breadth
/bredθ/noun
उच्चारण ब्रेड्थ
चौड़ाई
Core word
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[U, C]
the distance or measurement from one side to the other
चौड़ाई
- The room is 6 metres in length and 4 metres in breadth.
- the length and breadth of a rectangle
- Measure the length and breadth of the garden before buying the fence.
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- The river is nearly a kilometre in breadth at this point.
- The cloth is only one metre in breadth.
Opposite length
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[U]
a wide range of knowledge, interests or ideas
व्यापकता, विस्तार
- Radhika's breadth of knowledge surprised the interview board.
- the breadth of the syllabus
- The breadth of his reading made him a fine debater.
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- The course offers great breadth, covering history, law and economics.
- Her breadth of vision impressed the whole committee.
Synonyms range scope extent depth
Opposite narrowness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the breadth of + noun
Breadth is the measurement from side to side. It is uncountable in its general sense and takes of before the thing measured.
Breadth एक ओर से दूसरी ओर की माप है। सामान्य अर्थ में यह uncountable है और जिस वस्तु की माप हो उससे पहले 'of' आता है।
- The breadth of the river is about two hundred metres.
- Measure the length and the breadth of the room.
in breadth (measure)
To state the measurement, use in breadth or the number + wide: 'ten metres in breadth' or 'ten metres wide'.
माप बताने के लिए 'in breadth' या 'संख्या + wide' का प्रयोग होता है: 'ten metres in breadth' या 'ten metres wide'।
- The field is fifty metres in breadth.
- The road is six metres in breadth.
breadth of knowledge/experience/ideas
Figuratively, it means a wide range. It pairs with depth: the breadth and depth of knowledge.
लाक्षणिक रूप से इसका अर्थ विस्तृत दायरा है। यह depth के साथ जोड़ी बनाता है: the breadth and depth of knowledge।
- The professor's breadth of knowledge amazed the students.
- Reading widely gives breadth to your vocabulary.
the length and breadth of + place
As an idiom, it means every part of a place: the length and breadth of India.
मुहावरे के रूप में इसका अर्थ किसी स्थान का हर भाग है: the length and breadth of India।
- He travelled the length and breadth of the country by train.
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adjective + breadth
greatfullnarrowintellectualremarkablesheer
- The syllabus covers a great breadth of topics.
breadth + of + abstract
knowledgeexperiencevisioninterestsskillsreading
- She impressed the panel with her breadth of experience.
verb + breadth
measureincreaseaddlackshowgive
- Travelling gave breadth to his thinking.
breadth paired with
lengthdepthheightwidth
- The tank is five metres in length and three in breadth.
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- The breadth of the playground is less than its length.
खेल के मैदान की चौड़ाई उसकी लंबाई से कम है।
- Radhika admired the breadth of her teacher's reading.
राधिका अपनी शिक्षिका के विस्तृत अध्ययन की प्रशंसक थी।
- The exam tests both depth and breadth of understanding.
परीक्षा समझ की गहराई और विस्तार दोनों का परीक्षण करती है।
- The monsoon rains covered the length and breadth of Kerala.
मानसून की बारिश ने केरल के कोने-कोने को भिगो दिया।
- He measured the breadth of the table with a tape.
उसने फ़ीते से मेज़ की चौड़ाई नापी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The breadths of the road is six metres.
✓ The breadth of the road is six metres.
In this sense breadth is singular and uncountable, so use the singular verb.
इस अर्थ में breadth एकवचन और uncountable है, इसलिए एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
✗ The room is five metres in breath.
✓ The room is five metres in breadth.
Breath is what we breathe; the word for width is breadth.
Breath साँस है; चौड़ाई के लिए शब्द breadth है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Breadth and width both measure sideways size, but breadth has wider figurative use.
Breadth और width दोनों बग़ल की माप बताते हैं, पर breadth का आलंकारिक प्रयोग अधिक है।
More formal; used for measurement and for a wide range of knowledge or ideas.
अधिक formal; माप और ज्ञान या विचारों की व्यापकता दोनों के लिए।
- She has a wide breadth of knowledge.
The ordinary word for the measurement from side to side.
एक ओर से दूसरी ओर की माप के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The width of the door is 90 cm.
¶Idioms 1
the length and breadth of …
in or to all parts of a place
(किसी जगह के) कोने-कोने में, हर जगह
- She has travelled the length and breadth of India.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
b·r·e·a·d·t·h
With -ea- and -th (not 'bredth' or 'breadh').
Spelling b-r-e-a-d-t-h है, जिसमें -ea- और -th आते हैं ('bredth' या 'breadh' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Do not confuse breadth (width), breath (the air you take in, pronounced breth) and breathe (the verb, pronounced breeth).
Breadth (चौड़ाई), breath (साँस, उच्चारण ब्रेथ) और breathe (साँस लेना, verb, उच्चारण ब्रीद) में भ्रम न करें।