collective
/kəˈlektɪv/adjective
उच्चारण कलेक्टिव
सामूहिक
Core word
- 1
done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society
सामूहिक
- collective responsibility
- collective noun
- The decision was a collective effort by the whole village.
+ 2 more examples
- Cleaning the lake needs collective action, not just government orders.
- The team's collective performance matters more than any one player.
Synonyms joint shared common group combined
Opposite individual
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
collective + noun (adjective)
Collective means done or shared by all members of a group: collective effort, collective responsibility, collective decision.
'Collective' का अर्थ है समूह के सभी सदस्यों द्वारा किया या साझा किया गया: collective effort, responsibility, decision।
- The decision was a collective one.
- The cabinet shares collective responsibility.
collective noun (grammar)
A collective noun names a group as one unit, such as team, committee, flock or jury. It may take a singular or plural verb in British English.
Collective noun किसी समूह को एक इकाई के रूप में बताता है, जैसे team, committee, flock, jury। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में इसके साथ singular या plural क्रिया आ सकती है।
- The committee has decided.
- The committee are divided on the plan.
collective (noun): a group business
As a noun, a collective is a business or farm run jointly by its workers, as in a collective farm.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'collective' श्रमिकों द्वारा मिलकर चलाया जाने वाला व्यवसाय या खेत है।
- The women's collective sells handmade soap.
the collective + of / in the collective
Occasionally used as a noun phrase meaning the whole group, in the collective.
कभी-कभी संपूर्ण समूह के अर्थ में संज्ञा-पदबंध के रूप में आता है।
- He trusted the judgement of the collective.
+Collocations 4
collective + noun
effortresponsibilityactiondecisionwisdombargainingmemory
- Collective bargaining protects the rights of workers.
grammar collocations
collective nouncollective nouns like teama collective noun for birds
- Flock is a collective noun for birds.
adjective + collective
women'sfarmers'artists'worker-run
- A farmers' collective sells milk in the village.
collective + consciousness
collective consciousnesscollective unconsciouscollective securitycollective guilt
- Collective security protects member nations.
“More examples 5
- Winning the match was a collective achievement of the whole team.
मैच जीतना पूरी टीम की सामूहिक उपलब्धि थी।
- Radhika joined a women's collective that makes pickles.
राधिका एक महिला समूह से जुड़ी जो अचार बनाता है।
- Collective effort can solve even the biggest problems.
सामूहिक प्रयास बड़ी से बड़ी समस्याओं को भी हल कर सकता है।
- The villagers took a collective decision to build a school.
गाँव वालों ने स्कूल बनाने का सामूहिक निर्णय लिया।
- Rohan studied collective nouns such as crew and herd for his exam.
रोहन ने अपनी परीक्षा के लिए crew और herd जैसे collective nouns पढ़े।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The committee have taken its decision.
✓ The committee has taken its decision.
Do not mix a plural verb with a singular pronoun for a collective noun; keep the sentence consistent.
Collective noun के साथ plural क्रिया और singular सर्वनाम मत मिलाइए; वाक्य में एकरूपता रखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all concern groups, but differ in meaning.
ये विशेषण समूहों से जुड़े हैं, पर अर्थ अलग हैं।
Shared by or done by all members of a group.
समूह के सभी सदस्यों द्वारा साझा या किया गया।
- It was a collective success.
Shared by two or more, or widespread.
दो या अधिक द्वारा साझा, या व्यापक।
- They have a common interest in music.
Done together by two or more people or parties.
दो या अधिक व्यक्तियों या पक्षों द्वारा मिलकर किया गया।
- They opened a joint account.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
A collective noun names a group (team, family, jury, committee); GK: the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)).
Collective noun समूह का नाम है (team, family, jury, committee); GK में मंत्रिपरिषद लोकसभा के प्रति सामूहिक रूप से उत्तरदायी है (अनुच्छेद 75(3))।