month
/mʌnθ/noun
उच्चारण मन्थ
महीना, मास
Basic word
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any of the twelve periods of time into which the year is divided, for example May or June; a period of about four weeks
महीना, मास
- next month
- a six-month course
- February is the shortest month of the year.
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- I will finish the course in a month.
- She has been learning to drive for three months.
- The rent is due at the end of each month.
- Which month were you born in?
Synonyms four weeks thirty days calendar month maas
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a month / months (countable noun)
Month is countable: a month, three months. It is common in measure phrases.
'Month' गणनीय संज्ञा है: a month, three months। यह माप बताने वाले वाक्यांशों में आम है।
- The course lasts six months.
- We have not met for a month.
a two-month course (compound adjective)
When a number and month join to describe a noun, month stays singular and takes hyphens.
जब संख्या और month मिलकर किसी संज्ञा का वर्णन करते हैं, तब month एकवचन रहता है और बीच में hyphen लगता है।
- Radhika joined a three-month course in spoken English.
- He took a six-month break from work.
in / during / for + month
Use in with a named month (in March), for with a length of time (for a month), and within a month for before the end of that period.
नाम वाले महीने के साथ 'in' (in March), अवधि के साथ 'for' (for a month), और उस अवधि के भीतर के लिए 'within a month' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The results will come out in March.
- The shop was closed for a month.
every / last / next month (no preposition)
With every, last, next and this, month takes no preposition: last month, next month.
every, last, next और this के साथ 'month' के पहले preposition नहीं लगता: last month, next month।
- The bank exam is next month.
- Prices rose sharply last month.
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adjective + month
previousfollowingcomingbusyholywhole
- Ramzan is the holy month of fasting for Muslims.
verb + month
spendlasttakewaitwork
- It took Radhika a month to finish the syllabus.
time expression + month
once a monthmonth by monthmonth after monthmonth endmonth of the year
- Month after month, he saved a small part of his salary.
month + noun
salarybudgetpassplanend sale
- The month-end sale starts on the thirtieth.
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- March is the last month of the financial year in India.
भारत में मार्च वित्तीय वर्ष का अंतिम महीना होता है।
- She received her salary at the end of the month.
उसे महीने के अंत में वेतन मिला।
- The baby is only three months old.
बच्चा केवल तीन महीने का है।
- We read the same magazine month after month.
हम महीने-दर-महीने वही पत्रिका पढ़ते रहे।
- How many days are there in the month of February in a leap year?
Leap year में फरवरी के महीने में कितने दिन होते हैं?
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✗ He has a ten months old son.
✓ He has a ten-month-old son.
In a compound adjective before a noun, month stays singular and is joined by hyphens.
संज्ञा से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में 'month' एकवचन रहता है और hyphen से जुड़ता है।
✗ I will meet you in next month.
✓ I will meet you next month.
Next month is a time expression and takes no preposition.
'Next month' समय-सूचक अभिव्यक्ति है और इसके पहले preposition नहीं आता।
✗ She is working here since three months.
✓ She has been working here for three months.
Use for with a period of time and the present perfect continuous tense; since is for a starting point.
अवधि के साथ 'for' और present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है; 'since' प्रारंभिक बिंदु के लिए आता है।
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These time words differ in size.
ये समय-सूचक शब्द अवधि की लंबाई में भिन्न हैं।
A period of about thirty days, one of twelve parts of the year.
लगभग तीस दिन की अवधि, वर्ष के बारह भागों में से एक।
- The exam is a month away.
A period of fourteen days; common in British English.
चौदह दिन की अवधि; British English में आम है।
- The exam is a fortnight away.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
four weeks thirty days calendar month maas
§Grammar and usage
A three-month course (no s in a compound adjective); in May (month), on 5 May (date).
A three-month course (compound adjective में s नहीं); in May (महीना), on 5 May (तारीख़)।
Month, /mʌnθ/, with o pronounced like u.
Month, /mʌnθ/, o की ध्वनि 'अ' जैसी।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A month of Sundays (a very long time: 'I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays'), flavour of the month (a person or thing that is popular for a short time).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: a month of Sundays (बहुत लंबा समय: 'I haven't seen her in a month of Sundays'), flavour of the month (थोड़े समय के लिए लोकप्रिय व्यक्ति या चीज़)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Hindu calendar months include Chaitra, Vaishakh, Shravan and Kartik; the Saka calendar was adopted as India's national calendar in 1957, with Chaitra as the first month.
हिंदू पंचांग के महीनों में चैत्र, वैशाख, श्रावण और कार्तिक शामिल हैं; शक संवत् 1957 में भारत के राष्ट्रीय पंचांग के रूप में अपनाया गया, जिसका पहला महीना चैत्र है।