industrious
/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/adjective
उच्चारण इन्डस्ट्रिअस
परिश्रमी, मेहनती, उद्यमी
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approving
working hard; busy
परिश्रमी, मेहनती, उद्यमी
- Radhika is an industrious student who never leaves work for tomorrow.
- The industrious farmers of the region grow three crops a year.
- The industrious ants carried food to the nest all day.
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- He was an industrious worker, always the first to arrive.
- Their industrious efforts turned the barren land into a farm.
Synonyms hard-working diligent assiduous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
industrious + person / group
Describes people who work hard in a steady, careful way. It is praise of character, not just of one day's effort.
उन लोगों का वर्णन करता है जो लगातार और सावधानी से मेहनत करते हैं। यह किसी एक दिन की नहीं, स्वभाव की प्रशंसा है।
- Radhika is an industrious student who revises daily.
- The industrious farmers of Punjab grow wheat and rice.
industrious vs. industrial
'Industrious' means hard-working. 'Industrial' means connected with industry and factories. Do not confuse them.
'Industrious' का अर्थ मेहनती है। 'Industrial' का अर्थ उद्योगों और कारखानों से संबंधित है। इन्हें न मिलाएँ।
- The industrious workers live near the industrial area.
industrious + animal / creature
Used for busy animals such as ants and bees, to praise their steady work.
चींटी और मधुमक्खी जैसे व्यस्त जीवों की निरंतर मेहनत की प्रशंसा के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Bees are industrious insects.
industriously (adverb)
The adverb 'industriously' goes with verbs of working: work industriously, study industriously.
Adverb 'industriously' काम से जुड़ी क्रियाओं के साथ आता है: work industriously, study industriously।
- The students worked industriously through the night.
+Collocations 4
industrious + noun
workerstudentfarmerpeoplehabitsnature
- The industrious student topped the university.
adverb + industrious
extremelyremarkablyverynaturallyalways
- The weavers of Varanasi are remarkably industrious.
industrious + noun (animal)
antsbeesbeaverinsectscolony
- An industrious colony of ants carried grains to the nest.
verb + industrious
beseemremainproveconsider
- Her uncle remained industrious even at the age of seventy.
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- The Marwari traders of the town are known for being industrious.
नगर के मारवाड़ी व्यापारी मेहनती होने के लिए जाने जाते हैं।
- An industrious child usually completes homework before dinner.
मेहनती बच्चा प्रायः रात के खाने से पहले गृहकार्य पूरा कर लेता है।
- The ant is a symbol of an industrious life.
चींटी मेहनत भरे जीवन का प्रतीक है।
- He was an industrious clerk who never took leave.
वह एक मेहनती क्लर्क था जिसने कभी छुट्टी नहीं ली।
- Her industrious nature won her a scholarship.
उसके परिश्रमी स्वभाव ने उसे छात्रवृत्ति दिलाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ India has many industrious cities.
✓ India has many industrial cities.
'Industrial' relates to industry; 'industrious' describes hard-working people.
'Industrial' उद्योगों से संबंधित है; 'industrious' मेहनती लोगों के लिए आता है।
✗ She is a industrious girl.
✓ She is an industrious girl.
'Industrious' starts with a vowel sound, so we say 'an'.
'Industrious' vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' आता है।
✗ He is most industrious boy in the class.
✓ He is the most industrious boy in the class.
A superlative needs 'the', and the noun needs the structure 'the most ... boy'.
Superlative से पहले 'the' आता है।
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AaSpelling
in·dus·tri·ous
?Which word?
industrious or industrial?
Industrious describes a hard-working person: 'an industrious clerk'. Industrial describes things connected with industry and factories: 'an industrial town'. The noun industry has both meanings: hard work and manufacturing.
Industrious मेहनती व्यक्ति के लिए है, जैसे 'an industrious clerk'। Industrial उद्योग और कारखानों से जुड़ी चीज़ों के लिए है, जैसे 'an industrial town'। Noun industry के दोनों अर्थ हैं: परिश्रम और विनिर्माण।
The industrious/industrial pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में industrious और industrial का अंतर पूछा जाता है।