bachelor
/ˈbætʃələ(r)/noun
उच्चारण बैचलर
अविवाहित पुरुष, कुँवारा
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as one-word substitution
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a man who has never been married
अविवाहित पुरुष, कुँवारा
- He remained a bachelor all his life.
- a confirmed bachelor
- My uncle is a bachelor and lives alone in Pune.
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- The bachelor flat was small but tidy.
- In his thirties, he was still an eligible bachelor, according to his aunts.
Opposite married man husband
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a person who has a first university degree
स्नातक (डिग्रीधारी)
- She has a bachelor's degree in commerce.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Vikram earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Delhi University.
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- After finishing school, she enrolled for a bachelor of science course.
- A bachelor's degree is required for this government post.
Synonyms graduate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bachelor (unmarried man)
A bachelor is a man who has never married; it is countable and has a female counterpart spinster only in old usage, so avoid it now.
'Bachelor' ऐसा पुरुष है जिसने कभी विवाह नहीं किया; यह countable है, और इसके स्त्रीलिंग रूप spinster का आज प्रयोग टालना चाहिए।
- He remained a bachelor all his life.
- My uncle is a confirmed bachelor.
Bachelor of + subject (degree)
A first university degree is a Bachelor of Arts, Science or Commerce, shortened to BA, BSc or BCom.
विश्वविद्यालय की पहली डिग्री Bachelor of Arts, Science या Commerce होती है, जिसे BA, BSc या BCom लिखा जाता है।
- Radhika is doing a Bachelor of Education.
bachelor's degree / bachelor's
In general talk, the degree is a bachelor's degree, with an apostrophe and s.
सामान्य बोलचाल में डिग्री को bachelor's degree कहते हैं, जिसमें apostrophe और s आता है।
- He has a bachelor's degree in physics.
bachelor + noun
Bachelor is used before another noun in bachelor party, bachelor pad and bachelor life.
'Bachelor' दूसरे noun से पहले bachelor party, bachelor pad और bachelor life में आता है।
- His friends organised a bachelor party before the wedding.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bachelor
eligibleconfirmedlifelongyoungelderly
- The match-making website listed many eligible bachelors.
bachelor + noun
degreepartypadlifeflat
- He moved to a small bachelor flat near his office.
verb + bachelor
remain astay alive as abe a
- He stayed a bachelor so he could look after his mother.
bachelor of + subject
of Artsof Scienceof Technologyof Commerce
- She holds a Bachelor of Technology from a reputed institute.
“More examples 5
- The village postmaster was a lifelong bachelor.
गाँव का डाकिया आजीवन अविवाहित रहा।
- Radhika's brother is a bachelor and shares a flat with two friends.
राधिका का भाई अविवाहित है और दो मित्रों के साथ एक फ़्लैट में रहता है।
- She completed her bachelor's degree in 2023.
उसने 2023 में अपनी स्नातक की डिग्री पूरी की।
- A Bachelor of Science graduate can apply for this post.
बैचलर ऑफ़ साइंस स्नातक इस पद के लिए आवेदन कर सकता है।
- The eligible bachelor was invited to the engagement ceremony.
योग्य अविवाहित युवक को सगाई समारोह में आमंत्रित किया गया।
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✗ He is an unmarried bachelor.
✓ He is a bachelor.
Bachelor already means an unmarried man, so the word unmarried is redundant.
'Bachelor' का अर्थ ही अविवाहित पुरुष है, इसलिए unmarried अनावश्यक है।
✗ She is a bachelor.
✓ She is unmarried.
Bachelor is used for men; for a woman say unmarried or single.
'Bachelor' पुरुषों के लिए है; महिला के लिए unmarried या single कहें।
✗ He has done bachelors degree in arts.
✓ He has done a bachelor's degree in arts.
The correct form is a bachelor's degree, with the apostrophe and an article.
सही रूप 'a bachelor's degree' है, जिसमें apostrophe और article दोनों चाहिए।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
bach·e·lor
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A confirmed bachelor.
Idiom 'a confirmed bachelor' का अर्थ है ऐसा अविवाहित पुरुष जिसने तय कर लिया हो कि वह शादी नहीं करेगा। यह सिर्फ़ अविवाहित होने से अलग है, इसमें पक्का इरादा शामिल है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An unmarried man; an unmarried woman is a spinster (old-fashioned) or single woman; a man whose wife has died is a widower.
'अविवाहित पुरुष' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; अविवाहित स्त्री spinster (पुराना) या single woman है; जिसकी पत्नी मर गई हो वह widower।
General knowledge
A bachelor's degree (BA, BSc, BCom) comes before a master's.
Bachelor's degree (BA, BSc, BCom) master's से पहले आती है।