countdown
/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/noun
उच्चारण काउन्ट्डाउन
उल्टी गिनती
Core word
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[C, usually sing.]
the action of counting backwards to zero before something happens, especially before a spacecraft is launched; the period of time before an important event
उल्टी गिनती
- countdown to the exam
- The crowd chanted the countdown to the New Year.
- The countdown to the rocket launch has begun.
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- The final countdown to the festival started this morning.
- Everyone joined in the countdown at midnight.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a countdown (countable noun)
A countdown is the act of counting backwards to zero before something happens, such as a rocket launch. It is written as one word.
Countdown किसी घटना, जैसे रॉकेट प्रक्षेपण, से पहले शून्य तक उल्टी गिनती है; इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- The countdown to the launch began at dawn.
- Everyone joined the New Year countdown.
the countdown to + event
Use the countdown to an event that is coming. The preposition is to.
आने वाली घटना के लिए 'the countdown to' का प्रयोग होता है; preposition 'to' है।
- The countdown to the exam has started.
- The school began the countdown to the annual day.
countdown (noun) vs. count down (phrasal verb)
The noun is one word: countdown. The verb is two words: count down. 'We count down the days' uses the verb.
Noun एक शब्द 'countdown' है; क्रिया दो शब्दों में 'count down' है, जैसे 'We count down the days'।
- We count down the days until the holidays.
- The countdown for the holidays has begun.
in the countdown to + event
Use in the countdown to for the period leading up to something, in journalism and everyday talk.
किसी घटना से पहले की अवधि के लिए पत्रकारिता और रोज़मर्रा की बातचीत में 'in the countdown to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Students are busy in the countdown to the board exams.
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verb + countdown
startbeginbegin thewatchhearjoin
- The audience joined the countdown at midnight.
countdown + noun
clocktimershowlistsequencebegins
- A giant countdown clock showed the days left for the festival.
adjective + countdown
finalofficialdramaticlivelast-minute
- The final countdown made everybody hold their breath.
countdown to + event
the countdown to launchthe countdown to Diwalithe countdown to resultsthe countdown to the finals
- Fans are in the countdown to the World Cup final.
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- ISRO's rocket launch begins with a long countdown.
ISRO के रॉकेट-प्रक्षेपण की शुरुआत लंबी उल्टी गिनती से होती है।
- Radhika started a countdown to her exam on the wall calendar.
राधिका ने दीवार के कैलेंडर पर अपनी परीक्षा की उल्टी गिनती शुरू की।
- At ten seconds, the crowd began the countdown aloud.
दस सेकंड रह जाने पर भीड़ ने ज़ोर से उल्टी गिनती शुरू कर दी।
- The final countdown to the festival starts tomorrow.
त्योहार की अंतिम उल्टी गिनती कल से शुरू होती है।
- Arjun watched the countdown on the TV screen as the clock neared midnight.
जैसे-जैसे घड़ी आधी रात के क़रीब पहुँची, अर्जुन ने TV की स्क्रीन पर उल्टी गिनती देखी।
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✗ The count down to the launch has started.
✓ The countdown to the launch has started.
The noun is written as one word; count down (two words) is the verb.
Noun एक शब्द 'countdown' है; दो शब्दों वाला 'count down' क्रिया है।
✗ We countdown the days until the holidays.
✓ We count down the days until the holidays.
The verb is two words, count down.
क्रिया दो शब्दों में 'count down' है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: countdown to an event (the time just before it).
प्रयोग में countdown to an event (किसी आयोजन से ठीक पहले का समय)।