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correlate

/ˈkɒrəleɪt/verb

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सहसंबंधित होना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    if two or more facts, figures correlate or if a fact correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect each other

    सहसंबंधित होना

    • Study hours correlate with marks.
    • Higher rainfall tends to correlate with better crop yields.
    • Hours of sleep correlate strongly with exam performance.
    + 2 more examples
    • The results of the two tests do not correlate.
    • Scientists tried to correlate the temperature data with the number of insects.

    Synonyms correspond connect relate link match

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

A correlates with B

Use correlate with when two things rise and fall together or are connected statistically. Both things are the subject or one is the subject and the other follows 'with'.

जब दो चीज़ें साथ-साथ बढ़ें-घटें या सांख्यिकीय रूप से जुड़ी हों, तब 'correlate with' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Hours of study correlate with marks in the exam.
  • Rainfall correlates closely with crop yield.

A and B correlate

When both things are the subject, no preposition is needed and the verb is plural.

जब दोनों चीज़ें subject हों, तब preposition नहीं लगता और verb plural होती है।

  • Height and weight usually correlate.
  • The two sets of figures do not correlate at all.

correlate A with B (transitive)

As a transitive verb, correlate means to show or find the connection between two sets of facts.

सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'correlate' का अर्थ दो तथ्य-समूहों के बीच संबंध दिखाना या खोजना है।

  • The researcher correlated attendance with performance.
  • We must correlate the test results with the patient's history.

correlate (noun) / correlation

As a noun, a correlate is one of two things that are related; the usual noun for the relationship is correlation.

Noun के रूप में 'correlate' परस्पर संबंधित दो चीज़ों में से एक है; संबंध के लिए सामान्य noun 'correlation' है।

  • There is a strong correlation between sleep and memory.
+Collocations 4

adverb + correlate

closelystronglydirectlypositivelynegatively

  • Education levels correlate positively with income in most countries.

correlate with + noun

incomeagemarkstemperaturecrime rates

  • Ice-cream sales correlate with temperature.

verb + to correlate

tend toappear tofail tobe found toseem to

  • Test scores tend to correlate with the hours spent on revision.

correlate + negation

do not correlatebarely correlatehardly correlatenever correlate perfectly

  • Fame and happiness barely correlate.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika found that her marks correlated with the hours she slept.

राधिका ने पाया कि उसके अंक उसकी नींद के घंटों से संबंधित थे।

  • Higher fuel prices correlate with higher vegetable prices in the market.

ईंधन की ऊँची कीमतें बाज़ार में सब्ज़ियों की ऊँची कीमतों से जुड़ी हैं।

  • The data on rainfall and crop yield correlate closely.

वर्षा और फ़सल-उपज के आँकड़े आपस में निकट से जुड़े हैं।

  • Doctors correlate symptoms with the results of blood tests.

डॉक्टर लक्षणों को रक्त-जाँच के परिणामों से मिलाते हैं।

  • Correlation does not prove that one thing causes another.

Correlation का अर्थ यह नहीं कि एक चीज़ दूसरी का कारण है।

  • Arjun's attendance did not correlate with his results, to everybody's surprise.

सबके आश्चर्य के लिए अर्जुन की उपस्थिति का उसके परिणामों से कोई संबंध नहीं था।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Height and weight are correlate.

✓ Height and weight are correlated.

After 'are' you need the past participle correlated, not the base verb.

'Are' के बाद past participle 'correlated' चाहिए, मूल क्रिया नहीं।

✗ Income correlates education.

✓ Income correlates with education.

Intransitive correlate needs 'with' before the second thing.

अकर्मक 'correlate' में दूसरी चीज़ से पहले 'with' चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all link two things, but they differ in the kind of link and how strong it is.

ये शब्द दो चीज़ों को जोड़ते हैं, पर संबंध के प्रकार और उसकी दृढ़ता में अंतर है।

correlate

Two things change together, which can be shown by figures, but one need not cause the other.

दो चीज़ें साथ बदलती हैं, जिसे आँकड़ों से दिखाया जा सकता है, पर एक दूसरी का कारण हो, यह ज़रूरी नहीं।

  • Study hours correlate with marks.

associate

To connect two things in the mind, often loosely.

दो चीज़ों को मन में जोड़ना, प्रायः ढीले ढंग से।

  • Many people associate monsoon with the smell of wet soil.

relate

The general word for having a connection or showing one.

संबंध रखने या दिखाने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • The question relates to the first chapter.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Correlate with sth.

Correlate के बाद preposition 'with' आता है: 'correlate with sth' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से आपसी संबंध रखना।