herd
gb/hˈɚd/ us/hˈɚd/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 4700
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
1
group of animals
A group of the same kind of animals living or moving together.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a herd of [animals]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes use 'herd' for people in neutral contexts; in modern English, that is usually metaphorical or negative when used for humans.
పర్యాయపదాలు
flock (Used mainly for birds and some small animals, not large mammals like cows.)
|
pack (Usually used for groups of dogs, wolves, or similar predators.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
individual (Refers to a single animal rather than a group.)
పదకలయికలు
herd of cattle
|herd of elephants
|herd of sheep
|herd grazing
|herd migration
విషయాలు
nature
|farming
|wildlife
|animals
ఉదాహరణలు
- A herd of elephants crossed the river at dawn.
- The farmer led his herd of cows back to the barn.
- We saw a large herd of deer in the meadow.
- The herd moved slowly across the plain.
- Lions often target weak animals in a herd.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The herd of cows is in the field.
- We saw a herd of sheep on the road.
- A herd of elephants walked past us.
- The herd eats grass together.
క్రియ
A2
action
2
to gather/move animals
To bring animals together and move them as a group.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to herd [animals] [somewhere]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'herd' with 'heard' due to pronunciation, but they have different meanings and spellings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
drive (In farming, means to move animals forward, often over a distance.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
scatter (To cause animals to move apart rather than staying in a group.)
పదకలయికలు
herd cattle
|herd sheep
|herd goats
విషయాలు
farming
|wildlife
|animals
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- The shepherd herded the sheep into the pen.
- They herded the cattle toward the waterhole.
- Farmers often herd their animals before nightfall.
- He herded the goats up the hill.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The farmer herded the cows into the barn.
- She herded the sheep into the field.
- They herded the goats down the road.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
group of conforming people
A crowd of people who act the same way and do not think for themselves.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not realize this use is figurative and can carry a negative meaning when referring to people.
పర్యాయపదాలు
crowd (A large number of people gathered together, without implying lack of independent thought.)
|
mob (A large crowd, often angry or disorderly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
individuals (People acting with independence rather than as part of an unthinking group.)
పదకలయికలు
follow the herd
|herd mentality
విషయాలు
society
|psychology
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Many investors acted like a herd and sold their shares.
- She refused to follow the herd and chose a different career path.
- The herd mentality can lead to bad decisions.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I do not want to follow the herd.
- The crowd moved like a herd.
- He thinks for himself and does not join the herd.
క్రియ
B1
action
4
to gather/move people
To bring people together and move them as one group, sometimes without giving them choice.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to herd [people] [somewhere]
పర్యాయపదాలు
marshal (To organize and move people in an orderly way, often with more planning and control.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disperse (To cause people to spread out rather than stay together.)
పదకలయికలు
herd passengers
|herd children
విషయాలు
society
|movement
|communication
|law
ఉదాహరణలు
- Security herded the fans out of the stadium.
- Teachers herded the students onto the bus.
- The tourists were herded through the museum quickly.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The guard herded people out of the building.
- She herded the children into the classroom.
- They herded us into a small room.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
herd
IPA
GB/hˈɚd/
US/hˈɚd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
herd (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (herd)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: herd
- Plural: herds
Verb
- Base: herd
- 3rd Person Singular: herds
- Present Participle: herding
- Past: herded
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
herds
noun
herding
verb
herded
verb
Related words
herder
noun
Advanced or less common
herdsman
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
follow the herd
1/fˈɑloʊ ðə hˈɚd/
idiom
copy most people's actions
To do what most other people are doing, without thinking about it yourself.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't just follow the herd when making investments.
- She prefers to make her own decisions instead of following the herd.
herd mentality
1/hˈɚd mɛntˈælɪti/
fixed phrase
group conformity behavior
When people in a group think and act like others without making their own decisions.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Herd mentality can influence how markets behave.
- The sudden sell-off was driven more by herd mentality than by real economic problems.
- The fashion trend spread quickly because of herd mentality.
- Social media can create a herd mentality, where users copy what others post without questioning it.