acre
/ˈeɪkə(r)/noun
उच्चारण एकर
एकड़
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a unit for measuring an area of land; 4,047 square metres
एकड़
- ten acres of land
- The farmer sold two acres of land near the highway.
- The farmer grows wheat on five acres near the river.
+ 2 more examples
- The park covers more than fifty acres in the middle of the city.
- Land in this area is sold by the acre.
Synonyms 0.4 hectare
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
number + acres + of + noun
Acre takes a plural s after a number above one, and of before the thing it covers.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद acre में s लगता है, और जिस वस्तु पर विस्तार हो उससे पहले of आता है।
- The farmer owns ten acres of land.
- A hundred acres of forest were burnt.
number-acre + noun (compound modifier)
As a modifier before a noun, acre stays singular and is joined with a hyphen.
Noun से पहले modifier के रूप में acre singular रहता है और hyphen से जुड़ता है।
- He bought a five-acre plot near Nashik.
- The school has a twenty-acre campus.
acres of + noun (informal, a lot)
In informal English, acres of means a great deal of space or of something.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'acres of' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक स्थान या वस्तु है।
- The new library has acres of shelf space.
per acre / an acre
Use per acre for rates such as yield or cost; an acre is about 4,047 square metres.
उपज या लागत जैसी दरों के लिए per acre आता है; एक acre लगभग 4,047 वर्ग मीटर होता है।
- The farmer gets twenty quintals of wheat per acre.
- Land here costs a lakh per acre.
+Collocations 4
adjective + acre(s)
fertilevastbarrensprawlingfallow
- Vast acres of wheat waved in the Punjab fields.
verb + acres
ownfarmploughbuycover
- The family farms forty acres in the Doab.
acre + noun
plotfieldfarmcampuslease
- The temple trust owns a ten-acre campus.
measure phrase
per acresquare acreacre-footacres of land
- The government gave a subsidy per acre to small farmers.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's grandfather has twelve acres of mango orchard in Ratnagiri.
राधिका के दादा के पास रत्नागिरी में बारह एकड़ आम का बाग़ है।
- The flood covered hundreds of acres of standing crop.
बाढ़ ने खड़ी फ़सल के सैकड़ों एकड़ को ढक लिया।
- An acre is a unit of land measurement used in farming.
एकड़ खेती में प्रयुक्त भूमि मापने की एक इकाई है।
- The park spreads over thirty acres in the middle of the city.
पार्क शहर के बीच तीस एकड़ में फैला है।
- The company bought a fifty-acre site for its factory.
कंपनी ने अपने कारखाने के लिए पचास एकड़ का स्थल ख़रीदा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He owns ten acres land.
✓ He owns ten acres of land.
A measure word needs of before the thing measured.
माप के शब्द के बाद, मापी जा रही वस्तु से पहले of आवश्यक है।
✗ She bought a five-acres plot.
✓ She bought a five-acre plot.
In a compound modifier before a noun, the measure word stays singular.
Noun से पहले compound modifier में माप का शब्द singular रहता है।
✗ The farmer owns five acre of land.
✓ The farmer owns five acres of land.
After a number above one, acre needs a plural s.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद acre में plural s लगाना आवश्यक है।
¶Idioms 1
all over hell's half acre
over a very wide area; in many different places
चारों तरफ़, दूर-दूर तक बिखरा हुआ
- The wind scattered the papers all over hell's half acre.
- We searched all over hell's half acre for the lost dog.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
0.4 hectare
§Grammar and usage
Measurement: 1 acre = about 0.4 hectare; 1 hectare = about 2.47 acres.
माप में 1 acre = लगभग 0.4 hectare; 1 hectare = लगभग 2.47 acres।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Acres of (informal, a large amount of: 'acres of space').
Idiom 'acres of' (अनौपचारिक, बहुत सारा: 'acres of space')।