activate
/ˈæktɪveɪt/verb
उच्चारण ऐक्टिवेट
सक्रिय करना, चालू करना
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[T] ~ sth
to make something such as a device or chemical process start working
सक्रिय करना, चालू करना
- Activate your account by clicking the link.
- The alarm is activated by smoke.
- You need to activate your SIM card before you can use it.
+ 2 more examples
- Pressing this button will activate the fire alarm.
- The app is activated when you enter the code sent to your phone.
Synonyms start switch on trigger set off turn on
Opposite deactivate switch off stop disable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
activate + object
Use activate with a device, system, account or process that is switched on or made to start working.
जब किसी उपकरण, system, account या process को चालू किया जाए, तब 'activate' के बाद object आता है।
- Press this button to activate the fire alarm.
- Radhika activated her new SIM card at the shop.
be activated (passive)
The passive is common when the thing that starts the action is unimportant or is a trigger such as heat, light or a code.
जब काम शुरू करने वाला कारण महत्वपूर्ण न हो या कोई trigger हो, तब passive रूप का प्रयोग आम है।
- The sprinklers are activated by heat.
- Your account will be activated within two hours.
activate + object + by/with
Add by or with to show the means or the code used to start something.
किसी चीज़ को चालू करने का साधन या code बताने के लिए 'by' या 'with' जोड़ा जाता है।
- You can activate the app with a six-digit code.
related forms: activation, active, inactive
The verb is activate, the noun is activation and the adjective is active. Do not use 'active' as a verb.
Verb 'activate' है, noun 'activation' है और adjective 'active' है; 'active' को verb की तरह प्रयोग न करें।
- The activation of the card takes a few minutes.
- The volcano is still active.
+Collocations 4
activate + noun
an alarman accounta carda switcha mechanism
- The bank asked him to activate his debit card before using it.
verb + to activate
pressclickneedbe ablefail
- The security system failed to activate during the power cut.
activate + adverb
automaticallyremotelymanuallyinstantlyaccidentally
- The lights activate automatically when it gets dark.
noun + of activation
codekeylinkprocessfee
- Enter the activation code that was sent to your phone.
“More examples 5
- The teacher showed us how a catalyst activates a chemical reaction.
शिक्षक ने हमें दिखाया कि catalyst किसी रासायनिक अभिक्रिया को कैसे शुरू करता है।
- Open the app and activate the notification setting.
App खोलिए और notification की setting चालू कीजिए।
- The alarm was accidentally activated by a stray cat.
अलार्म एक आवारा बिल्ली से अनजाने में बज उठा।
- My mobile data was not activated until the evening.
मेरा मोबाइल डेटा शाम तक चालू नहीं हुआ।
- Reading a good passage can activate what you already know about a topic.
कोई अच्छा passage पढ़ने से किसी विषय के बारे में आपका पहले से जाना हुआ ज्ञान सक्रिय हो सकता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please active the SIM card before using it.
✓ Please activate the SIM card before using it.
Active is an adjective; the verb is activate.
'Active' adjective है; verb रूप 'activate' है।
✗ The button activates by pressing it twice.
✓ The button is activated by pressing it twice.
The button does not act by itself; it needs the passive form.
बटन अपने आप कुछ नहीं करता, इसलिए यहाँ passive रूप 'is activated' चाहिए।
✗ Your account will be activate within two hours.
✓ Your account will be activated within two hours.
After 'be' in the passive, use the past participle activated.
Passive में 'be' के बाद past participle 'activated' आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ac·ti·vate
?Which word?
Keep the start words together: activate (make a device or process work), trigger (start suddenly), initiate (begin formally), launch (start a product or campaign), switch on.
शुरू करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: activate (उपकरण या प्रक्रिया चालू करना), trigger (अचानक शुरू करना), initiate (औपचारिक रूप से आरंभ), launch (उत्पाद या अभियान शुरू करना), switch on।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: activated charcoal is used to absorb impurities.
विज्ञान में activated charcoal अशुद्धियाँ सोखने में प्रयुक्त होता है।