company
/ˈkʌmpəni/noun
उच्चारण कम्पनी
कंपनी, संस्था; संगति, साथ; टुकड़ी
Basic word
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[C, U]
a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services; the fact of being with somebody else and not alone; a person or people you spend time with; a group of people who work or perform together; a group of soldiers
कंपनी, संस्था; संगति, साथ; टुकड़ी
- a software company
- I enjoy her company.
- keep bad company
+ 3 more examples
- Her father works for a large insurance company in Chennai.
- The company has opened three new offices this year.
- Several companies are bidding for the contract.
Synonyms firm business corporation companionship society
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
company (uncountable) = being with someone
In the sense of being with another person, company is uncountable and has no plural or article; it is used with keep, enjoy and in the company of.
दूसरे व्यक्ति के साथ होने के अर्थ में 'company' uncountable है; इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- I enjoy Radhika's company on long train journeys.
- He was in the company of two senior officers.
keep sb company
This fixed expression means to stay with someone so that they are not alone; the person is the object of keep.
इस fixed expression का अर्थ किसी के साथ रहना है ताकि वह अकेला न रहे; व्यक्ति 'keep' का object होता है।
- Radhika kept her grandmother company during the monsoon holidays.
- Stay a little longer and keep me company.
company (countable) = a business
As a business, company is countable and can be private, public or multinational; it takes a singular verb, though British English sometimes uses a plural verb for the people in it.
व्यवसाय के अर्थ में 'company' countable है; सामान्यतः इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
- The company has opened a new office in Pune.
- She works for a software company in Hyderabad.
a company of + people / part company
A company of people means a group, especially performers or soldiers. To part company means to separate or to stop agreeing.
'A company of' का अर्थ लोगों का समूह (विशेषकर कलाकारों या सैनिकों का) है; 'part company' का अर्थ अलग होना या असहमत होना है।
- A theatre company performed in our school hall.
- The two friends parted company after college.
+Collocations 5
adjective + company
privatepublicmultinationalinsuranceleadingfamily-owned
- She joined a multinational company after her MBA.
verb + company
set uprunjoinfoundsuework for
- Her father runs a small transport company.
company + noun
policyprofitsdirectorsecretarycar
- Company policy does not allow leave in March.
company (being with others)
goodbadpleasantpoorkeepenjoy
- Choose good company in college, and your habits will improve.
in / out of company
in company within the company ofpresent company exceptedtwo's company
- He was seen in company with his tutor.
“More examples 5
- The company announced a bonus before Diwali.
कंपनी ने दीवाली से पहले बोनस की घोषणा की।
- I do not mind walking alone, but I prefer your company.
मुझे अकेले चलने में आपत्ति नहीं, पर मैं आपका साथ पसंद करता हूँ।
- A company of soldiers was sent to the flooded village.
बाढ़ग्रस्त गाँव में सैनिकों की एक टुकड़ी भेजी गई।
- We have guests for dinner, so we shall need to cook for company.
रात के खाने पर मेहमान हैं, इसलिए हमें मेहमानों के लिए खाना बनाना होगा।
- The theatre company is touring Rajasthan this winter.
यह नाट्य मंडली इस सर्दी में राजस्थान का दौरा कर रही है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I enjoyed the companies of my friends.
✓ I enjoyed the company of my friends.
Company in the sense of being with people is uncountable and takes no plural s.
साथ के अर्थ में 'company' uncountable है, इसलिए इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
✗ Radhika kept to her grandmother company.
✓ Radhika kept her grandmother company.
In keep sb company, the person is the direct object; no preposition is used.
'Keep sb company' में व्यक्ति direct object होता है; बीच में कोई preposition नहीं आता।
✗ He is working in a company since 2019.
✓ He has been working in a company since 2019.
Since needs a present perfect (continuous) verb, not the simple present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect (continuous) आता है, simple present continuous नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
two's company (three's a crowd)
(saying) used to suggest that it is better to be in a group of two people than three
दो की जोड़ी में तीसरा अच्छा नहीं लगता
- I won't come along — two's company, three's a crowd.
- They wanted to be alone; two's company, after all.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep the business words: company, firm, corporation, enterprise, venture, start-up, conglomerate.
व्यापार के शब्द याद रखिए: company, firm, corporation, enterprise, venture, start-up, conglomerate।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and sayings, asked very often: a man is known by the company he keeps (people judge you by your friends), keep sb company (stay with somebody so they are not alone), in good company (doing the same as many other people, often respected people), two's company, three's a crowd (two people prefer to be alone together), part company (separate; disagree).
Idioms और कहावतें बहुत पूछी जाती हैं: a man is known by the company he keeps (लोग आपको आपके मित्रों से आँकते हैं, संगति से पहचान), keep sb company (किसी के साथ रहना ताकि वह अकेला न हो), in good company (बहुत से, प्रायः सम्मानित, लोगों जैसा ही करना), two's company, three's a crowd (दो लोग अकेले साथ रहना पसंद करते हैं), part company (अलग होना; असहमत होना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The East India Company was formed in 1600 and took control of large parts of India; companies in India are governed by the Companies Act, 2013 (which made CSR, corporate social responsibility, mandatory for large companies); a private limited company (Pvt Ltd) and a public limited company (Ltd).
ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी 1600 में बनी और उसने भारत के बड़े भागों पर नियंत्रण किया; भारत में कंपनियाँ कंपनी अधिनियम, 2013 से नियंत्रित होती हैं (जिसने बड़ी कंपनियों के लिए CSR, कॉर्पोरेट सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व, अनिवार्य किया); private limited company (Pvt Ltd) और public limited company (Ltd)।