educate
/ˈedʒukeɪt/verb
उच्चारण एजुकेट
शिक्षित करना
Core word
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[T]
to teach somebody over a long period of time at a school, university; to give people information about a particular subject
शिक्षित करना
- educate girls
- educate people about health
- The family worked hard to educate their three children.
+ 3 more examples
- She was educated at a boarding school in Dehradun.
- The campaign aims to educate farmers about water saving.
- We must educate young people about road safety.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
educate + person (+ in + subject)
Use 'in' with the subject area in which the person is taught.
जिस विषय में किसी को शिक्षित किया जाता है, उसके साथ 'in' आता है।
- The school educates children in science and the arts.
- He was educated in law.
be educated at + institution
The passive is the most common form. Use 'at' or 'in' for the school, college or town, never 'from'.
Passive रूप सबसे आम है। स्कूल, कॉलेज के साथ 'at' या शहर के साथ 'in' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
- She was educated at a government girls' school.
- He was educated in Lucknow.
educate + sb + about / on + topic
Use 'about' or 'on' when you are informing people about a subject, not teaching a full course.
जब किसी विषय की जानकारी दी जाती है, पूरा पाठ्यक्रम नहीं पढ़ाया जाता, तब 'about' या 'on' आता है।
- The campaign educates farmers about water saving.
- Doctors must educate the public on hygiene.
educate + oneself
Reflexive use means to learn on your own, without a teacher.
Reflexive प्रयोग का अर्थ है बिना शिक्षक के स्वयं सीखना।
- He educated himself by reading in the public library.
+Collocations 4
adverb + educate
wellprivatelyformallyproperlyfully
- Her parents wanted to educate her properly.
educate + noun
childrenthe publicvotersgirlsconsumers
- The programme aims to educate voters before the election.
educate + for + noun
a careerlifecitizenshipleadership
- Schools should educate students for life, not only for exams.
verb + to educate
helptryaimneedfail
- The government aims to educate every child up to Class 8.
“More examples 5
- The village school educated three generations of the same family.
गाँव के स्कूल ने एक ही परिवार की तीन पीढ़ियों को शिक्षित किया।
- Radhika was educated at a convent school and later at a city college.
राधिका की शिक्षा एक कॉन्वेंट स्कूल में और बाद में शहर के कॉलेज में हुई।
- The advertisement was meant to educate people about the dangers of speeding.
यह विज्ञापन लोगों को तेज़ गति के खतरों के बारे में जागरूक करने के लिए था।
- Television can entertain, but it can also educate.
Television मनोरंजन कर सकता है, पर शिक्षित भी कर सकता है।
- It costs a great deal to educate a child privately in a big city.
बड़े शहर में किसी बच्चे को निजी तौर पर पढ़ाने में बहुत खर्च आता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She was educated from a convent school.
✓ She was educated at a convent school.
With educate, the institution takes 'at', not 'from'.
'Educate' के साथ संस्था के लिए 'at' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ He is a very educational man.
✓ He is a very educated man.
Educated describes a person; educational describes things connected with education.
Educated व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; educational शिक्षा से जुड़ी वस्तुओं का।
✗ The parents educated to their children well.
✓ The parents educated their children well.
Educate is transitive and takes its object directly, with no 'to'.
'Educate' सकर्मक क्रिया है और object सीधे आता है, 'to' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three are about teaching, but they differ in how formal and how long the process is.
तीनों शब्द पढ़ाने से जुड़े हैं, पर प्रक्रिया की औपचारिकता और अवधि में अंतर है।
To teach over a long period, usually at school or college, and to develop the mind.
लंबी अवधि में, प्रायः स्कूल या कॉलेज में, पढ़ाना और बुद्धि का विकास करना।
- The trust educates poor children free of cost.
To give lessons in a subject or skill; it can be short and informal.
किसी विषय या कौशल का पाठ देना; यह छोटा और अनौपचारिक भी हो सकता है।
- My uncle taught me to swim.
To teach a practical skill for a job or activity, with practice.
किसी काम या गतिविधि का व्यावहारिक कौशल अभ्यास के साथ सिखाना।
- The bank trains new clerks for six weeks.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Educate a girl, and you educate a family.'
कहावत 'Educate a girl, and you educate a family' (एक लड़की को शिक्षित करो, पूरा परिवार शिक्षित होता है)।