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download

/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/verb

उच्चारण डाउन्लोड

डाउनलोड करना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to get data from another computer, usually using the internet

    डाउनलोड करना

    • download the admit card
    • You can download the answer key from the official website.
    • Please download the app before you come to the meeting.
    + 2 more examples
    • I could not download the file because the connection was slow.
    • Students can download previous years' question papers free of charge.

    Synonyms copy transfer save retrieve

    Opposite upload

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

download + sth (from + source)

Transitive: to copy data from the internet to your device. Use from for the website or server.

Transitive: इंटरनेट से डेटा अपने उपकरण में नकल करना। वेबसाइट या server के लिए 'from' आता है।

  • Radhika downloaded the admit card from the official website.

download + sth + to + device/folder

Use to for where the file is saved.

फ़ाइल कहाँ सुरक्षित हुई यह बताने के लिए 'to' आता है।

  • Download the file to your desktop.

a download (countable noun)

Also a noun: the file or the act of downloading.

यह noun भी है: फ़ाइल या download करने की क्रिया।

  • The download took ten minutes.

download vs upload

Download brings data to your device; upload sends data from your device to the internet.

Download डेटा आपके उपकरण पर लाता है; upload आपके उपकरण से इंटरनेट पर भेजता है।

  • Download the form, fill it and upload it again.

download (noun) vs downloads (folder)

Downloads can also be a folder where files are saved on a computer.

Downloads उस folder का नाम भी हो सकता है जहाँ computer में फ़ाइलें सुरक्षित होती हैं।

  • Open the Downloads folder to find the PDF.
+Collocations 5

download + object

a filean appa videothe notessoftwarea PDF

  • He downloaded a PDF of the question paper.

adjective + download

freeslowillegallargequicksecure

  • A free download is available on the website.

download + noun

linkspeedbuttonpagefoldersize

  • Click the download button to save the notes.

verb + download

startpausecancelresumecompleteneed to

  • Pause the download if the internet is slow.

download + problem

failsfreezesstops halfwaytakes hourskeeps restarting

  • The download keeps failing near the end.
“More examples 5
  • You can download the app from the Play Store for free.

आप यह app Play Store से मुफ़्त download कर सकते हैं।

  • The download stopped because the network was weak.

नेटवर्क कमज़ोर होने के कारण download रुक गया।

  • Radhika downloaded notes before leaving for the village, where there is no internet.

राधिका ने गाँव जाने से पहले notes download कर लिए, जहाँ इंटरनेट नहीं है।

  • Please do not download files from unknown websites.

कृपया अनजान वेबसाइटों से फ़ाइलें download न करें।

  • The download speed is faster at night.

रात में download की गति तेज़ होती है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Download it from internet.

✓ Download it from the internet.

Internet normally takes the in this phrase.

इस वाक्यांश में internet के पहले प्रायः 'the' आता है।

✗ He downloaded the app in the Play Store.

✓ He downloaded the app from the Play Store.

Use from for the source.

स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है।

✗ I have downloaded already the file.

✓ I have already downloaded the file.

Already goes between have and the participle.

'Already' have और participle के बीच आता है।

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