boarding
/ˈbɔːdɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण बॉर्डिंग
छात्रावास में रहकर पढ़ाई, बोर्डिंग
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the arrangement by which children live at their school and go home in the holidays
छात्रावास में रहकर पढ़ाई, बोर्डिंग
- a boarding school
- The fees cover tuition and boarding.
- Their son is at a school in Dehradun where boarding is compulsory.
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- Boarding fees at the hostel were raised this year.
- She grew up in boarding and only came home for Diwali and the summer.
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the act of getting on a plane, ship, train or bus
(विमान, जहाज़ आदि में) चढ़ना, बोर्डिंग
- Boarding will begin at gate 12 in twenty minutes.
- a boarding pass
- Boarding for the Delhi flight has been delayed by fog.
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- Passengers needing help were allowed early boarding.
- Please keep your ticket ready during boarding.
Synonyms embarkation
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long, thin pieces of wood used to make walls or fences
तख़्तेबंदी, पटरे
- The windows were covered with boarding.
- Old boarding was nailed over the empty shop front.
- The workers fixed new boarding along the garden fence.
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- Rotting boarding had to be replaced before the monsoon.
- The builder stacked the boarding beside the house.
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boarding (noun: getting on)
Boarding is the act of getting on a plane, ship, train or bus; it is uncountable: boarding has started.
'Boarding' विमान, जहाज़, ट्रेन या बस में चढ़ने की क्रिया है; यह uncountable है: boarding has started।
- Boarding for the Delhi flight starts at nine.
- Passengers must show a pass before boarding.
boarding school / boarding house
A boarding school is one where students live; a boarding house is where such students live.
Boarding school वह स्कूल है जहाँ विद्यार्थी रहते हैं; boarding house वह जगह है जहाँ वे रहते हैं।
- Her brother studies at a boarding school in Dehradun.
- The boarding house has forty rooms.
boarding + noun: pass, gate, point
Travel words with boarding: boarding pass, boarding gate, boarding point, boarding time.
यात्रा से जुड़े शब्द: boarding pass, boarding gate, boarding point, boarding time।
- Show your boarding pass at the gate.
- Gate 7 is the boarding gate for Mumbai.
board / on board
The verb is board: board a train, with no preposition; on board means inside a vehicle.
क्रिया 'board' है: board a train, बिना preposition के; 'on board' का अर्थ वाहन के भीतर है।
- We boarded the train at Nagpur.
- Welcome on board this flight.
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boarding + noun
passgateschoolhousecardtime
- Please keep your boarding pass ready.
verb + boarding
startcompleteannouncedelayclose
- The airline closed boarding ten minutes early.
adjective + boarding
earlylatepriorityonlinefinal
- Priority boarding is for senior citizens.
boarding + wood
wooden boardingboarding upboarding for fencesboarding over a window
- The carpenters used boarding to cover the windows.
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- Radhika was at the boarding gate half an hour before the flight.
राधिका उड़ान से आधा घंटा पहले boarding gate पर पहुँच गई थी।
- Boarding of the Rajdhani Express begins from platform four.
राजधानी एक्सप्रेस में चढ़ना प्लेटफ़ॉर्म चार से शुरू होता है।
- He spent six years in a boarding school in the hills.
उसने पहाड़ों के एक boarding school में छह वर्ष बिताए।
- Boarding was delayed because of fog.
कोहरे के कारण boarding में देरी हुई।
- The shopkeeper put up boarding over the broken window.
दुकानदार ने टूटी खिड़की पर तख़्ते लगा दिए।
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✗ We boarded on the train at six.
✓ We boarded the train at six.
The verb board takes a direct object with no preposition.
क्रिया 'board' बिना preposition के सीधा object लेती है।
✗ She studies in a boarding.
✓ She studies in a boarding school.
Boarding alone does not name the school; boarding school is needed.
'Boarding' अकेला विद्यालय का नाम नहीं है; 'boarding school' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Boarding and embarking both mean getting on a vehicle; embark is more formal.
Boarding और embarking दोनों वाहन पर चढ़ना हैं; embark अधिक formal है।
The everyday word for getting on a plane, train or bus.
विमान, ट्रेन या बस में चढ़ने के लिए रोज़ का शब्द।
- Boarding starts at nine.
A formal word, especially for ships or a start of a journey.
formal शब्द, ख़ासकर जहाज़ों या यात्रा के आरंभ के लिए।
- Embarkation was at the port.
A school where pupils live during term.
ऐसा विद्यालय जहाँ विद्यार्थी सत्र में रहते हैं।
- He joined a boarding school.