eleven
/ɪˈlevn/number
उच्चारण इलेवन
ग्यारह
Basic word
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the number 11
ग्यारह
- a cricket team of eleven players
- The match starts at eleven o'clock.
- There are eleven players on each side.
+ 1 more example
- Eleven students passed with distinction.
Synonyms eleven players side
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
eleven + plural noun
Eleven is a cardinal number, so the noun after it is plural. There is no -s on 'eleven' itself.
Eleven एक cardinal number है, इसलिए इसके बाद का noun plural होता है। 'Eleven' में स्वयं -s नहीं लगता।
- Eleven students have qualified for the state-level quiz.
- The match was delayed by eleven minutes.
eleven as a team
In cricket and football the number 11 stands for a full team, and 'the XI' is often written with Roman numerals. The noun is used with a singular or plural verb.
Cricket और football में 11 पूरी टीम को दर्शाता है और 'the XI' प्रायः Roman numerals में लिखा जाता है। इस noun के साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है।
- The school eleven was announced yesterday.
- Eleven players take the field for each side.
eleven o'clock / at eleven
To state the time, use 'at eleven' or 'at eleven o'clock'. Add a.m. or p.m. when the part of the day is not clear.
समय बताने के लिए 'at eleven' या 'at eleven o'clock' का प्रयोग होता है। दिन का भाग स्पष्ट न हो तो a.m. या p.m. जोड़ें।
- The train leaves at eleven sharp.
- Our first lecture begins at eleven o'clock.
eleventh (ordinal)
The ordinal form is 'eleventh', written 11th. Students often say 'eleven standard', but 'the eleventh standard' or 'Class 11' is correct.
Ordinal रूप 'eleventh' है, जिसे 11th लिखते हैं। विद्यार्थी अक्सर 'eleven standard' कहते हैं, पर सही रूप 'the eleventh standard' या 'Class 11' है।
- Radhika is in the eleventh standard.
- He finished eleventh in the race.
+Collocations 4
eleven + noun
playerso'clockyears oldper centmonths
- Eleven per cent of the candidates scored above ninety.
verb + eleven
picknameselectfielddrop
- The captain named an unchanged eleven for the final.
eleven + of
eleven of the candidateseleven of themeleven of useleven of the questions
- Only eleven of the questions were from the syllabus.
in / by elevens
count in elevensline up in elevensarrange in elevens
- The teacher asked the children to line up in elevens for the drill.
“More examples 5
- The Indian eleven batted first and scored 287 for six.
भारतीय टीम ने पहले बल्लेबाज़ी की और छह विकेट पर 287 रन बनाए।
- My younger brother turned eleven last Sunday.
मेरा छोटा भाई पिछले रविवार को ग्यारह वर्ष का हो गया।
- There are eleven chapters in the Class 10 science book.
कक्षा 10 की विज्ञान की पुस्तक में ग्यारह अध्याय हैं।
- The bank closes at eleven on Saturdays during the festival season.
त्योहारों के मौसम में बैंक शनिवार को ग्यारह बजे बंद हो जाता है।
- Eleven is a prime number, because it has no divisors other than one and itself.
ग्यारह एक अभाज्य संख्या है, क्योंकि इसके केवल एक और स्वयं के अलावा कोई भाजक नहीं हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is studying in eleven class.
✓ She is studying in the eleventh class.
Use the ordinal 'eleventh' with the article for a class or standard, not the cardinal number.
Class या standard के लिए cardinal 'eleven' नहीं, article सहित ordinal 'the eleventh' आता है।
✗ He is an eleven years old boy.
✓ He is an eleven-year-old boy.
When a number and a unit come before a noun as an adjective, join them with hyphens and keep the unit singular.
जब संख्या और इकाई adjective बनकर noun से पहले आएँ, तब उन्हें hyphen से जोड़ें और इकाई singular रखें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
eleven players side
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The eleventh hour (the last possible moment: 'They decided at the eleventh hour').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: the eleventh hour (अंतिम संभव क्षण, ऐन वक़्त पर: 'They decided at the eleventh hour')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A cricket or football team has eleven players; the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution lists 29 subjects for panchayats (73rd Amendment, 1992).
क्रिकेट या फ़ुटबॉल टीम में ग्यारह खिलाड़ी होते हैं; संविधान की ग्यारहवीं अनुसूची पंचायतों के 29 विषय सूचीबद्ध करती है (73वाँ संशोधन, 1992)।