length
/leŋθ/noun
उच्चारण लेङ्थ
लंबाई; अवधि; विस्तार
Basic word
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[U, C]
the size or measurement of something from one end to the other; the amount of time that something lasts; the amount of writing in a book, a document; the extent to which somebody does something
लंबाई; अवधि; विस्तार
- the length of the room
- the length of the film
- go to great lengths
+ 3 more examples
- Measure the length of the table before you buy a cloth for it.
- The film is nearly three hours in length.
- She spoke at great length about the history of the town.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the length of sth
Use the length of to give the distance from one end to the other.
एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक की दूरी बताने के लिए 'the length of' आता है।
- The length of the table is two metres.
- What is the length of the river?
of + measurement + in length
Use in length after a measurement: ten metres in length.
माप के बाद 'in length' आता है: ten metres in length।
- The bridge is two kilometres in length.
- The essay should be 500 words in length.
at length
At length means after a long time, or in full detail.
At length का अर्थ बहुत समय बाद, या पूरे विस्तार से है।
- She spoke at length about her trip.
- At length, the rain stopped.
go to great lengths
This idiom means to try very hard or do extreme things to achieve something.
यह मुहावरा किसी चीज़ को पाने के लिए बहुत प्रयास या अतिवादी काम करने का अर्थ देता है।
- He went to great lengths to hide the mistake.
- She will go to any lengths to help her family.
+Collocations 4
adjective + length
fullaveragemaximumconsiderableshoulder
- The hair was shoulder length.
verb + length
measureincreasereducevary indouble
- The pieces vary in length.
length + of + time
the length of the coursethe length of the daythe length of stay
- The length of the course is six months.
length + noun
limitrequirementunitmeasurement
- The length limit for the essay is 1,000 words.
“More examples 5
- The length of the train is more than six hundred metres.
रेलगाड़ी की लंबाई छह सौ मीटर से अधिक है।
- The speech was good, but its length bored the audience.
भाषण अच्छा था, पर उसकी लंबाई ने श्रोताओं को ऊबा दिया।
- Radhika walked the length of the beach in the morning.
राधिका सुबह समुद्र तट की पूरी लंबाई में पैदल चली।
- The teacher discussed the poem at length with the class.
शिक्षक ने कविता पर कक्षा के साथ विस्तार से चर्चा की।
- Parents go to great lengths to educate their children.
माता-पिता बच्चों को पढ़ाने के लिए बहुत प्रयास करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The river has a length of 300 km long.
✓ The river is 300 km long.
Do not use both length and long for the same measure.
एक ही माप के लिए length और long दोनों का प्रयोग न करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three are measurements, but length is along one object, height is vertical, and distance is between two places.
तीनों माप हैं, पर length एक वस्तु के साथ, height ऊर्ध्वाधर और distance दो स्थानों के बीच की है।
The measurement of something from end to end.
किसी वस्तु की एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक की माप।
- The length of the road is five miles.
How tall something is from the bottom to the top.
कोई चीज़ नीचे से ऊपर तक कितनी ऊँची है।
- The height of the tower is fifty metres.
The space between two separate points or places.
दो अलग बिंदुओं या स्थानों के बीच की दूरी।
- The distance from Delhi to Agra is 230 km.
?Which word?
Keep the measurement words: length, breadth or width, height, depth, area, volume.
माप के शब्द याद रखिए: length, breadth या width, height, depth, area, volume।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective lengthy means very long, often too long ('a lengthy process').
Adjective lengthy का अर्थ बहुत लंबा, प्रायः अत्यधिक लंबा है ('a lengthy process')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go to great lengths or any lengths (try very hard to do something), at length (for a long time; in detail; finally: 'He spoke at length'), keep sb at arm's length (avoid becoming friendly with somebody), the length and breadth of (in every part of: 'the length and breadth of India').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: go to great lengths या any lengths (कुछ करने का बहुत प्रयास करना, हर हद तक जाना), at length (लंबे समय तक; विस्तार से; अंततः: 'He spoke at length'), keep sb at arm's length (किसी से घनिष्ठता से बचना, दूरी बनाए रखना), the length and breadth of (के हर भाग में: 'the length and breadth of India', कोने-कोने में)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the SI unit of length is the metre.
विज्ञान में लंबाई की SI इकाई metre है।