condense
/kənˈdens/verb
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(गैस का) द्रव में बदलना, संघनित होना; संघनित करना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (into sth)
(of a gas) to change into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid
(गैस का) द्रव में बदलना, संघनित होना; संघनित करना
- Steam condenses into water on a cold window.
- Dew forms when water vapour condenses on the grass.
- Water vapour condenses on the cold glass.
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- The cloud condensed into drops of rain.
- Steam condenses when it touches a cool surface.
Synonyms liquefy precipitate turn to liquid
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[T] ~ sth (into sth)
to put something such as a piece of writing into fewer words
(लेख को) संक्षिप्त करना, सार रूप में लाना
- Condense the passage into a paragraph of fifty words.
- The ten chapters were condensed into one lecture.
- Try to condense your essay into two pages.
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- The editor condensed the story into a short article.
- He condensed his argument into one sentence.
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[T] ~ sth
to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water
(तरल को) गाढ़ा करना
- condensed milk
- Boil the milk for an hour to condense it before making the sweet.
- The cook condenses the milk over a slow fire.
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- Condensed milk is used to make sweets.
- The sauce was condensed to make it richer.
Synonyms thicken concentrate reduce
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
condense sth into sth
Condense into is used when a long text or content is made shorter, with the final form after into.
जब लंबे पाठ या सामग्री को छोटा किया जाए, तब 'condense into' आता है और अंतिम रूप into के बाद बताया जाता है।
- Radhika condensed the whole chapter into one page of notes.
- The editor condensed a ten-page report into three paragraphs.
condense (of a gas) into / on
In science, steam condenses into water and on a cold surface; the verb can be used with or without an object.
विज्ञान में भाप पानी में बदलती है और ठंडी सतह पर जमती है; यह क्रिया object के साथ या बिना object के आ सकती है।
- Steam condenses into water on the cold window.
- Cooling condenses the vapour into drops.
condensed milk / condensed version
Condensed before a noun means made thicker or shorter, as in condensed milk or a condensed version of a book.
Noun से पहले 'condensed' का अर्थ गाढ़ा या संक्षिप्त किया हुआ है, जैसे condensed milk या किसी पुस्तक का condensed version।
- The shop sells a condensed version of the Ramayana for children.
condense + noun + to / down to
Condense down to is used when something is reduced to a smaller number of words or points.
जब कोई चीज़ कम शब्दों या बिंदुओं तक सीमित की जाए, तब 'condense down to' आता है।
- Try to condense your answer down to fifty words.
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condense + noun
a reporta passagean articlean ideaa book
- The summary condensed a long novel into five pages.
adverb + condense
rapidlyslowlyneatlybrieflygreatly
- The water vapour condensed rapidly on the cool glass.
condensed + noun
milkversionformmatternotes
- Condensed milk is used in many Indian sweets.
condense + preposition
into dropsinto a summaryon the glassto a few lines
- Dew is formed when water vapour condenses on cold grass.
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- In winter, breath condenses into a white cloud in the cold air.
सर्दियों में ठंडी हवा में साँस सफ़ेद बादल के रूप में संघनित हो जाती है।
- The teacher asked the class to condense the story into ten sentences.
शिक्षक ने कक्षा से कहानी को दस वाक्यों में संक्षिप्त करने को कहा।
- Radhika used condensed milk to make the kheer.
राधिका ने खीर बनाने के लिए condensed milk का प्रयोग किया।
- A good precis condenses the original passage without losing its main idea.
अच्छा precis मूल अनुच्छेद का मुख्य विचार खोए बिना उसे संक्षिप्त करता है।
- Clouds form when water vapour condenses high in the atmosphere.
बादल तब बनते हैं जब वायुमंडल में ऊँचाई पर जलवाष्प संघनित होती है।
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✗ Condense this paragraph in two lines.
✓ Condense this paragraph into two lines.
The result of condensing follows condense into, not in.
संक्षिप्त करने का परिणाम 'condense into' के बाद आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ The water vapour condensed to water drops.
✓ The water vapour condensed into water drops.
A change of form takes into after condense.
रूप में बदलाव के लिए 'condense' के बाद 'into' आता है।
✗ Please condence this essay into one page.
✓ Please condense this essay into one page.
The spelling is condense, with an s.
सही spelling 'condense' है, जिसमें s आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Condense, abridge and summarise all shorten a text but in different ways.
Condense, abridge और summarise तीनों पाठ को छोटा करते हैं, पर तरीके अलग हैं।
To pack the same content into fewer words or less space.
वही सामग्री कम शब्दों या कम स्थान में समेटना।
- He condensed the speech into one page.
To shorten a book by cutting parts out.
कुछ भाग काटकर पुस्तक को छोटा करना।
- The abridged edition leaves out many chapters.
summarise
To state only the main points in your own words.
केवल मुख्य बिंदुओं को अपने शब्दों में कहना।
- Summarise the story in five lines.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
con·dense
With -dense (not 'condence'); the noun condensation (not 'condensation' misspelt 'condencation').
अंत में -dense ('condence' गलत है); noun condensation ('condencation' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: condensation in the water cycle; a condenser in a refrigerator.
विज्ञान में जल-चक्र का condensation; refrigerator का condenser।
Exam term: précis writing is condensing.
परीक्षा का शब्द: précis writing का अर्थ condense करना है।