illiterate
/ɪˈlɪtərət/adjective
उच्चारण इलिटरट
अनपढ़, निरक्षर
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not able to read or write
अनपढ़, निरक्षर
- Many old people in the village are illiterate.
- an illiterate farmer who signs with his thumb
- Many adults in the area were illiterate until the night school opened.
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- She is illiterate but runs a successful shop.
- The programme helped illiterate women learn to read.
Synonyms unlettered uneducated
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~ in sth
knowing very little about a particular subject
(किसी विषय में) अनभिज्ञ
- He is computer illiterate.
- I am financially illiterate and need help with my taxes.
- He is politically illiterate and never votes.
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- Many of us are scientifically illiterate.
- My grandfather is digitally illiterate and needs help with his phone.
Synonyms ignorant uninformed
Opposite knowledgeable
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a person who cannot read or write
निरक्षर व्यक्ति
- The scheme teaches adult illiterates to read.
- Evening classes helped many illiterates in the village learn to read.
- The campaign aims to turn illiterates into readers.
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- The village once had hundreds of illiterates.
- Night classes were opened for adult illiterates.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
illiterate (adjective) = cannot read or write
Use it to describe a person who has never learned to read and write. It is a plain description but can sound harsh, so 'unable to read and write' is often kinder.
जो व्यक्ति पढ़-लिख नहीं सकता उसके लिए 'illiterate' आता है; यह कठोर लग सकता है, इसलिए 'unable to read and write' अधिक विनम्र है।
- Many farmers in the region were illiterate fifty years ago.
- Her grandmother is illiterate but remembers hundreds of folk songs.
illiterate + in/about a subject (figurative)
It can mean knowing very little about a subject. The subject is often joined with a modifier such as 'computer' or 'financial'.
इसका अर्थ किसी विषय की बहुत कम जानकारी होना भी हो सकता है; प्रायः computer या financial जैसे शब्द साथ आते हैं।
- Many adults are financially illiterate and fall for investment scams.
- He is computer illiterate and still writes all his letters by hand.
the illiterate (plural people)
With 'the', the adjective refers to a whole group and takes a plural verb. For one person, use 'an illiterate person'.
'The' के साथ adjective पूरे वर्ग को दर्शाता है और plural verb लेता है; एक व्यक्ति के लिए 'an illiterate person' कहें।
- The illiterate were taught to sign their names at the evening classes.
illiterate vs uneducated vs ignorant
'Illiterate' is about reading and writing, 'uneducated' is about lack of schooling, and 'ignorant' is about lack of knowledge or awareness.
'Illiterate' पढ़ने-लिखने की कमी, 'uneducated' स्कूली शिक्षा की कमी, और 'ignorant' ज्ञान की कमी को बताता है।
- He is uneducated but far from ignorant about farming.
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adverb + illiterate
functionallycompletelylargelyvirtuallystill
- A functionally illiterate person may sign a form without understanding it.
noun + illiterate
computer illiteratefinancially illiteratedigitally illiteratescientifically illiterate
- Banks run camps to help the digitally illiterate use UPI.
illiterate + noun
adultpopulationvillagerparentlabourer
- The illiterate labourer asked his son to read the letter aloud.
verb + illiterate
remainbebecomeleave sbdeclare
- Poverty forced many children to remain illiterate.
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- The literacy mission aims to make every adult in the village literate, not illiterate.
साक्षरता मिशन का लक्ष्य गाँव के हर वयस्क को निरक्षर नहीं, साक्षर बनाना है।
- An illiterate man cannot read bus numbers, so he asks others.
निरक्षर व्यक्ति बस के नंबर नहीं पढ़ सकता, इसलिए वह दूसरों से पूछता है।
- Radhika teaches illiterate women to read on Sunday mornings.
राधिका रविवार की सुबह निरक्षर महिलाओं को पढ़ना सिखाती हैं।
- Being illiterate in science is a real handicap in modern life.
विज्ञान में अनभिज्ञ होना आधुनिक जीवन में सचमुच एक बाधा है।
- The census showed that the number of illiterate people had fallen.
जनगणना से पता चला कि निरक्षर लोगों की संख्या घटी है।
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✗ He is an illiterate, so he can't read this letter.
✓ He is illiterate, so he can't read this letter.
Used as a description, 'illiterate' is an adjective and needs no article before it.
वर्णन के लिए 'illiterate' adjective है और इसके पहले article नहीं आता।
✗ The illiterate is easy to cheat.
✓ The illiterate are easy to cheat.
'The' plus an adjective names a group and takes a plural verb.
'The + adjective' पूरे वर्ग को दर्शाता है और plural verb लेता है।
✗ He is illiterate to computers.
✓ He is computer illiterate.
For a missing skill, 'illiterate' is placed after the subject word (computer illiterate), not followed by 'to'.
किसी कौशल की कमी बताने के लिए 'computer illiterate' जैसा रूप बनता है; 'illiterate to' गलत है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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il·lit·er·ate
?Which word?
Do not confuse with illegible (handwriting that cannot be read).
इसे illegible (जो लिखावट पढ़ी न जा सके) से भ्रमित न करें।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who cannot read or write.
'जो पढ़-लिख न सके' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।