joint
/dʒɔɪnt/adjective
उच्चारण जॉइन्ट
संयुक्त
Core word
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[only before noun]
involving two or more people together
संयुक्त
- a joint account
- joint family
- The two companies made a joint announcement about the merger.
+ 3 more examples
- Ravi and Meena opened a joint bank account.
- The scientists wrote a joint report on the findings.
- They took a joint decision to move to Pune.
Synonyms shared common collective combined mutual
Opposite individual separate
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[C]
a place where two bones are joined together; a place where two or more parts of an object are joined
जोड़
- knee joint
- joint pain
- Cold weather makes my grandfather's joints ache.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor said the pain was in the shoulder joint.
- The carpenter fixed the wooden joint with glue and a pin.
Synonyms junction connection link hinge
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
joint + noun (adjective: shared)
As an adjective, joint means shared by or done by two or more people; it always comes before a noun.
Adjective के रूप में 'joint' का अर्थ दो या अधिक लोगों द्वारा साझा या किया गया है; यह हमेशा noun से पहले आता है।
- They opened a joint account at the bank.
- The two schools issued a joint statement.
joint (noun: body part)
A joint is a place where two bones meet; it is countable and often appears in the plural for pain.
'Joint' वह स्थान है जहाँ दो हड्डियाँ मिलती हैं; यह countable है और दर्द के संदर्भ में अक्सर plural में आता है।
- My grandmother has pain in her knee joint.
- Cold weather makes his joints stiff.
joint (noun: connection)
In carpentry and plumbing a joint is the place where two parts are fixed together.
बढ़ईगीरी और प्लंबिंग में 'joint' वह स्थान है जहाँ दो भाग जोड़े जाते हैं।
- Water leaked from the joint in the pipe.
joint + between / of
Use between for the two things connected and of for the person or object that owns the joint.
जुड़ी हुई दो चीज़ों के लिए 'between' और जोड़ वाले व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The joint between the two planks was weak.
- She injured the joint of her wrist.
out of joint / put sb's nose out of joint
Out of joint means dislocated, or in a figurative sense, in a bad or disordered state.
'Out of joint' का अर्थ उखड़ा हुआ है, और आलंकारिक रूप में बिगड़ी हुई स्थिति।
- Her shoulder was out of joint after the fall.
- The promotion put his nose out of joint.
+Collocations 4
joint + noun
accountfamilyventurestatementeffort
- The two companies announced a joint venture.
adjective + joint
kneehipweakstiffswollen
- A swollen knee joint stopped him from playing.
verb + joint
dislocatereplacedamagefixloosen
- The surgeon replaced her hip joint.
joint + sovereignty / responsibility
joint responsibilityjoint ownershipjoint winnerjoint secretary
- He was appointed joint secretary in the ministry.
“More examples 6
- India and Sri Lanka held a joint naval exercise.
भारत और श्रीलंका ने संयुक्त नौसैनिक अभ्यास किया।
- Radhika and Aman were joint winners of the quiz.
राधिका और अमन प्रश्नोत्तरी के संयुक्त विजेता थे।
- A joint family lives together under one roof in our village.
हमारे गाँव में एक संयुक्त परिवार एक ही छत के नीचे रहता है।
- The carpenter fitted the joint with glue and a pin.
बढ़ई ने गोंद और कील से जोड़ लगाया।
- Regular yoga keeps the joints flexible.
नियमित योग जोड़ों को लचीला रखता है।
- A joint session of Parliament was called to pass the bill.
विधेयक पारित करने के लिए संसद का संयुक्त सत्र बुलाया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They have a joint account in between them.
✓ They have a joint account between them.
Between is already a full preposition; in should not be added before it.
'Between' स्वयं पूर्ण preposition है; उससे पहले 'in' नहीं लगाया जाता।
✗ They signed a joint agreement of both countries.
✓ They signed a joint agreement between both countries.
An agreement shared by two parties is between them, not of them.
दो पक्षों के समझौते के लिए 'between' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Out of joint (not working well; a bone that has moved out of place).
Idiom 'out of joint' (ठीक से काम न करते हुए; अपनी जगह से हटी हड्डी)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
A joint sitting of Parliament (Article 108) is called by the President to resolve a deadlock on an ordinary bill; it has been held only three times (1961, 1978, 2002).
संसद की संयुक्त बैठक (अनुच्छेद 108) साधारण विधेयक पर गतिरोध दूर करने के लिए राष्ट्रपति बुलाते हैं; यह केवल तीन बार हुई है (1961, 1978, 2002)।