/ˈiːmeɪl/noun
उच्चारण ईमेल
ईमेल, विद्युत-डाक
Basic word
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[U, C]
(short for electronic mail) a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network; a message sent by email
ईमेल, विद्युत-डाक
- Send me an email.
- I'll send you an email with the details.
- She checks her email every morning.
+ 1 more example
- He received an email from his teacher about the project.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
countable and uncountable
A single message is countable: an email, two emails. The system is uncountable: 'I prefer email to the phone'. Write 'email' or 'e-mail'; both are accepted.
एक संदेश countable है: an email, two emails। प्रणाली के अर्थ में यह uncountable है: 'I prefer email to the phone'। 'Email' और 'e-mail' दोनों स्वीकार्य हैं।
- I received three emails from the college this morning.
- We usually communicate by email.
email + person + thing / email + to
As a verb it takes a person directly, or the message with 'to': email me / email it to me. The preposition 'to' is not used after the person without the thing.
Verb के रूप में यह व्यक्ति को सीधे लेता है, या संदेश के साथ 'to': email me / email it to me। केवल व्यक्ति के साथ 'to' नहीं लगता।
- Please email me the form by Friday.
- She emailed her résumé to the HR manager.
by email / via email / in an email
Say 'by email' without an article for the method, and 'in an email' for the contents.
तरीके के लिए article के बिना 'by email' और सामग्री के लिए 'in an email' कहें।
- Send your application by email.
- The date was mentioned in an email sent last week.
email address / on email
'Email address' is the standard compound. Avoid saying 'email id' in formal writing; use 'email address'.
'Email address' मानक compound है। औपचारिक लेखन में 'email id' के बजाय 'email address' लिखें।
- Write your email address in capital letters.
- I will send the link to your email address.
+Collocations 4
verb + email
sendreceivecheckforwardreply todelete
- I check my email twice a day during exam preparation.
adjective + email
formalofficialurgentspamautomatedunread
- She sent a formal email to the principal asking for leave.
email + noun
addressaccountattachmentinboxpasswordsubject line
- Please open the email attachment and fill in the form.
by / via / over email
apply byreply byconfirm bycontact viacommunicate over
- You can contact the registrar by email.
“More examples 5
- Radhika emailed her answer sheet to the teacher for checking.
राधिका ने जाँच के लिए अपनी उत्तर-पुस्तिका शिक्षक को email से भेजी।
- The admit card was sent to every candidate by email.
प्रवेश-पत्र प्रत्येक अभ्यर्थी को email से भेजा गया।
- I get a lot of spam email, so I rarely open unknown messages.
मुझे बहुत spam email मिलते हैं, इसलिए मैं अनजान संदेश कम ही खोलता हूँ।
- Always read your email carefully before you click send.
भेजें बटन दबाने से पहले अपना email ध्यान से पढ़ें।
- He wrote an email to the bank manager about the wrong charge on his account.
उसने अपने खाते में गलत शुल्क के बारे में बैंक प्रबंधक को email लिखा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I will email to you tomorrow.
✓ I will email you tomorrow.
With the verb 'email' the person comes directly after it, without 'to'.
Verb 'email' के बाद व्यक्ति सीधे आता है, 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ She has sent me an email yesterday.
✓ She sent me an email yesterday.
A finished time word such as 'yesterday' needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' जैसे बीते समय-सूचक शब्द के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep the email words: inbox, outbox, draft, attachment, subject line, reply, forward.
ईमेल के शब्द याद रखिए: inbox, outbox, draft, attachment, subject line, reply, forward।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK, asked often: Ray Tomlinson sent the first email (1971) and introduced the @ symbol; in an email, CC means carbon copy and BCC blind carbon copy (other recipients cannot see the BCC addresses); spam means unwanted emails; phishing is a fraud email that tries to steal personal information.
Computer GK में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: Ray Tomlinson ने पहला ईमेल भेजा (1971) और @ चिह्न शुरू किया; ईमेल में CC का अर्थ carbon copy और BCC blind carbon copy है (दूसरे प्राप्तकर्ता BCC पते नहीं देख सकते); spam का अर्थ अनचाहे ईमेल है; phishing निजी जानकारी चुराने का प्रयास करने वाला धोखाधड़ी ईमेल है।