auditorium
/ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm/noun
उच्चारण ऑडिटॉरिअम
सभागार, प्रेक्षागृह
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
[C]
the part of a theatre or concert hall in which the audience sits; a large building or room used for public meetings or concerts
सभागार, प्रेक्षागृह
- The college auditorium seats a thousand students.
- The prize-giving ceremony was held in the auditorium.
- The auditorium was packed for the annual function.
+ 2 more examples
- Students filed into the auditorium for the assembly.
- The new auditorium has excellent sound.
Synonyms hall theatre assembly hall concert hall amphitheatre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in the auditorium
Use in for being inside the hall; at is used when the hall is thought of as an event venue.
हॉल के अंदर होने के लिए 'in' और जब हॉल को कार्यक्रम-स्थल के रूप में देखा जाए तब 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The students gathered in the auditorium for the farewell.
- The quiz was held at the school auditorium.
auditorium: plural auditoriums / auditoria
Both plurals are correct; auditoriums is more common in everyday English and auditoria is more formal.
दोनों plural रूप सही हैं; रोज़मर्रा की अंग्रेज़ी में 'auditoriums' अधिक आम है और 'auditoria' अधिक औपचारिक।
- The college has two large auditoriums.
- Several auditoria in the city were booked for the festival.
auditorium (audience area) vs hall / stage
Strictly, the auditorium is the part where the audience sits; the stage is where performers stand. In India the word is also used for the whole hall.
कड़ाई से 'auditorium' वह भाग है जहाँ दर्शक बैठते हैं; मंच वह जगह है जहाँ कलाकार खड़े होते हैं। भारत में यह शब्द पूरे हॉल के लिए भी चलता है।
- The lights in the auditorium dimmed and the curtain rose.
auditorium + noun / noun + auditorium
Auditorium can be combined with the name of a person or an institution to name a venue.
किसी स्थान का नाम बताने के लिए 'auditorium' के साथ व्यक्ति या संस्था का नाम जुड़ सकता है।
- The Tagore Auditorium holds one thousand people.
- The seminar will be held in the university auditorium.
+Collocations 4
adjective + auditorium
packedcrowdedspaciousair-conditionedempty
- The packed auditorium cheered the chief guest.
verb + auditorium
fillbookenterleaveseat
- The school booked the auditorium for the annual day.
auditorium + noun
seatsstagelightsdoorsmanager
- The auditorium doors will close when the play begins.
type of auditorium
schoolcollegeopen-airtown hallconcert
- The open-air auditorium by the lake is used for cultural programmes.
“More examples 5
- More than five hundred parents sat in the auditorium for the prize distribution.
पुरस्कार वितरण के लिए पाँच सौ से अधिक अभिभावक सभागार में बैठे थे।
- Radhika walked on to the stage while the auditorium fell silent.
राधिका मंच पर पहुँची और सभागार में सन्नाटा छा गया।
- The acoustics of the new auditorium are excellent.
नए सभागार की ध्वनि-व्यवस्था उत्कृष्ट है।
- Please switch off your mobile phones before entering the auditorium.
कृपया सभागार में प्रवेश करने से पहले अपने मोबाइल फ़ोन बंद कर दें।
- The seminar had to be moved to a larger auditorium.
संगोष्ठी को एक बड़े सभागार में ले जाना पड़ा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The programme will be held in the school auditoriam.
✓ The programme will be held in the school auditorium.
The word ends in -ium.
इस शब्द का अंत -ium से होता है।
✗ The principal addressed to the students in the auditorium.
✓ The principal addressed the students in the auditorium.
Address takes a direct object, so to is not used.
'Address' के बाद सीधा object आता है, इसलिए 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ Auditorium was full by nine o'clock.
✓ The auditorium was full by nine o'clock.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के पहले article आवश्यक है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
hall theatre assembly hall concert hall amphitheatre
AaSpelling
au·di·to·ri·um
With -torium (not 'auditorum' or 'auditoreum'); plural auditoriums (auditoria is also used).
अंत में -torium ('auditorum' या 'auditoreum' गलत है); plural auditoriums (auditoria भी चलता है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a large hall for audiences is an auditorium; a place for indoor games a gymnasium; for outdoor sports a stadium; an open-air round theatre an amphitheatre; for viewing stars a planetarium.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दर्शकों के लिए बड़ा हॉल auditorium; इनडोर खेलों के लिए gymnasium; बाहरी खेलों के लिए stadium; खुला गोलाकार रंगमंच amphitheatre; तारे देखने के लिए planetarium।