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ineligible

/ɪnˈelɪdʒəbl/adjective

उच्चारण इनेलिजबल

अयोग्य, अपात्र

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adjective
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    ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth)

    not having the necessary qualifications to have or do something

    अयोग्य, अपात्र

    • Candidates over thirty-two are ineligible for the exam.
    • She was ineligible to vote at seventeen.
    • Students with less than fifty per cent marks are ineligible for the scholarship.
    + 2 more examples
    • He was ineligible to stand in the election.
    • Late applicants are ineligible and will be rejected.

    Synonyms unqualified unfit unsuitable disqualified unacceptable

    Opposite eligible qualified suitable entitled

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

ineligible for + sth

Use for with the benefit, post or position a person cannot have.

जिस लाभ, पद या स्थिति के लिए व्यक्ति पात्र न हो, उसके लिए for आता है।

  • Students below 17 are ineligible for the scholarship.
  • He is ineligible for the post because of his age.

ineligible to + infinitive

Use to-infinitive for the action a person is not allowed to do.

व्यक्ति जो कार्य करने का अधिकारी न हो, उसके लिए to-infinitive आता है।

  • Non-citizens are ineligible to vote in the election.
  • Candidates with a criminal record are ineligible to apply.

ineligible + noun

Before a noun, ineligible describes candidates, players, voters or applications that fail the rules.

संज्ञा से पहले 'ineligible' ऐसे उम्मीदवारों, खिलाड़ियों, मतदाताओं या आवेदनों का वर्णन करता है जो नियमों पर खरे न उतरें।

  • The ineligible players were removed from the squad.

ineligible (adj) vs illegible (adj)

Ineligible concerns being qualified; illegible means impossible to read. They look alike but are quite different.

'Ineligible' पात्रता से संबंधित है; 'illegible' का अर्थ पढ़ने में असंभव है। दोनों दिखने में मिलते हैं पर अर्थ बहुत भिन्न हैं।

  • The form was rejected because his signature was illegible.
  • The form was rejected because he was ineligible.
+Collocations 4

ineligible + noun

candidateapplicantvoterplayerclaimstudent

  • The ineligible applicant was asked to withdraw.

adverb + ineligible

legallyautomaticallytechnicallypermanentlystill

  • Anyone caught copying is automatically ineligible for the award.

verb + ineligible

be declaredbe ruledrender sbdeem sbfind sb

  • The player was ruled ineligible after the document check.

ineligible + for

for a loanfor a jobfor the scholarshipfor the examfor membershipfor benefits

  • Those with incomplete documents are ineligible for a loan.
“More examples 5
  • Candidates who miss the deadline are ineligible for the interview.

समय-सीमा चूकने वाले उम्मीदवार साक्षात्कार के लिए अपात्र हैं।

  • Radhika was ineligible for the sports quota because she lacked the certificate.

प्रमाणपत्र न होने के कारण राधिका खेल कोटे के लिए अपात्र थी।

  • The Election Commission can declare a candidate ineligible to contest.

चुनाव आयोग किसी उम्मीदवार को चुनाव लड़ने के लिए अपात्र घोषित कर सकता है।

  • The bank said that the borrower was ineligible for another loan.

बैंक ने कहा कि कर्ज़दार एक और ऋण के लिए अपात्र है।

  • A player who uses banned drugs becomes ineligible to compete.

प्रतिबंधित दवाओं का उपयोग करने वाला खिलाड़ी प्रतिस्पर्धा के लिए अपात्र हो जाता है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ His handwriting is so ineligible that I cannot read it.

✓ His handwriting is so illegible that I cannot read it.

Handwriting that cannot be read is illegible, not ineligible.

जो लिखावट पढ़ी न जा सके वह 'illegible' है, 'ineligible' नहीं।

✗ She is ineligible to the scholarship.

✓ She is ineligible for the scholarship.

Ineligible takes for with a benefit or post.

लाभ या पद के साथ 'ineligible' के बाद for आता है।

✗ He was found inelligible for the exam.

✓ He was found ineligible for the exam.

The correct spelling has one l before the g: ineligible.

सही spelling में g से पहले एक ही l है: ineligible।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe people who cannot take part, but they differ in the reason.

ये adjectives उन व्यक्तियों का वर्णन करते हैं जो भाग नहीं ले सकते, पर कारण भिन्न है।

ineligible

Not meeting the official conditions to take part or to receive something.

भाग लेने या कुछ पाने की आधिकारिक शर्तें पूरी न करना।

  • He is ineligible because he is over the age limit.

unqualified

Lacking the education, training or skill needed for a job.

किसी काम के लिए आवश्यक शिक्षा, प्रशिक्षण या कुशलता का अभाव।

  • An unqualified person cannot teach the course.

unfit

Not good enough or not healthy enough for a purpose.

किसी उद्देश्य के लिए पर्याप्त अच्छा या स्वस्थ न होना।

  • He was declared unfit for military service.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

in·el·i·gi·ble

With -igible (not 'inelegible' or 'ineligable').

अंत में -igible ('inelegible' या 'ineligable' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart eligible (qualified), legible (readable) and illegible (unreadable): the set is a regular spelling trap.

Eligible (योग्य), legible (पढ़ने योग्य) और illegible (अपठनीय) को अलग रखिए: यह सेट नियमित spelling trap है।

§Grammar and usage

Ineligible for sth, ineligible to do sth.

Ineligible के साथ दो pattern आते हैं: 'ineligible for sth' (किसी चीज़ के लिए अयोग्य) और 'ineligible to do sth' (कोई काम करने के लिए अयोग्य)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam: candidates who do not meet the age or qualification criteria are ineligible.

परीक्षा में जो उम्मीदवार आयु या योग्यता मानदंड पूरे न करें वे ineligible हैं।