/meɪl/noun
उच्चारण मेल
डाक; ईमेल
Core word
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[U]
the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels; letters, packages that are sent and delivered; email
डाक; ईमेल
- by mail
- Check your mail.
- The letter came by mail on Tuesday.
+ 2 more examples
- There was a pile of mail waiting for us when we returned from holiday.
- The mail is delivered every morning before nine.
Synonyms post letters correspondence email
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[T]
to send something to somebody using the postal system or email
डाक या ईमेल से भेजना
- Mail me the details.
- Please mail the signed form to our head office before Friday.
- I'll mail you the notes tonight.
+ 2 more examples
- He mailed the parcel from the post office near the station.
- Please mail a copy of your certificates to the admissions office.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mail (uncountable noun)
Mail is uncountable: some mail, a lot of mail, not a mail or mails. Use item of mail for a single letter.
'Mail' uncountable है: some mail, a lot of mail; 'a mail' या 'mails' नहीं। एक पत्र के लिए 'item of mail' कहें।
- There was a lot of mail on the table.
- The mail arrives at ten every morning.
send / get / check mail (and e-mail)
Mail also means email in informal use, but a single message is an email or e-mail, not a mail.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में 'mail' का अर्थ email भी है, पर एक संदेश 'an email' कहलाता है, 'a mail' नहीं।
- I will mail you the notes tonight.
- Radhika checks her e-mail every morning.
mail + sb + sth / mail sth to sb
As a verb in American English, mail means to post; the structure is mail sth to sb or mail sb sth. British English prefers post.
Verb के रूप में अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'mail' का अर्थ post करना है; संरचना 'mail sth to sb' या 'mail sb sth'। British English में 'post' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- I mailed the form to the college.
- She mailed him the application.
by mail / in the mail
Use by mail for the method of sending and in the mail for something that has been posted but not yet received.
भेजने के तरीके के लिए 'by mail' और भेजी जा चुकी पर प्राप्त न हुई वस्तु के लिए 'in the mail' आता है।
- The admit card was sent by mail.
- Your cheque is in the mail.
+Collocations 4
verb + mail
sendreceiveopensortdelivercheck
- The clerk sorts the mail before ten o'clock.
adjective + mail
junkairregisteredfirst-classsurfaceexpress
- Air mail takes less time than surface mail.
mail + noun
ordervantrainmergeserverroom
- The mail van reached the village at noon.
phrases
by mailin the mailthe mail is latefan mailchain mail
- The actor receives lots of fan mail.
“More examples 5
- The postman brought the mail at noon.
डाकिया दोपहर में डाक लेकर आया।
- Please mail the form before the last date.
कृपया अंतिम तिथि से पहले फ़ॉर्म डाक से भेज दें।
- Junk mail fills our mailbox every week.
बेकार की डाक हर सप्ताह हमारे डाक-बक्से में भर जाती है।
- The knights wore chain mail to protect their bodies.
योद्धा अपने शरीर की रक्षा के लिए कवच (chain mail) पहनते थे।
- I will mail you the study plan tonight.
मैं आज रात तुम्हें अध्ययन योजना ईमेल कर दूँगा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I received three mails from the bank today.
✓ I received three emails from the bank today.
Mail is uncountable; a single message is an email.
'Mail' uncountable है; एक संदेश 'email' कहलाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Mail, post and email all deal with sending messages, but each has its own usual setting.
Mail, post और email तीनों संदेश भेजने से जुड़े हैं, पर प्रत्येक का सामान्य प्रयोग अलग है।
The American word for the postal system and the letters it carries; also used for email.
डाक-प्रणाली और उसके पत्रों के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द; email के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- The mail came early.
The usual British word for the postal system and letters.
डाक-प्रणाली और पत्रों के लिए सामान्य British शब्द।
- The post came early.
A message sent by computer; can be counted (an email).
कंप्यूटर से भेजा संदेश; गिना जा सकता है (an email)।
- She sent three emails.
→Phrasal verbs 1
mail sth out
to send sth to a large number of people by post or email
(बहुत लोगों को) डाक या email से भेजना
- The admit cards will be mailed out next week.
- The society mails out a newsletter every month.
?Which word?
Homophone: mail and male are both /meɪl/.
Homophone: mail और male दोनों /meɪl/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: post (British) and mail (American) for the postal system; email in both.
British और American English में डाक प्रणाली के लिए post (British) और mail (American); email दोनों में।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Blackmail (getting money by threats), junk mail.
Collocations: blackmail (धमकी से पैसा वसूलना), junk mail।