TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

broadband

/ˈbrɔːdbænd/noun

उच्चारण ब्रॉड्बैन्ड

ब्रॉडबैंड

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a way of connecting a computer to the internet, which allows you to receive information very quickly

    ब्रॉडबैंड

    • broadband connection
    • Our village now has broadband internet.
    • Broadband has made online classes possible in small towns.
    + 2 more examples
    • We switched to a faster broadband plan last month.
    • Is broadband available in your area?

    Synonyms high-speed internet fibre

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

broadband (uncountable)

Broadband is usually uncountable and takes a singular verb.

'Broadband' प्रायः uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।

  • Broadband is available in most towns.
  • We have broadband at home.

broadband + connection / service / plan

It works as a modifier before nouns about internet supply.

यह इंटरनेट आपूर्ति से जुड़े nouns से पहले modifier की तरह आता है।

  • Radhika took a new broadband connection.
  • The broadband plan includes unlimited data.

on broadband / via broadband

Use on or via to say which type of internet you use.

कौन-सा इंटरनेट प्रयोग हो रहा है, यह बताने के लिए on या via आता है।

  • The college runs its online classes on broadband.
  • Villages now get internet via broadband.

broadband vs mobile data

Broadband is a fixed high-speed connection through cables or fibre; mobile data comes through a phone network.

Broadband केबल या फ़ाइबर से मिलने वाला स्थिर तेज़ कनेक्शन है; mobile data फ़ोन नेटवर्क से आता है।

  • Broadband is cheaper than mobile data for heavy users.

broadband vs Wi-Fi

Broadband is the internet supply that enters the building; Wi-Fi is the wireless link that shares it inside.

Broadband इमारत में आने वाली इंटरनेट आपूर्ति है; Wi-Fi उसे भीतर बाँटने वाला वायरलेस लिंक है।

  • Our broadband comes by fibre, and the Wi-Fi router shares it.
+Collocations 5

type of broadband

fibrewirelessfixedhigh-speedsatellite

  • Fibre broadband has reached our village.

broadband + noun

connectionspeedproviderrouterplan

  • Her broadband speed is very good.

verb + broadband

installsubscribe toupgradeswitchlay

  • We upgraded our broadband last month.

problem with broadband

slowoutagedroppedunstablefaulty

  • A broadband outage stopped the online exam.

speed and data

megabits per seconddownload speeddata limitbandwidthlatency

  • A high bandwidth is needed for video classes.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika watches recorded lectures on a broadband connection.

राधिका broadband कनेक्शन पर रिकॉर्ड किए गए व्याख्यान देखती है।

  • The government plans to bring broadband to every village.

सरकार हर गाँव तक broadband पहुँचाने की योजना बना रही है।

  • Our broadband was down for two days after the storm.

तूफ़ान के बाद हमारा broadband दो दिन बंद रहा।

  • He pays six hundred rupees a month for broadband.

वह broadband के लिए प्रतिमाह छह सौ रुपये देता है।

  • Rural libraries now offer free broadband to students.

ग्रामीण पुस्तकालय अब विद्यार्थियों को निःशुल्क broadband देते हैं।

  • Slow broadband makes it hard to attend a live online class.

धीमा broadband लाइव ऑनलाइन कक्षा में शामिल होना कठिन बना देता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ We have a broadband at home.

✓ We have broadband at home.

In this general sense broadband is uncountable and takes no a.

इस सामान्य अर्थ में 'broadband' uncountable है और उसके साथ a नहीं लगता।

✗ We are using this broadband from last month.

✓ We have been using this broadband since last month.

A period that continues up to now needs the present perfect continuous with since.

अब तक जारी अवधि के लिए since के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

high-speed internet fibre

✓In the exam

General knowledge

BharatNet aims to provide broadband to all gram panchayats.

BharatNet सभी ग्राम पंचायतों को ब्रॉडबैंड देने का लक्ष्य रखता है।