agent
/ˈeɪdʒənt/noun
उच्चारण एजन्ट
अभिकर्ता, एजेंट; जासूस
Core word
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a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people in business; a person who finds secret information for a government; a substance that causes a change
अभिकर्ता, एजेंट; जासूस
- a travel agent
- a secret agent
- a cleaning agent
+ 3 more examples
- The estate agent showed us three flats in one afternoon.
- Ananya booked her tickets through a travel agent near the market.
- A cleaning agent was used to remove the stain from the carpet.
Synonyms representative broker spy operative factor
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
an agent for / of sb
An agent acts for another person or company; use for or of with the one represented.
'Agent' किसी अन्य व्यक्ति या कंपनी की ओर से काम करता है; जिसका प्रतिनिधित्व हो, उसके साथ 'for' या 'of' आता है।
- He is an agent for an insurance company.
- A sports agent handles the player's contracts.
agent + noun (type)
A noun before agent names the field: travel agent, estate agent, insurance agent.
'Agent' से पहले का noun क्षेत्र बताता है: travel agent, estate agent, insurance agent।
- The estate agent showed us three flats.
a secret agent / an undercover agent
In the sense of spy, an adjective usually tells what kind of agent.
जासूस के अर्थ में प्रायः एक adjective बताता है कि किस प्रकार का agent है।
- The film is about a secret agent in Cold War Berlin.
agent (substance)
Agent can also mean a chemical or thing that causes a change.
'Agent' का अर्थ वह रसायन या वस्तु भी है जो कोई परिवर्तन लाती है।
- Chlorine is a common cleaning agent.
the agent in a passive sentence
In grammar, the agent is the doer of an action, mainly in passive sentences with by.
व्याकरण में 'agent' क्रिया करने वाला है, मुख्यतः by वाले passive वाक्यों में।
- In 'The window was broken by the boy', the boy is the agent.
+Collocations 5
type + agent
travelinsuranceestatebookingcustomer service
- The travel agent found us a cheap flight.
adjective + agent
secretdoublefreechemicalspecial
- The double agent betrayed his country.
verb + agent
hirework asmeetact asappoint
- She acted as an agent for the publisher.
agent + noun
commissionnetworkfeeorange
- The agent charged a commission of five per cent.
agent + noun
feecommissionnetworkprovocateur
- The agent took a fee for finding the house.
“More examples 7
- My uncle works as an insurance agent in Lucknow.
मेरे चाचा लखनऊ में बीमा एजेंट के रूप में काम करते हैं।
- The agent explained the terms of the lease.
एजेंट ने पट्टे की शर्तें समझाईं।
- A secret agent was sent to find out the truth.
सच्चाई जानने के लिए एक गुप्तचर भेजा गया।
- Yeast is the agent that makes the dough rise.
ख़मीर वह कारक है जो आटे को फुलाता है।
- The cricketer's agent negotiated a new deal.
क्रिकेटर के एजेंट ने नया अनुबंध तय किया।
- The agent explained the rules of the scheme to the farmers.
एजेंट ने किसानों को योजना के नियम समझाए।
- A secret agent never reveals his true name.
गुप्तचर अपना असली नाम कभी नहीं बताता।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He works in a travel agent.
✓ He works in a travel agency.
The business is an agency; an agent is a person.
व्यवसाय 'agency' है; 'agent' व्यक्ति है।
¶Idioms 1
a free agent
a person who can do what they want because they are not responsible to anyone else
आज़ाद व्यक्ति, अपनी मर्ज़ी का मालिक
- I'm a free agent now that I've left the company.
- You are not a free agent; you must follow the rules.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Grammar (passive): the agent is the doer ('by the teacher').
Grammar (passive) में agent कर्ता है ('by the teacher')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Secret agent (a spy), agent of change (a person or thing that brings change), insurance agent.
Collocations: secret agent (जासूस), agent of change (बदलाव लाने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़), insurance agent।