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gateway

/ˈɡeɪtweɪ/noun

उच्चारण गेट्वे

प्रवेश-द्वार

Core word

noun
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    an opening in a wall or fence that can be closed by a gate; a place through which you can go to reach another larger place; a means of getting or achieving something

    प्रवेश-द्वार

    • the Gateway of India
    • a gateway to success
    • A tall stone gateway led into the old fort.
    + 2 more examples
    • Visitors pass through a carved gateway before reaching the temple courtyard.
    • The wedding procession stopped at the gateway of the house.

    Synonyms entrance entry door portal way

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

gateway (countable noun): entrance

A gateway is an opening in a wall or fence that can be closed by a gate, or a large entrance.

Gateway दीवार या बाड़ में वह खुला स्थान है जिसे gate से बंद किया जा सके, या बड़ा प्रवेश-द्वार।

  • A stone gateway led into the fort.
  • They passed through the gateway.

gateway to + noun

Figuratively, gateway to means a way of reaching or achieving something. To is the usual preposition.

लाक्षणिक रूप में 'gateway to' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ तक पहुँचने का मार्ग है। 'To' सामान्य preposition है।

  • Mumbai is the gateway to India.
  • Education is a gateway to success.

gateway (computing): connection point

In computing, a gateway is a device or program that connects two networks; a payment gateway handles online payments.

Computing में gateway दो networks को जोड़ने वाला device या program है; payment gateway online भुगतान संभालता है।

  • The shop uses a secure payment gateway.

gateway + noun (attributive)

It can come before nouns such as gateway city, gateway drug and gateway course.

यह gateway city, gateway drug और gateway course जैसे nouns से पहले आ सकता है।

  • Kolkata was once a gateway city for eastern trade.
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adjective + gateway

grandstonemainsecureonlinenational

  • The grand gateway was lit for the festival.

gateway to + noun

gateway to successgateway to the Eastgateway to knowledgegateway to freedom

  • A library is a gateway to knowledge.

verb + gateway

pass throughbuildopenserve asact asmark

  • The arch serves as a gateway to the old city.

gateway + noun

citydrugpaymentserverarchport

  • The payment gateway failed during the sale.

famous gateways

Gateway of IndiaBuland DarwazaHawa Mahal gateCharminar gate

  • The Gateway of India stands on the Mumbai waterfront.
“More examples 5
  • The Gateway of India was built to welcome King George V in 1911.

Gateway of India 1911 में किंग जॉर्ज पंचम के स्वागत के लिए बनाया गया था।

  • Radhika believes reading is the gateway to learning.

राधिका मानती है कि पढ़ना सीखने का द्वार है।

  • The shop's payment gateway rejected my card.

दुकान के payment gateway ने मेरा card अस्वीकार कर दिया।

  • Guwahati is called the gateway to the north-east.

गुवाहाटी को पूर्वोत्तर का प्रवेश-द्वार कहा जाता है।

  • The old gateway had carved elephants on both sides.

पुराने प्रवेश-द्वार के दोनों ओर नक्काशीदार हाथी बने थे।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Delhi is the gateway of the north.

✓ Delhi is the gateway to the north.

Use to after gateway for the place you reach.

जिस स्थान तक पहुँचना हो उसके लिए 'gateway' के बाद 'to' आता है।

✗ The tourists went through the gateway to the fort, they took photographs.

✓ The tourists went through the gateway to the fort and took photographs.

Two clauses cannot be joined by a comma alone; use and.

दो उपवाक्यों को केवल comma से नहीं जोड़ा जा सकता; 'and' का प्रयोग करें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words refer to ways in, with different shades.

ये शब्द भीतर जाने के मार्गों को बताते हैं, पर भाव अलग हैं।

gateway

An entrance with a gate, or a way of reaching something larger.

gate वाला प्रवेश, या किसी बड़ी चीज़ तक पहुँचने का मार्ग।

  • The gateway to the fort.

entrance

The place or way by which you enter.

वह स्थान या मार्ग जिससे आप प्रवेश करते हैं।

  • The entrance is on the left.

portal

A grand doorway, or a website that gives access to many services.

भव्य द्वार, या ऐसी website जो कई सेवाओं तक पहुँच देती है।

  • Log in to the student portal.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

The Gateway of India (Mumbai) was built to mark the visit of King George V (completed in 1924).

गेटवे ऑफ़ इंडिया (मुंबई) राजा जॉर्ज पंचम की यात्रा की स्मृति में बना (1924 में पूर्ण)।