desert
gb/dˈɛzɚt/ us/dˈɛzɚt/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 4500
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
entity
1
Dry, barren area of land
A big, dry place with almost no rain and very few plants.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
the [adjective] desert
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desert' with 'dessert' (sweet food after a meal).
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
wasteland (Emphasizes complete emptiness and lack of life.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
forest (A forest is full of trees and receives much more rainfall.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
hot desert
|Sahara Desert
|desert climate
|desert landscape
|desert region
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
geography
|nature
|travel
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
- Many animals in the desert are active only at night.
- They crossed the desert on camels.
- This plant can survive in the harsh desert environment.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The desert is very hot in the day.
- Camels live in the desert.
- We saw sand in the desert.
- It does not rain much in the desert.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
action
2
Leave someone or something behind
To go away from someone or something and not come back, often when you are needed.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to desert [someone/something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with 'deserve' due to similar pronunciation.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
abandon (Very close in meaning; 'abandon' is more common in general contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
support (To stay with and help someone instead of leaving them.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
desert a friend
|desert a post
|desert one's family
|desert the army
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
relationships
|military
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He would never desert his friends in trouble.
- The soldiers deserted their posts during the night.
- She felt deserted by her colleagues after the failure.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He deserted his friend in need.
- The man deserted his family.
- The soldiers deserted the camp.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
entity
3
What someone deserves
A result that is fair for someone’s actions, usually bad as punishment.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Often misspelled as 'desserts'. This sense is mostly used in the fixed phrase 'just deserts'.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
comeuppance (Informal term meaning deserved punishment.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
undeserved reward (Something received without merit.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
just deserts
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
justice
|law
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He got his just deserts for lying to everyone.
- Villains eventually meet their deserts.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He got his just deserts.
- Bad people get their deserts.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
desert
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɚt/
US/dˈɛzɚt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
desert (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (desert)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: desert
- Plural: deserts
Verb
- Base: desert
- 3rd Person Singular: deserts
- Present Participle: deserting
- Past: deserted
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
deserts
noun
deserting
verb
deserted
verb
Advanced or less common
desertify
verb
desertification
noun C1
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
just deserts
1/d͡ʒˈʌst dˈɛzɚts/
fixed phrase
Deserved outcome for actions
The fair and right result for what someone has done, usually bad as punishment.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- After years of cheating, he finally got his just deserts.
- The corrupt official faced his just deserts in court.
desert island
1/dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪlənd/
fixed phrase
Uninhabited remote island
A small island with no people living there, often far from other land.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He dreamed of escaping to a desert island.
- They were stranded on a desert island for weeks.
- Being stranded on a desert island is a common story in books.
- He dreamed of living alone on a desert island.