headmistress
/ˌhedˈmɪstrəs/noun
उच्चारण हेड्मिस्ट्रस
प्रधानाध्यापिका, प्रधानाचार्या
Basic word
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[C] especially British
a woman who is in charge of a school
प्रधानाध्यापिका, प्रधानाचार्या
- The headmistress gave away the prizes on Annual Day.
- Radhika's mother is the headmistress of the village school.
- The headmistress welcomed the new students.
+ 2 more examples
- She became headmistress of the girls' school at the age of forty.
- The headmistress asked the parents to attend the meeting.
Synonyms principal head teacher head
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
headmistress of / at + school
Use of or at to say which school the headmistress leads. She is the woman in charge of the school.
कौन-से स्कूल की headmistress है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'at' आता है। वह स्कूल की महिला प्रमुख होती है।
- She is the headmistress of a girls' school in Lucknow.
- My aunt worked as a headmistress at a primary school.
headmistress as a title
Before a name the word gets a capital letter, and it is used for women only. In modern usage, head teacher is also common.
नाम से पहले यह शब्द बड़े अक्षर से लिखा जाता है और केवल महिलाओं के लिए आता है। आजकल 'head teacher' भी प्रचलित है।
- Headmistress Rao opened the science fair.
- The headmistress opened the science fair.
headmistress + say / announce / insist + that
The headmistress is often the subject of verbs of authority such as announce, insist, warn and order, followed by a that-clause.
Headmistress प्रायः अधिकार वाली क्रियाओं (announce, insist, warn, order) की कर्ता होती है, जिनके बाद that-clause आता है।
- The headmistress insisted that every student wear proper uniform.
- The headmistress warned that late arrivals would be marked absent.
headmistress + be + in charge of
The phrase in charge of is often used to explain her role.
उसकी भूमिका समझाने के लिए 'in charge of' का प्रयोग प्रायः होता है।
- The headmistress is in charge of the whole school, from admissions to exams.
+Collocations 4
adjective + headmistress
strictcaringpopularretiredformer
- The caring headmistress knew every student by name.
verb + headmistress
appointmeetapproachthankwrite to
- The parents met the headmistress about the new timetable.
headmistress + noun
headmistress's roomheadmistress's speechheadmistress's approvalheadmistress's notice
- The notice carries the headmistress's signature.
headmistress + preposition
of a girls' schoolof the conventat the primary schoolfor ten years
- She served as headmistress for ten years.
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- The headmistress led the morning assembly in the school ground.
प्रधानाचार्या ने स्कूल के मैदान में सुबह की सभा का संचालन किया।
- Radhika thanked the headmistress for supporting her in the Olympiad.
राधिका ने ओलंपियाड में सहयोग देने के लिए प्रधानाचार्या को धन्यवाद दिया।
- The headmistress asked parents to ensure that children reached school on time.
प्रधानाचार्या ने अभिभावकों से कहा कि वे बच्चों के समय पर स्कूल पहुँचने को सुनिश्चित करें।
- After thirty years of service, the headmistress retired in March.
तीस वर्ष की सेवा के बाद प्रधानाचार्या मार्च में सेवानिवृत्त हो गईं।
- Our headmistress started a reading corner in every classroom.
हमारी प्रधानाचार्या ने हर कक्षा में एक पठन-कोना शुरू किया।
- The headmistress read out the names of the scholarship winners.
प्रधानाचार्या ने छात्रवृत्ति पाने वालों के नाम पढ़कर सुनाए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The headmistress is in charge about the school.
✓ The headmistress is in charge of the school.
In charge takes the preposition of.
'In charge' के बाद preposition 'of' आता है।