guild
/ɡɪld/noun
उच्चारण गिल्ड
श्रेणी, संघ
Core word
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an organization of people who do the same job or who have the same interests or aims; an association of skilled workers in the Middle Ages
श्रेणी, संघ
- merchant guilds
- The guild of weavers fixed the prices of silk.
- He joined the writers' guild to protect the rights of authors.
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- In medieval times, only guild members could sell certain goods.
- The potters' guild met once a month in the town hall.
Synonyms association society union league fraternity
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
guild of + plural noun
Use of to name the group of workers or professionals who form the guild.
Guild किन लोगों का संघ है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The Guild of Weavers protected the interests of its members.
- She belongs to a guild of writers in her city.
join / belong to a guild
Use join for becoming a member and belong to for being a member.
सदस्य बनने के लिए 'join' और सदस्य होने के लिए 'belong to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He joined the guild after five years as an apprentice.
collective noun with singular or plural verb
In British English a guild can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether you think of it as one body or as its members.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'guild' के साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है, यह इस पर निर्भर है कि उसे एक संस्था माना गया है या उसके सदस्य।
- The guild has set a fixed price for its goods.
- The guild are divided over the new rules.
capital letter in names
When guild is part of an official name, it starts with a capital letter.
जब 'guild' किसी संस्था के आधिकारिक नाम का भाग हो, तब वह capital letter से शुरू होता है।
- The Film Writers' Guild met the producers on Monday.
+Collocations 4
type of guild
crafttrademerchantmedievalwriters'teachers'
- Every medieval town had a merchant guild.
verb + guild
joinformrundissolverepresent
- Skilled potters formed a guild to fix fair prices.
guild + noun
memberhallmasterrulesleadersystem
- The guild master checked the quality of every product.
preposition + guild
in a guildthrough the guildby the guildwithin the guild
- Wages were fixed by the guild, not by the shopkeeper.
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- In the Middle Ages, a guild controlled who could sell cloth in the town.
मध्य युग में guild तय करता था कि शहर में कपड़ा कौन बेच सकता है।
- The textile guild trained young apprentices for seven years.
कपड़ा-संघ युवा प्रशिक्षुओं को सात वर्ष तक प्रशिक्षण देता था।
- A history question asked how guilds helped the growth of trade.
इतिहास के एक प्रश्न में पूछा गया कि guilds ने व्यापार की वृद्धि में कैसे मदद की।
- The Actors' Guild has demanded better pay for junior artists.
अभिनेता संघ ने जूनियर कलाकारों के लिए बेहतर वेतन की माँग की है।
- Radhika joined the school's photography guild in Class IX.
राधिका स्कूल के फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी संघ में कक्षा IX में शामिल हुई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a member from the carpenters' guild.
✓ He is a member of the carpenters' guild.
Use member of with a group, not member from.
किसी समूह के सदस्य के लिए 'member of' आता है, 'member from' नहीं।
✗ The guilds in Europe was powerful in the Middle Ages.
✓ The guilds in Europe were powerful in the Middle Ages.
A plural subject needs a plural verb, even when a phrase like in Europe follows it.
बहुवचन कर्ता के साथ plural verb आती है, भले ही बीच में 'in Europe' जैसा phrase हो।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History: ancient Indian merchant guilds were called shrenis.
इतिहास में प्राचीन भारतीय व्यापारी संघों को श्रेणी कहा जाता था।