back-to-back
/ˌbæk tə ˈbæk/adjective
उच्चारण बैक ट बैक
लगातार, एक के बाद एक
Core word
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[only before noun]
happening one after the other, without a break
लगातार, एक के बाद एक
- India won back-to-back series against two strong teams.
- Radhika had back-to-back exams on Monday and Tuesday.
- The students had back-to-back classes from nine to one.
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- The festival season brings back-to-back weddings in our family.
- She won back-to-back titles in the national championship.
Synonyms consecutive successive in a row continuous
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[only before noun] British
(of houses) built in a row, with their backs joined to the backs of the houses in the next row
(मकान) पीठ से पीठ सटाकर बने हुए
- rows of back-to-back houses in the old mill town
- The city still has a few back-to-back houses near the old mill.
- The back-to-back terraces were built for mill workers.
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- Back-to-back housing was common in nineteenth-century Leeds.
- Few back-to-back houses survive in the city today.
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one after the other, without a break
लगातार, बिना रुके
- She played two matches back to back.
- The team won three matches back to back.
- The trains arrived back-to-back, so the platform was crowded.
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- He attended two meetings back-to-back and had no time for lunch.
- The film runs three shows back-to-back on Sundays.
Synonyms consecutively in succession
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(of two people) standing with their backs touching each other
पीठ से पीठ मिलाकर
- The two brothers stood back to back to see who was taller.
- The dancers stood back to back and then slowly turned around.
- The two guards stood back-to-back at the gate.
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- The children stood back-to-back to compare their heights.
- They sat back-to-back on the bench and refused to talk.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
back-to-back + noun (adjective)
Before a noun it means happening one after another with no break.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ बिना रुके एक के बाद एक होना है।
- Radhika had back-to-back classes all morning.
- The team won three back-to-back matches.
verb + back-to-back (adverb)
After a verb it describes events or people placed one after another or with backs touching.
Verb के बाद यह लगातार होने वाली घटनाओं या पीठ से पीठ टिकाकर खड़े लोगों का वर्णन करता है।
- Two exams were held back-to-back.
- The two children stood back-to-back to compare height.
back-to-back houses
It also describes houses built in rows with shared back walls.
यह उन घरों का भी वर्णन करता है जो साझा पिछली दीवारों के साथ पंक्तियों में बने हों।
- Back-to-back houses were common in old mill towns.
hyphenated spelling
Write it with hyphens when used as an adjective or adverb.
Adjective या adverb के रूप में इसे hyphens के साथ लिखें।
- It was a back-to-back victory.
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back-to-back + noun
meetingswinsmatchestitlesclassesflights
- The champions won back-to-back titles.
verb + back-to-back
scheduleholdplaystandrun
- The banks held two interviews back-to-back.
adverb + back-to-back
literallyalmosttwicethree times
- We had literally back-to-back exams this week.
back-to-back + events
seasonsserieselectionstestsfestivals
- The team enjoyed back-to-back seasons without defeat.
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- The railway announced back-to-back special trains for the festival.
रेलवे ने त्योहार के लिए लगातार विशेष गाड़ियों की घोषणा की।
- He has meetings back-to-back till evening.
शाम तक उसकी एक के बाद एक बैठकें हैं।
- India won back-to-back series against the visitors.
भारत ने मेहमान टीम के विरुद्ध लगातार श्रृंखलाएँ जीतीं।
- The two friends sat back-to-back and shared one book.
दोनों मित्र पीठ से पीठ टिकाकर बैठे और एक पुस्तक साझा की।
- Back-to-back festivals kept the market busy.
लगातार आए त्योहारों ने बाज़ार को व्यस्त रखा।
- Radhika sat back-to-back with her friend to play the word game.
राधिका ने शब्द-खेल खेलने के लिए अपनी सहेली के साथ पीठ से पीठ टिकाकर बैठी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We had two exams back to back test.
✓ We had two back-to-back exams.
As an adjective it goes before the noun and is hyphenated.
Adjective के रूप में यह noun से पहले आता है और hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
✗ The school held the matches in back-to-back.
✓ The school held the matches back-to-back.
Back-to-back is an adverb here and needs no preposition.
यहाँ 'back-to-back' adverb है और preposition नहीं लेता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Back-to-back and consecutive both mean one after another.
Back-to-back और consecutive दोनों का अर्थ एक के बाद एक है।
Informal; stresses that there is no gap at all.
अनौपचारिक; इस बात पर बल कि बिल्कुल अंतराल नहीं है।
- We had back-to-back lectures.
Formal; items follow in order, possibly with small gaps.
औपचारिक; वस्तुएँ क्रम से आती हैं, संभवतः छोटे अंतराल के साथ।
- He won three consecutive matches.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
consecutive successive in a row continuous consecutively in succession
§Grammar and usage
The adjective before a noun is written with hyphens (back-to-back wins), but the adverb is usually written as three words (they won back to back).
Noun से पहले आने वाला adjective hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है (back-to-back wins), पर adverb आमतौर पर तीन अलग शब्दों में लिखा जाता है (they won back to back)।