examinee
/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈniː/noun
उच्चारण इग्ज़ैमिनी
परीक्षार्थी
Core word
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[C] formal
a person who is taking an exam
परीक्षार्थी
- Examinees must reach the centre an hour before the exam begins.
- Over twenty lakh examinees appeared for the test.
- Every examinee must carry a valid identity card.
+ 2 more examples
- The examinee was asked to leave the hall for using unfair means.
- Some examinees travelled over two hundred kilometres to reach the centre.
Synonyms candidate test-taker
Opposite examiner
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
examinee (countable noun)
A person who takes an exam. In India it is the common official word for a candidate in an exam.
परीक्षा देने वाला व्यक्ति। भारत में यह परीक्षार्थी के लिए प्रचलित आधिकारिक शब्द है।
- Each examinee must carry an admit card.
- Over a lakh examinees took the test.
examinee vs examiner
The suffix -ee marks the person who receives the action; -er marks the person who does it.
प्रत्यय -ee क्रिया को पाने वाले व्यक्ति को बताता है; -er करने वाले को।
- The examiner checks; the examinee writes.
examinee + noun / possessive
Often used in notices: examinee's name, examinee's roll number, examinee's signature.
सूचनाओं में प्रायः: examinee's name, examinee's roll number।
- Write the examinee's roll number on the first page.
examinees (group)
The plural is regular. Use 'examinees' for a large group appearing in the same test.
Plural नियमित है। एक ही परीक्षा में बैठने वाले बड़े समूह के लिए 'examinees'।
- Examinees were asked to reach the centre one hour early.
+Collocations 5
adjective + examinee
successfulabsentregularprivateweakbrilliant
- A private examinee must register separately.
verb + examinee
allowassistcheckadmitdisqualifyguide
- The invigilator disqualified one examinee for copying.
examinee + noun
roll numbernamesignaturephotolist
- The examinee list was displayed on the notice board.
examinee + preposition
of the boardin the hallfrom the villagefor the paper
- Every examinee in the hall must switch off their phones.
number of examinees
lakh examineesthousand examineesall examineesfew examinees
- Nearly ten lakh examinees applied for the railway exam.
“More examples 5
- The examinee wrote the answers neatly in the booklet.
परीक्षार्थी ने उत्तर-पुस्तिका में उत्तर साफ़-सुथरे ढंग से लिखे।
- Radhika was the youngest examinee in the hall.
राधिका हॉल में सबसे कम उम्र की परीक्षार्थी थी।
- Examinees may not leave the room during the first hour.
परीक्षार्थी पहले घंटे में कमरा नहीं छोड़ सकते।
- An examinee who breaks the rules can lose the whole year.
नियम तोड़ने वाला परीक्षार्थी पूरा वर्ष खो सकता है।
- The board announced extra time for every examinee with a disability.
बोर्ड ने दिव्यांग प्रत्येक परीक्षार्थी के लिए अतिरिक्त समय की घोषणा की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The examiner wrote the answers in the booklet.
✓ The examinee wrote the answers in the booklet.
The person writing answers is the 'examinee', not the 'examiner'.
उत्तर लिखने वाला 'examinee' होता है, 'examiner' नहीं।
✗ The examinee are in the hall.
✓ The examinees are in the hall.
For more than one person use the plural 'examinees'.
एक से अधिक व्यक्तियों के लिए plural 'examinees' आता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse examinee (the person who takes an exam) and examiner (the person who sets or marks it).
Examinee (परीक्षा देने वाला व्यक्ति) और examiner (परीक्षा लेने या जाँचने वाला व्यक्ति) में भ्रमित न हों।