adolescent
/ˌædəˈlesnt/noun
उच्चारण ऐडलेस्न्ट
किशोर, किशोरी, तरुण
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a young person who is developing from a child into an adult, roughly between thirteen and eighteen
किशोर, किशोरी, तरुण
- The school has a counsellor for adolescents.
- Adolescents need more sleep than adults.
- Many adolescents feel pressure about exams.
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- The doctor spoke to an adolescent about healthy eating.
- The book is written for adolescents.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an adolescent (noun)
As a noun, adolescent names a young person between childhood and adulthood; it begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an.
Noun के रूप में 'adolescent' बचपन और वयस्कता के बीच के युवा का नाम है; यह स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' लगता है।
- An adolescent needs patient guidance from parents.
- Many adolescents prepare for board exams under stress.
adolescent + noun (adjective)
Before a noun, adolescent means typical of that age: adolescent behaviour, adolescent years.
Noun से पहले 'adolescent' का अर्थ उस आयु की विशेषता वाला है: adolescent behaviour, adolescent years।
- Mood swings are common in the adolescent years.
adolescence (noun)
The noun adolescence names the period of life itself and is uncountable; use in with it.
Noun 'adolescence' जीवन की उस अवधि का नाम है और uncountable है; इसके साथ 'in' आता है।
- In adolescence, the body changes quickly.
adolescent as a mild criticism
Used for an adult, adolescent can mean childish and immature.
वयस्क के लिए प्रयुक्त होने पर 'adolescent' का अर्थ बचकाना और अपरिपक्व हो सकता है।
- His adolescent jokes annoyed the senior staff.
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adjective + adolescent
youngmoodygiftedtroubledteenage
- The camp helped troubled adolescents find direction.
adolescent + noun
behaviourboygirlyearshealth
- The school runs a course on adolescent health.
verb + adolescent
guidecounseleducatetreatsupport
- Teachers must counsel adolescents with care.
in + adolescence
in early adolescencein late adolescencesince adolescencethrough adolescence
- Many habits are formed in early adolescence.
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- The adolescent boy wanted more freedom from his parents.
किशोर लड़का अपने माता-पिता से अधिक स्वतंत्रता चाहता था।
- Radhika wrote a paper on stress among adolescents.
राधिका ने किशोरों में तनाव पर एक शोध-पत्र लिखा।
- Adolescence is the time when a child grows into an adult.
किशोरावस्था वह समय है जब बच्चा वयस्क बनता है।
- His adolescent years were spent in a small town in Bihar.
उसकी किशोरावस्था के वर्ष बिहार के एक छोटे कस्बे में बीते।
- The doctor spoke to the adolescents about balanced food.
डॉक्टर ने किशोरों से संतुलित भोजन के बारे में बात की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a adolescent boy.
✓ He is an adolescent boy.
Before a vowel sound, an is used.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' लगता है।
✗ Adolescent is a difficult period of life.
✓ Adolescence is a difficult period of life.
The period of life is named by the noun adolescence.
जीवन की अवधि का नाम noun 'adolescence' है।
✗ In adolescent, children face many changes.
✓ In adolescence, children face many changes.
After in, the noun adolescence is needed.
'In' के बाद noun 'adolescence' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name young people, but they differ in age range and tone.
ये शब्द युवाओं के नाम हैं, पर आयु-सीमा और स्वर में भिन्न हैं।
A formal or scientific word for a person growing from child to adult.
बच्चे से वयस्क बनते व्यक्ति के लिए औपचारिक या वैज्ञानिक शब्द।
- Adolescents need more sleep.
A person aged thirteen to nineteen; an everyday word.
तेरह से उन्नीस वर्ष का व्यक्ति; रोज़मर्रा का शब्द।
- The teenager joined a cricket club.
A young person, often a boy; also young people as a group.
युवा व्यक्ति, प्रायः लड़का; युवाओं का समूह भी।
- The youth of the village organised the fair.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ad·o·les·cent
With -sc- (pronounced /s/) and -ent (not 'adolesent' or 'adolescant').
-sc- (ध्वनि /s/) और अंत में -ent ('adolesent' या 'adolescant' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the life stages: infant, child, adolescent, adult; juvenile is the legal word for a minor (the Juvenile Justice Act).
जीवन के चरण याद रखिए: infant, child, adolescent, adult; juvenile नाबालिग के लिए कानूनी शब्द है (Juvenile Justice Act)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person between childhood and adulthood is an adolescent or teenager; the period is adolescence.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: बचपन और वयस्कता के बीच का व्यक्ति adolescent या teenager; यह अवधि adolescence।