bodybuilding
/ˈbɒdibɪldɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण बॉडिबिल्डिंग
बॉडीबिल्डिंग, शरीर-सौष्ठव
Core word
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the activity of doing regular exercises with weights in order to make your muscles bigger and stronger
बॉडीबिल्डिंग, शरीर-सौष्ठव
- He took up bodybuilding after joining the college gym.
- She won a gold medal in a national bodybuilding competition.
- Bodybuilding takes patience, good food and regular rest.
+ 2 more examples
- His love of bodybuilding began at the age of sixteen.
- She writes a blog about bodybuilding for women.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bodybuilding (uncountable noun)
Bodybuilding names the activity or sport, and it is uncountable: no a, no plural.
'Bodybuilding' एक गतिविधि या खेल का नाम है और uncountable है; इसके साथ 'a' या plural नहीं आता।
- Bodybuilding needs patience as well as strength.
- She took up bodybuilding after finishing her board exams.
take up / go in for / be into bodybuilding
These verb phrases describe starting or enjoying the sport.
ये verb phrases इस खेल को शुरू करने या पसंद करने को बताते हैं।
- Many college boys go in for bodybuilding these days.
bodybuilding + noun (used like an adjective)
Bodybuilding often comes before another noun to name a related thing.
'Bodybuilding' कई बार दूसरे noun से पहले adjective की तरह आता है।
- He bought a bodybuilding magazine at the station bookstall.
- The gym offers a bodybuilding course for beginners.
bodybuilding vs weightlifting
Bodybuilding aims at the look and size of the muscles, while weightlifting is a sport about how much weight one can lift.
Bodybuilding का लक्ष्य मांसपेशियों का आकार और रूप है, जबकि weightlifting में अधिक से अधिक वज़न उठाना मुख्य है।
- Bodybuilding is judged on appearance, but weightlifting is judged on the weight lifted.
+Collocations 4
verb + bodybuilding
take updopractisegive upcompete in
- He gave up bodybuilding after a knee injury.
bodybuilding + noun
contestsupplementdietchampionequipment
- The doctor warned him about bodybuilding supplements.
competitive / professional + bodybuilding
competitiveprofessionalamateurserious
- Competitive bodybuilding demands years of discipline.
bodybuilding + in + place
in a gymat homein the morningin college
- He practises bodybuilding in a gym near his home.
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- Bodybuilding is not only about lifting weights; food and rest matter equally.
Bodybuilding केवल वज़न उठाना नहीं है; भोजन और आराम भी उतने ही ज़रूरी हैं।
- My cousin's interest in bodybuilding began with a gym membership in Pune.
मेरे चचेरे भाई की bodybuilding में रुचि पुणे में gym की सदस्यता से शुरू हुई।
- Doctors advise teenagers to be careful with bodybuilding supplements.
डॉक्टर किशोरों को bodybuilding supplements के बारे में सावधान रहने की सलाह देते हैं।
- The state bodybuilding championship will be held next Sunday.
राज्य की bodybuilding championship अगले रविवार को होगी।
- Bodybuilding became popular in small towns once local gyms opened.
स्थानीय gym खुलने के बाद छोटे शहरों में bodybuilding लोकप्रिय हो गई।
- She won a medal in women's bodybuilding at the district level.
उसने जिला स्तर पर महिला bodybuilding में पदक जीता।
- Bodybuilding helped him recover after a long illness.
लंबी बीमारी के बाद bodybuilding से उसे स्वस्थ होने में मदद मिली।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Bodybuilding are very popular among the youth.
✓ Bodybuilding is very popular among the youth.
Bodybuilding is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
'Bodybuilding' uncountable है, इसलिए singular verb आती है।