bench
/bentʃ/noun
उच्चारण बेन्च
बेंच; न्यायपीठ
Basic word
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a long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood; (the bench) a judge or the position of a judge in court; the place where players sit when they are not playing
बेंच; न्यायपीठ
- a park bench
- a bench of three judges
- We sat on a bench by the river and ate sandwiches.
+ 2 more examples
- The bench heard both sides before giving its judgment.
- Our captain was left on the bench for the first half.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bench / benches (countable noun)
Bench is a countable noun for a long seat for two or more people. The plural is benches, with -es.
'Bench' दो या अधिक लोगों के बैठने की लंबी सीट के लिए countable noun है। इसका plural -es के साथ 'benches' बनता है।
- We sat on a bench in the park and ate our lunch.
- The school has twenty wooden benches in the library.
on / at a bench (prepositions)
Use on a bench when you sit on the seat itself, and at a bench for a workbench where you do a job.
जब आप सीट पर ही बैठे हों तब 'on a bench', और जब कार्यबेंच पर कोई काम कर रहे हों तब 'at a bench' प्रयोग करें।
- Radhika was resting on the bench near the library.
- The scientist stood at the laboratory bench.
the bench (judges and courts)
The bench means the judge or judges in a court, and is used with the. It is followed by a singular or plural verb.
'The bench' अदालत में न्यायाधीश या न्यायाधीशों को कहता है, और the के साथ आता है। इसके साथ singular या plural verb आती है।
- The bench dismissed the appeal.
- A bench of three judges heard the case.
on the bench / on the substitutes' bench (sport)
In team sports, the bench is the place where players who are not playing sit. To be on the bench means not to be in the playing team.
टीम खेलों में 'bench' वह स्थान है जहाँ न खेल रहे खिलाड़ी बैठते हैं। 'On the bench' होने का अर्थ खेलने वाली टीम में न होना है।
- The captain was on the bench because of a knee injury.
- She was called off the bench in the second half.
bench (verb): bench sb
As a verb, bench means to take a player out of the game or to keep him off the team.
क्रिया के रूप में 'bench' का अर्थ किसी खिलाड़ी को खेल से बाहर करना या टीम से बाहर रखना है।
- The coach benched the striker for the final match.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bench
woodenparklongstoneemptyfront
- An old man sat quietly on an empty park bench.
verb + bench
sit ontake a seat onoccupyrest onsleep on
- Travellers slept on the station bench.
noun + bench
workjudges'substitutes'gardenlabback
- She prepared the sample at the lab bench.
bench + noun
warmerstrengthmarkseatpress
- He broke a record in the bench press.
“More examples 5
- Radhika waited for the bus on the bench near the gate.
राधिका गेट के पास की बेंच पर बस का इंतज़ार कर रही थी।
- The Supreme Court bench heard the matter for two days.
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की पीठ ने दो दिन इस मामले की सुनवाई की।
- Rohan was kept on the bench during the first half of the match.
मैच के पहले हाफ़ में रोहन को बेंच पर बैठाए रखा गया।
- The carpenter planed the plank at his workbench.
बढ़ई ने अपनी कार्यबेंच पर तख़्ते को रंदा लगाया।
- A bench in the school garden is dedicated to a former teacher.
स्कूल के बगीचे की एक बेंच एक पूर्व अध्यापक को समर्पित है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The students sat in the bench.
✓ The students sat on the bench.
We sit on a bench, because the seat is a surface.
हम बेंच पर बैठते हैं, क्योंकि सीट एक सतह है, इसलिए 'on' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both name something to sit on, but they differ in size, back support and where they are found.
दोनों बैठने की चीज़ें हैं, पर आकार, पीठ के सहारे और स्थान में भिन्न हैं।
A long hard seat for two or more people, often outdoors or in a classroom.
दो या अधिक लोगों के लिए लंबी, सख़्त सीट, प्रायः बाहर या कक्षा में।
- We sat on a bench in the park.
A seat for one person, usually with a back.
एक व्यक्ति की सीट, प्रायः पीठ के सहारे के साथ।
- She pulled up a chair.
A seat for one person with no back and no arms.
एक व्यक्ति की सीट जिसमें न पीठ का सहारा होता है न हत्थे।
- He sat on a stool at the counter.
?Which word?
Keep the seat words: bench, stool, pew (a bench in a church), couch, sofa.
बैठने के शब्द याद रखिए: bench, stool, pew (चर्च की बेंच), couch, sofa।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Benchmark (a standard used for comparison), bench strength (the number of good substitute players).
Collocations: benchmark (तुलना का मानक, मानदंड), bench strength (अच्छे स्थानापन्न खिलाड़ियों की संख्या)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In the Supreme Court, cases are heard by a bench of judges; a constitution bench has at least five judges (Article 145(3)); a division bench has two or three judges.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में मामलों की सुनवाई न्यायाधीशों की पीठ करती है; संविधान पीठ में कम से कम पाँच न्यायाधीश होते हैं (अनुच्छेद 145(3)); खंडपीठ में दो या तीन न्यायाधीश होते हैं।