faculty
/ˈfæklti/noun
उच्चारण फ़ैक्ल्टी
क्षमता, शक्ति; संकाय; शिक्षक-वर्ग
Core word
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any of the physical or mental abilities that a person is born with; a department or group of departments in a university; all the teachers of a university or school
क्षमता, शक्ति; संकाय; शिक्षक-वर्ग
- mental faculties
- the Faculty of Arts
- faculty members
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- The old man lost his faculty of hearing late in life.
- She has the faculty of making friends easily.
- Children have a natural faculty for learning languages.
Synonyms ability capacity department staff teachers
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
faculty of + noun (ability)
In the sense of a natural power, it is usually followed by 'of': the faculty of hearing, of speech or of reason.
प्राकृतिक क्षमता के अर्थ में इसके बाद सामान्यतः 'of' आता है: faculty of hearing, speech या reason।
- Humans have the faculty of speech.
- Even in old age, she kept all her faculties.
the Faculty of + subject (university)
In universities it means a group of related departments, such as the Faculty of Law, Arts or Science.
विश्वविद्यालय में इसका अर्थ संबंधित विभागों का समूह है, जैसे Faculty of Law, Arts या Science।
- Radhika joined the Faculty of Law at Delhi University.
- The Dean of the Faculty of Science will speak.
faculty (collective noun, staff)
In American English faculty means all the teachers of a college and takes a singular or plural verb; Indian usage also says 'faculty members'.
American English में faculty का अर्थ कॉलेज के सभी शिक्षक है और इसके साथ singular या plural क्रिया आ सकती है; भारत में 'faculty members' भी कहा जाता है।
- The faculty are meeting on Friday.
- Three faculty members supervised the exam.
faculty for + noun / -ing
'A faculty for' something is a special natural talent: a faculty for languages.
'A faculty for' किसी चीज़ के लिए विशेष स्वाभाविक प्रतिभा है: a faculty for languages।
- He has a remarkable faculty for remembering names.
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adjective + faculty
mentalcriticalcreativesharpteachingvisiting
- The college invited a visiting faculty from Chennai.
verb + faculty
loseretaindevelopjoindismiss
- Even at ninety, he never lost his mental faculties.
faculty + noun
membermeetingofficedeandevelopmentroom
- A faculty member helped her with the project.
faculty of + noun
hearingsightmemoryreasonjudgement
- Reading improves the faculty of imagination.
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- The faculty of arts offers courses in Hindi and English literature.
कला संकाय हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी साहित्य के पाठ्यक्रम उपलब्ध कराता है।
- Poor eyesight had weakened the faculty of sight in the old man.
खराब नज़र ने बुज़ुर्ग की देखने की क्षमता कमज़ोर कर दी थी।
- The whole faculty attended the annual function.
पूरा शिक्षक-वर्ग वार्षिक समारोह में उपस्थित हुआ।
- Reasoning is a faculty that grows with practice.
तर्कशक्ति ऐसी क्षमता है जो अभ्यास से बढ़ती है।
- The principal praised the faculty for their hard work.
प्राचार्य ने शिक्षकों की मेहनत की प्रशंसा की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She has a faculty in languages.
✓ She has a faculty for languages.
A talent is a faculty 'for' something, not 'in'.
किसी चीज़ की प्रतिभा के लिए 'faculty for' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ He is a faculty of our college.
✓ He is a faculty member of our college.
'Faculty' names the whole teaching staff, so one teacher is 'a faculty member'.
'Faculty' पूरे शिक्षक-वर्ग का नाम है, इसलिए एक शिक्षक के लिए 'a faculty member' कहा जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words overlap in meaning but suit different situations.
इन शब्दों के अर्थ आपस में मिलते हैं, पर परिस्थितियाँ अलग हैं।
A natural mental or physical ability, or a university division, or its teachers.
प्राकृतिक मानसिक या शारीरिक क्षमता, विश्वविद्यालय का संकाय, या उसके शिक्षक।
- He lost the faculty of speech after the accident.
The general word for being able to do something.
कुछ कर पाने की क्षमता के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- She has the ability to solve hard problems.
A smaller section of a college; several departments form a faculty.
कॉलेज का छोटा खंड; कई विभाग मिलकर एक faculty बनाते हैं।
- The English department is in Block B.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: faculty means a natural ability ('the faculty of speech') or the teachers of an institution ('our English faculty').
प्रयोग में faculty का अर्थ स्वाभाविक क्षमता ('the faculty of speech') या किसी संस्थान के शिक्षक ('our English faculty') है।
Faculty (collective) can take a singular or plural verb.
Faculty (समूहवाचक) singular या plural verb ले सकता है।