gym
/dʒɪm/noun
उच्चारण जिम
व्यायामशाला, जिम
Basic word
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[C, U]
(also formal gymnasium) a room or hall with equipment for doing physical exercise, for example in a school; physical exercises done in a gym, especially at school
व्यायामशाला, जिम
- She goes to the gym daily.
- He joined a gym near his office.
- The school gym has new equipment this year.
+ 1 more example
- I go to the gym three times a week before work.
Synonyms gymnasium fitness centre health club akhara
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go to the gym / at the gym
Use to after go and at or in for being there. Say go to the gym, work out at the gym.
'Go' के बाद 'to' और वहाँ होने के लिए 'at' या 'in' आता है।
- Radhika goes to the gym every morning.
- He trains at the gym near the stadium.
gym (countable) vs. gym (subject)
Gym is a room or building, and also the school subject. The subject is usually called gym class or PE in school.
Gym कमरा या इमारत है और स्कूल का विषय भी। विषय के लिए gym class या PE भी चलता है।
- We have gym on Friday morning.
join / belong to a gym
Join means to become a member; a gym membership allows you to use the equipment.
Join का अर्थ सदस्य बनना है; membership से उपकरणों का उपयोग संभव होता है।
- She joined a gym near her college.
gym + noun
Gym works as a modifier in gym bag, gym shoes, gym trainer, gym membership.
Gym modifier के रूप में gym bag, gym shoes, gym trainer, gym membership जैसे प्रयोग बनाता है।
- He packed his gym bag and left for practice.
+Collocations 5
verb + gym
go tojoinwork out attrain atvisitquit
- He joined the gym to prepare for the physical test.
gym + noun
bagshoestrainermembershipequipmentinstructor
- The gym instructor showed her the right posture.
adjective + gym
localwell-equippedcrowdedschoolcollegeprivate
- The college gym is open from six in the morning.
activities at the gym
lift weightsuse the treadmilldo squatsstretchwarm up
- She warmed up on the treadmill before lifting weights.
gym + habit
gym routinegym goalsgym habitgym sessiongym buddy
- Rohan's gym buddy keeps him regular.
“More examples 6
- Our school has a small gym with basic equipment.
हमारे स्कूल में बुनियादी उपकरणों वाला एक छोटा जिम है।
- Radhika does an hour at the gym before college.
राधिका कॉलेज से पहले एक घंटा जिम में बिताती है।
- The police recruits train at the gym every evening.
पुलिस भर्ती के अभ्यर्थी हर शाम जिम में अभ्यास करते हैं।
- He forgot his gym shoes and could not play.
वह जिम के जूते भूल गया और खेल नहीं सका।
- A gym membership costs less in the monsoon season.
मानसून के मौसम में जिम की सदस्यता कम महँगी होती है।
- Regular visits to the gym improve both strength and mood.
जिम में नियमित जाने से ताक़त और मनोदशा दोनों बेहतर होती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I go to gym every day after school.
✓ I go to the gym every day after school.
Gym as a place needs the article, as in go to the gym (compare go to school).
स्थान के अर्थ में 'gym' से पहले 'the' लगता है: go to the gym।
✗ She joined in a gym last month.
✓ She joined a gym last month.
Join takes a direct object and no preposition when it means become a member.
सदस्य बनने के अर्थ में 'join' का सीधा object आता है, preposition नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
gymnasium fitness centre health club akhara
?Which word?
Keep the fitness words: gym, fitness, workout, exercise, aerobics, cardio, weightlifting.
फ़िटनेस के शब्द याद रखिए: gym, fitness, workout, exercise, aerobics, cardio, weightlifting।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go to the gym, gym membership, gym trainer, gymnastics (a sport of physical exercises on apparatus such as bars and beams; a gymnast is a person who does it).
Collocations: go to the gym, gym membership, gym trainer, gymnastics (bars और beams जैसे उपकरणों पर शारीरिक व्यायाम का खेल, जिमनास्टिक; इसे करने वाला gymnast)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Dipa Karmakar was the first Indian woman gymnast to compete at the Olympics (Rio 2016, fourth in vault); the traditional Indian gym is the akhara, used for wrestling (kushti).
दीपा कर्माकर ओलंपिक में भाग लेने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला जिमनास्ट थीं (रियो 2016, vault में चौथा स्थान); पारंपरिक भारतीय व्यायामशाला अखाड़ा है, जो कुश्ती के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।