comb
gb/kˈoʊm/ us/kˈoʊm/
A1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 9300
fésű, fésül, átfésül, taréj, lép, méhlép
ਨਾਂਵ
A1
1
fésű
A2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a comb for [hair]
She pulled a comb out of her bag and quickly fixed her hair.
Elővett egy fésűt a táskájából, és gyorsan megigazította a haját.
Use a wide-tooth comb on wet hair to avoid breakage.
Vizes hajon használj ritka fogú fésűt, hogy ne töredezzen a hajad.
The barber ran a comb through his hair before cutting it.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I need a comb to make my hair neat.
Szükségem van egy fésűre, hogy rendbe tegyem a hajam.
He looked in the mirror and used a comb.
Belenézett a tükörbe, és fésűvel megigazította a haját.
There is a comb on the bathroom sink.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes pronounce the final 'b' in 'comb'. It is silent: /koʊm/, not */koʊmb/. They may also confuse a 'comb' with a 'brush'; a comb is usually flatter with teeth, while a brush has many small bristles.
ਅਰਥ
toothed tool for hair
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
hair comb
|wide-tooth comb
|fine-tooth comb
|plastic comb
|run a comb through [your hair]
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
hairbrush (Similar tool, but usually larger, with bristles instead of teeth; more common for brushing than detailed styling.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
tangle (Refers to knotted hair, the condition a comb is often used to remove.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|personal care
|appearance
|daily_life
|body
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A small tool with teeth that you use to make your hair neat.
A small, usually flat tool with a row of teeth, used to arrange, clean, or style hair.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
A2
2
fésül
A2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to comb [someone's] hair
Please comb your hair before we leave.
Kérlek, fésüld meg a hajad, mielőtt elindulunk.
She gently combed the child’s hair after his bath.
Fürdés után óvatosan megfésülte a kisfiú haját.
He combed his hair back away from his face.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I comb my hair every morning.
Minden reggel megfésülöm a hajam.
She combed her son’s hair for school.
Iskola előtt megfésülte a fia haját.
He forgot to comb his hair and it looked messy.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes say *"I brush with a comb"*. Use 'comb' as a verb: "I comb my hair." Also, remember the silent 'b' in pronunciation: /koʊm/.
ਅਰਥ
arrange hair with a comb
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
comb your hair
|comb it out
|carefully comb
|comb her long hair
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
brush (General word for using a hairbrush; 'comb' suggests more precise arranging or removing tangles with a toothed tool.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
mess up (To make hair untidy, the opposite of what combing normally does.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life
|personal care
|appearance
|daily_life
|body
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To move a comb through hair to make it neat or smooth.
To use a comb to make hair neat, remove tangles, or create a particular style.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
3
átfésül
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to comb [something] for [someone/something]
Police combed the area for clues after the incident.
Az eset után a rendőrség nyomok után kutatva átfésülte a területet.
Researchers combed through thousands of records to find the data they needed.
A kutatók több ezer feljegyzést fésültek át, hogy megtalálják a szükséges adatokat.
She spent hours combing the internet for cheap flights.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The police combed the park for the lost child.
Az eltűnt gyerek után kutatva a rendőrség átfésülte a parkot.
I combed through my emails to find your message.
Átfésültem az e-mailjeimet, hogy megtaláljam az üzenetedet.
Volunteers combed the beach to pick up trash.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with the basic hair meaning and say *"comb for"* without an object. Use an object: "comb the area," "comb through the files." 'Comb through' is very common when talking about documents or data.
ਅਰਥ
search something very thoroughly
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
comb the area
|comb through documents
|combed the beach
|combed the records
|combed the crowd
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
search (More general; 'comb' emphasizes a very careful, detailed search where little is missed.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
overlook (To fail to notice something, the opposite of searching thoroughly.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
work
|crime
|study
|core_vocabulary
|communication
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To look through a place or many things very carefully to find something.
To search something extremely carefully and in detail, often over an area or through a large amount of information.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
4
taréj
B1
The rooster’s comb turned a deep red as it matured.
Ahogy a kakas felnőtt, a taréja mélyvörösre változott.
Farmers can sometimes tell a chicken’s health by looking at its comb.
A gazdák néha a tyúk taréjából is meg tudják ítélni az állat egészségi állapotát.
This breed has a very large and upright comb.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The chicken has a red comb on its head.
A tyúk fején piros taréj van.
That rooster’s comb is very big.
Annak a kakasnak nagyon nagy a taréja.
The bird’s comb became pale when it was sick.
ਅਰਥ
fleshy crest on a bird’s head
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bright red comb
|rooster’s comb
|large comb
|single comb
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
crest (A more general word for the top part or decoration on a bird’s head; 'comb' is specific to chickens and similar birds.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
animals
|nature
|body
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
The soft, red part on top of a chicken’s head that looks like a crown.
The soft, often red, fleshy crest on top of the head of a chicken, rooster, or similar bird.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
TECHNICAL
5
The beekeeper inspected each comb for signs of disease.
A méhész minden lépet megvizsgált, hogy nem mutatkoznak-e rajta betegség jelei.
Old comb in the hive was replaced with fresh foundation.
A kaptárban lévő régi lépet friss műlépre cserélték.
Bees had filled the comb with honey by late summer.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
Bees make comb in the hive.
A méhek lépet építenek a kaptárban.
The comb is full of sweet honey.
A lép tele van édes mézzel.
They cut the comb and sold it as honeycomb.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Outside of beekeeping, most people say 'honeycomb' rather than 'comb', so learners might not recognize that beekeepers often shorten it to 'comb'.
ਅਰਥ
wax cell structure made by bees
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
bee comb
|brood comb
|drawn comb
|empty comb
|comb foundation
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
honeycomb (Common everyday term; in beekeeping, 'comb' often refers to the wax structure whether or not it contains honey.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nature
|science
|food
|animals
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
The wax wall with many small rooms that bees make in a hive to keep honey and baby bees.
The wax structure made of many connected cells that bees build inside a hive to store honey, pollen, and brood.
ਨਾਂਵ
C1
TECHNICAL
6
fésű
C1
The fibers pass through a comb before spinning.
A szálak fonás előtt egy fésűn haladnak át.
A broken comb in the machine caused the line to stop.
A gépben eltört fésű miatt leállt a gyártósor.
Technicians replaced the worn combs to improve the quality of the yarn.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The machine uses a comb to clean the fibers.
A gép egy fésűvel tisztítja meg a szálakat.
A metal comb in the machine moves the threads.
A gépben egy fémfésű mozgatja a szálakat.
Workers changed the old comb in the textile machine.
ਅਰਥ
toothed machine part for fibers
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
metal comb
|carding comb
|textile comb
|wire comb
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
card (In textiles, a 'card' or 'carding machine' uses comb-like parts; 'comb' is the toothed part itself.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
technology
|manufacturing
|work
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A part of a machine with many teeth that helps to clean or order fibers or other long, thin things.
A component of a machine that has a row of teeth and is used to separate, clean, or arrange fibers or other materials.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
comb
IPA
GB/kˈoʊm/
US/kˈoʊm/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
comb (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (comb)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: comb
- Plural: combs
Verb
- Base: comb
- 3rd Person Singular: combs
- Present Participle: combing
- Past: combed
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
combs
noun
combing
verb
combed
verb
Negative and opposite forms
uncombed
adjective
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
comb back
1/kˈoʊm bˈæk/
phrasal verb
style hair by combing it back
To make a hairstyle by moving a comb so the hair goes back away from the face.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He combed back his hair before the interview.
- Her hair was combed back and held with a clip.
comb out
1/kˈoʊm ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
remove tangles using a comb
To use a comb to take out knots, tangles, or loose hair or fibers.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She used conditioner to help comb out the knots in her hair.
- The stylist carefully combed out the curls before cutting.
comb over
1/kˈoʊm ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
cover bald spot with hair
To style your hair by moving longer hair over a part of your head where there is little or no hair.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He tried to comb over his thinning hair.
- The stylist advised him not to comb over the bald patch.
comb through
1/kˈoʊm θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
search something very carefully
To look very carefully through many things, details, or information to find what you want.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Investigators combed through hundreds of pages of financial records.
- I spent the afternoon combing through old photos for our presentation.
with a fine-tooth comb
1/wˈɪθ ə fˈaɪn tˈuθ kˈoʊm/
idiom
very closely and carefully
In a very careful and detailed way, so that you do not miss anything.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Lawyers went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb.
- The report was checked with a fine-tooth comb before publication.