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coverage

/ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/noun

उच्चारण कवरिज

कवरेज, समाचार-प्रसारण; बीमा-संरक्षण; व्याप्ति

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the reporting of news and sport in newspapers and on the radio and TV; the protection an insurance policy gives you; the amount of something that something deals with

    कवरेज, समाचार-प्रसारण; बीमा-संरक्षण; व्याप्ति

    • media coverage
    • insurance coverage
    • The channel gave live coverage of the cricket match.
    + 2 more examples
    • Newspapers gave wide coverage to the budget.
    • Your medical insurance coverage includes hospital stays.

    Synonyms reporting reportage protection scope range

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

coverage of + event / topic

Coverage is uncountable and is followed by of. It means how much attention the media gives an event.

Coverage अगणनीय है और इसके बाद 'of' आता है; इसका अर्थ है मीडिया किसी घटना को कितनी जगह देता है।

  • Television gave live coverage of the election.
  • The newspaper's coverage of floods was detailed.

insurance coverage / coverage for + risk

In insurance it means the protection a policy provides. The risk follows for or against.

बीमा में इसका अर्थ पॉलिसी से मिलने वाला संरक्षण है; जोखिम 'for' या 'against' के बाद आता है।

  • The policy gives coverage for fire and theft.
  • Do you have health coverage?

network / mobile coverage

It also means the area where a service such as a mobile signal reaches.

इसका अर्थ वह क्षेत्र भी है जहाँ मोबाइल सिग्नल जैसी सेवा पहुँचती है।

  • There is no mobile coverage in the valley.

coverage of a syllabus / topic

In education it means how fully a book or a course deals with a subject.

शिक्षा में इसका अर्थ है कि कोई पुस्तक या पाठ्यक्रम किसी विषय को कितनी पूर्णता से समेटता है।

  • The guide has full coverage of the SSC syllabus.
+Collocations 4

adjective + coverage

livefullextensivewidecomprehensive

  • The channel offered live coverage of the match.

verb + coverage

getprovidereceiveextendgive

  • The scheme extends coverage to rural families.

type + coverage

medianewsinsurancenetworkhealth

  • Media coverage increased public awareness.

coverage + noun

areamaprateplan

  • Check the coverage map before buying a SIM.
“More examples 5
  • The cricket final received wide coverage on radio and TV.

क्रिकेट फ़ाइनल को रेडियो और टीवी पर व्यापक कवरेज मिला।

  • Radhika bought an insurance plan with full medical coverage.

राधिका ने पूरे चिकित्सा संरक्षण वाली बीमा योजना ली।

  • The village still has poor internet coverage.

गाँव में अब भी इंटरनेट कवरेज ख़राब है।

  • The report criticised the media coverage of the accident.

रिपोर्ट ने दुर्घटना की मीडिया कवरेज की आलोचना की।

  • Vaccine coverage has reached ninety per cent of children.

टीकाकरण की व्याप्ति नब्बे प्रतिशत बच्चों तक पहुँच गई है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The channel gave a good coverages of the news.

✓ The channel gave good coverage of the news.

Coverage is uncountable, so it has no a/an and no plural.

Coverage अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसमें a/an या बहुवचन नहीं लगता।

✗ The coverage on the budget was long.

✓ The coverage of the budget was long.

Coverage takes the preposition of.

Coverage के साथ preposition 'of' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Coverage, reporting and scope are linked, but they point to different things.

Coverage, reporting और scope जुड़े हुए हैं, पर अलग-अलग बातों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।

coverage

The amount of attention or area that something covers.

किसी चीज़ द्वारा समेटे गए ध्यान या क्षेत्र की मात्रा।

  • The paper's coverage was balanced.

reporting

The act or style of writing about news.

समाचार लिखने का कार्य या शैली।

  • His reporting was fair.

scope

The range of things a subject or project deals with.

विषय या परियोजना जिन चीज़ों से संबंधित होती है उनका दायरा।

  • The scope of the study is wide.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Uncountable.

Usage: 'coverage' uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता और इसका plural नहीं बनता। जैसे, 'The channel gave live coverage of the match' (चैनल ने मैच का सीधा प्रसारण किया)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Media coverage, live coverage, network coverage, insurance coverage.

Media coverage (मीडिया में कवरेज), live coverage (सीधा प्रसारण), network coverage (मोबाइल नेटवर्क की पहुँच) और insurance coverage (बीमा की सुरक्षा) coverage के अलग-अलग अर्थों वाले collocations हैं।