detective
/dɪˈtektɪv/noun
उच्चारण डिटेक्टिव
जासूस
Core word
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[C]
a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to examine crimes and catch criminals
जासूस
- a detective story
- The detective noticed a muddy footprint that everyone else had missed.
- The detective questioned everyone who was in the house that night.
+ 2 more examples
- She loves reading stories about a clever private detective.
- A police detective was sent to examine the broken window.
Synonyms investigator sleuth private eye inspector
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a detective (countable noun)
Detective is a countable noun for a person, so it needs an article or a plural form.
'Detective' व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ article या plural रूप आता है।
- A detective arrived at the house within ten minutes.
- Two detectives questioned the shopkeeper.
detective + noun (noun adjunct)
Detective is often used before another noun to describe stories, work or ranks in crime investigation.
अपराध की जाँच से जुड़ी कहानियों, काम या पदों को बताने के लिए 'detective' दूसरे noun से पहले आता है।
- Radhika loves reading detective novels in the library.
- He joined the detective branch of the city police.
detective + title or name
Detective can be a rank placed before a name, as in Detective Sharma. It then begins with a capital letter.
'Detective' नाम से पहले पद के रूप में आ सकता है, जैसे Detective Sharma। तब इसका पहला अक्षर capital होता है।
- Detective Sharma examined the broken window.
private detective
A private detective works for a client and not for the police.
Private detective पुलिस के लिए नहीं, बल्कि किसी ग्राहक के लिए काम करता है।
- The family hired a private detective to trace their missing son.
detective work (figurative)
Detective work means careful searching for facts, in or outside crime. It is uncountable and often follows do or need.
'Detective work' का अर्थ तथ्यों की सावधानी से खोज है, अपराध के भीतर या बाहर। यह uncountable है और प्रायः do या need के बाद आता है।
- Finding the source of the leak needed some detective work.
- Radhika did a little detective work to find the old book.
+Collocations 5
adjective + detective
privatefamousfictionalamateurveteran
- Sherlock Holmes is the most famous fictional detective.
detective + noun
storynovelagencyworkinspector
- He started a small detective agency in Pune.
verb + detective
hirecall inconsultbecomeplay
- The bank called in a detective after the robbery.
detective + verb
investigatesquestionstracessolvesfollows
- The detective solved the case with a single clue.
detective + rank
inspectorsergeantconstablechiefsuperintendent
- The detective inspector arrived with two constables.
“More examples 5
- The detective noticed that the muddy footprints led to the back door.
जासूस ने देखा कि कीचड़ भरे पैरों के निशान पिछले दरवाज़े तक जाते थे।
- Many students enjoy detective serials on television after a long day of self-study.
कई विद्यार्थी लंबे दिन की स्वाध्याय के बाद टेलीविज़न पर जासूसी धारावाहिक देखना पसंद करते हैं।
- She played the part of a detective in the school drama.
उसने स्कूल के नाटक में जासूस की भूमिका निभाई।
- The detective inspector asked every witness to repeat the story.
जासूसी निरीक्षक ने हर गवाह से कहानी दोहराने को कहा।
- A good detective never ignores a small detail.
एक अच्छा जासूस किसी छोटी बात की भी उपेक्षा नहीं करता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
investigator sleuth private eye inspector
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) and Byomkesh Bakshi (Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay) are famous fictional detectives.
साहित्य में Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) और ब्योमकेश बख़्शी (शरदिंदु बंद्योपाध्याय) प्रसिद्ध काल्पनिक जासूस हैं।