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beaver

verb/ˈbiːvə(r)/ (BEE-vuh)Level B2
beaver meaning picture: A student surrounded by books and papers late at night, working intently at a desk lamp
Picture meaning of “beaver” — informal: to work hard and steadily at something

informal: to work hard and steadily at something

To beaver away means working continuously and energetically on a task, often for a long time, like a beaver building a dam.

beaver meaning in Hindi

अनौपचारिक: किसी काम में लगातार और मेहनत से जुटे रहना

'Beaver away' का मतलब है किसी काम पर लगातार और ऊर्जा से जुटे रहना, अक्सर लंबे समय तक, जैसे बीवर बांध बनाने में जुटा रहता है।

Examples

  1. She has been beavering away on her thesis every evening for the past month.वह पिछले एक महीने से हर शाम अपनी थीसिस पर लगातार मेहनत कर रही है।
  2. The volunteers beavered away for hours, packing food parcels for flood victims.स्वयंसेवक घंटों तक लगातार काम करते रहे, बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए भोजन के पैकेट पैक करते हुए।

Synonyms & antonyms

work hardtoilgrind awayidleslack off

Memory trick

To BEAVER AWAY is to keep working like a busy beaver building its dam.

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This term comes from the animal known for its tireless work in building dams. People use it to describe someone who is focused and busy with a difficult task.

Word origin

From Middle English bever, from Old English befer, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus ('beaver'). Cognate with West Frisian bever, compare Dutch bever, compare French bièvre, compare German Biber, dialectal compare Swedish bjur.

Other meanings

noun a large water animal known for building dams from wood

beaver meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीअनौपचारिक: किसी काम में लगातार और मेहनत से जुटे रहना
Arabic · العربيةغير رسمي: العمل بجد وثبات على شيء ما
French · Françaisinformel : travailler dur et sans relâche sur quelque chose
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiainformal: bekerja keras dan tekun pada sesuatu
Chinese · 中文非正式:埋头苦干,持续努力做某事

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