machine
/məˈʃiːn/noun
उच्चारण मशीन
मशीन, यंत्र; तंत्र
Basic word
- 1
[C]
a piece of equipment with many parts that work together to do a particular task, usually powered by electricity or an engine; a group of people that control an organization or part of an organization; a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling
मशीन, यंत्र; तंत्र
- a washing machine
- the party machine
- The machine at the factory stopped working this morning.
+ 2 more examples
- I put the clothes in the washing machine.
- Farmers now use machines for harvesting.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
by machine
By machine, with no article, means using a machine instead of hands.
बिना article के 'by machine' का अर्थ हाथ की जगह मशीन से है।
- The cloth is made by machine.
machine + noun
It forms many compounds, such as machine learning and machine translation.
यह machine learning और machine translation जैसे अनेक यौगिक बनाता है।
- Machine learning improves search.
machine for + -ing
Use for + -ing to show what a machine does.
मशीन क्या करती है, यह बताने के लिए for + -ing आता है।
- A machine for washing clothes.
machine of an organisation
Machine can mean a powerful group, as in the party machine.
Machine किसी शक्तिशाली संगठन के लिए भी आता है, जैसे party machine।
- The party machine won the election.
machine as a verb
As a verb, machine means to make or shape something with a machine, usually in metalwork or sewing.
क्रिया के रूप में 'machine' का अर्थ मशीन से कुछ बनाना या आकार देना है, प्रायः धातु कार्य या सिलाई में।
- The parts are machined to exact sizes.
+Collocations 4
type + machine
washingsewingvendingfaxslotanswering
- She bought a new sewing machine.
verb + machine
operaterunswitch offrepairinstall
- He operates a machine in a factory.
machine + noun
guntoolcodelearningtranslationwash
- Machine translation is useful but imperfect.
adjective + machine
automaticheavynewpowerfulfaulty
- The faulty machine was switched off.
“More examples 7
- The machine stopped because of a power cut.
बिजली जाने के कारण मशीन रुक गई।
- Radhika withdrew cash from the ATM machine.
राधिका ने ATM मशीन से नकद निकाला।
- The machine makes a thousand bottles an hour.
मशीन एक घंटे में एक हजार बोतलें बनाती है।
- He works like a machine, never taking a break.
वह मशीन की तरह काम करता है, कभी विराम नहीं लेता।
- The ticket machine at the station is out of order.
स्टेशन की टिकट मशीन खराब है।
- The vending machine at the station accepts coins and notes.
स्टेशन की vending machine सिक्के और नोट स्वीकार करती है।
- Machine translation still makes mistakes with idioms.
Machine translation अब भी मुहावरों में गलतियाँ करता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The shirts are made with machine.
✓ The shirts are made by machine.
The fixed phrase is by machine.
स्थायी वाक्यांश 'by machine' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns name equipment, from simple to complex.
ये noun उपकरणों के नाम हैं, सरल से जटिल तक।
Equipment with parts that work together.
ऐसे उपकरण जिनके भाग मिलकर काम करते हैं।
- A machine for sewing.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ma·chine
§Grammar and usage
Machinery is uncountable ('a lot of machinery', 'a piece of machinery', not 'machineries').
Machinery uncountable है ('a lot of machinery', 'a piece of machinery', 'machineries' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A cog in the machine (a small, unimportant part of a large organization), well-oiled machine (an organization that runs smoothly).
Idioms: a cog in the machine (बड़े संगठन का छोटा, महत्वहीन भाग), well-oiled machine (सुचारु रूप से चलने वाला संगठन)।
Machine learning (a type of artificial intelligence in which computers learn from data), EVM (electronic voting machine, used in all constituencies since the 2004 general election), ATM (automated teller machine).
Collocations: machine learning (कृत्रिम बुद्धि का प्रकार जिसमें कंप्यूटर डेटा से सीखते हैं), EVM (electronic voting machine, 2004 के आम चुनाव से सभी निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों में प्रयुक्त), ATM (automated teller machine)।