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/ˈdɒkjumənt/noun

उच्चारण डॉक्युमन्ट

दस्तावेज़, प्रलेख, कागज़ात

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noun
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    [C]

    an official paper or book that gives information about something or that can be used as evidence or proof

    दस्तावेज़, प्रलेख, कागज़ात

    • Carry your identity documents to the exam centre.
    • The Constitution is India's most important legal document.
    • You need a valid document to prove your address.
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    • The lawyer read the document carefully before signing it.
    • Historians found an old document in the temple archive.

    Synonyms paper record certificate

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    [C] computing

    a computer file that contains text

    (कंप्यूटर में) डॉक्यूमेंट, फ़ाइल

    • Save the document before you close it.
    • She attached the document to her email and clicked send.
    • I lost half an hour's work because I forgot to save the document.
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    • Open a new document and type your answer there.
    • The document is too large to send by email.

    Synonyms file

verb/ˈdɒkjument/
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    [T] ~ sth

    to record the details of something in writing, photographs or film; to prove or support something with documents

    दर्ज करना, लिखित प्रमाण रखना, अभिलेखित करना

    • The report documents the decline of the vultures.
    • a well-documented case of fraud
    • Journalists documented the damage caused by the cyclone.
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    • The photographer documented daily life in the old market.
    • Doctors have documented several cases of the rare illness.

    Synonyms record chronicle log

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

document (noun) countable

A paper, file or record that gives information or proof. It is countable, so 'documents' is normal.

जानकारी या प्रमाण देने वाला काग़ज़, फ़ाइल या अभिलेख; यह गणनीय है, इसलिए 'documents' सामान्य है।

  • Please bring all original documents to the interview.
  • The document was signed by two witnesses.

document + object / that-clause (verb)

To record details in writing, photographs or data. The verb is used with a direct object or a that-clause.

लिखित रूप, तस्वीरों या डेटा में विवरण दर्ज करना। क्रिया के बाद object या that-clause आता है।

  • The team documented the damage with photographs.
  • Doctors documented that the patient had improved.

document for / on + purpose

'For' shows the purpose, and 'on' shows the subject.

'For' उद्देश्य और 'on' विषय बताता है।

  • A document for the loan application is required.
  • He wrote a document on road safety.

documents (items) / documentation (uncountable)

'Documentation' means the whole set of papers as a body of proof. It is uncountable.

'Documentation' प्रमाण के रूप में सभी काग़ज़ों का समूह है; यह अगणनीय है।

  • Complete documentation is needed for the visa.
  • The documents are on the table.
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adjective + document

officiallegalconfidentialoriginalsecretsupporting

  • Bring the original and one supporting document.

verb + document

sign asubmit aforge aleak averify ascan a

  • He was arrested for forging a document.

document + noun

verificationfoldernumberfilescanner

  • Document verification takes place on the first day.

document + verb object

document the processdocument the evidencedocument the historydocument the damage

  • Journalists documented the history of the old market.
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  • Radhika kept all her documents in a blue folder.

राधिका ने अपने सारे दस्तावेज़ एक नीले फ़ोल्डर में रखे।

  • The court asked for a certified copy of the document.

अदालत ने दस्तावेज़ की प्रमाणित प्रति माँगी।

  • Please save the document before closing the file.

फ़ाइल बंद करने से पहले कृपया दस्तावेज़ सुरक्षित कर लीजिए।

  • The photographer documented life in the flood camps.

फ़ोटोग्राफ़र ने बाढ़ राहत शिविरों के जीवन को दर्ज किया।

  • A forged document can lead to a prison term.

जाली दस्तावेज़ से जेल की सज़ा हो सकती है।

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✗ Please submit the documents of your age proof.

✓ Please submit the documents as proof of your age.

'Documents of ... proof' is unnatural; use 'as proof of'.

'Documents of ... proof' अस्वाभाविक है; 'as proof of' लिखें।

✗ The all documents are ready.

✓ All the documents are ready.

'All' comes before 'the'.

'All' 'the' से पहले आता है।

✗ I have attached the documentations.

✓ I have attached the documents.

'Documentation' is uncountable and has no plural; for separate papers use 'documents'.

'Documentation' अगणनीय है और उसका बहुवचन नहीं होता; अलग-अलग काग़ज़ों के लिए 'documents' लिखें।

◇Word family
documentary noun, adj.documentation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

doc·u·ment

With -ument (not 'documant' or 'documnet'); the adjective documentary (a documentary film records real events).

अंत में -ument ('documant' या 'documnet' गलत है); adjective documentary (documentary film असली घटनाएँ दर्ज करती है)।

§Grammar and usage

Noun /-mənt/, verb /-ment/.

Document शब्द का उच्चारण noun और verb में अलग होता है: noun में अंत /-mənt/ (कमज़ोर ध्वनि) और verb में /-ment/ (स्पष्ट ध्वनि) बोला जाता है।

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An official paper that proves something; a false document is a forgery.

'कुछ सिद्ध करने वाला सरकारी कागज़' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; झूठा दस्तावेज़ forgery है।