clock
/klɒk/noun
उच्चारण क्लॉक
घड़ी (दीवार की)
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an instrument for measuring and showing time, usually in a room or on the outside of a building
घड़ी (दीवार की)
- The clock struck twelve.
- The station clock was ten minutes slow, and half the passengers missed the morning train.
- The clock on the tower struck nine.
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- I bought an alarm clock to wake me up for the morning shift.
- Our wall clock stopped when the battery ran out.
Synonyms timepiece watch timer chronometer
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to reach a particular time or speed
(समय या गति) दर्ज करना
- He clocked 9.8 seconds in the race.
- The athlete clocked his best time of the season at the state championship.
- The bowler clocked 140 kilometres per hour.
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- The sprinter clocked a new personal best at the school meet.
- The cyclist clocked a record time for the hill climb.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by the clock / on the clock / around the clock
These phrases use clock to talk about time; by the clock means according to the clock, and around the clock means all day and night.
इन वाक्यांशों में 'clock' समय के लिए आता है; 'by the clock' का अर्थ घड़ी के अनुसार और 'around the clock' का अर्थ दिन-रात है।
- The nurses work around the clock during the epidemic.
- By the clock in the hall, it was already ten past nine.
clock + time / speed (verb)
As a verb, clock means to record or reach a time or speed, usually in sport and travel.
Verb के रूप में 'clock' का अर्थ कोई समय या गति दर्ज करना या उस तक पहुँचना है, प्रायः खेल और यात्रा में।
- The sprinter clocked 10.2 seconds in the heats.
- The bowler clocked 145 kilometres an hour.
clock (noun) vs watch
A clock stands or hangs somewhere, while a watch is worn on the wrist; do not use the two words for each other.
Clock कहीं रखी या टँगी होती है, जबकि watch कलाई पर पहनी जाती है; दोनों शब्द एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लगते।
- There is a big clock above the blackboard.
- He wears an old watch on his left wrist.
o'clock
O'clock follows a whole hour only; with minutes we do not use it.
'O'clock' केवल पूरे घंटे के साथ आता है; मिनट के साथ इसका प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- The train leaves at six o'clock.
- The train leaves at ten past six.
+Collocations 4
adjective + clock
alarmgrandfatherdigitalwallbiological
- The alarm clock rang at five, but nobody woke up.
verb + clock
windsetstopresetcheck
- Please set the clock forward by ten minutes.
clock + verb
strikestickschimesstopsruns fast
- The town clock strikes every hour.
clock + preposition
against the clockround the clockbefore the clock strikesturn back the clock
- The team worked against the clock to finish the bridge.
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- The old clock tower in our city has been showing the wrong time for years.
हमारे शहर की पुरानी घंटाघर वर्षों से गलत समय दिखा रहा है।
- The shop is open round the clock during the festival season.
त्योहारों के मौसम में दुकान दिन-रात खुली रहती है।
- The runner clocked a personal best at the state meet.
धावक ने राज्य प्रतियोगिता में अपना व्यक्तिगत सर्वश्रेष्ठ समय दर्ज किया।
- Students must keep an eye on the clock in the exam hall.
विद्यार्थियों को परीक्षा-कक्ष में घड़ी पर नज़र रखनी चाहिए।
- My body clock is still set to Indian time after the flight from London.
लंदन से उड़ान के बाद भी मेरी शारीरिक घड़ी अभी भारतीय समय पर चल रही है।
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✗ It is five o'clock and thirty minutes.
✓ It is half past five.
O'clock is used only for whole hours; for minutes say past or to.
'O'clock' केवल पूरे घंटे के लिए है; मिनट के लिए past या to का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ He bought a new clock to wear on his hand.
✓ He bought a new watch to wear on his wrist.
What is worn on the wrist is a watch, not a clock.
कलाई पर पहनी जाने वाली चीज़ 'watch' है, 'clock' नहीं।
✗ The class starts at nine clock.
✓ The class starts at nine o'clock.
The fixed form is o'clock, written as one word with an apostrophe after o.
सही रूप 'o'clock' है, जिसे o के बाद apostrophe लगाकर एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Clock and watch both show the time, but they are used in different places.
Clock और watch दोनों समय दिखाती हैं, पर उनके स्थान अलग हैं।
A time-telling device kept in a place, such as a wall, a table or a tower.
समय बताने वाला यंत्र जो किसी स्थान पर रखा जाता है, जैसे दीवार, मेज़ या मीनार।
- The clock on the wall is ten minutes slow.
A small time-telling device worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket.
कलाई पर पहना या जेब में रखा जाने वाला छोटा समय-यंत्र।
- She looked at her watch and hurried out.
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round/around the clock
all day and all night without stopping
चौबीसों घंटे, दिन-रात
- The doctors worked round the clock after the accident.
- The shop is open round the clock.
against the clock
in a hurry to finish sth before a particular time
समय के साथ होड़ में, समय रहते पूरा करने की जल्दी में
- The workers are racing against the clock to finish the bridge.
- We were working against the clock.
put/turn the clock back
to return to a situation that existed in the past
पुराने ज़माने में लौट जाना/ले जाना
- I wish I could turn the clock back and start again.
- This law puts the clock back fifty years.
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clock in/on
(BrE) to record the time at which you arrive at work
काम पर पहुँचने का समय दर्ज करना
- All staff must clock in by nine o'clock.
clock off/out
(BrE) to record the time at which you leave work
काम से जाने का समय दर्ज करना
- She clocked off early to catch the train.
clock sth up
to reach a particular amount or number
(कोई संख्या या मात्रा) पूरी करना, दर्ज करना
- The car has clocked up over 80,000 kilometres.
- The channel clocked up a million views in a week.
?Which word?
Keep apart clock (on a wall or building) and watch (worn on the wrist).
Clock (दीवार या भवन पर) और watch (कलाई पर पहनी) को अलग रखिए।
Keep apart clockwise (in the direction the hands of a clock move) and anticlockwise (British) or counterclockwise (American).
Clockwise (घड़ी की सुइयों की दिशा में, दक्षिणावर्त) और anticlockwise (British) या counterclockwise (American, वामावर्त) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Against the clock (in a hurry to finish before a time: 'working against the clock'), round the clock (all day and all night), turn or put back the clock (return to the past), watch the clock (keep checking the time because you want to stop work).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: against the clock (समय से पहले पूरा करने की जल्दी में: 'working against the clock'), round the clock (दिन-रात, चौबीसों घंटे), turn या put back the clock (अतीत में लौटना), watch the clock (काम रोकना चाहने से बार-बार समय देखना)।
Clock in or on (record the time you arrive at work), clock out or off.
Phrasal verbs: clock in या on (काम पर पहुँचने का समय दर्ज करना), clock out या off।