innings
/ˈɪnɪŋz/noun
उच्चारण इनिङ्ज़
(क्रिकेट में) पारी
Core word
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(in cricket) a period of time during which a team or a player is batting
(क्रिकेट में) पारी
- Rohit played a brilliant innings of 120 runs.
- India declared their first innings at 450 for 6.
- Kohli played a stunning innings in the final.
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- The match was won by an innings and ten runs.
- Rain stopped play in the second innings.
- Each team bats for one innings in a one-day match.
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[sing.] British
a period of time during which a person has a particular job or is very active in something
(जीवन या कार्यकाल की) पारी, कार्यकाल
- He had a long innings as chief minister.
- She had a long innings as the school's principal.
- After a long innings in politics, he decided to retire.
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- The singer enjoyed a remarkable innings in the music industry.
- He has had a good innings, and now he wants to rest.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
innings (singular and plural are the same)
Innings ends in -s but is both singular and plural; the plural is also innings, not inningses.
'Innings' -s पर समाप्त होता है, पर एकवचन और बहुवचन दोनों में यही रूप रहता है; बहुवचन 'inningses' नहीं होता।
- India played a long innings of three hundred runs.
- Each team batted two innings in the Test.
innings + of + number of runs
Use of to give the score or the nature of a player's innings.
खिलाड़ी की पारी का स्कोर या स्वरूप बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Kohli played an innings of 120 runs.
- It was an innings of great patience.
first / second innings; a good innings
Ordinal numbers go before innings. In general life, a good innings means a long and successful life or career.
Ordinal number 'innings' से पहले आता है। सामान्य जीवन में 'a good innings' का अर्थ लंबा और सफल जीवन या कार्यकाल है।
- Australia led after the first innings.
- He died at ninety-two, having had a good innings.
innings with a singular or plural verb
Treat innings as singular when it means one turn; the verb follows the meaning.
जब 'innings' एक पारी का अर्थ दे, तब उसे एकवचन मानकर क्रिया लगाएँ।
- His innings was full of boundaries.
- The two innings were very different.
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adjective + innings
firstsecondopeningmatch-winningunbeatencaptain's
- Radhika's brother played a match-winning innings in the school final.
verb + innings
playdeclareopenendbuildbring up
- The captain declared the innings at 320 for 6.
innings + noun
breakvictorydefeatdeclarationtotalscore
- India won by an innings and 40 runs.
figurative use
a long inningsa good inningsa short inningsthe second innings
- She has had a long innings as a teacher and plans to retire next year.
innings + time-related
innings of lifecareer inningspolitical inningssecond innings in politics
- After retiring as a cricketer, he began a second innings as a commentator.
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- The rain stopped play in the middle of the second innings.
दूसरी पारी के बीच में बारिश ने खेल रोक दिया।
- The batsman was out for a duck in the first innings.
बल्लेबाज़ पहली पारी में शून्य पर आउट हो गया।
- At eighty, my grandfather says he has had a good innings.
अस्सी वर्ष की आयु में मेरे दादाजी कहते हैं कि उन्होंने अच्छा जीवन जिया है।
- Radhika scored fifty runs in her first innings for the college team.
राधिका ने कॉलेज की टीम के लिए अपनी पहली पारी में पचास रन बनाए।
- The team lost by an innings after a collapse in batting.
बल्लेबाज़ी के ढह जाने के बाद टीम एक पारी से हार गई।
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✗ He played two inningses in the match.
✓ He played two innings in the match.
Innings has the same form in the singular and plural; inningses does not exist.
'Innings' का एकवचन और बहुवचन रूप समान है; 'inningses' शब्द नहीं होता।
✗ The captain played a innings of ninety runs.
✓ The captain played an innings of ninety runs.
Use an before a vowel sound.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ India won the match with an innings and 30 runs.
✓ India won the match by an innings and 30 runs.
The margin of victory is shown with by.
जीत का अंतर 'by' से दर्शाया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Innings, over and spell are cricket words for parts of play, while spell is also general English.
Innings, over और spell क्रिकेट में खेल के अलग हिस्से हैं, जबकि 'spell' सामान्य अंग्रेज़ी में भी आता है।
A team's or one batter's whole turn at batting.
किसी टीम या एक बल्लेबाज़ की बल्लेबाज़ी की पूरी बारी।
- Her innings lasted three hours.
A set of six balls bowled by one bowler.
एक गेंदबाज़ द्वारा फेंकी गई छह गेंदों का समूह।
- He bowled a maiden over.
A fixed period of work or duty, used outside cricket for a job.
काम या ड्यूटी की निश्चित अवधि, क्रिकेट के बाहर नौकरी के लिए।
- He did a stint as a bank clerk.
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have had a good innings
used to say that somebody has had a long and successful life or career
लंबा और सफल जीवन या करियर बिताना
- My grandfather died at ninety-five, so he had a good innings.
§Grammar and usage
In cricket, innings is both singular and plural, so we say 'a long innings' and 'two innings', never 'an inning'.
Cricket का innings singular और plural दोनों है, इसलिए 'a long innings' और 'two innings' कहा जाता है, कभी 'an inning' नहीं।
British and American: In baseball, the singular form is inning, as in 'the ninth inning'.
British और American में baseball में singular form inning है, जैसे 'the ninth inning'।