pharmacy
/ˈfɑːməsi/noun
उच्चारण फ़ार्मसी
दवाख़ाना, औषधालय
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as one-word substitution
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[C]
a shop, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs
दवाख़ाना, औषधालय
- Buy the medicine from the pharmacy.
- The pharmacy at the corner stays open until midnight.
- I collected my mother's tablets from the pharmacy near the hospital.
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- The chemist at the pharmacy explained how to take the syrup.
- There is a 24-hour pharmacy opposite the railway station.
Synonyms chemist's drugstore dispensary apothecary
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the study of how to prepare medicines and drugs
भेषज-विज्ञान
- a degree in pharmacy
- Radhika is studying pharmacy and hopes to open her own laboratory.
- Pharmacy is a popular course among students of biology.
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- Aditya wants to build a career in pharmacy after Class 12.
- She has a diploma in pharmacy and works in a hospital.
Synonyms pharmaceutics pharmacology
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pharmacy (shop) — countable
In the sense of a shop, pharmacy is countable and is the usual word for a place that sells medicines and fills prescriptions.
दुकान के अर्थ में 'pharmacy' countable है और दवाइयाँ बेचने तथा prescription के अनुसार दवा देने वाली जगह का सामान्य शब्द है।
- There is a pharmacy opposite the railway station.
- Is there a 24-hour pharmacy near the hospital?
at / in / from the pharmacy
Use at or in for the place, and from when you buy something there.
जगह के लिए at या in, और वहाँ से कुछ ख़रीदने के लिए from का प्रयोग होता है।
- I bought the cough syrup from the pharmacy.
- My brother works at a pharmacy in Pune.
pharmacy (subject) — uncountable
As a field of study or profession, pharmacy is uncountable and takes no article.
अध्ययन-क्षेत्र या पेशे के रूप में 'pharmacy' uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- Radhika is studying pharmacy at a government college.
- She hopes to build a career in pharmacy.
pharmacy + noun
Pharmacy often works as a modifier in compound nouns.
'Pharmacy' प्रायः compound nouns में modifier की तरह आता है।
- He is a pharmacy student.
- The pharmacy counter was crowded in the evening.
+Collocations 4
verb + pharmacy
visitrunopenowngo to
- Her uncle runs a small pharmacy in the market.
adjective + pharmacy
localnearestonlinelate-nighthospital
- Order the medicines from a licensed online pharmacy.
pharmacy + noun
studentdegreelicencecountershop
- A pharmacy licence is required before opening the shop.
noun + at the pharmacy
prescriptionmedicinebillqueue
- There was a long queue at the pharmacy after the clinic closed.
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- The doctor told him to collect the tablets from the pharmacy.
डॉक्टर ने उसे दवाख़ाने से गोलियाँ लेने को कहा।
- Radhika passed the entrance test for a pharmacy course.
राधिका ने pharmacy पाठ्यक्रम की प्रवेश परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की।
- The village has no pharmacy, so people travel to the town.
गाँव में कोई दवाख़ाना नहीं है, इसलिए लोग क़स्बे तक जाते हैं।
- The pharmacist at the hospital pharmacy explained the dose clearly.
अस्पताल के दवाख़ाने के फ़ार्मासिस्ट ने ख़ुराक स्पष्ट रूप से समझाई।
- Pharmacy is a respected profession in healthcare.
Pharmacy स्वास्थ्य-सेवा का एक सम्मानित पेशा है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He went to the pharmacy for buying medicine.
✓ He went to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
Purpose is shown with a to-infinitive, not 'for + -ing'.
उद्देश्य बताने के लिए to-infinitive आता है, 'for + -ing' नहीं।
✗ My sister is studying in pharmacy.
✓ My sister is studying pharmacy.
Study takes the subject directly as its object; 'in' is not used here.
'Study' के बाद विषय सीधे object के रूप में आता है; यहाँ 'in' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are close in everyday speech but name different things.
रोज़मर्रा की बोलचाल में ये शब्द पास-पास लगते हैं, पर अलग-अलग चीज़ों के नाम हैं।
The shop or the subject of study.
दवा की दुकान या अध्ययन का विषय।
- The pharmacy opens at eight.
The trained person who prepares and sells medicines.
दवाइयाँ तैयार करने और बेचने वाला प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ति।
- The pharmacist checked the prescription.
In British English, the person or the shop; also a scientist who studies chemistry.
British English में दवा बेचने वाला व्यक्ति या दुकान; साथ ही रसायन-वैज्ञानिक भी।
- I stopped at the chemist's for some plasters.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
chemist's drugstore dispensary apothecary pharmaceutics pharmacology
AaSpelling
phar·ma·cy
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: chemist's (British) and drugstore (American); pharmacy is used in both.
British और American English में chemist's (British) और drugstore (American); pharmacy दोनों में प्रयुक्त।
Keep the ph- (/f/) words: pharmacy, philosophy, physics, phobia, photograph.
Ph- (/f/) शब्द याद रखिए: pharmacy, philosophy, physics, phobia, photograph।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who prepares and sells medicines is a pharmacist or chemist; a place in a hospital where medicines are given a dispensary; a list of medicines that a doctor writes a prescription.
दवाएँ तैयार करने और बेचने वाला pharmacist या chemist; अस्पताल में दवाएँ देने की जगह dispensary; डॉक्टर द्वारा लिखी दवाओं की सूची prescription।