counterpart
/ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/noun
उच्चारण काउन्टपार्ट
समकक्ष
Core word
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a person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody or something else in a different place or situation
समकक्ष
- The PM met his Japanese counterpart.
- Our captain shook hands with his Pakistani counterpart.
- The Indian foreign minister met his French counterpart.
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- A manager and her counterpart in the other branch compared their sales.
- The senior class has its counterpart in the juniors' team.
Synonyms equivalent peer opposite number match
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the counterpart of / to + noun
A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same position or function as another in a different place or system. It is followed by of or to.
Counterpart वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु है जो किसी दूसरे स्थान या व्यवस्था में समान पद या कार्य रखती है; इसके बाद 'of' या 'to' आता है।
- The Prime Minister met his Japanese counterpart.
- A Lok Sabha speaker is the counterpart of the Rajya Sabha chairman.
sb's counterpart (possessive form)
Counterpart usually appears with a possessive: his counterpart, her counterpart, their counterparts.
'Counterpart' प्रायः possessive के साथ आता है: his counterpart, her counterpart, their counterparts।
- The sales manager spoke to her counterpart in Pune.
- Indian players trained with their Australian counterparts.
counterpart (thing) in another system
It can also name a thing that corresponds to another in a different place, document or system.
यह दूसरे स्थान, दस्तावेज़ या व्यवस्था में किसी अन्य के अनुरूप वस्तु के लिए भी आता है।
- The Hindi version has an English counterpart in the second column.
- The female counterpart of a lion is a lioness.
counterpart (legal) = copy of a document
In law, a counterpart is a copy of a legal document. This sense is formal and technical.
क़ानून में counterpart किसी क़ानूनी दस्तावेज़ की प्रति है; यह अर्थ औपचारिक और तकनीकी है।
- Each party signed a counterpart of the lease.
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adjective + counterpart
foreignmalefemaleoppositeequivalentIndian
- The minister met her British counterpart to discuss trade.
verb + counterpart
meettalk tocompare withmatchresemblecall
- Radhika compared Indian schools with their counterparts abroad.
counterpart + preposition
counterpart ofcounterpart tocounterpart incounterpart fromcounterpart at
- He has a counterpart at the Delhi office who handles the same work.
possessive + counterpart
his counterparther counterparttheir counterpartsits counterpartmy counterpart
- Our team beat their counterparts from the other college.
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- The Indian foreign minister met his Sri Lankan counterpart in Colombo.
भारतीय विदेश मंत्री ने कोलंबो में अपने श्रीलंकाई समकक्ष से मुलाक़ात की।
- A district magistrate's counterpart in the police is the superintendent.
ज़िला मजिस्ट्रेट का पुलिस में समकक्ष पुलिस अधीक्षक होता है।
- Young people in cities often have a rural counterpart with less access to the internet.
शहरों के युवाओं के ग्रामीण समकक्षों के पास अक्सर इंटरनेट तक कम पहुँच होती है।
- Arjun admired his English counterpart's batting style.
अर्जुन अपने English समकक्ष खिलाड़ी की बल्लेबाज़ी शैली की प्रशंसा करता था।
- The app has a web counterpart that works on a computer.
इस ऐप का एक web संस्करण भी है जो कंप्यूटर पर चलता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all point to a matching person or thing, but they differ in how close the match is.
ये शब्द मेल खाने वाले व्यक्ति या वस्तु की ओर संकेत करते हैं, पर मेल की निकटता में भिन्न हैं।
A person or thing with the same job or position elsewhere.
कहीं और समान पद या कार्य वाला व्यक्ति या वस्तु।
- She met her counterpart in Germany.
Equal in value, amount or meaning to something else.
मूल्य, मात्रा या अर्थ में किसी अन्य के बराबर।
- A lakh is the equivalent of one hundred thousand.
opposite number
A British phrase for a person holding the same position in another group.
दूसरे समूह में समान पद रखने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए British वाक्यांश।
- The manager phoned his opposite number at the rival firm.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
equivalent peer opposite number match
§Grammar and usage
Usage: counterpart is common in diplomatic news ('the foreign minister and her counterpart').
प्रयोग में counterpart कूटनीतिक ख़बरों में आम है ('the foreign minister and her counterpart')।