seaweed
US
/ˈsiːwiːd/
UK
/ˈsiːwiːd/
Meaning
A plant-like organism that grows in the sea, often used as food.
समुद्र में उगने वाला शैवाल, जिसे कई जगहों पर भोजन के रूप में भी खाया जाता है।
Examples
“We added dried seaweed to the soup for extra flavor.”
“Seaweed washed up on the beach after the storm.”
“Some coastal communities harvest seaweed for food and fertilizer.”
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Not natural: I ate a seaweed with my rice.
Better: I ate some seaweed with my rice.
Seaweed is usually uncountable when referring to it as food, so use some rather than a.
खाने की चीज़ के रूप में seaweed आम तौर पर uncountable होता है, इसलिए a नहीं, some कहें।
Not natural: Seaweed grow near the shore.
Better: Seaweed grows near the shore.
When seaweed refers generally to this material, it takes a singular verb: grows.
जब seaweed का इस्तेमाल सामान्य रूप से शैवाल के लिए हो, तो singular verb grows लगाएँ।
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Seaweed is usually uncountable when you mean it as food or plant material; say some seaweed, not a seaweed.
खाने या पौधों के पदार्थ के अर्थ में seaweed आम तौर पर uncountable है; some seaweed कहें, a seaweed नहीं।