league
/liːɡ/noun
उच्चारण लीग
संघ, लीग; स्तर
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as phrasal verb
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a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and find which team is best; a group of people or countries who join together for a particular purpose; a level of quality
संघ, लीग; स्तर
- Indian Premier League
- the Muslim League
- not in the same league
+ 4 more examples
- Their team finished second in the football league.
- The village cricket league starts after the harvest.
- Several nations formed a league to protect their trade.
- Her skill puts her in a different league from the other players.
Synonyms association alliance union class level
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
league + of / in (a league of teams)
A league is a group of teams that play one another; use in the league for being a member and the league of for the group.
League उन टीमों का समूह है जो आपस में खेलती हैं; सदस्य होने के लिए 'in the league' और समूह के लिए 'the league of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Mumbai Indians are the champions of the league.
- Our school team plays in the district league.
a member of a league
A person or country is a member of a league, never member in it.
कोई व्यक्ति या देश किसी league का 'member of' होता है, 'member in' नहीं।
- India was once a member of the League of Nations.
in the same league as / out of your league
Use as after in the same league, and out of your league for someone too good or too difficult for you.
'In the same league' के बाद as आता है, और 'out of your league' उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो आपसे बहुत बेहतर या कठिन हो।
- This new player is not in the same league as Virat Kohli.
- The college topper was out of my league in mathematics.
in league with sb
In league with means secretly working together, usually for a bad purpose.
'In league with' का अर्थ गुप्त रूप से, प्रायः बुरे उद्देश्य से, मिलकर काम करना है।
- The guard was in league with the thieves.
+Collocations 4
adjective + league
premiernationaljuniortopmajor
- The team won the premier league title.
verb + league
joinwintopleaveplay in
- The club hopes to win the league this season.
league + noun
matchtablechampiontitlegame
- The league table shows Kerala at the top.
league + preposition
in the leagueof Nationsat the top of the leaguein a league of its own
- Her handwriting is in a league of its own.
“More examples 5
- Our college cricket team finished second in the league.
हमारे कॉलेज की क्रिकेट टीम league में दूसरे स्थान पर रही।
- The Indian Premier League attracts crowds from every corner of the country.
इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग देश के कोने-कोने से दर्शकों को आकर्षित करती है।
- The two shopkeepers were in league to raise the price of onions.
दोनों दुकानदार प्याज़ के दाम बढ़ाने के लिए मिले हुए थे।
- Radhika felt she was not in the same league as the national champions.
राधिका को लगा कि वह राष्ट्रीय चैंपियनों के बराबर के स्तर की नहीं है।
- The Ivy League is a group of old universities in the United States.
Ivy League अमेरिका के पुराने विश्वविद्यालयों का एक समूह है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is not in the same league with you.
✓ He is not in the same league as you.
The idiom is in the same league as, not with.
मुहावरा 'in the same league as' है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ India is a member in the League of Nations.
✓ India was a member of the League of Nations.
Use member of, not member in.
'Member of' का प्रयोग करें, 'member in' का नहीं।
¶Idioms 4
in league (with sb)
working together secretly, especially to do sth dishonest
(किसी के साथ) मिलीभगत में, साँठगाँठ में
- The clerk was in league with the thieves.
- They accused the officials of being in league with the builders.
not in the same league (as sb/sth)
not as good as sb/sth
(किसी के) बराबर/टक्कर का न होना
- As a cook, I'm not in the same league as my mother.
- This hotel is not in the same league as the one we stayed in last year.
out of your league
too expensive for you, or too good or difficult for you
(किसी की) पहुँच से बाहर, हैसियत से बढ़कर
- That house is way out of our league.
- He felt the job was out of his league.
in a league of your/its own
much better than all others of the same type
सबसे अलग और बेहतर, बेजोड़
- As a batsman, he was in a league of his own.
- The new metro is in a league of its own.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In league with (secretly working with somebody, often to do something wrong), not in the same league (not as good as).
Idioms: in league with (प्रायः गलत काम के लिए किसी के साथ गुप्त रूप से मिला हुआ, साठगाँठ), not in the same league (उतना अच्छा नहीं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 (Dhaka); the League of Nations (1920) was replaced by the United Nations (1945).
मुस्लिम लीग 1906 (ढाका) में बनी; राष्ट्र संघ (League of Nations, 1920) का स्थान संयुक्त राष्ट्र (1945) ने लिया।