colonel
/ˈkɜːnl/noun
उच्चारण कनल
कर्नल (सेना का अधिकारी)
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an officer of high rank in the army or the US air force
कर्नल (सेना का अधिकारी)
- Colonel Santosh Babu
- The colonel inspected the troops at dawn before the Republic Day parade.
- The colonel gave the order to move at dawn.
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- Her uncle retired as a colonel in the army.
- The colonel addressed the cadets at the academy.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
Colonel + Name
Colonel is a title before a name and takes a capital letter; without a name it is lower case.
'Colonel' नाम से पहले आने वाली उपाधि है और capital letter से लिखी जाती है; नाम के बिना यह छोटे अक्षर में आती है।
- Colonel Singh addressed the cadets.
- The colonel of the regiment visited the camp.
colonel in / of the army
Use in the army for the service, and of the regiment for the unit commanded.
सेना के लिए 'in the army' और जिस इकाई की कमान हो उसके लिए 'of the regiment' आता है।
- His uncle is a colonel in the Indian Army.
colonel (pronunciation)
The word is pronounced like kernel, with an r sound in the middle; the spelling does not match the sound.
इस शब्द का उच्चारण 'kernel' की तरह होता है, बीच में r की ध्वनि के साथ; spelling और उच्चारण मेल नहीं खाते।
- Say 'kernel' when you read the word colonel aloud.
lieutenant colonel / colonel-in-chief
A lieutenant colonel is one rank below colonel; colonel-in-chief is an honorary post.
'Lieutenant colonel' कर्नल से एक रैंक नीचे का पद है; 'colonel-in-chief' मानद पद है।
- He was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel.
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adjective + colonel
retiredsenioryoungsterndecorated
- The retired colonel taught the village boys discipline.
verb + colonel
promotesalutereport toserve underretire as
- He retired as a colonel after thirty years of service.
colonel + noun
rankcommandersaluteuniform
- The colonel's uniform was neatly pressed.
rank + colonel
lieutenanthonoraryactingdeputy
- He holds the honorary rank of colonel.
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- The colonel inspected the guard of honour on Republic Day.
कर्नल ने गणतंत्र दिवस पर गार्ड ऑफ़ ऑनर का निरीक्षण किया।
- Radhika's father is a colonel in the Army Medical Corps.
राधिका के पिता आर्मी मेडिकल कोर में कर्नल हैं।
- Colonel Sharma led his men across the river at dawn.
कर्नल शर्मा ने भोर में अपने जवानों को नदी पार कराई।
- The colonel was awarded a medal for his courage.
कर्नल को उनके साहस के लिए पदक दिया गया।
- A colonel commands a regiment or a large unit.
कर्नल एक रेजिमेंट या बड़ी इकाई की कमान संभालता है।
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✗ He was promoted as a colonel last year.
✓ He was promoted to colonel last year.
Promoted takes to for the new rank, with no article.
नए पद के लिए 'promoted' के साथ 'to' आता है और article नहीं लगता।
✗ The colonal gave an order.
✓ The colonel gave an order.
The correct spelling is colonel, with -el at the end.
सही spelling 'colonel' है, जिसके अंत में -el आता है।
✗ Colonel gave a speech to the soldiers.
✓ The colonel gave a speech to the soldiers.
A title with no name needs the article the.
नाम के बिना उपाधि के साथ article 'the' चाहिए।
AaSpelling
col·o·nel
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Indian Army ranks in order: Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, Lieutenant General, General; the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post was created in 2020.
भारतीय सेना के पद क्रम में: Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, Lieutenant General, General; Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) का पद 2020 में बना।