gymnasium
/dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/noun
उच्चारण जिम्नेज़िअम
व्यायामशाला, जिम
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a large room or building with equipment for doing physical exercise and sports
व्यायामशाला, जिम
- The school has a new gymnasium with a basketball court.
- He trains at the gymnasium every morning.
- The athletes train in the college gymnasium.
+ 2 more examples
- Our gymnasium is open to students from six in the morning.
- The new gymnasium has a swimming pool and a running track.
Synonyms gym fitness centre sports hall
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gymnasium / gym (countable noun)
'Gymnasium' is the full, formal word; 'gym' is the everyday short form. Both are countable.
'Gymnasium' पूरा औपचारिक शब्द है और 'gym' रोज़मर्रा का संक्षिप्त रूप। दोनों countable हैं।
- The school built a new gymnasium last year.
- Most colleges have a gym for students.
in / at the gymnasium
Use 'in' for being inside the hall and 'at' for the place as a venue where something is organised.
हॉल के भीतर होने के लिए 'in' और उस स्थान के लिए, जहाँ कोई आयोजन होता है, 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The boys are practising in the gymnasium.
- The badminton trials were held at the gymnasium.
go to the gym / join a gym
Collocations with 'gym' describe the habit of exercising: you go to, join or work out at a gym. The article is needed.
'Gym' के साथ व्यायाम की आदत बताने वाले संयोजन आते हैं: go to, join या work out at a gym। Article आवश्यक है।
- Radhika goes to the gym every morning.
- My brother joined a gym near our house.
gymnasium + noun (modifier)
As a modifier, the shorter 'gym' is normally used: gym teacher, gym bag, gym shoes, gym membership.
Modifier के रूप में प्रायः छोटा रूप 'gym' प्रयुक्त होता है: gym teacher, gym bag, gym shoes, gym membership।
- He forgot his gym shoes at home.
+Collocations 4
adjective + gymnasium
schoolcollegemodernwell-equippedindoorlocal
- The college has a well-equipped gymnasium for its athletes.
verb + gym
joinattendvisitrunbuild
- He joined a gym to lose weight before the army trials.
gym + noun
teachermembershipequipmenttrainerclassbag
- The gym trainer corrected her posture.
in the gymnasium
lift weightstrainwork outstretchplay indoors
- The wrestlers train in the gymnasium after sunrise.
“More examples 5
- The inter-school yoga contest was held in the gymnasium.
अंतर-विद्यालयी योग प्रतियोगिता व्यायामशाला में आयोजित हुई।
- Gymnasium equipment must be cleaned after every session.
व्यायामशाला के उपकरण हर सत्र के बाद साफ़ किए जाने चाहिए।
- Many candidates for police recruitment train at the town gymnasium.
पुलिस भर्ती के कई उम्मीदवार नगर की व्यायामशाला में अभ्यास करते हैं।
- During the monsoon, the cricket team practises in the gymnasium.
मानसून में क्रिकेट टीम व्यायामशाला में अभ्यास करती है।
- He built his muscles by regular work at the gym.
उसने जिम में नियमित मेहनत से अपनी मांसपेशियाँ बनाईं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I go to gym every evening.
✓ I go to the gym every evening.
'Gym' is countable and needs an article here.
'Gym' countable है और यहाँ इसके साथ article आवश्यक है।
✗ She is doing gym in the morning.
✓ She goes to the gym in the morning.
We do not 'do gym'; say 'go to the gym' or 'work out'.
'Do gym' नहीं कहा जाता; 'go to the gym' या 'work out' कहें।
✗ He has joined a gym for reducing his weight.
✓ He has joined a gym to reduce his weight.
Purpose is expressed with a to-infinitive, not 'for + -ing'.
उद्देश्य to-infinitive से बताया जाता है, 'for + -ing' से नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
gym fitness centre sports hall
AaSpelling
gym·na·si·um
With y and -sium (not 'gymnasuim' or 'gimnasium'); the plural gymnasiums (gymnasia is also used).
y और अंत में -sium ('gymnasuim' या 'gimnasium' गलत है); plural gymnasiums (gymnasia भी चलता है)।
?Which word?
Keep the venues apart: gymnasium (exercise), stadium (outdoor sports), arena (shows and contests), auditorium (lectures), aquarium (fish), planetarium (stars).
स्थलों को अलग रखिए: gymnasium (व्यायाम), stadium (बाहरी खेल), arena (शो और प्रतियोगिता), auditorium (व्याख्यान), aquarium (मछली), planetarium (तारे)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek gymnos, naked, because Greek athletes trained unclothed.
Greek gymnos, नग्न, से, क्योंकि यूनानी खिलाड़ी बिना कपड़ों के अभ्यास करते थे।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place for physical exercise; the short form gym is standard.
'शारीरिक व्यायाम की जगह' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; छोटा रूप gym मानक है।