edit
/ˈedɪt/verb
उच्चारण एडिट
संपादित करना
Core word
- 1
[T]
to prepare a piece of writing to be published by correcting mistakes and making improvements; to prepare a film, recording by cutting and arranging it; to be responsible for planning a newspaper or magazine
संपादित करना
- edit a video
- edit a newspaper
- She edited the essay and removed several spelling mistakes.
+ 3 more examples
- He learnt to edit films on his laptop.
- Our teacher edits the school magazine every year.
- The video was edited to make it shorter.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
edit + object (text)
Edit is transitive and means to correct and improve a text for publication.
'Edit' सकर्मक क्रिया है और प्रकाशन के लिए किसी पाठ को सुधारने तथा सँवारने का अर्थ देती है।
- She edits a college magazine.
- He edited the report before sending it.
edit + film / video / photo
It also means to cut and arrange film, sound or pictures.
इसका अर्थ फ़िल्म, ध्वनि या चित्रों को काटना और क्रम में लगाना भी है।
- Radhika edits her videos at night.
- The photographer edited the pictures.
edit out
Edit out means to remove a part from a text, film or recording.
'Edit out' का अर्थ है किसी पाठ, फ़िल्म या रिकॉर्डिंग से कोई भाग हटाना।
- They edited out the rude remarks.
- He edited the long pauses out of the interview.
edit + a document / file
In computing, edit means to change a file or a document you already have.
Computing में 'edit' का अर्थ पहले से बनी file या document में परिवर्तन करना है।
- You can edit the form online.
- Only the owner may edit this file.
+Collocations 5
edit + noun
a booka newspapera filma documenta photoa video
- She edits a newspaper for school students.
adverb + edit
carefullyheavilylightlyprofessionallybadlyquickly
- The article was heavily edited before publication.
edit + particle
outdowntogetherinagain
- He edited down the speech to five minutes.
edit + purpose
for lengthfor stylefor clarityfor publicationfor mistakes
- The text was edited for clarity.
edit + collaborator
editorauthorproofreaderreviewerpublisher
- The editor asked the author to edit the final chapter.
“More examples 6
- Radhika edited the college magazine for two years.
राधिका ने दो वर्ष तक कॉलेज की पत्रिका का संपादन किया।
- The editor asked him to edit the article down to 500 words.
संपादक ने उससे लेख को छाँटकर 500 शब्दों में करने को कहा।
- She edited the video and added Hindi subtitles.
उसने वीडियो संपादित किया और Hindi subtitles जोड़े।
- Please edit your answer once more to correct spelling mistakes.
वर्तनी की गलतियाँ सुधारने के लिए कृपया अपने उत्तर को एक बार फिर संपादित करें।
- The speech was edited before it was broadcast.
भाषण को प्रसारित करने से पहले संपादित किया गया।
- She edited her essay twice before submitting it for the competition.
उसने प्रतियोगिता में जमा करने से पहले अपने निबंध को दो बार संपादित किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She edited about the magazine.
✓ She edited the magazine.
Edit is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Edit' सकर्मक है और इसके कर्म से पहले preposition नहीं आता।
✗ He edited out from the film the last scene.
✓ He edited the last scene out of the film.
Edit out takes the thing removed directly, then out of the source.
'Edit out' के बाद हटाई गई चीज़ सीधे आती है, फिर स्रोत से पहले 'out of'।
?Which word?
Keep apart editor (a person who edits), edition (a version of a book) and editorial (an article giving the newspaper's opinion).
Editor (संपादक), edition (पुस्तक का संस्करण) और editorial (अख़बार की राय वाला लेख, संपादकीय) को अलग रखिए।