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mobility

/məʊˈbɪləti/noun

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गतिशीलता

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the ability to move easily from one place, social class, job to another; the ability to move or travel around easily

    गतिशीलता

    • social mobility
    • upward mobility
    • Education helps to increase social mobility.
    + 2 more examples
    • The old man's mobility improved after the operation.
    • Better roads improve the mobility of workers between villages.

    Synonyms movement motion flexibility portability

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

mobility (uncountable noun)

Mobility is normally uncountable. It names the ability to move or be moved, and takes no plural -s and no article a.

'Mobility' प्रायः uncountable है। यह चलने-फिरने या स्थानांतरित होने की क्षमता को बताता है; इसमें बहुवचन -s और article 'a' नहीं लगता।

  • Mobility becomes difficult with age.
  • The accident reduced his mobility.

social / job / geographical mobility

In sociology and economics, mobility is the ease with which people change class, job or place.

समाजशास्त्र और अर्थशास्त्र में 'mobility' का अर्थ है लोगों का वर्ग, नौकरी या स्थान बदल पाने की सुगमता।

  • Education increases social mobility.
  • Labour mobility is high among young engineers.

mobility + of + noun

Use of to name the person, group or thing that moves.

जो व्यक्ति, समूह या वस्तु चलती है, उसे बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The mobility of workers between states has grown.
  • The mobility of capital is a key issue in trade.

mobility + aid / scooter / problems

As the first part of a compound, mobility describes help for people who find it hard to walk.

संयुक्त शब्द के पहले भाग के रूप में 'mobility' उन लोगों की सहायता को बताता है जिन्हें चलना कठिन होता है।

  • A mobility scooter helped her grandmother go out.
  • The bus has seats for people with mobility problems.
+Collocations 4

adjective + mobility

socialupwardlimitedreducedgeographicalimproved

  • Upward mobility is the dream of many first-generation graduates.

verb + mobility

improverestrictloseincreaseprovideregain

  • Physiotherapy helped him regain mobility after the surgery.

mobility + noun

aidscooterproblemsissuesallowance

  • Ramps are essential for people with mobility issues.

mobility + between

between jobsbetween classesbetween citiesbetween states

  • Mobility between states is easier with a common exam.
“More examples 5
  • Cheap public transport improves the mobility of the urban poor.

सस्ता सार्वजनिक परिवहन शहरी गरीबों की गतिशीलता बढ़ाता है।

  • Scholarships create social mobility for talented children from villages.

छात्रवृत्तियाँ गाँवों के प्रतिभाशाली बच्चों के लिए सामाजिक गतिशीलता पैदा करती हैं।

  • After the fracture, Radhika's mobility was limited for two months.

फ्रैक्चर के बाद दो महीने तक राधिका का चलना-फिरना सीमित रहा।

  • The caste system once prevented upward mobility in many regions.

जाति-व्यवस्था ने कभी कई क्षेत्रों में ऊपर उठने की संभावना को रोका था।

  • A mobility allowance is paid to employees who agree to move to another city.

जो कर्मचारी दूसरे शहर जाने को सहमत होते हैं, उन्हें mobility allowance दिया जाता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He has lost his mobilities after the accident.

✓ He has lost his mobility after the accident.

Mobility is uncountable in this sense and has no plural.

इस अर्थ में 'mobility' uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता।

✗ Good roads increase the mobile of people.

✓ Good roads increase the mobility of people.

After the, a noun is needed. Mobile is an adjective, mobility the noun.

'The' के बाद noun चाहिए। 'Mobile' adjective है, noun 'mobility' है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Mobility, movement and motion all relate to moving, but they are used in different ways.

Mobility, movement और motion तीनों गति से संबंधित हैं, पर उनका प्रयोग अलग-अलग होता है।

mobility

The ability or ease of moving or changing position, class or job.

चलने या स्थिति, वर्ग अथवा नौकरी बदलने की क्षमता या सुगमता।

  • Good health helps mobility in old age.

movement

An act of moving, or a group working for a cause.

हिलने-डुलने की क्रिया, या किसी उद्देश्य के लिए काम करने वाला समूह।

  • The Swadeshi movement spread across India.

motion

The state or process of moving, often in physics.

गति की अवस्था या प्रक्रिया, प्रायः भौतिकी में।

  • Newton explained the laws of motion.
◇Word family
mobile adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Social mobility (moving between social classes), upward mobility.

Collocations: social mobility (सामाजिक वर्गों के बीच गतिशीलता), upward mobility (ऊपर की ओर गतिशीलता)।