avenue
/ˈævənjuː/noun
उच्चारण ऐवन्यू
चौड़ी सड़क, मार्ग, वीथि
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[C]
a street in a town or city, especially a wide one with trees on both sides
चौड़ी सड़क, मार्ग, वीथि
- a tree-lined avenue
- We strolled down a leafy avenue in Chandigarh.
- Jacaranda trees line the avenue leading to the old fort.
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- Our hotel stood on a quiet avenue near the river.
- Shops and cafes crowd both sides of the avenue.
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[C] ~ (of/for sth)
a choice or way of making progress towards something
रास्ता, साधन, अवसर
- We must explore every avenue to find a solution.
- new avenues of employment
- Studying abroad is one avenue open to you after graduation.
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- The police are exploring every avenue to trace the missing boy.
- Volunteering can be a useful avenue for gaining work experience.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
avenue (street) + name
In names, Avenue follows the street name: Park Avenue, Gandhi Avenue. It is a wide street, often with trees.
नामों में 'Avenue' सड़क के नाम के बाद आता है: Park Avenue। यह प्रायः पेड़ों वाली चौड़ी सड़क होती है।
- The wedding procession moved down the tree-lined avenue.
- Their house stands on Nehru Avenue.
avenue of / to / for + noun
Figuratively, an avenue is a way of making progress; it is followed by to, for or of.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'avenue' प्रगति का एक मार्ग है; इसके बाद 'to', 'for' या 'of' आता है।
- Education is the best avenue to a better life.
- She explored every avenue for raising funds.
avenues (countable plural)
Avenue is countable, so write many avenues, new avenues, every avenue (singular).
'Avenue' गणनीय है, इसलिए many avenues, new avenues लिखें और 'every' के बाद एकवचन avenue आता है।
- The new course opens many avenues for research.
avenue vs venue
Venue is the place where an event happens; avenue is a street or a way to progress.
'Venue' वह स्थान है जहाँ कोई कार्यक्रम होता है; 'avenue' सड़क या प्रगति का मार्ग है।
- The venue of the quiz is the school hall.
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adjective + avenue
widetree-linednewmainlegal
- The tree-lined avenue looked beautiful after the first rain.
verb + avenue
exploreopen uppursuetryclose
- The student explored every avenue before choosing a career.
avenue + of + noun
approachenquiryescapehopeinvestigation
- Police are following several avenues of investigation.
avenue + preposition
to successfor growthfor fundingof appealfor research
- Hard work remains the best avenue to success.
“More examples 5
- Cherry trees line both sides of the avenue.
सड़क के दोनों ओर चेरी के पेड़ लगे हैं।
- Social media has opened a new avenue for small traders.
Social media ने छोटे व्यापारियों के लिए एक नया रास्ता खोल दिया है।
- The family had no avenue of appeal after the court's decision.
अदालत के निर्णय के बाद परिवार के पास अपील का कोई रास्ता नहीं था।
- Radhika explored several avenues before finding a scholarship.
छात्रवृत्ति मिलने से पहले राधिका ने कई रास्ते तलाशे।
- The shop is on the corner of the avenue near the library.
दुकान पुस्तकालय के पास उस सड़क के कोने पर है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The avenue of our wedding is Tulip Hall.
✓ The venue of our wedding is Tulip Hall.
A place for an event is a venue, not an avenue.
किसी कार्यक्रम का स्थान 'venue' होता है, 'avenue' नहीं।
✗ She tried every avenues to find a job.
✓ She tried every avenue to find a job.
Every is followed by a singular noun.
'Every' के बाद एकवचन noun आता है।
✗ The college offers many avenue for research.
✓ The college offers many avenues for research.
After many, the noun must be plural.
'Many' के बाद noun बहुवचन में आना चाहिए।
AaSpelling
av·e·nue
With -nue (not 'avenu' or 'avanue').
अंत में -nue ('avenu' या 'avanue' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the road words together: avenue (wide, with trees), boulevard (a wide city street, often with trees), lane (narrow), alley (very narrow, between buildings), highway (main road between cities).
सड़क के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: avenue (चौड़ी, पेड़ों वाली), boulevard (चौड़ी शहरी सड़क, प्रायः पेड़ों वाली), lane (संकरी), alley (बहुत संकरी, इमारतों के बीच), highway (शहरों के बीच मुख्य सड़क)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Explore every avenue (try every possible way), an avenue of trees.
Collocations: explore every avenue (हर संभव तरीका आज़माना), an avenue of trees।