Difference Between Confusing English Words Having Same Meaning

Confusing English Words:- 

In the English language, there are over millions of words. Did you know? these mentioned words have the same meaning but used in a different way.

If you don't know then this article is fully dedicated to you because in this blog we will get aware of some of these words, so without wasting any time let's start with it.

Confusing English Words You Must Know How to Use:-

1. House vs Home:- घर. 

➡ Home:- This term is used for a joint family with many rooms or it also used in the sense of hometown where someone belongs to.

For example:- I am going back to my home. 

➡ House:- This term is used for nuclear families having one or two rooms or an apartment or a building.

For example:- I have purchased a new house.


2. Buy vs Purchase:- खरीदना. 

➡ Buy:- This word is usually used when you bought something inexpensive of a small amount.

For example:- I will buy a notebook.

➡ Purchase:- It is used when someone bought something expensive which is bought by giving a large amount of money.

For example:- She purchased a house.


3. Listen vs Hear:- सुनना. 

➡ Listen:- This term is used when there is understandable sound.

For example:- I am listening to you.

➡ Hear:- This term is used when there is a non-understandable sound.

For example:- I heard a sound.


4. Rent vs Fare:- किराया. 

➡ Rent:- It is used when you are paying for the house or the apartment where you live by paying money.

For example:- My father gives rooms in rent.

➡ Fare:- It is used when you are paying the money to any vehicle owner for traveling in their vehicle like a train, auto, taxi, etc.

For example:- The fare of flights gets increased during festivals.


5. Ray vs beam:- किरण. 
These words are also the most confusing in English.

➡ Ray:- It is used for the ray of the sun.

➡ Beam:- It is used for the beam of the moon.


6. Roar vs Thunder:- गरज. 

➡ Roar:- It is used when someone makes a loud, deep sound or to shout something very loudly.

For example:- I heard a roar of a lion.

➡ Thunder:- This verb is used when you hear the loud noise in the sky that you can hear when there is a storm that usually comes after lightning in the sky.

For example:- I can hear the thunder of lightning.


7. See vs Look vs Watch:- देखना. 

➡ See:- This verb means to notice or become aware of something or someone by using your eyes (usually stable things).

For example:- Can you see what's going on there?

➡ Look:- This verb is used when you are watching something continuously.

For example:- Why are you looking at me?

➡ Watch:- It is used when someone is looking at someone or something, usually something which is moveable like movies.

For example:- I am watching a new Bollywood movie.


8. Bank vs Shore vs Coast vs Border:- किनारा. 

➡ Bank:- The term "bank" is a place where the land meets the river water.

For example- Amit sat on the river bank.

➡ Shore:- The shore is the land at the edge of a sea or lake or another large area of water.

For example:- The water gets quite shallow towards the shore.

➡ Coast:- The border between land or sea or lake on a larger scale than the shore.

For example:- I usually like to sit on the sea coast.

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