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episode

/ˈepɪsəʊd/noun

उच्चारण एपिसोड

घटना, प्रसंग

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an event, a situation, or a period of time in somebody's life, a novel, that is important or interesting in some way

    घटना, प्रसंग

    • an embarrassing episode
    • The trip to Kashi was a memorable episode in her happy childhood.
    • The robbery was a dark episode in the town's history.
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    • She wrote about an unhappy episode from her school days.
    • The flood was a painful episode in the village's past.

    Synonyms event incident occurrence chapter phase

  2. 2

    [C]

    one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts

    (धारावाहिक की) कड़ी, एपिसोड

    • the final episode of the series
    • I missed the latest episode of the quiz show last night.
    • The first episode of the new serial will air on Monday.
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    • We watch an episode of the comedy show after dinner.
    • The final episode ended with a surprising twist.

    Synonyms instalment part chapter programme

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episode of + series

Use of for the series that the episode belongs to.

जिस श्रृंखला का भाग हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।

  • Radhika watched the last episode of the serial.
  • The new episode of the quiz show was exciting.

episode in + life / story

Use in for an event within a person's life or a story.

किसी व्यक्ति के जीवन या कहानी की घटना के लिए 'in' आता है।

  • The flood was a painful episode in the village's history.

episode (countable)

Episode is countable. It needs an article or a plural, and often follows ordinals such as first or final.

'Episode' countable है; इसके साथ article या plural चाहिए और यह प्रायः first या final जैसे ordinals के बाद आता है।

  • The first episode begins at eight.

episode (medical)

In medicine, an episode is a single period of illness, such as a fever or a bout of pain.

चिकित्सा में episode किसी एक बीमारी की अवधि, जैसे बुखार या दर्द का दौर, होता है।

  • He had a brief episode of dizziness.
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adjective + episode

finalfirstlatestmemorableunfortunate

  • The final episode of the series was watched by millions.

verb + episode

watchmissairrecordrecall

  • Radhika missed the latest episode of her favourite show.

episode + noun

guidetitlenumberlistrecap

  • Check the episode number before you start watching.

episode of + noun

of the serialof feverof violenceof historyof the podcast

  • The country went through a brief episode of violence.
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  • An episode of the television drama is shown every Sunday evening.

टेलीविज़न नाटक का एक भाग हर रविवार शाम को दिखाया जाता है।

  • The rescue was a proud episode in the life of the young boy.

बचाव अभियान उस युवा लड़के के जीवन का एक गर्व भरा प्रसंग था।

  • He still laughs when he remembers that funny episode in school.

उसे विद्यालय का वह हास्यपूर्ण प्रसंग याद आता है तो वह आज भी हँसता है।

  • The podcast has fifty episodes on Indian history.

इस podcast में भारतीय इतिहास पर पचास भाग हैं।

  • The doctor asked how long the episode of pain had lasted.

डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि दर्द का दौर कितनी देर चला था।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These nouns all name a part or incident, but they differ in what they belong to.

ये संज्ञाएँ किसी भाग या घटना का नाम हैं, पर किससे संबंधित हैं, इसमें भिन्न हैं।

episode

One part of a series, or one event in a longer story or life.

किसी श्रृंखला का एक भाग, या लंबी कहानी या जीवन की एक घटना।

  • A sad episode.

incident

A single event, often unpleasant or unusual.

एक अकेली घटना, प्रायः अप्रिय या असामान्य।

  • A minor incident.

chapter

A section of a book, or a period of life.

पुस्तक का एक भाग, या जीवन की एक अवधि।

  • A new chapter in her life.
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ep·i·sode

?Which word?

Keep the event words together: episode, incident (an event, often unpleasant), occurrence, phase (a stage in a process), chapter (a period in a person's life).

घटना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: episode, incident (घटना, प्रायः अप्रिय), occurrence, phase (प्रक्रिया का चरण), chapter (व्यक्ति के जीवन का दौर)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective episodic means happening occasionally ('episodic pain') or (of a story) made of separate events.

Adjective episodic का अर्थ कभी-कभी होने वाला ('episodic pain') या (कहानी) अलग-अलग घटनाओं से बना है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919) was a tragic episode of the freedom struggle.

जलियाँवाला बाग़ नरसंहार (1919) स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का दुखद प्रसंग था।