autograph
/ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/noun
उच्चारण ऑटग्राफ़
हस्ताक्षर (प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति के), ऑटोग्राफ़
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a famous person's signature, especially when somebody asks them to write it
हस्ताक्षर (प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति के), ऑटोग्राफ़
- Fans crowded round the cricketer for his autograph.
- an autograph book
- The young fan asked the actor for his autograph.
+ 3 more examples
- I collect autographs of famous cricketers.
- She kept the autograph in a special album.
- The singer signed autographs after the concert.
Synonyms signature signed name inscription
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[T] ~ sth
(of a famous person) to sign something
(प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का) हस्ताक्षर करना
- The author autographed copies of her new book.
- The cricketer autographed bats for the young fans after the match.
- The author will autograph copies of her novel at the book fair.
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- The team captain autographed the bat for a charity auction.
- The film star autographed a poster for the fan.
- Players autographed the footballs before the match.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
autograph (noun) + of / from sb
Use of or from to say whose signature it is; a famous person gives an autograph, a fan asks for one.
हस्ताक्षर किसका है, यह बताने के लिए of या from आता है; प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति autograph देता है और प्रशंसक उसे माँगता है।
- He collects autographs of cricketers.
- Radhika got an autograph from her favourite author.
ask for / give / sign an autograph
The common verb patterns are ask for an autograph, give an autograph and sign an autograph.
सामान्य क्रिया-रचनाएँ ask for an autograph, give an autograph और sign an autograph हैं।
- Fans queued up to ask for his autograph.
- The actor signed autographs for an hour.
autograph + sth (verb)
As a verb, autograph means to sign something in your own hand, especially a book or photograph.
क्रिया के रूप में 'autograph' का अर्थ अपने हाथ से किसी वस्तु, विशेषकर पुस्तक या फ़ोटो, पर हस्ताक्षर करना है।
- The writer autographed copies of her new novel.
autograph vs signature
An autograph is the signature of a famous person given to a fan; a signature is the name you write on documents like cheques.
Autograph किसी प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का प्रशंसक को दिया गया हस्ताक्षर है; signature चेक जैसे दस्तावेज़ों पर लिखा गया नाम है।
- The bank clerk checked the signature on the cheque.
+Collocations 4
verb + autograph
signcollectgiveseekframe
- He framed the autograph of his favourite singer.
adjective + autograph
rarevaluablepersonalfirstfamous
- A rare autograph of the poet sold for a high price.
autograph + noun
bookhuntersessioncopycollector
- The autograph session started at noon.
autograph + from / of
of the captainfrom a starof a writerfrom the chief guest
- She kept an autograph from the chief guest as a souvenir.
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- The crowd rushed to the cricketer for an autograph.
भीड़ हस्ताक्षर के लिए क्रिकेटर की ओर दौड़ पड़ी।
- Radhika treasures the autograph her teacher wrote in her notebook.
राधिका उस हस्ताक्षर को सँजोकर रखती है जो उसके शिक्षक ने उसकी कॉपी में लिखा।
- The author autographed every book at the fair.
लेखक ने मेले में हर पुस्तक पर हस्ताक्षर किए।
- An autograph on an old cricket bat can be very valuable.
पुराने क्रिकेट बल्ले पर किया गया हस्ताक्षर बहुत मूल्यवान हो सकता है।
- He refused to give autographs to anyone at the airport.
उसने हवाई अड्डे पर किसी को भी हस्ताक्षर देने से मना कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The student took the autograph of the Principal on the leave form.
✓ The student got the Principal's signature on the leave form.
Official documents carry a signature; an autograph is a famous person's signature given to a fan.
सरकारी दस्तावेज़ों पर 'signature' होता है; 'autograph' प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का प्रशंसक को दिया हस्ताक्षर है।
✗ The star signed autograph for every fan.
✓ The star signed an autograph for every fan.
Autograph is countable; in the singular it needs an article (or use the plural, autographs).
'Autograph' countable है; एकवचन में इसके साथ article चाहिए (या बहुवचन autographs प्रयोग करें)।
✗ The actor autographed on my notebook.
✓ The actor autographed my notebook.
Autograph as a verb is transitive and needs no preposition before its object.
'Autograph' क्रिया के रूप में सकर्मक है और object से पहले preposition नहीं लेती।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
signature signed name inscription sign inscribe initial
AaSpelling
au·to·graph
With ph (not 'autograf').
ph के साथ ('autograf' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Auto- means self (automobile, autonomy); -graph means writing (photograph, biography).
Auto- का अर्थ स्वयं है (automobile, autonomy); -graph का अर्थ लेखन (photograph, biography)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the signature of a famous person, kept as a souvenir, is an autograph; a person's life written by himself is an autobiography; a person's own handwriting is a holograph.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति के हस्ताक्षर, जो यादगार के रूप में रखे जाएँ, autograph; अपना लिखा जीवन-वृत्त autobiography; व्यक्ति की अपनी लिखावट holograph।