cablegram
/ˈkeɪblɡræm/noun
उच्चारण केब्ल्ग्रैम
केबलग्राम, (समुद्री केबल से भेजा गया) तार
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
a message sent by electric signals along a cable, especially one under the sea
केबलग्राम, (समुद्री केबल से भेजा गया) तार
- News of the victory reached London by cablegram.
- A short cablegram informed the family that the ship had arrived safely.
- He sent a cablegram to his parents as soon as he landed.
+ 2 more examples
- In those days, a cablegram was the fastest way to send urgent news abroad.
- The old cablegram, yellowed with age, was kept in a drawer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cablegram (countable noun)
An old term for a message sent by undersea or overland cable. It is now mostly historical.
समुद्र के नीचे या ज़मीन पर बिछी cable से भेजे गए संदेश का पुराना शब्द। अब यह मुख्यतः ऐतिहासिक है।
- He sent a cablegram to London announcing his arrival.
- A cablegram reached the office within an hour.
cablegram from / to / about
Use 'from' for the sender, 'to' for the receiver and 'about' for the subject.
भेजने वाले के लिए 'from', पाने वाले के लिए 'to' और विषय के लिए 'about' आता है।
- We received a cablegram from our uncle in Dubai.
- The cablegram to the Ministry was about the ship.
send / receive / wire a cablegram
Typical verbs. In older writing 'wire' and 'cable' were used for the same thing.
इसके सामान्य verbs ये हैं। पुरानी भाषा में 'wire' और 'cable' का प्रयोग समान अर्थ में होता था।
- The editor received a cablegram with the news.
cablegram and telegram
A telegram travelled by land wires within a country; a cablegram travelled by undersea cable to another country. Both were charged by the word.
Telegram देश के भीतर ज़मीनी तारों से जाता था; cablegram समुद्र के नीचे की cable से दूसरे देश तक। दोनों का शुल्क शब्द-संख्या से लगता था।
- A telegram went within India; a cablegram went overseas.
- Both were charged by the word.
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verb + cablegram
sendreceivedispatchreaddraftdecode
- The clerk drafted a cablegram and handed it to the operator.
adjective + cablegram
urgentbriefsecretcodedofficial
- An urgent cablegram came from the embassy.
cablegram + noun
messageofficechargescodeaddress
- The cablegram charges were counted by the word.
cablegram of / about
of congratulationof condolenceabout the arrivalabout the delay
- She sent a cablegram of congratulation to the winner.
cablegram + era
early twentieth centurycolonial Indiawartimepre-internet
- In colonial India, a cablegram was the fastest way to reach London.
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- In the 1930s, news from abroad often arrived as a cablegram.
1930 के दशक में विदेशों की खबरें अक्सर cablegram के रूप में आती थीं।
- The cablegram was short, because each word cost extra.
Cablegram छोटा था, क्योंकि हर शब्द पर अलग से शुल्क लगता था।
- Radhika read about a cablegram in her history textbook.
राधिका ने अपनी इतिहास की पाठ्यपुस्तक में एक cablegram के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The soldier's cablegram told his family that he was safe.
सैनिक के cablegram ने परिवार को बताया कि वह सुरक्षित है।
- Today a cablegram has been replaced by email and instant messages.
आज cablegram का स्थान email और instant messages ने ले लिया है।
- The newspaper published the news only after the cablegram confirmed it.
समाचार पत्र ने खबर तभी छापी जब cablegram ने उसकी पुष्टि कर दी।
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✗ He sent the cablegram for his father.
✓ He sent the cablegram to his father.
The receiver of a message is introduced by 'to'.
संदेश पाने वाले के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ I have received a cablegram yesterday.
✓ I received a cablegram yesterday.
With 'yesterday', use the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।