material made from wood, not stone-like concrete.)
सहप्रयोग
pour concrete
|set concrete
|reinforced concrete
|concrete block
|concrete slab
विषय
construction
|materials
|engineering
|housing
|work
|science
उदाहरणे
- The workers poured concrete to form the building's foundation.
- The path was made of smooth concrete.
- Reinforced concrete is stronger than plain concrete.
- They laid a concrete floor in the garage.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The wall is made of concrete.
- They use concrete to make the road.
- Concrete is very strong.
- He poured concrete into the hole.
adjective
B1
property
2
Real and physical
Something you can see or touch, not just an idea.
वापर नमुना:
concrete [thing/example/result]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'concrete' only means the building material and miss its use for 'real' things.
समानार्थी शब्द
tangible (Tangible often means something that can be touched or clearly felt; slightly broader than 'concrete'.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
abstract (Abstract means existing as an idea or concept only, without physical form.)
सहप्रयोग
concrete example
|concrete evidence
|concrete result
विषय
descriptions
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
|science
उदाहरणे
- She gave a concrete example to support her point.
- We need concrete evidence before making an arrest.
- The plan lacks any concrete details.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- He gave a concrete example.
- We need concrete facts.
- This is a concrete plan.
क्रियापद
technical
B2
action
3
Cover with concrete
To put concrete on something to make it hard and solid.
वापर नमुना:
to concrete [an area/surface]
समानार्थी शब्द
pave (Pave can refer to covering with other materials like asphalt, not just concrete.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
excavate (Excavate means to remove earth or material, opposite of covering with concrete.)
सहप्रयोग
concrete over
|concrete surface
विषय
construction
|materials
|housing
|work
उदाहरणे
- They decided to concrete over the old garden.
- The driveway will be concreted next week.
- The workers concreted the area to make a new parking lot.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- They will concrete the road.
- We concreted the floor yesterday.
- The workers will concrete the path.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
concrete
IPA
GB/kˈɑŋkɹit/
US/kˈɑŋkɹit/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
con - crete (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
- Base: concrete
Noun
- Base: concrete
- Plural: concrete
Verb
- Base: concrete
- 3rd Person Singular: concretes
- Present Participle: concreting
- Past: concreted
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
concretes
verb
concreting
verb
concreted
verb
Related words
concretely
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
abstract
adjective B2
वाक्प्रचार
reinforced concrete
1/ɹˌiɪnfˈɔɹst kˈɑŋkɹit/
fixed phrase
technical
Concrete with steel reinforcement
Concrete that has steel inside to make it stronger.
उदाहरणे
- The bridge was built using reinforced concrete.
- Reinforced concrete is common in tall buildings.
set in concrete
4/sˈɛt ˈɪn kˈɑŋkɹit/
idiom
Fixed and unchangeable
Not possible to change; permanent.
उदाहरणे
- The schedule is not set in concrete yet.
- Our plans are set in concrete now, so we can't make changes.
concrete jungle
2/kˈɑŋkɹit d͡ʒˈʌŋɡəl/
idiom
city of concrete buildings
A city area with many big buildings and almost no trees or green places, often seen as ugly or hard to live in.
उदाहरणे
- He grew up in a concrete jungle with hardly any parks.
- Tourists are often surprised by how much green space there is in what looks like a concrete jungle from above.
- She misses the trees and hates living in a concrete jungle.
concrete jungle
3/kˈɑŋkɹit d͡ʒˈʌŋɡəl/
idiom
informal
Crowded urban area
A city area with many buildings and very few trees or plants.
उदाहरणे
- He moved from a small town to the concrete jungle of New York City.
- Some people love living in a concrete jungle; others find it stressful.