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innovate

/ˈɪnəveɪt/verb

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नवाचार करना, नई चीज़ें या तरीके लाना

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verb
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    to introduce new things, ideas or ways of doing something

    नवाचार करना, नई चीज़ें या तरीके लाना

    • Indian start-ups must innovate to compete with global firms.
    • Teachers who innovate keep their students interested.
    • Companies that fail to innovate soon lose their customers.
    + 2 more examples
    • Farmers in the region have learned to innovate with limited water.
    • The school encourages students to innovate in science projects.

    Synonyms pioneer invent modernize

    Opposite imitate copy conserve

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

innovate (intransitive)

Innovate usually stands alone, without an object, meaning to introduce new methods or ideas.

'Innovate' प्रायः बिना object के आता है और नई विधियाँ या विचार लाने का अर्थ देता है।

  • Companies must innovate to survive.
  • Farmers began to innovate with drip irrigation.

innovate + in / with / on sth

Use in for the field, with for the tool or material, and on for improving something that exists.

क्षेत्र के लिए in, साधन या सामग्री के लिए with, और मौजूदा चीज़ को सुधारने के लिए on आता है।

  • The firm innovates in battery technology.
  • Chefs innovate with local spices.

innovate + by + -ing

Use by + -ing to show the means by which someone innovates.

नवाचार का तरीका बताने के लिए by + -ing का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Schools can innovate by using smart classrooms.

innovator / innovation (related words)

The noun for the person is innovator, and the noun for the new idea is innovation; the adjective is innovative.

व्यक्ति के लिए noun innovator, और नए विचार के लिए innovation है; adjective innovative है।

  • Every innovator faces resistance at first.
+Collocations 4

adverb + innovate

constantlycontinuallyboldlyquicklysuccessfully

  • Start-ups must constantly innovate.

verb + innovate

need tofail tocontinue todare tobe forced to

  • Banks need to innovate to attract young customers.

innovate + prepositional phrase

in teachingin designin farmingin medicinein marketing

  • Teachers innovate in teaching to keep students interested.

reason + innovate

to competeto surviveto growto cut coststo improve

  • Local factories innovate to cut costs.
“More examples 5
  • Indian engineers innovated a low-cost refrigerator made of clay.

भारतीय इंजीनियरों ने मिट्टी से बना कम लागत वाला रेफ्रिजरेटर बनाया।

  • The coach urged the team to innovate during the match.

कोच ने टीम से मैच के दौरान नए तरीके अपनाने का आग्रह किया।

  • If you do not innovate, your rivals will overtake you.

यदि आप नवाचार नहीं करेंगे, तो आपके प्रतिद्वंद्वी आपसे आगे निकल जाएँगे।

  • She innovates on her mother's recipes with great success.

वह अपनी माँ की विधियों में नवाचार करके बड़ी सफलता पाती है।

  • Rural women innovated new ways to market their pickles.

ग्रामीण महिलाओं ने अपने अचार बेचने के नए तरीके खोजे।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The company innovated a new engine yesterday.

✓ The company invented a new engine yesterday.

Innovate means to introduce new methods; invent means to create something that did not exist, so use invented here.

'Innovate' का अर्थ नई विधियाँ लाना है; जो चीज़ पहले नहीं थी उसे बनाने के लिए 'invent' आता है।

✗ Teachers should innovative their methods.

✓ Teachers should innovate their methods.

Innovative is an adjective; after should you need the base verb innovate.

'Innovative' adjective है; should के बाद base verb 'innovate' चाहिए।

✗ We must innovate for compete in the market.

✓ We must innovate to compete in the market.

Purpose is shown by a to-infinitive, not by for + verb.

उद्देश्य to-infinitive से बताया जाता है, for + verb से नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all involve something new, but at different points.

ये सभी क्रियाएँ कुछ नया बताती हैं, पर अलग-अलग चरणों पर।

innovate

To introduce new methods or ideas, often improving what exists.

नई विधियाँ या विचार लाना, प्रायः मौजूदा चीज़ को बेहतर बनाना।

  • Schools must innovate to stay relevant.

invent

To create something that never existed before.

ऐसी चीज़ बनाना जो पहले कभी नहीं थी।

  • Edison invented the bulb.

originate

To begin or be the source of something.

किसी चीज़ का आरंभ या स्रोत होना।

  • Chess is said to have originated in India.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pioneer invent modernize originate break new ground

Antonyms

imitate copy conserve follow tradition

AaSpelling

in·no·vate

Double n and one v (not 'inovate'); the noun innovation, the adjective innovative.

दो n और एक v ('inovate' गलत है); noun innovation, adjective innovative।

⌂Word origin and word building

Nov- means new: novel, novice, renovate.

Nov- का अर्थ नया है: novel, novice, renovate।