disconnect
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/verb
उच्चारण डिस्कनेक्ट
(संबंध) काटना, अलग करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth (from sth)
to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity; to separate something from something
(संबंध) काटना, अलग करना
- The power was disconnected.
- The technician disconnected the old geyser before fitting the new one.
- Please disconnect the charger before cleaning the laptop.
+ 2 more examples
- The company disconnected our phone line when we forgot to pay the bill.
- Disconnect the pipe from the tap before you move the washing machine.
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[C, usually sing.]
a failure to understand each other or to connect; a difference between two things
असंबद्धता, अंतर
- a disconnect between what leaders say and do
- There is a disconnect between what students learn and what the exam asks.
- There is a disconnect between the public and the planners.
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- The report highlights a disconnect between rural schools and city job markets.
- A sudden disconnect with the group left him feeling alone.
Synonyms gap mismatch discrepancy divide
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
disconnect + object (+ from)
Use disconnect with a thing as the object when you separate it from a power, water, gas or internet supply. The place or source it is cut from follows from.
जब किसी चीज़ को बिजली, पानी, गैस या internet की आपूर्ति से अलग करना हो, तब 'disconnect' के बाद object आता है और स्रोत से पहले 'from' लगता है।
- Please disconnect the charger from the socket before cleaning the laptop.
- The technician disconnected the washing machine from the water pipe.
be disconnected (passive)
The passive is used when a service is cut off, often by a company, for example because a bill is unpaid.
जब कोई कंपनी किसी सेवा को बंद कर देती है, जैसे बिल न चुकाने पर, तब passive रूप 'be disconnected' आम है।
- Our telephone line was disconnected after the storm.
- The shop's electricity will be disconnected tomorrow if the bill is not paid.
disconnect + yourself (from)
With a reflexive pronoun, it means to stop feeling involved with people or with something that is happening.
reflexive pronoun के साथ इसका अर्थ है लोगों या घटनाओं से स्वयं को भावनात्मक रूप से अलग कर लेना।
- After the exams, Radhika wanted to disconnect herself from social media for a week.
a disconnect between A and B (noun)
As a noun, a disconnect is a gap in understanding or a difference between two things that should match. It is followed by between ... and ...
Noun के रूप में 'disconnect' दो ऐसी बातों के बीच अंतर या समझ की कमी को बताता है जिन्हें मेल खाना चाहिए; इसके बाद 'between ... and ...' आता है।
- There is a disconnect between what the syllabus asks and what the questions test.
+Collocations 4
disconnect + noun
a cablea callthe powerthe supplya devicethe internet
- The operator disconnected the call by mistake.
adverb + disconnect
suddenlyaccidentallyautomaticallypermanentlytemporarily
- The phone automatically disconnected from the Wi-Fi network.
disconnect + from
the mainsthe networkthe serverthe socketreality
- Always disconnect the appliance from the mains before repairing it.
adjective + disconnect
growingobvioushugeculturalgenerational
- There is a growing disconnect between teachers and students in large classes.
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- The electricity board disconnected the supply because the bill was three months overdue.
बिजली बोर्ड ने बिल तीन महीने से बकाया होने के कारण आपूर्ति काट दी।
- Radhika disconnected the earphones and put the phone away to concentrate on her notes.
राधिका ने earphones निकाले और अपने notes पर ध्यान लगाने के लिए फ़ोन रख दिया।
- Our video call disconnected twice during the online lecture.
online lecture के दौरान हमारी video call दो बार कट गई।
- Villagers felt a disconnect between the promises made in the speech and the roads they actually got.
ग्रामीणों को भाषण में किए गए वादों और उन्हें वास्तव में मिली सड़कों के बीच अंतर महसूस हुआ।
- Before you move the printer, disconnect all the wires.
printer को हटाने से पहले सभी तारें अलग कर दीजिए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The call was disconnect suddenly.
✓ The call was disconnected suddenly.
After the passive be, use the past participle disconnected.
Passive में 'was' के बाद past participle 'disconnected' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to separate, but disconnect is used for links and supplies, while detach and unplug suit objects and sockets.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ अलग करने का अर्थ देती हैं, पर 'disconnect' संपर्क और आपूर्ति के लिए, तथा 'detach' और 'unplug' वस्तुओं और socket के लिए प्रयुक्त होती हैं।
To break a link, especially a supply or a network connection.
किसी संपर्क या आपूर्ति को तोड़ना।
- The company disconnected my broadband.
To take a part off something it is fixed to.
किसी वस्तु से जुड़े हुए भाग को अलग करना।
- Detach the form along the dotted line.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dis·con·nect
?Which word?
Keep the separate words together: disconnect, detach, unplug, sever (cut off completely), sunder (literary, split apart), uncouple (separate two things joined together, like railway carriages).
अलग करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disconnect, detach, unplug, sever (पूरी तरह काटना), sunder (साहित्यिक, अलग करना), uncouple (जुड़ी दो चीज़ें अलग करना, जैसे रेल के डिब्बे)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective disconnected also means not logically connected ('disconnected thoughts').
Adjective disconnected का अर्थ तार्किक रूप से असंबद्ध भी है ('disconnected thoughts')।