athletics
/æθˈletɪks/noun
उच्चारण ऐथ्लेटिक्स
एथलेटिक्स, दौड़-कूद और फेंक की खेल-प्रतियोगिताएँ
Core word
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[U] British
sports that people compete in, such as running, jumping and throwing
एथलेटिक्स, दौड़-कूद और फेंक की खेल-प्रतियोगिताएँ
- Radhika won three gold medals at the state athletics meet.
- an athletics track
- Athletics includes events such as the long jump and the 100-metre race.
+ 2 more examples
- He joined the athletics team at school.
- India sent a large athletics squad to the Asian Games.
Synonyms track and field
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
athletics (British: track and field)
In British English athletics means sports such as running, jumping and throwing. It is uncountable, so it takes no a/an. Plural verbs are rare: write athletics is, not athletics are, when the word means the sport.
British English में 'athletics' दौड़, कूद और फेंक जैसे खेलों को कहते हैं। यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ a/an नहीं लगता। Plural verb दुर्लभ है: जब शब्द खेल के अर्थ में हो, तब 'athletics is' लिखें, 'athletics are' नहीं।
- Athletics is her main interest.
- He won a medal in athletics.
athletics + noun
It combines with nouns for events and organisations.
यह आयोजनों और संस्थाओं के लिए दूसरे noun के साथ जुड़ता है।
- The athletics meet begins on Monday.
- He is on the athletics team.
in athletics / at athletics
Use in athletics for the sport as a field; use good at athletics for ability.
खेल-क्षेत्र के लिए 'in athletics' और योग्यता के लिए 'good at athletics' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika is good at athletics.
athletics (AmE: sports in general)
In American English athletics means sports generally, especially at school or college. Indian exams follow the British sense.
American English में 'athletics' खेलों को सामान्य रूप से कहते हैं। भारतीय परीक्षाओं में British अर्थ चलता है।
- The college offers scholarships for athletics.
athletics events
Track events include sprints, hurdles and relays; field events include long jump, high jump, shot put, discus and javelin.
Track events में sprint, hurdles और relay आते हैं; field events में long jump, high jump, shot put, discus और javelin आते हैं।
- Radhika competes in the discus and the javelin.
+Collocations 5
athletics + noun
meettrackcoachchampionshipclubteam
- The athletics track has six lanes.
verb + athletics
take upcompete inexcel atteachgive up
- Radhika took up athletics at school.
adjective + athletics
track-and-fieldschoolnationalprofessional
- The national athletics championship starts today.
athletics + events
track eventsfield eventssprintsrelays
- Sprints and relays are popular track events.
athletics + school day words
sports daycoachrelay racemedal
- The relay race ended the school athletics day.
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- Athletics requires daily training.
Athletics के लिए रोज़ अभ्यास करना पड़ता है।
- He represented India in athletics at the Asian Games.
उसने एशियाई खेलों में athletics में भारत का प्रतिनिधित्व किया।
- The school's athletics day is held in winter.
विद्यालय का athletics दिवस सर्दी में होता है।
- My sister is training for athletics.
मेरी बहन athletics की तैयारी कर रही है।
- The athletics coach asked us to run five laps.
athletics प्रशिक्षक ने हमें पाँच चक्कर दौड़ने को कहा।
- Athletics at school builds discipline and health.
स्कूल में athletics अनुशासन और स्वास्थ्य बनाती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
track and field
§Grammar and usage
Athletics takes a singular verb, as in 'Athletics is my favourite sport'.
Athletics के साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Athletics is my favourite sport'।
British and American: British English says athletics, while American English usually says track and field.
British और American में British English में athletics कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर track and field कहा जाता है।