archery
/ˈɑːtʃəri/noun
उच्चारण आर्चरी
तीरंदाज़ी, धनुर्विद्या
Core word
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the art or sport of shooting arrows with a bow
तीरंदाज़ी, धनुर्विद्या
- Deepika Kumari has won many international medals in archery.
- an archery competition
- Archery needs a steady hand and a calm mind.
+ 2 more examples
- He took up archery after watching the Olympic Games.
- The school has started an archery club for Classes 8 to 10.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
archery (uncountable)
Archery is uncountable, so it has no plural and no article; the verb that follows is singular.
'Archery' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ article नहीं आता; इसके बाद singular verb आती है।
- Archery is an Olympic sport.
- Archery requires patience and concentration.
do / practise archery; archery + noun
People usually say they do or practise archery, and archery can work as a modifier before nouns such as club or range.
लोग प्रायः कहते हैं कि वे archery करते हैं या उसका अभ्यास करते हैं, और 'archery' क्लब या range जैसे nouns से पहले modifier की तरह आ सकता है।
- Radhika practises archery at the sports ground.
- He joined the school archery club.
archery + term: bow, arrow, target, quiver
Archery has its own words: the archer draws the bow, fixes the arrow and aims at the target, and the quiver is the case that holds the arrows.
Archery के अपने शब्द हैं: archer धनुष खींचता है, तीर चढ़ाता है और निशाने पर लक्ष्य साधता है, और quiver वह खोल है जिसमें तीर रखे जाते हैं।
- In archery, you aim at a target with rings of colour.
- He keeps the arrows in a quiver on his back.
archery vs archer
Archery is the sport or skill; an archer is the person who does it, so a person can never be called an archery.
Archery खेल या कौशल है; archer उसे करने वाला व्यक्ति है, इसलिए किसी व्यक्ति को 'archery' नहीं कहा जा सकता।
- Archery needs a calm mind, and every archer must learn this.
- She wants to become an archer, so she joined an archery academy.
+Collocations 5
verb + archery
practisetake upcompete inteachlearn
- She took up archery after watching the Asian Games.
archery + noun
clubrangecompetitioncoachteam
- The archery range is behind the school playground.
adjective + archery
competitivetraditionaltargetfield
- Traditional archery uses a simple wooden bow.
archery + event / level
team eventindividual eventworld championshipnational trial
- She won the individual event at the national archery trial.
sport + archery
target archeryfield archerymounted archeryOlympic archery
- Mounted archery is a skill that was used in battle.
“More examples 5
- India has produced several champions in archery in recent years.
भारत ने हाल के वर्षों में तीरंदाज़ी में कई चैंपियन दिए हैं।
- Archery teaches children to stay calm under pressure.
तीरंदाज़ी बच्चों को दबाव में शांत रहना सिखाती है।
- The archery event will begin at nine in the morning.
तीरंदाज़ी की प्रतियोगिता सुबह नौ बजे शुरू होगी।
- Her interest in archery began when she saw a tribal festival.
तीरंदाज़ी में उसकी रुचि तब शुरू हुई जब उसने एक जनजातीय उत्सव देखा।
- The college has added archery to its list of sports.
कॉलेज ने तीरंदाज़ी को अपने खेलों की सूची में जोड़ दिया है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who shoots arrows with a bow is an archer.
धनुष से तीर चलाने वाले व्यक्ति को archer कहते हैं।
General knowledge
Archery is the national sport of Bhutan.
तीरंदाज़ी भूटान का राष्ट्रीय खेल है।