civic
/ˈsɪvɪk/adjective
उच्चारण सिविक
नागरिक, नगर-संबंधी
Core word
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officially connected with a town or city; connected with the people who live in a town or city
नागरिक, नगर-संबंधी
- civic duties
- civic body
- Voting is an important civic responsibility.
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- The civic authorities promised to repair the roads before the festival.
- Schools should teach children civic values as well as maths.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
civic + noun
Civic is used only before a noun, never after be, and means connected with a town or its citizens.
Civic केवल noun से पहले आता है, 'be' के बाद नहीं, और इसका अर्थ है शहर या नागरिकों से संबंधित।
- The mayor spoke about civic pride.
- Cleaning the lane is a civic duty.
civic + body / authority
Used for organisations that run a town, such as a municipal council.
यह उन संस्थाओं के लिए आता है जो शहर चलाती हैं, जैसे नगर परिषद।
- The civic body has promised to repair the drains.
- Civic authorities removed the illegal hoardings.
civic + sense / responsibility
It describes the behaviour expected of a good citizen.
यह एक अच्छे नागरिक से अपेक्षित व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है।
- Throwing litter on the road shows a lack of civic sense.
civic vs civil
Civic is about the town and its citizens; civil is about citizens' rights, ordinary non-military life, or politeness.
Civic शहर और नागरिकों से जुड़ा है; civil नागरिक अधिकारों, सामान्य गैर-सैन्य जीवन या शिष्टता से जुड़ा है।
- Voting is a civic duty, but a lawsuit between two people is a civil case.
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civic + noun
dutysensepridebodycentreamenities
- The park is a civic amenity maintained by the corporation.
civic + noun (official)
authoritiesofficialsleaderselectionsissues
- Civic elections will be held in March.
verb + civic
developpromoteteachimprovelack
- Schools should teach civic values from an early age.
civic + noun (public)
hospitalschoolhallengagementactivism
- The civic hospital offers free treatment to the poor.
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- Segregating waste is part of our civic responsibility.
कचरा अलग-अलग करना हमारी नागरिक ज़िम्मेदारी का हिस्सा है।
- The civic body has launched a drive against plastic bags.
नगर निकाय ने प्लास्टिक थैलियों के विरुद्ध अभियान शुरू किया है।
- Radhika complained to the civic authorities about the broken streetlight.
राधिका ने टूटी हुई स्ट्रीट लाइट की शिकायत नगर अधिकारियों से की।
- Civics is a school subject that teaches the duties of citizens.
Civics एक स्कूली विषय है जो नागरिकों के कर्तव्य सिखाता है।
- The town hall is the heart of the city's civic life.
टाउन हॉल शहर के नागरिक जीवन का केंद्र है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ It is our civic to keep the city clean.
✓ It is our civic duty to keep the city clean.
Civic is an adjective and needs a noun after it.
Civic adjective है, इसलिए इसके बाद noun आवश्यक है।
✗ He showed a civil sense by throwing the wrapper into the bin.
✓ He showed civic sense by throwing the wrapper into the bin.
The fixed phrase is civic sense, not civil sense.
सही phrase 'civic sense' है, 'civil sense' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Civic and civil look alike, but they relate to different ideas.
Civic और civil दिखने में मिलते-जुलते हैं, पर इनके अर्थ भिन्न विचारों से जुड़े हैं।
Connected with a city, town or the duties of its citizens.
शहर, कस्बे या नागरिकों के कर्तव्यों से संबंधित।
- The civic body collects property tax.
Connected with citizens' rights and ordinary life, or polite in manner.
नागरिक अधिकारों और सामान्य जीवन से संबंधित, या शिष्ट व्यवहार वाला।
- Please remain civil even when you disagree.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart civic (of a town and its citizens: 'civic sense') and civil (polite; not military or religious); civics is the study of citizens' rights and duties.
Civic (नगर और नागरिकों का: 'civic sense', नागरिक बोध) और civil (शिष्ट; असैनिक या धर्मनिरपेक्ष) को अलग रखिए; civics नागरिकों के अधिकारों और कर्तव्यों का अध्ययन, नागरिकशास्त्र है।