military
/ˈmɪlətri/adjective
उच्चारण मिलट्री
सैन्य
Core word
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connected with soldiers or the armed forces
सैन्य
- military training
- The military band played the national anthem at the parade.
- The country spends a large part of its budget on military equipment.
+ 2 more examples
- A military hospital treated the injured.
- He comes from a military family.
Synonyms armed martial army defence
Opposite civilian
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[sing.] the military
soldiers; the armed forces
सेना
- join the military
- The military was called in to help people trapped in the flood.
- The military has helped in disaster relief many times.
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- Her brother left the military after ten years.
- The military was sent to guard the border.
Synonyms army armed forces troops
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
military (adjective) + noun
It means connected with the armed forces and goes before nouns such as service, base, training or power.
इसका अर्थ सशस्त्र बलों से संबंधित है और यह service, base, training या power जैसे nouns से पहले आता है।
- He joined a military school at the age of twelve.
- The country has a strong military power.
the military (noun)
As a noun, 'the military' means the armed forces as a group and can take a singular or a plural verb.
Noun के रूप में 'the military' का अर्थ सशस्त्र बल है; इसके साथ singular या plural verb आ सकती है।
- The military is ready to help during floods.
- The military have taken control of the area.
military vs militant/militia
Military is about the official forces; militant describes a person ready to use force; militia is a non-professional force.
Military आधिकारिक सेना के लिए है; militant बल-प्रयोग को तैयार व्यक्ति के लिए; militia गैर-पेशेवर सेना के लिए।
- The military parade was held on Republic Day.
military + of/in + noun
In 'a career in the military' and 'the military of a country' the noun takes a preposition.
'A career in the military' और 'the military of a country' जैसे प्रयोगों में preposition आता है।
- She made a career in the military.
+Collocations 4
military + noun
servicetrainingbaseparadecoupofficer
- Many young people dream of military service.
adjective + military
strongmodernpowerfulprofessional
- India has one of the largest militaries.
verb + military
joinleavedeploycall inserve in
- The state asked the military to rescue people from the flood.
military + action
interventionaidoperationconflictstrategy
- A military operation rescued the stranded villagers.
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- Her father served in the military for twenty years.
उसके पिता ने बीस वर्ष तक सेना में सेवा की।
- The military band played the national anthem on Republic Day.
सैन्य बैंड ने गणतंत्र दिवस पर राष्ट्रगान बजाया।
- Radhika wants to become a military doctor after her medical degree.
राधिका अपनी चिकित्सा की डिग्री के बाद सेना की डॉक्टर बनना चाहती है।
- The military rule of the country ended in 1990.
देश में सैन्य शासन 1990 में समाप्त हुआ।
- The military helped to build a temporary bridge after the landslide.
भूस्खलन के बाद सेना ने एक अस्थायी पुल बनाने में सहायता की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Radhika wants to join in the military.
✓ Radhika wants to join the military.
Join is a transitive verb and takes no preposition here.
'Join' सकर्मक क्रिया है और यहाँ इसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are about forces, but they relate to different kinds of groups.
ये शब्द सशस्त्र शक्ति के बारे में हैं, पर अलग-अलग तरह के समूहों से जुड़े हैं।
Relating to the armed forces of a state, especially the army.
किसी राज्य के सशस्त्र बलों, विशेषकर थल सेना से संबंधित।
- A military hospital treated the injured.
A group of ordinary people with some training who act as an army.
कुछ प्रशिक्षण पाए आम लोगों का समूह जो सेना की तरह कार्य करता है।
- A local militia guarded the border village.
Literary or formal; connected with war, as in 'martial law'.
साहित्यिक या औपचारिक; युद्ध से संबंधित, जैसे 'martial law'।
- Martial law was declared.
?Which word?
Keep apart military (the armed forces), militant (using force for a cause) and militia (a group of ordinary people trained as soldiers).
Military (सशस्त्र सेनाएँ), militant (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए बल प्रयोग करने वाला, उग्रवादी) और militia (सैनिक के रूप में प्रशिक्षित आम लोगों का समूह) को अलग रखिए।