circle
/ˈsɜːkl/noun
उच्चारण सर्कल
वृत्त, घेरा; मंडली
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a completely round flat shape; the line that forms the edge of a circle; a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs
वृत्त, घेरा; मंडली
- Draw a circle.
- a circle of friends
- The children sat in a circle around the teacher.
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- Radhika drew a circle with a compass.
- He moved in the same circle of friends for years.
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[T, I]
to move in a circle, especially in the air; to draw a circle around something
चक्कर लगाना; घेरा बनाना
- Vultures circled overhead.
- Circle the correct answer.
- The plane circled twice before landing.
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- Circle the words that are spelt wrongly.
- Eagles circled over the valley in the morning sun.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in a circle / sit in a circle
In a circle describes the shape of an arrangement of people or things. The article a is required.
'In a circle' लोगों या वस्तुओं की व्यवस्था का आकार बताता है; इसमें article 'a' आवश्यक है।
- The children sat in a circle around the teacher.
circle (verb) + object
As a verb, circle can mean to draw a ring around something, or to move round something in a curve.
Verb के रूप में 'circle' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु के चारों ओर घेरा बनाना, या उसके चारों ओर वक्र में घूमना हो सकता है।
- Circle the correct option.
- The kite circled over the field.
a circle of friends / readers
Circle also means a group of people with shared interests or a shared background.
'Circle' समान रुचि या पृष्ठभूमि वाले लोगों का समूह भी दर्शाता है।
- She has a small circle of friends.
full circle / vicious circle
Come full circle means to return to the starting point. A vicious circle is a bad situation that keeps repeating itself.
'Come full circle' का अर्थ आरंभ-बिंदु पर लौट आना है; 'vicious circle' ऐसी बुरी स्थिति है जो बार-बार दोहराती रहती है।
- Debt and poverty form a vicious circle.
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adjective + circle
viciousinnerperfectfullsocialmagic
- Debt can become a vicious circle.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में ये विशेषण 'circle' के साथ आते हैं।
verb + circle
draw aform acomplete asquare thejoin a
- Draw a circle of five centimetres.
ज्यामिति और समूह दोनों संदर्भों में ये क्रियाएँ प्रयुक्त होती हैं।
circle + noun
linegraphpathroute
- The Circle Line goes round the city.
in ... circles
in political circlesin literary circlesin official circlesin academic circles
- In literary circles, the novel was widely praised.
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- The pilot circled the airport twice before landing.
पायलट ने उतरने से पहले हवाई अड्डे के दो चक्कर लगाए।
- The monks stood in a circle and chanted.
साधु एक घेरे में खड़े होकर मंत्र पढ़ रहे थे।
- Circle the verbs in the passage.
गद्यांश में क्रियाओं पर घेरा लगाइए।
- In political circles, the news caused a stir.
राजनीतिक हलकों में इस समाचार से हलचल मच गई।
- The radius of a circle is half its diameter.
वृत्त की त्रिज्या उसके व्यास की आधी होती है।
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✗ Make a round around the word.
✓ Draw a circle around the word.
In English we draw a circle; make a round is a literal translation and not idiomatic.
अंग्रेज़ी में 'draw a circle' कहा जाता है; 'make a round' शाब्दिक अनुवाद है और मुहावरेदार नहीं।
✗ The children sat around in round.
✓ The children sat in a circle.
Use the noun circle with in a to describe the shape of a seating arrangement.
बैठने की व्यवस्था का आकार बताने के लिए संज्ञा 'circle' के साथ 'in a' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The circle of the football is round.
✓ The football is round.
A circle is a flat shape; a ball is a sphere and is simply described as round.
'Circle' चपटी आकृति है; गेंद गोला होती है और उसे केवल 'round' कहा जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Circle, ring and round all suggest a curved shape, but they are used for different things.
Circle, ring और round वक्र आकार का भाव देते हैं, पर अलग वस्तुओं के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
The flat round shape, or the line forming it.
गोल चपटी आकृति, या उसे बनाने वाली रेखा।
- Draw a circle.
A circle that is empty inside, like a finger ring.
ऐसा घेरा जो भीतर से खाली हो, जैसे उँगली की अँगूठी।
- She wore a gold ring.
Having a circular or curved shape; an adjective.
गोलाकार या वक्र आकार वाला; एक adjective।
- A round table.
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go round in circles / run around in circles
to work hard at sth or discuss sth without making any progress
एक ही जगह घूमते रहना, बिना प्रगति के
- The discussion went round in circles for hours.
- I'm going round in circles with this sum.
come/turn full circle
to return to the situation in which you started
घूम-फिरकर वापस वहीं पहुँच जाना
- Fashion has come full circle; old styles are back.
- After years abroad, she came full circle and returned to her village.
square the circle
to do sth that is considered to be impossible
असंभव को संभव करना
- Cutting taxes and raising spending is like trying to square the circle.
- The minister must somehow square the circle.
run rings round/around sb
(informal) to be much better at doing sth than sb
किसी को आसानी से पछाड़ देना
- The young player ran rings round the champion.
- In the quiz, Radhika ran rings around everyone.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The adjective circular means round; the noun circular means an official letter sent to many people.
Adjective circular का अर्थ गोल है; noun circular का अर्थ बहुत लोगों को भेजा गया आधिकारिक पत्र, परिपत्र है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Come full circle (return to the situation where you started), go round in circles (work hard without achieving anything), vicious circle (a series of events in which each problem makes the next one worse), a circle of friends, run circles around sb (be much better than somebody), square the circle (do something impossible).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: come full circle (उसी स्थिति में लौटना जहाँ से शुरू किया), go round in circles (कड़ी मेहनत के बावजूद कुछ हासिल न होना, कोल्हू का बैल), vicious circle (घटनाओं की ऐसी शृंखला जिसमें हर समस्या अगली को बदतर करती है, दुष्चक्र), a circle of friends (मित्र-मंडली), run circles around sb (किसी से बहुत बेहतर होना), square the circle (असंभव काम करना)।
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General knowledge
Maths GK: area of a circle = πr²; circumference = 2πr; π (pi) is about 3.14 or 22/7; a diameter passes through the centre and is twice the radius; a chord joins two points on a circle.
गणित GK में वृत्त का क्षेत्रफल = πr²; परिधि = 2πr; π (pi) लगभग 3.14 या 22/7 है; व्यास केंद्र से होकर जाता है और त्रिज्या का दुगुना है; जीवा वृत्त के दो बिंदुओं को जोड़ती है।