Meaning ofriver in English
river
noun[C ]
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A1(written abbreviationR)
used before or after thename of a river:
the River Thames/Seine/Nile
the Hudson/Mississippi/Yangzte River
down (the) river
See more- Changing thecourse of the river wouldcauseseriousenvironmentaldamage to thewholevalley.
- Effluents fromlocalfactories arefindingtheir way into the river.
- Severalsmallstreamsfeed into the river near here.
- Wewantclean rivers andlakes, where you canswim withoutrisk toyourhealth.
- They'rebuilding newhouses by the river.
Idiom
river | Intermediate English
the Mississippi River
We wentswimming in the river.
Examplesofriver
river
People now are using water from theriver, and they get sick.
FromNPR
But we know there's not ariver, so it may still be hard.
FromThe Verge
The 9-year-old had seen lights and attempted to wade across theriver.
FromOregonLive.com
The idea that time is like ariver.
FromGizmodo
Like a boat taking you to the other side of theriver, it is left behind once you have arrived.
FromHuffington Post
And he said, actually, that just smoking them right out of theriver wouldn't taste that good.
FromNPR
Sometimes it's also the fastest way over theriver.
FromPlain Dealer
The gold you see in the photo above was not found in ariver or a mine.
FromGizmodo
You're so close to theriver, you could almost trail your fingers in the current.
FromThe Denver Post
To say nothing of the river's own depth in unceasing play.
In the spring, theriver is 500 foot deep and just 115 foot wide.
FromHuffington Post
They also fuel conflict over the river's waters -- both farms and fish need the critical resource.
FromHuffington Post
Police found ariver rock inside a sock.
FromOregonLive.com
They sling the records into the dark, toward theriver.
FromNPR
We just begin the history of that water in theriver itself.
FromNPR
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Collocationswithriver
river
These are words often used in combination withriver.
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flowing river
It is obvious that a fasterflowingriver will deal more effectively with pollution.
From the
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frozen river
Because of the width of thefrozenriver and because of the fog, blizzards, and dazzling snow, the banks of it were invisible for most of the time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
meandering river
A meandering river environment is suggested for this unit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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नदी, नैसर्गिक पाण्याचा जमिनीवरून समुद्राकडे वहाणारा प्रवाह, तलाव…
川, 河川, 川（かわ）…
nehir, ırmak…
rivière [feminine], fleuve [masculine], (de) rivière…
riu…
rivier…
நிலத்தின் குறுக்கே கடல், ஏரி அல்லது மற்றொரு நதி வழியாக பாயும் இயற்கையான பரந்த நன்னீர், ஒரு நதியின் பெயருக்கு முன் அல்லது பின் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது…
नदी, किसी नदी के नाम के पहले या बाद में प्रयुक्त…
નદી, નદીના નામની પહેલાં કે પછી ઉપયોગમાં લેવાય છે.…
flod, flod-…
flod…
sungai…
der Fluss, Fluss-……
elv [masculine-feminine], elv…
دریا, ندی, دریائے (دریا کے نام سے پہلے یا بعد میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)…
ріка, річка…
నది, నది పేరుకు ముందుగానీ తరువాత గానీ వాడేది…
নদী, নদ, কোনো নদীর নামের আগে বা পরে ব্যবহৃত…
řeka, říční…
sungai…
แม่น้ำ…
dòng sông…
rzeka…
강…
fiume, di fiume…
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