department
/dɪˈpɑːtmənt/noun
उच्चारण डिपार्ट्मन्ट
विभाग
Basic word
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[C]
a section of a large organization such as a government, business or university; a section of a large shop; (informal) an area of activity or knowledge
विभाग
- the English department
- the Department of Posts
- She works in the accounts department of a bank.
+ 3 more examples
- The university has a strong physics department.
- Please contact the department of education for the forms.
- He was promoted to head of the sales department.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
department of + subject
Use 'of' to show the subject: Department of Physics, Department of Health.
विषय बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है: Department of Physics, Department of Health।
- She works in the Department of Education.
- The Department of English organised the seminar.
in / at / from the department
We say 'work in a department' but 'study at a department of a college'. Use 'from' for origin.
'Work in a department' कहते हैं, पर 'study at' कॉलेज के department के लिए।
- He works in the sales department.
- She is a lecturer at the maths department.
collective noun
As a group of people, 'department' can take a singular or plural verb in British English.
समूह के अर्थ में British English में 'department' के साथ singular या plural verb दोनों चल सकती हैं।
- The department is planning a new course.
- The department are divided on the issue.
department store
'Department store' is a large shop with sections for different goods.
'Department store' वह बड़ी दुकान है जिसमें अलग-अलग वस्तुओं के विभाग होते हैं।
- We bought school uniforms at a department store.
+Collocations 5
adjective + department
financepersonnelsalesfirepolice
- The fire department reached within ten minutes.
verb + department
headjoinruntransfer toreport to
- She was transferred to the accounts department.
department + noun
headstoremeetingbudgetoffice
- The department head signed the circular.
government departments
educationhealthrevenuerailwayagriculture
- The revenue department collects land taxes.
not my department
not myoutside myyouranothera different
- Parking tickets are not my department.
“More examples 5
- The Department of Posts runs thousands of offices across India.
डाक विभाग पूरे भारत में हज़ारों कार्यालय चलाता है।
- Radhika applied for a post in the human resources department.
राधिका ने human resources department में एक पद के लिए आवेदन किया।
- The English department organised a debate for Teachers' Day.
अंग्रेज़ी विभाग ने शिक्षक दिवस पर वाद-विवाद का आयोजन किया।
- Where is the toy department in this store?
इस दुकान में खिलौनों का विभाग कहाँ है?
- Cooking is my wife's department; I only wash up.
खाना बनाना मेरी पत्नी का क्षेत्र है; मैं केवल बर्तन धोता हूँ।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is working in the sales department since 2020.
✓ He has been working in the sales department since 2020.
With 'since' and an action that continues, use the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' और जारी कार्य के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
✗ She is the head of the English departmental.
✓ She is the head of the English department.
'Departmental' is an adjective and cannot replace the noun 'department'.
'Departmental' विशेषण है; यह संज्ञा 'department' की जगह नहीं ले सकता।
¶Idioms 1
be sb's department
(informal) to be sth that sb is responsible for or knows a lot about
(किसी का) ज़िम्मा या विषय होना
- Don't ask me about cooking – that's my wife's department.
- Computers are not my department.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
de·part·ment
?Which word?
Keep the organization-part words: department, ministry (a government department led by a minister), division, section, branch, wing, cell, bureau (an office: 'Intelligence Bureau').
संगठन के भागों के शब्द याद रखिए: department, ministry (मंत्री के नेतृत्व वाला सरकारी विभाग, मंत्रालय), division, section, branch, wing, cell, bureau (कार्यालय: 'Intelligence Bureau', गुप्तचर ब्यूरो)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Department store (a large shop selling many types of goods in different sections), departmental exam (an exam for promotion within a department), not my department (informal, not my responsibility).
Collocations: department store (विभिन्न खंडों में अनेक प्रकार का सामान बेचने वाली बड़ी दुकान), departmental exam (विभाग के भीतर पदोन्नति की परीक्षा, विभागीय परीक्षा), not my department (अनौपचारिक, मेरी ज़िम्मेदारी नहीं)।