🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जाम होना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jaam hona

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stagnate/ˈstæɡ.neɪt/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"बारिश की कमी के कारण तालाब जाम हो गया।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To cease to flow or move; to become stagnant.

    "The pond began to stagnate due to the lack of rainfall."
  2. 2

    To become inactive or dull; to fail to develop or progress.

    "Without new challenges, her career began to stagnate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stagnate' originates from the Latin 'stagnare', meaning 'to stand still or to be stagnant', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. Its meaning has shifted to encompass both physical and metaphorical states of inactivity or lack of progress.

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