area
/ˈeəriə/noun
उच्चारण एअरिअ
क्षेत्र; क्षेत्रफल
Basic word
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part of a place, town, country or the world; the amount of space that a flat surface or shape covers; a part of a room, building or particular space used for a special purpose; a particular subject or range of activity
क्षेत्र; क्षेत्रफल
- a rural area
- the area of a circle
- a no-smoking area
+ 4 more examples
- an area of study
- Heavy rain is expected in several coastal areas.
- What is the area of this rectangular field?
- The library has a quiet area for reading.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
area (place): in the area / in this area of sth
Use area for a region of a town, country or building, often with in and sometimes with of for the larger place.
शहर, देश या इमारत के किसी क्षेत्र के लिए 'area' का प्रयोग होता है, प्रायः 'in' के साथ और बड़े स्थान के लिए कभी-कभी 'of' के साथ।
- There is a good library in our area.
- Heavy rain is expected in the northern areas of the state.
area of + measurement: the area of sth is + number
In maths, area is the amount of surface a shape covers, measured in square units; say the area of the shape, not the area from it.
Maths में area वह सतह है जिसे कोई आकृति घेरती है, जिसे वर्ग इकाइयों में मापा जाता है; 'the area of the shape' कहिए।
- The area of a rectangle is length multiplied by breadth.
- The field has an area of two hectares.
area of + noun (subject or field)
Use area of with a subject or activity to mean a field of knowledge or work, as in area of study or area of interest.
किसी विषय या कार्य के लिए 'area of' का प्रयोग ज्ञान या काम का क्षेत्र बताने के लिए होता है, जैसे area of study या area of interest.
- Grammar is my weakest area for the exam.
- Her area of research is river pollution.
a + noun + area (compound use)
Area often forms compounds such as parking area, play area and rural area; the first word is singular.
'Area' प्रायः parking area, play area और rural area जैसे compound बनाता है; पहला शब्द singular रहता है।
- The play area is open from morning to evening.
+Collocations 4
adjective + area
ruralurbanresidentialflood-pronerestricted
- Rescue teams reached the flood-prone areas by boat.
verb + area
coverlive incleancrossavoid
- The forest covers an area of ten square kilometres.
area + noun
codemanagerrugnetwork
- Enter the area code before the phone number.
noun + area
parkingpicnicwaitingseatingno-smoking
- Please wait in the seating area until your name is called.
“More examples 5
- Radhika lives in a quiet area close to the railway station.
राधिका रेलवे स्टेशन के पास एक शांत इलाके में रहती है।
- Calculate the area of a circle whose radius is seven centimetres.
उस वृत्त का क्षेत्रफल निकालिए जिसकी त्रिज्या सात सेंटीमीटर है।
- Reading comprehension is an important area in the SSC exam.
SSC परीक्षा में reading comprehension एक महत्वपूर्ण क्षेत्र है।
- The tribal areas of the state have very few hospitals.
राज्य के जनजातीय क्षेत्रों में बहुत कम अस्पताल हैं।
- The surface area of the pond has shrunk during the summer.
गर्मियों में तालाब का सतही क्षेत्रफल घट गया है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am living in this area since 2015.
✓ I have been living in this area since 2015.
With since, use the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है, present continuous का नहीं।
✗ The area of the room are twenty square metres.
✓ The area of the room is twenty square metres.
The subject is the singular noun area, so the verb must be is.
Subject singular noun 'area' है, इसलिए verb 'is' होनी चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all mean a part of a place, but they differ in size and in how clearly the boundary is drawn.
ये सभी शब्द किसी स्थान के भाग को बताते हैं, पर आकार और सीमा की स्पष्टता में अंतर है।
The general word for any part of a place, with no fixed boundary.
किसी स्थान के किसी भी भाग के लिए सामान्य शब्द, जिसकी कोई निश्चित सीमा नहीं होती।
- This area gets heavy rain every July.
A large area with its own character, often bigger than a state.
अपनी पहचान वाला बड़ा क्षेत्र, प्रायः राज्य से भी बड़ा।
- The Konkan region is famous for its coast.
An area marked for a particular purpose or rule.
किसी विशेष उद्देश्य या नियम के लिए निर्धारित क्षेत्र।
- The school is in a silent zone.
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling: a-re-a, /ˈeəriə/, three syllables.
Pronunciation और spelling में a-re-a, /ˈeəriə/, तीन syllables।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Grey area (something unclear), catchment area (the area from which a school or hospital gets people; the area from which rain flows into a river), metropolitan area.
Collocations: grey area (अस्पष्ट चीज़), catchment area (वह क्षेत्र जहाँ से स्कूल या अस्पताल में लोग आते हैं; वह क्षेत्र जहाँ से वर्षा का पानी नदी में बहता है, जलग्रहण क्षेत्र), metropolitan area।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths GK: area of a rectangle = length × breadth; of a square = side²; of a triangle = ½ × base × height; of a circle = πr²; area is measured in square units (square metres, hectares, acres).
गणित GK में आयत का क्षेत्रफल = लंबाई × चौड़ाई; वर्ग का = भुजा²; त्रिभुज का = ½ × आधार × ऊँचाई; वृत्त का = πr²; क्षेत्रफल वर्ग इकाइयों में मापा जाता है (square metres, hectares, acres)।
Rajasthan is the largest state by area and Goa the smallest; India is the seventh-largest country by area.
क्षेत्रफल में राजस्थान सबसे बड़ा और गोवा सबसे छोटा राज्य है; भारत क्षेत्रफल में सातवाँ सबसे बड़ा देश है।