athletic
/æθˈletɪk/adjective
उच्चारण ऐथ्लेटिक
खिलाड़ी जैसा, बलिष्ठ
Core word
- 1
physically strong, healthy and active; connected with athletes or athletics
खिलाड़ी जैसा, बलिष्ठ
- an athletic build
- He has an athletic body and plays kabaddi every evening.
- The young man has an athletic build and runs every day.
+ 2 more examples
- She was an athletic child who loved climbing trees.
- The college has excellent athletic facilities, including a track and a gym.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
athletic + noun
As an adjective before a noun, athletic means connected with athletics or sport.
Noun से पहले 'athletic' का अर्थ athletics या खेल से संबंधित है।
- The school held an athletic meet in December.
- She won an athletic scholarship.
be athletic (a person's body)
After be, athletic describes a person who is strong, fit and good at sport.
'Be' के बाद 'athletic' उस व्यक्ति के लिए आता है जो मज़बूत, स्वस्थ और खेल में कुशल हो।
- Her brother is tall and athletic.
- He has an athletic build.
athletic vs an athlete
Athletic is an adjective; the person is an athlete (noun). Do not say 'an athletic'.
'Athletic' adjective है; व्यक्ति को 'athlete' (noun) कहते हैं। 'An athletic' न कहें।
- He is an athlete with an athletic body.
athletic vs sporty vs sporting
Athletic is about a strong fit body or athletics. Sporty means fond of sport or stylish like sports gear. Sporting means connected with sport or fair in games.
Athletic का संबंध मज़बूत स्वस्थ शरीर या athletics से है। Sporty का अर्थ खेल का शौकीन या खेल जैसी शैली वाला है। Sporting का अर्थ खेल से संबंधित या खेल में निष्पक्ष है।
- He has an athletic build.
- She is a sporty girl.
- It was a sporting gesture.
athletic + body-type description
Athletic often appears in descriptions of people and clothes, as in an athletic figure or athletic wear. It then suggests strong, trim and active.
'Athletic' लोगों और कपड़ों के वर्णन में आता है, जैसे an athletic figure या athletic wear। तब यह मज़बूत, सुडौल और सक्रिय का संकेत देता है।
- He wore athletic wear for the morning jog.
+Collocations 6
athletic + noun
abilitybuildeventclubshoesscholarship
- He has great athletic ability.
adverb + athletic
verynaturallyhighlyextremelyquite
- The boy is naturally athletic.
verb + athletic
lookstayremainseembe
- She stays athletic by running every morning.
athletic + prowess / talent
prowesstalentskillfeat
- Her athletic talent was clear from childhood.
athletic + places and events
fieldtrackstadiumfestival
- The athletic field was full of students at dawn.
athletic + qualifier
highlynaturallyparticularlyremarkably
- She is remarkably athletic for her age.
“More examples 6
- The athletic young captain led the team.
फुर्तीले युवा कप्तान ने टीम का नेतृत्व किया।
- Radhika has an athletic frame and plays kabaddi.
राधिका का शरीर खिलाड़ियों जैसा है और वह कबड्डी खेलती है।
- The college organises an athletic meet every winter.
कॉलेज हर सर्दी में एथलेटिक प्रतियोगिता आयोजित करता है।
- He wore athletic shoes for the race.
उसने दौड़ के लिए खेल के जूते पहने।
- Regular exercise keeps you athletic.
नियमित व्यायाम आपको चुस्त-दुरुस्त रखता है।
- The athletic girl cleared the hurdle in one leap.
फुर्तीली लड़की ने एक छलाँग में बाधा पार कर ली।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is an athletic and has won many medals.
✓ He is an athlete and has won many medals.
A person who competes in sport is an athlete; athletic is only an adjective.
खेल में भाग लेने वाला व्यक्ति 'athlete' है; 'athletic' केवल adjective है।
§Grammar and usage
Athletics (running, jumping, throwing) takes a singular verb ('Athletics is popular').
Athletics (दौड़, कूद, फेंक) singular verb लेता है ('Athletics is popular')।