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/ˈbænə(r)/noun

उच्चारण बैनर

बैनर, ध्वज-पट

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SSC CGL Pre 2021SSC Steno 2025
noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a long piece of cloth with a message on it that is carried between two poles or hung in a public place

    बैनर, ध्वज-पट

    • Students carried banners at the rally.
    • Colourful banners hung across the street for the festival.
    • A huge banner welcomed the cricket team at the airport.
    + 2 more examples
    • The shop hung a red banner announcing the festival sale.
    • Protesters held up banners demanding cleaner drinking water.

    Synonyms placard sign poster streamer flag

  2. 2

    [C, usually sing.] under the ~ of sth

    a principle or belief, or a group of people that supports it

    (किसी विचार या संगठन का) झंडा, बैनर

    • They fought under the banner of freedom.
    • Voters from many communities united under the banner of development.
    • The candidates came together under the banner of unity.
    + 2 more examples
    • Many small groups work under the banner of the same charity.
    • The march was held under the banner of road safety.

    Synonyms flag standard cause name auspices

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a banner + reading/saying + message

To describe the words on a banner, use reading or saying, or a clause with said.

Banner पर लिखे शब्दों का वर्णन करने के लिए 'reading', 'saying' या said वाला clause आता है।

  • They carried a banner reading 'Save the Girl Child'.
  • A banner saying 'Welcome' hung over the gate.

hang / hung a banner

For objects the verb is hang, hung, hung. Hanged is used only for execution.

वस्तुओं के लिए क्रिया hang, hung, hung है। 'Hanged' केवल फाँसी देने के अर्थ में आता है।

  • The students hung a banner across the school gate.
  • The banner was hung from the balcony.

under the banner of + noun

Figuratively, under the banner of means as part of a movement or in the name of an idea.

आलंकारिक रूप में 'under the banner of' का अर्थ किसी आंदोलन के अंतर्गत या किसी विचार के नाम पर है।

  • Farmers gathered under the banner of the kisan union.

banner headline / banner ad

In newspapers, a banner headline runs across the full page; a banner ad is a strip advertisement on a website.

अखबारों में 'banner headline' पूरे पृष्ठ पर फैली सुर्खी होती है; 'banner ad' वेबसाइट पर लगी पट्टी जैसा विज्ञापन होता है।

  • The victory was the banner headline in every paper.
+Collocations 4

verb + banner

hangcarrywaveunfurlraise

  • The marchers carried a long banner through the main road.

adjective + banner

largecolourfulredwelcomeelection

  • A colourful welcome banner was put up for the chief guest.

banner + noun

headlineadvertisementstandsloganyear

  • The banner headline announced the exam results.

under the banner of

freedomunityreformthe partythe union

  • The students campaigned under the banner of clean campus.
“More examples 5
  • A huge banner welcomed the cricket team at the airport.

हवाई अड्डे पर एक विशाल बैनर ने क्रिकेट टीम का स्वागत किया।

  • The protesters unfurled a banner outside the collector's office.

प्रदर्शनकारियों ने कलेक्टर कार्यालय के बाहर एक बैनर खोला।

  • The school fair was held under the banner of 'Learn through Play'.

स्कूल मेला 'खेल के माध्यम से सीखो' के नारे के अंतर्गत आयोजित हुआ।

  • Radhika painted the banner for the Independence Day function.

राधिका ने स्वतंत्रता दिवस समारोह के लिए बैनर बनाया।

  • Rain washed the colours off the banner by the road.

बारिश ने सड़क किनारे लगे बैनर के रंग धो दिए।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The students hanged a banner over the school gate.

✓ The students hung a banner over the school gate.

For objects, the past form of hang is hung; hanged is for execution.

वस्तुओं के लिए hang का भूतकाल 'hung' है; 'hanged' फाँसी के अर्थ में आता है।

✗ They held a banner writing 'Welcome'.

✓ They held a banner reading 'Welcome'.

Writing is not used to describe words on a banner; use reading or saying.

Banner पर लिखे शब्दों के लिए 'writing' नहीं, 'reading' या 'saying' आता है।

✗ They fought under banner of the party.

✓ They fought under the banner of the party.

The phrase needs the article the.

इस phrase में article 'the' आवश्यक है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ban·ner

?Which word?

Keep apart banner (a long cloth with a message) and placard (a board with a message, carried by hand).

Banner (संदेश वाला लंबा कपड़ा) और placard (हाथ में ले जाने वाला संदेश-पट) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Under the banner of (as part of a group or movement), banner headline (a large heading across the top of a newspaper page), a banner year (a very successful year).

Collocations: under the banner of (किसी समूह या आंदोलन के हिस्से के रूप में), banner headline (अख़बार के पृष्ठ पर ऊपर बड़ा शीर्षक), a banner year (बहुत सफल वर्ष)।