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manned

/mænd/adjective

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मानवयुक्त, जिसमें कर्मी हों

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    (of a machine, vehicle or place) having a person or people working or travelling in it

    मानवयुक्त, जिसमें कर्मी हों

    • a manned space flight
    • The checkpoint is manned day and night.
    • The first manned flight to the Moon took place in 1969.
    + 2 more examples
    • The reception desk is manned around the clock.
    • India plans to send a manned mission into space.

    Synonyms crewed staffed piloted

    Opposite unmanned uncrewed automatic

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

manned + noun

Manned describes a machine, vehicle or place that has people working or travelling in it, in contrast to unmanned.

Manned उस मशीन, वाहन या स्थान का वर्णन करता है जिसमें लोग काम कर रहे हों या यात्रा कर रहे हों; इसका विपरीत unmanned है।

  • India plans its first manned space mission.
  • The signal box is manned all day.

be manned by + people

The passive is used with by to name the staff. Staff and numbers also appear with manned.

कर्मचारियों का नाम बताने के लिए passive के साथ by आता है। Manned के साथ कर्मचारियों और उनकी संख्या का भी उल्लेख होता है।

  • The checkpoint is manned by six soldiers.
  • The help desk was manned by volunteers.

manned vs unmanned

Unmanned means no people are on board or on duty, as with a drone or a level crossing.

Unmanned का अर्थ है कि वहाँ कोई व्यक्ति मौजूद नहीं, जैसे drone या रेलवे फाटक।

  • An unmanned level crossing is a danger to travellers.
  • The mission was first tested with an unmanned craft.

manned (past participle of man)

Manned is also the past form of the verb man, meaning to supply with people.

Manned क्रिया 'man' का भूतकाल रूप भी है, जिसका अर्थ लोगों को तैनात करना है।

  • Volunteers manned the stall throughout the fair.
+Collocations 4

manned + noun

spacecraftmissionflightstationcheckpointpost

  • The manned mission carried three astronauts.

adverb + manned

fullypermanentlyconstantlypartlypoorlyround-the-clock

  • The border post is permanently manned.

be manned by

by soldiersby volunteersby policeby two guardsby trained staff

  • The medical camp was manned by trained staff.

manned vs unmanned phrase

manned or unmannedmanned and unmannedmanned flightsunmanned flights

  • Both manned and unmanned flights are part of the space plan.
“More examples 6
  • The flood relief centre was manned day and night by students.

बाढ़ राहत केंद्र पर दिन-रात विद्यार्थी तैनात रहे।

  • Gaganyaan is India's planned manned space programme.

गगनयान भारत का प्रस्तावित मानवयुक्त अंतरिक्ष कार्यक्रम है।

  • Radhika's father works at a manned railway crossing near the village.

राधिका के पिता गाँव के पास एक कर्मचारी-युक्त रेलवे क्रॉसिंग पर काम करते हैं।

  • Most of the booths were manned, but a few stood empty.

अधिकांश बूथों पर कर्मचारी तैनात थे, पर कुछ ख़ाली पड़े थे।

  • The lighthouse used to be manned, but it now works automatically.

प्रकाश-स्तंभ पर पहले कर्मचारी तैनात रहते थे, पर अब वह अपने-आप चलता है।

  • The railway station is manned by only two clerks in the night shift.

रेलवे स्टेशन पर रात की पाली में केवल दो बाबू तैनात रहते हैं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The gate is manned from two guards.

✓ The gate is manned by two guards.

The people doing the work in a passive sentence follow by.

Passive वाक्य में काम करने वाले लोगों से पहले by लगता है।

◇Word family
man verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Gaganyaan is ISRO's mission to send a manned spacecraft into orbit around the earth.

Gaganyaan, ISRO का मिशन है जिसका उद्देश्य मानवयुक्त अंतरिक्ष यान को पृथ्वी की कक्षा में भेजना है।