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उच्चारण ब्लॉग

ब्लॉग

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC MTS 2023
noun
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    [C]

    a website where a person writes regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, usually with photos and links to other websites

    ब्लॉग

    • She writes a blog on grammar.
    • Radhika started a travel blog to share her journeys across the Himalayas.
    • Anil keeps a blog about cycling routes around Pune.
    + 2 more examples
    • The college has a blog where students post news about events.
    • I read her blog every morning before I leave for work.

    Synonyms weblog online journal web diary vlog

verbblogging, blogged
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    [I]

    to write a blog

    ब्लॉग लिखना

    • He blogs about exams.
    • Radhika blogs every Sunday about her favourite books.
    • Many teachers now blog about the books they use in class.
    + 2 more examples
    • She blogged about the trip while sitting in the train.
    • He has been blogging since he was in school.

    Synonyms post write online

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

blog (countable noun)

A blog is a regularly updated website; it is countable: a blog, many blogs.

'Blog' नियमित रूप से अपडेट होने वाली वेबसाइट है; यह countable है: a blog, many blogs।

  • She writes a travel blog about Rajasthan.
  • Many students follow study blogs.

blog about sth / on sth

As a verb, blog is intransitive and takes about or on for the subject.

क्रिया के रूप में 'blog' अकर्मक है और विषय के लिए about या on लेता है।

  • Arjun blogs about cricket every Sunday.
  • She blogs on education policy.

post on a blog / blog post

A blog post is one entry; you post or publish it on a blog; the blogger is the writer.

Blog post एक प्रविष्टि है; आप उसे blog पर post या publish करते हैं; blogger लिखने वाला है।

  • Her latest blog post went viral.
  • He posted a review on his blog.

blogger / blogging / blogosphere

A blogger writes a blog; blogging is the activity; blogosphere is the whole community of blogs.

Blogger blog लिखने वाला है; blogging उसका कार्य है; blogosphere सभी blogs का समुदाय है।

  • The blogger has ten thousand followers.
  • Blogging takes time and discipline.
+Collocations 4

type of blog

travelfoodpersonalnewsfashionvideo

  • Radhika runs a food blog on street snacks.

verb + blog

writestartupdatefollowreaddelete

  • She updates her blog every Monday.

blog + noun

postentrycommentreadersitetitle

  • Her blog readers left kind comments.

adverb + blog

regularlydailyanonymouslyactivelyoccasionally

  • He blogs regularly about village life.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika started a blog to share her exam preparation tips.

राधिका ने परीक्षा की तैयारी के सुझाव साझा करने के लिए एक blog शुरू किया।

  • He blogs about trains and has thousands of readers.

वह रेलगाड़ियों के बारे में blog लिखता है और उसके हज़ारों पाठक हैं।

  • The minister read the blog post and responded to the complaint.

मंत्री ने blog post पढ़ी और शिकायत का उत्तर दिया।

  • A good blog needs honest, original writing.

एक अच्छे blog के लिए ईमानदार और मौलिक लेखन चाहिए।

  • The old teacher keeps a blog of her stories.

बुज़ुर्ग शिक्षिका अपनी कहानियों का blog रखती हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She blogs the travel experiences.

✓ She blogs about her travel experiences.

Blog as a verb needs about or on before the topic.

क्रिया 'blog' के बाद विषय से पहले about या on चाहिए।

✗ I read it in internet blog.

✓ I read it on an internet blog.

Online sources take on and need an article.

Online स्रोतों के साथ 'on' आता है और article चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Blog, website and journal all hold writing, but differ in who writes and how often.

Blog, website और journal में लेखन होता है, पर कौन लिखता है और कितनी बार, इसमें अंतर है।

blog

A website with dated entries, often personal and in an informal voice.

तारीख़ वाली प्रविष्टियों की वेबसाइट, प्रायः व्यक्तिगत और अनौपचारिक शैली में।

  • She writes a blog.

website

Any set of linked web pages, not always updated.

जुड़े वेब पृष्ठों का कोई भी समूह, ज़रूरी नहीं कि अपडेट होता रहे।

  • The school has a website.

journal

A private diary, or a scholarly magazine.

निजी डायरी, या शोध पत्रिका।

  • He keeps a journal.
◇Word family
blogger noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

weblog online journal web diary vlog post write online

?Which word?

Keep the online words: blog, vlog, podcast (audio programme), webinar (online seminar), netizen (an active internet user).

ऑनलाइन शब्द याद रखिए: blog, vlog, podcast (ऑडियो कार्यक्रम), webinar (ऑनलाइन सेमिनार), netizen (सक्रिय इंटरनेट उपयोगकर्ता)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who writes a blog is a blogger; one who makes video blogs a vlogger; a word formed by joining parts of two words (like blog, smog, brunch, motel) a blend or portmanteau word.

ब्लॉग लिखने वाला blogger; वीडियो ब्लॉग बनाने वाला vlogger; दो शब्दों के भाग जोड़कर बना शब्द (blog, smog, brunch, motel की तरह) blend या portmanteau word।