backup
/ˈbækʌp/noun
उच्चारण बैकप
सहायता; बैकअप
Core word
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[U, C]
extra help or support; a copy of a file stored separately
सहायता; बैकअप
- take a backup
- police backup
- Always keep a backup of your project on a pen drive.
+ 2 more examples
- The team called for backup when the crowd grew bigger.
- The hospital has a backup generator in case the power fails.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backup (noun) and back up (verb)
Backup is one word as a noun or adjective. As a verb, write two words: back up.
Noun या adjective के रूप में backup एक शब्द है। Verb के रूप में दो शब्द लिखें: back up।
- I keep a backup of my notes.
- Please back up your files every week.
back up + sth / back sth up
As a verb, back up takes an object, which can come before or after up when it is a noun. A pronoun must come before up.
Verb के रूप में back up के साथ object आता है, जो noun हो तो up से पहले या बाद में आ सकता है। Pronoun हो तो up से पहले आना चाहिए।
- Back up the data. Back the data up. Back it up.
- He backed up his story with proof.
backup + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun, backup means extra or reserve: backup plan, backup copy, backup generator.
Noun से पहले backup का अर्थ अतिरिक्त या आरक्षित है: backup plan, backup copy, backup generator।
- Always keep a backup plan for the exam day.
- The hospital switched on its backup generator.
in / as backup; backup for sb
Use as backup for the role played, and for or to after backup to name the one supported.
निभाई गई भूमिका के लिए 'as backup' और जिसे सहायता दी जाती है, उसके लिए backup के बाद 'for' या 'to' लगता है।
- Two police vans arrived as backup.
- He is the backup for the main goalkeeper.
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verb + backup
takekeepmakeneedcall for
- Call for backup if the crowd gets out of control.
Backup को take या keep किया जाता है।
backup + noun
plancopygeneratorbatterysinger
- The phone has a backup battery for emergencies.
Backup के साथ अतिरिक्त चीज़ें जुड़ती हैं।
back up + object
filesdatastoryclaimcar
- She backed up her claim with figures.
Verb के रूप में back up दो शब्द है।
adjective + backup
policemedicalcomputertechnical
- The firefighters waited for medical backup.
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- Radhika made a backup of her project before changing anything.
राधिका ने कुछ भी बदलने से पहले अपने project का backup बना लिया।
- Please back up all your files before the computer is repaired.
कृपया कंप्यूटर की मरम्मत से पहले अपनी सभी फ़ाइलों का backup ले लें।
- The officer called for backup when the crowd grew angry.
भीड़ के गुस्सा होने पर अधिकारी ने अतिरिक्त बल बुलाया।
- Do you have a backup plan if it rains on the day of the match?
क्या मैच के दिन बारिश होने पर आपके पास कोई वैकल्पिक योजना है?
- The singer had three backup singers.
गायक के साथ तीन पृष्ठभूमि गायक थे।
- The cashier brought a backup key when the first one broke.
पहली चाबी टूटने पर कैशियर वैकल्पिक चाबी ले आया।
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✗ Please backup your files every week.
✓ Please back up your files every week.
As a verb, back up is two words; backup is a noun or adjective.
Verb के रूप में back up दो शब्द है; backup noun या adjective है।
✗ I took a back up of the document.
✓ I took a backup of the document.
As a noun, backup is one word.
Noun के रूप में backup एक शब्द है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Backup, support and reserve all mean something extra, but backup is for help that arrives when the main thing fails.
Backup, support और reserve सभी का अर्थ कुछ अतिरिक्त है, पर backup वह सहायता है जो मुख्य वस्तु विफल होने पर आती है।
An extra copy, or help that is ready if the first fails.
एक अतिरिक्त प्रति, या ऐसी सहायता जो पहली के विफल होने पर तैयार रहती है।
- a backup copy
?Which word?
Keep apart backup (noun, one word) and back up (verb: 'back up your files').
Backup (noun, एक शब्द) और back up (verb: 'back up your files') को अलग रखिए।