patrol
/pəˈtrəʊl/verb
उच्चारण पट्रोल
गश्त लगाना
Core wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[I, T]
to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble
गश्त लगाना
- Soldiers patrol the border.
- Guards patrol the campus every night to keep students safe.
- Police officers patrol the market during festival weeks.
+ 2 more examples
- Volunteers patrolled the beach to protect the turtle nests.
- Two guards were patrolling the corridors when the alarm rang.
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[C, U]
the act of going to different parts of a building, an area to check there is no trouble; a group of soldiers or vehicles that do this
गश्त; गश्ती दल
- police on patrol
- a border patrol
- A police patrol stopped the car at midnight.
+ 2 more examples
- The coast guard sends out a patrol every morning.
- The night patrol found the gate open and informed the manager.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
patrol + place (transitive verb)
As a verb, patrol takes a direct object, the place that is checked. Do not add a preposition.
Verb के रूप में 'patrol' का direct object वह स्थान है जिसकी निगरानी हो। preposition नहीं जोड़ते।
- Police patrol the streets at night.
- Guards patrol the border.
on patrol
Use on patrol to say that a person or group is out checking an area. No article is used.
किसी व्यक्ति या समूह के इलाके की निगरानी पर निकले होने के लिए 'on patrol' आता है। इसमें article नहीं लगता।
- Two constables are on patrol near the market.
- The soldiers went out on patrol at dawn.
a patrol (countable noun)
A patrol is the act of patrolling, or the group doing it, such as a police patrol or border patrol.
'Patrol' गश्त करने की क्रिया या गश्ती दल है, जैसे police patrol या border patrol।
- A patrol stopped the car at the checkpoint.
- The night patrol found nothing unusual.
patrol + noun
Patrol can be used as a modifier, as in patrol car, patrol boat or patrol duty.
'Patrol' modifier की तरह भी आता है, जैसे patrol car, patrol boat या patrol duty।
- A patrol car stood outside the bank.
patrol vs. guard
Patrol means moving around an area to check it; guard means protecting one place or person, often by staying there.
'Patrol' का अर्थ इलाके में घूम-घूमकर निगरानी करना है; 'guard' का अर्थ किसी एक स्थान या व्यक्ति की रक्षा करना है, प्रायः वहीं रहकर।
- One soldier guards the gate while another patrols the wall.
+Collocations 5
verb + patrol
send outcarry outgo onleadjoin
- Soldiers go on patrol along the border every night.
adjective + patrol
nightregularpolicebordercoastalfoot
- A coastal patrol checks the fishing boats.
patrol + noun
carboatdutyofficerroute
- The patrol officer stopped the speeding bus.
patrol + object
the streetsthe borderthe corridorsthe campusthe coast
- Security guards patrol the campus after dark.
patrol + noun (vehicle)
patrol vanpatrol jeeppatrol vesselpatrol helicopter
- A patrol van stopped outside the stadium.
“More examples 6
- Police officers patrol the festival area to keep the crowd safe.
पुलिस अधिकारी भीड़ को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए त्योहार क्षेत्र में गश्त करते हैं।
- The coast guard patrols the sea near Mumbai.
तटरक्षक बल मुंबई के पास समुद्र में गश्त करता है।
- Radhika's father is on night patrol this week.
राधिका के पिता इस सप्ताह रात की गश्त पर हैं।
- A police patrol arrived within ten minutes of the call.
फ़ोन करने के दस मिनट के भीतर पुलिस गश्ती दल आ गया।
- The guard patrols the school corridors between lessons.
गार्ड कक्षाओं के बीच स्कूल के गलियारों में गश्त करता है।
- The village youth formed a patrol to watch the fields at night.
गाँव के युवकों ने रात में खेतों की रखवाली के लिए गश्ती दल बनाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The guards patrol in the streets at night.
✓ The guards patrol the streets at night.
Patrol takes its object directly, with no preposition.
'Patrol' का object सीधे आता है; preposition नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pa·trol
?Which word?
Keep apart patrol (go around to guard) and petrol (fuel for cars).
Patrol (पहरा देने के लिए घूमना) और petrol (कारों का ईंधन) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A soldier who guards a place is a sentry or sentinel; a person who watches at night a night watchman; a group that patrols the coast the coast guard.
किसी स्थान की रक्षा करने वाला सैनिक sentry या sentinel (संतरी); रात में पहरा देने वाला night watchman (चौकीदार); तट पर गश्त करने वाला समूह coast guard।