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applicant

/ˈæplɪkənt/noun

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आवेदक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who makes a formal request for something, especially for a job, a place at a college

    आवेदक

    • eligible applicants
    • Every applicant must submit two photographs with the form.
    • Each applicant was asked to bring original certificates.
    + 2 more examples
    • There were over two hundred applicants for the clerk's post.
    • The successful applicant will begin work next month.

    Synonyms candidate aspirant contender claimant

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

applicant for + job / place / loan

Use for before the thing applied for; of is not used here.

जिसके लिए आवेदन हो, उससे पहले 'for' आता है; यहाँ 'of' नहीं लगता।

  • There were 500 applicants for the clerk's post.
  • She was the best applicant for the scholarship.

applicant + to + institution

Use to before the place that receives the application.

जिस संस्था में आवेदन किया जाए, उससे पहले 'to' आता है।

  • Every applicant to the college must sit an entrance test.

successful / unsuccessful applicant

Applicants are often described by whether they were chosen.

आवेदकों का वर्णन प्रायः इस आधार पर होता है कि उनका चयन हुआ या नहीं।

  • Successful applicants will be informed by email.
  • Unsuccessful applicants may reapply next year.

applicant (countable) + singular / plural verb

Applicant is countable: an applicant is, applicants are.

'Applicant' countable है: 'an applicant is', 'applicants are'।

  • Each applicant must bring a photocopy of the certificate.
+Collocations 5

adjective + applicant

successfulunsuccessfulsuitableeligiblequalifiedfemale

  • Only eligible applicants will be called for the interview.

verb + applicant

interviewshortlistrejectselectinformreject

  • The bank shortlisted fifty applicants.

applicant + noun

poolformnumberdetailslist

  • The applicant list will be put up on the notice board.

applicant + for

a joba loana visaadmissiona scholarship

  • Every applicant for a visa must submit a photograph.

applicant + verb

applyqualifyappearwithdraw

  • Several applicants withdrew before the interview.
“More examples 6
  • Over ten thousand applicants appeared for the bank clerk exam.

बैंक क्लर्क की परीक्षा में दस हज़ार से अधिक आवेदक बैठे।

  • Radhika was one of the shortlisted applicants for the teaching post.

राधिका शिक्षक पद के लिए चुने गए आवेदकों में से एक थी।

  • Each applicant must submit two passport-size photographs.

प्रत्येक आवेदक को दो पासपोर्ट आकार के फ़ोटो जमा करने होंगे।

  • The applicant was asked to explain the gap in his studies.

आवेदक से उसकी पढ़ाई में आए अंतराल को स्पष्ट करने को कहा गया।

  • Applicants must be between 21 and 30 years of age.

आवेदकों की आयु 21 से 30 वर्ष के बीच होनी चाहिए।

  • The interview panel asked each applicant two questions.

साक्षात्कार-पैनल ने प्रत्येक आवेदक से दो प्रश्न पूछे।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is the best applicant of the job.

✓ He is the best applicant for the job.

Applicant takes for before the job applied for.

जिस पद के लिए आवेदन हो, उससे पहले 'applicant' के साथ 'for' आता है।

✗ Each applicants must bring a certificate.

✓ Each applicant must bring a certificate.

Each is followed by a singular noun.

'Each' के बाद singular noun आता है।

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