characterize
/ˈkærəktəraɪz/verb
उच्चारण कैरक्टराइज़
(की) विशेषता होना
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[T] ~ sth
to be typical of a person, place or thing
(की) विशेषता होना
- Hard work characterizes his teaching.
- Honesty and patience characterise her style of leadership.
- Short, loud sentences characterize his style of speaking.
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- Heavy rain and humid air characterize the monsoon months in Mumbai.
- Curiosity characterizes the best students.
Synonyms typify distinguish mark identify be typical of
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[T] ~ sb/sth as sth
to describe or show the qualities of somebody or something in a particular way
वर्णन करना, चित्रित करना
- She characterized the plan as unrealistic.
- The newspaper characterised the strike as a failure, but the union disagreed.
- Critics characterize the new law as a step forward.
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- Don't characterize the whole team as lazy because of one mistake.
- She characterised her childhood as happy but very strict.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
characterize sb/sth as sth
Use characterize as to say how you describe something: characterize the book as a thriller. As is needed before the description.
किसी चीज़ का वर्णन बताने के लिए 'characterize as' आता है। विवरण से पहले 'as' चाहिए।
- The critic characterized the novel as a comedy.
- Teachers characterized her as hard-working.
be characterized by sth
Use by for the typical quality: a region characterized by hot summers. With is wrong here.
विशिष्ट गुण के लिए 'by' आता है: a region characterized by hot summers। 'With' यहाँ गलत है।
- The desert is characterized by extreme heat.
- His style is characterized by short sentences.
characterize / characterise
The verb can be spelt characterize or characterise. The noun is characterization or characterisation. Both are accepted; stay consistent.
क्रिया की spelling characterize या characterise हो सकती है। दोनों स्वीकार्य हैं; एक ही रखें।
- The poet is characterised by a love of nature.
- The characterisation of the villain was weak.
characterize + noun phrase
A passive may be followed by a noun phrase: be characterised by a rise in prices. Active use needs an object.
Passive के बाद noun phrase आ सकती है। Active प्रयोग में object आवश्यक है।
- The year was characterized by heavy rain.
- The story characterizes the king as wise.
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be characterized by
humourspeedkindnessviolencebeauty
- His speech was characterized by humour.
adverb + characterize
bestclearlyfairlyaccuratelyusually
- The book fairly characterizes the age.
characterize as
a heroa failurerudehonestunfair
- He was characterized as honest.
noun + characterizes
patternqualitytraitfeaturestyle
- A calm tone characterizes her teaching.
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- Heavy rain and strong winds characterize the monsoon.
भारी बारिश और तेज़ हवाएँ मानसून की पहचान हैं।
- The report characterized the situation as serious.
रिपोर्ट ने स्थिति को गंभीर बताया।
- Radhika's essays are characterized by clear examples.
राधिका के निबंधों की विशेषता स्पष्ट उदाहरण हैं।
- His speech was characterized by humour and wit.
उसके भाषण की पहचान हास्य और चतुराई थी।
- Critics characterize the film as an honest story.
आलोचक इस फ़िल्म को एक ईमानदार कहानी बताते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The region is characterized with hot summers.
✓ The region is characterized by hot summers.
The agent or typical quality after the passive takes by, not with.
Passive के बाद विशिष्ट गुण या कर्ता के लिए 'by' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ The critic characterized the novel a comedy.
✓ The critic characterized the novel as a comedy.
Characterize needs as before the description.
'Characterize' के बाद विवरण से पहले 'as' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
char·ac·ter·ize
(also characterise in British English), with ch pronounced /k/.
(British English में characterise भी), ch की ध्वनि /k/।
?Which word?
Keep the typical words together: characterize, typify (be a typical example of), epitomize (be a perfect example of: 'She epitomizes patience'), exemplify, distinguish.
विशेषता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: characterize, typify (विशिष्ट उदाहरण होना), epitomize (पूर्ण उदाहरण होना: 'She epitomizes patience'), exemplify, distinguish।
§Grammar and usage
Characterize sb or sth as sth.
Verb characterize के बाद 'characterize sb or sth as sth' संरचना आती है, जैसे: The report characterized the year as difficult (रिपोर्ट ने उस वर्ष को कठिन बताया)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: characterization is how a writer creates and develops characters in a story.
साहित्य में characterization (चरित्र-चित्रण) यह है कि लेखक कहानी में पात्र कैसे बनाता और विकसित करता है।