distract
gb/dɪstɹˈækt/ us/dɪstɹˈækt/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 1700
अर्थ
० अर्थ
क्रियापद
B1
action
1
to divert someone's attention
To make someone stop paying attention to what they are doing and think about something else.
वापर नमुना:
to distract [someone] from [something]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'distract' with 'attract'. 'Distract' means to take attention away, while 'attract' means to draw attention toward.
समानार्थी शब्द
divert (Slightly more formal; often used for attention in various contexts.)
|
sidetrack (Informal; suggests leading someone away from their main focus or purpose.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
focus (Means to direct attention toward something, the opposite of taking it away.)
सहप्रयोग
distract attention
|distract the driver
|distract students
|easily distracted
विषय
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- The noise outside distracted me from my work.
- She tried to distract the baby with a toy.
- Don't distract him while he's driving.
- The bright lights distracted the players during the game.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The music distracted me while I was reading.
- He distracted his friend with a funny story.
- The phone call distracted her from cooking.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
distract
IPA
GB/dɪstɹˈækt/
US/dɪstɹˈækt/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
dis - tract (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tract)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: distract
- 3rd Person Singular: distracts
- Present Participle: distracting
- Past: distracted
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
distracts
verb
distracting
verb
distracted
verb
Core family
distraction
noun B1
Related words
distractingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undistracted
adjective
Advanced or less common
distractible
adjective
distractibility
noun
वाक्प्रचार
distract from
1/dɪstɹˈækt fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
to take attention away from something
To make someone stop thinking about or noticing something.
उदाहरणे
- The fun activities helped distract from the bad weather.
- His jokes distracted from the seriousness of the meeting.
easily distracted
1/ˈizəli dɪstɹˈæktɪd/
fixed phrase
losing focus quickly
Not able to keep attention on one thing for long.
उदाहरणे
- Children are often easily distracted in class.
- She is easily distracted by her phone.