dispensary
/dɪˈspensəri/noun
उच्चारण डिस्पेन्सरी
दवाखाना, औषधालय, डिस्पेंसरी
Core word
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a place, for example in a hospital, where medicines are prepared and given out
दवाखाना, औषधालय, डिस्पेंसरी
- Collect your tablets from the hospital dispensary.
- The village has a small government dispensary.
- The doctor wrote a prescription and sent us to the dispensary.
+ 2 more examples
- Free medicines are available at the municipal dispensary.
- The dispensary is open from nine to five on weekdays.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dispensary (place)
It is a countable noun for a place where medicines are prepared and given out. In India it is often a small government or charitable clinic.
यह उस स्थान के लिए गणनीय संज्ञा है जहाँ दवाइयाँ तैयार की और दी जाती हैं। भारत में यह प्रायः छोटा सरकारी या धर्मार्थ क्लिनिक होता है।
- The village dispensary opens at nine.
- There are two dispensaries in this town.
at / in / from the dispensary
Use at or in for the place, and from for medicines taken from it.
स्थान के लिए 'at' या 'in' और वहाँ से ली गई दवा के लिए 'from' आता है।
- She collected the tablets from the dispensary.
dispensary + noun
It is used before nouns: dispensary staff, dispensary hours, dispensary counter.
यह संज्ञाओं से पहले आता है: dispensary staff, dispensary hours, dispensary counter।
- The dispensary staff were busy during the flu season.
dispensary vs pharmacy
A dispensary usually belongs to a hospital or clinic; a pharmacy is a shop. In Indian usage, a dispensary may also see patients.
Dispensary प्रायः अस्पताल या क्लिनिक का हिस्सा होती है; pharmacy दुकान होती है। भारतीय प्रयोग में dispensary में रोगियों को देखा भी जाता है।
- The hospital has a dispensary on the ground floor.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dispensary
governmentfreevillagecharitablehospitalayurvedic
- The free dispensary treats poor patients.
verb + dispensary
runopenvisitset upcollect from
- The trust set up a dispensary near the bus stand.
dispensary + noun
staffcounterqueuehoursregister
- A long dispensary queue formed by eight o'clock.
dispensary + medicine
free medicinestabletssyrupinjectionsointments
- Free tablets are given at the dispensary.
“More examples 5
- The old man walked to the dispensary for his blood pressure tablets.
वृद्ध व्यक्ति रक्तचाप की गोलियाँ लेने के लिए औषधालय तक पैदल गया।
- Radhika's mother volunteers at a charitable dispensary on Saturdays.
राधिका की माँ शनिवार को एक धर्मार्थ औषधालय में स्वयंसेवा करती हैं।
- The ayurvedic dispensary sells herbal medicines at low prices.
आयुर्वेदिक औषधालय कम दामों पर हर्बल दवाइयाँ बेचता है।
- The nurse handed the prescription to the dispensary clerk.
नर्स ने पर्ची औषधालय के क्लर्क को दे दी।
- Each primary health centre has a small dispensary attached to it.
प्रत्येक प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र से एक छोटा औषधालय जुड़ा होता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought the tablets from dispensary.
✓ I bought the tablets from the dispensary.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
एकवचन गणनीय संज्ञा से पहले article आवश्यक है।
✗ She is a dispensary in the hospital.
✓ She works in the dispensary in the hospital.
A dispensary is a place, not a person; the person is a dispenser.
Dispensary स्थान है, व्यक्ति नहीं; व्यक्ति को dispenser कहते हैं।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where medicines are given out is a dispensary, and a place for the treatment of sick people in a school or institution is an infirmary.
जिस स्थान पर दवाइयाँ दी जाती हैं वह dispensary कहलाता है, और किसी स्कूल या संस्था में बीमारों के इलाज की जगह infirmary कहलाती है।