get wind of meaning in Hindi

get wind of in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC Steno 2024 T-1 Idioms & Phrases

   Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
   To get wind of

   ATo get into difficultyBTo recover from somethingCTo escape so that you don't have to payDTo hear a piece of information that someone was trying to keep secret
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: D) To hear a piece of information that someone was trying to keep secret

   Correct Answer: To hear a piece of information that someone was trying to keep secret
   Explanation:
   The idiom "to get wind of" means to hear about or discover something, especially when that information was meant to be kept secret. For example, if someone says, "I got wind of their plans," it means they found out about those plans, which were likely intended to be private.

2. SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Idioms & Phrases

   Choose the alternative which gives the correct meaning of the given idiom or phrase.
   Get wind of something

   ATo experience a sudden change in the weatherBTo learn about a secret or private matterCTo catch a severe respiratory illnessDTo lose one's breath after running fast
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: B) To learn about a secret or private matter

   Meaning: get wind of something = to come to hear of something that was meant to be kept secret *(भनक लग जाना, कानोंकान ख़बर मिल जाना)*.
   It always takes hidden or confidential news as its object — *the press got wind of the merger*.
   So option 2, to learn about a secret or private matter *(गुप्त बात का पता चल जाना)*, is the sense.
   Origin.
   From hunting: a deer or fox catches the scent carried on the wind and knows the hunter is near, long before it can see him.
   The idiom kept that meaning of picking up a first faint hint of something concealed.
   Why the others are wrong.
   • a sudden change in the weather *(मौसम का अचानक बदलना)* — the idiom for a shift of circumstances is the wind changes or a cha

Examples

• “The police got wind of the smuggling plan.”

get wind of – questions

What is the meaning of get wind of in Hindi?

get wind of means “भनक लगना” in Hindi. In English: To hear a rumour about something; to become aware of

What are the synonyms of get wind of?

Synonyms of get wind of: learn of, hear about.

Has get wind of been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – get wind of has been asked 3 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC Steno 2024 T-1, SSC GD 2021 T-1.

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