globe
/ɡləʊb/noun
उच्चारण ग्लोब
विश्व, पृथ्वी
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[sing.] the ~
the world
विश्व, पृथ्वी
- students from across the globe
- The song became popular across the globe within a few weeks.
- Festivals like Diwali are now celebrated across the globe.
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- The athlete became famous around the globe after the Olympics.
- Climate change affects every part of the globe.
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a model of the world in the shape of a ball, usually on a stand
ग्लोब, पृथ्वी का मॉडल
- Find India on the globe.
- The teacher placed a small globe on the table and asked us to find Brazil.
- The teacher spun the globe and asked us to point to Africa.
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- A large globe stands in the corner of the library.
- Radhika found the Equator on the globe with her finger.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the globe / around the globe
The globe means the whole world; use around, across or all over it.
'The globe' का अर्थ पूरी दुनिया है; इसके साथ around, across या all over आता है।
- Students from across the globe apply to Indian colleges.
- She has travelled around the globe.
a globe (model)
A globe is also a model of the earth in the shape of a ball, usually on a stand.
Globe पृथ्वी का गोलाकार मॉडल भी है, प्रायः stand पर।
- The teacher pointed to India on the globe.
- There is a globe on the library table.
globe + noun / global
Globe forms compounds like globe trotter; the adjective is global, not globe.
Globe से globe trotter जैसे compounds बनते हैं; विशेषण 'global' है, 'globe' नहीं।
- He is a globe trotter who has visited forty countries.
- Global warming is a worry.
globe (shape)
A globe is any ball-shaped object, such as a glass lamp cover.
Globe कोई भी गोले जैसी वस्तु है, जैसे काँच का लैंप-कवर।
- A glass globe hung over the lamp.
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preposition + globe
aroundacrossthroughoutall overround
- The festival is celebrated across the globe.
verb + globe
spincirclecrosstravelspan
- The satellite circles the globe every ninety minutes.
adjective + globe
entirewholeterrestrialilluminatedspinning
- The whole globe watched the final.
globe + noun
trotterartichoketheatre
- The globe trotter wrote a book about his travels.
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- Yoga is now practised all over the globe.
योग अब पूरी दुनिया में किया जाता है।
- Radhika turned the globe to find Brazil.
राधिका ने ब्राज़ील ढूँढने के लिए globe घुमाया।
- News travels around the globe within seconds.
समाचार सेकंडों में पूरी दुनिया में पहुँच जाता है।
- The teacher showed the equator on the globe.
शिक्षक ने globe पर भूमध्य रेखा दिखाई।
- The company has offices across the globe.
कंपनी के कार्यालय पूरी दुनिया में हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The festival is celebrated in all the globe.
✓ The festival is celebrated all over the globe.
The usual phrases are all over the globe or around the globe, not in all the globe.
सामान्य वाक्यांश 'all over the globe' या 'around the globe' हैं, 'in all the globe' नहीं।
✗ The globe warming is increasing.
✓ Global warming is increasing.
The adjective global, not the noun globe, is used before warming.
Warming से पहले adjective 'global' आता है, noun 'globe' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all mean the earth, but globe stresses its round shape and the whole of it.
इन सबका अर्थ पृथ्वी है, पर 'globe' उसके गोल आकार और संपूर्णता पर ज़ोर देता है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The process of the world becoming more connected is globalization; a person who travels widely a globetrotter.
दुनिया के अधिक जुड़ने की प्रक्रिया globalization; बहुत घूमने वाला globetrotter।
General knowledge
The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) passes through Greenwich, London; India lies in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres; the Tropic of Cancer passes through eight Indian states.
विषुवत रेखा ग्लोब को उत्तरी और दक्षिणी गोलार्ध में बाँटती है; प्रमुख याम्योत्तर (0° देशांतर) लंदन के ग्रीनविच से गुज़रता है; भारत उत्तरी और पूर्वी गोलार्ध में है; कर्क रेखा आठ भारतीय राज्यों से गुज़रती है।