member
/ˈmembə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मेम्बर
सदस्य
Basic word
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a person, an animal or a plant that belongs to a particular group; a person, a country or an organization that has joined a particular group, club or team; a person who has been elected to a parliament
सदस्य
- a family member
- Member of Parliament (MP)
- Every member of my family joined the wedding celebrations.
+ 4 more examples
- She became a member of the school debating club last year.
- The Member of Parliament visited the village to listen to local problems.
- Only members can borrow books from this library.
- Lions are members of the cat family.
Synonyms participant associate fellow constituent part
Opposite non-member outsider
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
member of + group
Use 'of' for the group, club, team or body a person belongs to.
जिस समूह, क्लब, टीम या संस्था से कोई जुड़ा हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- Radhika is a member of the school debating club.
- India is a member of the United Nations.
member of + parliament / family
Add a title to make the role clear: Member of Parliament (MP), member of the family.
भूमिका स्पष्ट करने के लिए पदवी जुड़ती है, जैसे Member of Parliament (MP), member of the family।
- The Member of Parliament visited our village.
- Every member of the family attended the wedding.
become / remain a member
Join is followed directly by the group, but with 'member' use 'become' or 'be'.
Join के बाद समूह सीधे आता है, पर 'member' के साथ 'become' या 'be' प्रयोग होता है।
- He became a member of the library last month.
- She has remained a member since 2020.
member state / country / nation
In a compound with another noun, it describes a country that belongs to a larger body.
दूसरे noun के साथ मिलकर यह किसी बड़े संगठन से जुड़े देश का वर्णन करता है।
- Each member state sends one delegate.
fellow member
'Fellow member' means another person in the same group.
'Fellow member' का अर्थ उसी समूह का दूसरा सदस्य है।
- She thanked her fellow members for their support.
+Collocations 5
adjective + member
activefoundingseniornewfullcommittee
- She is a founding member of the club.
verb + member
becomeelectinviterecruitremove
- The society will elect a new member next week.
member + noun
statecountrycardof stafffeelist
- Show your member card at the library desk.
family / team + member
familyteamstaffcrewcabinetboard
- Every team member must be present at the meeting.
member + count
foundinghonorarylifeassociateordinary
- He was made an honorary member of the club.
“More examples 7
- Only members of the library may borrow books for two weeks.
केवल पुस्तकालय के सदस्य ही दो सप्ताह के लिए पुस्तकें उधार ले सकते हैं।
- The cricket team has eleven members on the field.
क्रिकेट टीम के मैदान पर ग्यारह सदस्य होते हैं।
- A member of the panel asked about her hobbies.
पैनल के एक सदस्य ने उसकी रुचियों के बारे में पूछा।
- Lions are members of the cat family.
शेर बिल्ली परिवार के सदस्य हैं।
- Radhika became a member of the school's NCC wing in Class 9.
राधिका कक्षा 9 में विद्यालय की NCC इकाई की सदस्य बनी।
- Every member of the jury must sign the final report.
निर्णायक मंडल के प्रत्येक सदस्य को अंतिम रिपोर्ट पर हस्ताक्षर करने होंगे।
- A member of our building society looks after the garden.
हमारी सोसाइटी का एक सदस्य बगीचे की देखभाल करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a member in the club.
✓ He is a member of the club.
The preposition after member is 'of'.
Member के बाद preposition 'of' आता है।
✗ Each of the members have signed the form.
✓ Each of the members has signed the form.
'Each' is singular, so it takes 'has'.
'Each' singular है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'has' आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Founding member, permanent member (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: USA, UK, France, Russia, China).
Collocations: founding member (संस्थापक सदस्य), permanent member (संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद के पाँच स्थायी सदस्य: अमेरिका, ब्रिटेन, फ़्रांस, रूस, चीन)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to the Lok Sabha for five years (maximum strength 550; currently 543 seats); members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by MLAs for six years (one-third retire every two years; maximum 250 members, including 12 nominated by the President for art, literature, science and social service); a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is elected to a state assembly; the minimum age is 25 for the Lok Sabha and 30 for the Rajya Sabha.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: सांसद (MPs) पाँच वर्ष के लिए लोकसभा में चुने जाते हैं (अधिकतम संख्या 550; वर्तमान में 543 सीटें); राज्यसभा के सदस्य विधायकों द्वारा छह वर्ष के लिए चुने जाते हैं (हर दो वर्ष में एक-तिहाई सेवानिवृत्त होते हैं; अधिकतम 250 सदस्य, जिनमें कला, साहित्य, विज्ञान और समाज सेवा के लिए राष्ट्रपति द्वारा मनोनीत 12 शामिल हैं); विधायक (MLA) राज्य विधानसभा में चुना जाता है; न्यूनतम आयु लोकसभा के लिए 25 और राज्यसभा के लिए 30 है।