biography
/baɪˈɒɡrəfi/noun
उच्चारण बाइऑग्रफ़ी
जीवनी
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the story of a person's life written by somebody else
जीवनी
- She is reading a biography of Dr Kalam.
- The library has a new biography of a famous cricketer.
- He wrote a short biography of the poet Kabir.
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- A good biography makes history come alive.
- I borrowed a biography of Rani Lakshmibai from the library.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a biography of sb
A biography is the story of a person's life written by someone else; the person is shown with of.
'Biography' किसी व्यक्ति के जीवन की कहानी है जो किसी और ने लिखी हो; व्यक्ति 'of' से दिखाया जाता है।
- She read a biography of Dr Ambedkar.
- He wrote a biography of the cricketer.
countable and uncountable use
A single book is a biography; as a type of writing, biography is uncountable.
एक पुस्तक 'a biography' है; लेखन की विधा के रूप में 'biography' uncountable है।
- Radhika enjoys reading biography.
- The library has many biographies.
biography vs. autobiography / memoir
A biography is by another writer; an autobiography is written by the person himself or herself.
'Biography' किसी अन्य लेखक द्वारा लिखी जाती है; 'autobiography' व्यक्ति स्वयं लिखता है।
- Gandhi wrote his autobiography in Gujarati.
biographical / biographer
The adjective is biographical and the writer is a biographer.
Adjective 'biographical' है और लेखक 'biographer' है।
- The book gives biographical details of the poet.
- The biographer spent years collecting letters.
+Collocations 4
adjective + biography
officialauthorisedshortdetailedcritical
- He wrote an authorised biography of the scientist.
verb + biography
writepublishreadresearchreview
- She is writing a biography of her grandmother.
biography + noun
sectionpagefilmseriesdetails
- A biography film about the wrestler was released.
biography + of
of a leaderof a poetof a saintof a playerof a scientist
- This is a biography of a freedom fighter.
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- I borrowed a biography of Sardar Patel from the library.
मैंने पुस्तकालय से सरदार पटेल की जीवनी ली।
- Radhika's teacher asked the class to write a short biography.
राधिका के शिक्षक ने कक्षा को एक छोटी जीवनी लिखने को कहा।
- The biography describes his childhood in a small village.
जीवनी में एक छोटे गाँव में उसके बचपन का वर्णन है।
- A good biography shows both success and failure.
एक अच्छी जीवनी सफलता और असफलता दोनों दिखाती है।
- The author spent ten years researching the biography.
लेखक ने उस जीवनी पर शोध करने में दस वर्ष लगाए।
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✗ He wrote his own biography.
✓ He wrote his autobiography.
When a person writes his own life story, the word is autobiography.
जब व्यक्ति स्वयं अपनी जीवन-कथा लिखता है, तब शब्द 'autobiography' होता है।
✗ This is a biography about Tagore.
✓ This is a biography of Tagore.
Biography takes of, not about, before the subject.
'Biography' के बाद विषय से पहले 'of' आता है, 'about' नहीं।
✗ I read the biographys of many leaders.
✓ I read the biographies of many leaders.
Nouns ending in consonant plus y change to -ies.
व्यंजन + y पर समाप्त होने वाले nouns -ies बनाते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Biography, autobiography and memoir differ in who writes and how much of life they cover.
'Biography', 'autobiography' और 'memoir' इस बात में भिन्न हैं कि कौन लिखता है और जीवन का कितना भाग समेटते हैं।
A life story written by another person.
किसी अन्य व्यक्ति द्वारा लिखी जीवन-कथा।
- A biography of Kalam.
A personal account of certain memories.
कुछ स्मृतियों का व्यक्तिगत वृत्तांत।
- A memoir of army days.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Compare autobiography (written by the person himself) and memoir (an account of personal experiences).
Autobiography (खुद के द्वारा लिखी गई आत्मकथा) और memoir (संस्मरण) से अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The life story of a person written by another.
'किसी दूसरे के द्वारा लिखी गई जीवन-कथा' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।