prescription
/prɪˈskrɪpʃn/noun
उच्चारण प्रिस्क्रिप्शन
नुस्खा, पर्चा
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[C] ~ (for sth)
an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have
नुस्खा, पर्चा
- The chemist will not sell this drug without a prescription.
- You must show a prescription to buy this medicine.
- The doctor wrote a prescription for a week of antibiotics.
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- I need to collect my prescription from the chemist.
- You cannot buy this tablet over the counter; it needs a prescription.
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[C] ~ (for sth) formal
a plan or a suggestion for making something happen or for improving it
उपाय, सुझाव
- a prescription for success
- The report offers a prescription for reducing air pollution in the city.
- Experts offered a prescription for improving the city's traffic.
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- Hard work and honesty are not a prescription for instant success.
- The article gives a simple prescription for a calmer life.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a prescription for + illness / medicine
Use 'for' to say what the prescription is meant for: a prescription for fever.
Prescription किस लिए है, यह बताने के लिए 'for' आता है: a prescription for fever।
- The doctor wrote a prescription for antibiotics.
- She went to the chemist with a prescription for her cough.
on / without a prescription
Medicines are bought 'on prescription' or 'without a prescription'. The singular noun needs an article after 'without'.
दवाएँ 'on prescription' या 'without a prescription' खरीदी जाती हैं। 'Without' के बाद एकवचन noun के साथ article चाहिए।
- Some tablets are sold only on prescription.
- You cannot buy this medicine without a prescription.
prescription + noun
As an adjective-like noun it describes medicine or glasses ordered by a doctor: prescription drugs, prescription glasses.
Adjective की तरह प्रयुक्त होकर यह डॉक्टर द्वारा लिखी दवा या चश्मे को बताता है: prescription drugs, prescription glasses।
- She wears prescription glasses.
- Prescription drugs must be kept away from children.
prescription for + success (figurative)
It can also mean a suggested plan to improve a situation, often in formal writing.
इसका अर्थ किसी स्थिति को सुधारने की सुझाई गई योजना भी हो सकता है, प्रायः औपचारिक लेखन में।
- The report offers a prescription for better schools.
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verb + prescription
writeissuefillrenewcollectgive
- The pharmacist filled the prescription in minutes.
adjective + prescription
validmedicalrepeatexpireddoctor'spaper
- A repeat prescription saves a second visit to the clinic.
prescription + noun
drugsmedicineglasseschargepad
- Prescription drugs are not sold in general shops.
prescription + preposition
for feveron prescriptionwithout a prescriptionby a doctor
- He bought tablets for fever on a doctor's prescription.
“More examples 5
- My doctor gave me a prescription for a week of rest and vitamins.
मेरे डॉक्टर ने मुझे एक सप्ताह के आराम और विटामिन की पर्ची दी।
- Always read the prescription carefully before taking the medicine.
दवा लेने से पहले पर्ची को ध्यान से पढ़ें।
- The old prescription has expired; please see the doctor again.
पुरानी पर्ची की अवधि समाप्त हो गई है; कृपया डॉक्टर से फिर मिलिए।
- The committee's prescription for the crisis was to cut costs.
संकट के लिए समिति का उपाय लागत घटाना था।
- The pharmacist could not read the doctor's handwriting on the prescription.
दवा-विक्रेता डॉक्टर की पर्ची की लिखावट नहीं पढ़ सका।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He bought the medicine without doctor's prescription.
✓ He bought the medicine without a doctor's prescription.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
एकवचन countable noun के साथ article ज़रूरी है।
✗ Please renew your prescription of the magazine.
✓ Please renew your subscription to the magazine.
A magazine has a 'subscription'; a 'prescription' is from a doctor.
पत्रिका की 'subscription' होती है; 'prescription' डॉक्टर की पर्ची है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns sound alike, but each belongs to a different field.
ये nouns सुनने में मिलते-जुलते हैं, पर हर एक अलग क्षेत्र का है।
A doctor's written order for medicine.
दवा के लिए डॉक्टर का लिखित आदेश।
- She carried the prescription.
A payment made to receive a service or magazine.
किसी सेवा या पत्रिका को पाने के लिए किया गया भुगतान।
- A yearly subscription.
A spoken or written account of something.
किसी बात का मौखिक या लिखित वर्णन।
- A short description.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
pre·scrip·tion
With -scrip- (not 'perscription').
बीच में -scrip- ('perscription' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart prescribe (order medicine; say what should be done) and proscribe (officially forbid).
Prescribe (दवा लिखना; क्या करना चाहिए बताना) और proscribe (आधिकारिक रूप से निषेध करना) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the -scribe family: prescribe, describe, subscribe, inscribe, transcribe.
-scribe परिवार याद रखिए: prescribe, describe, subscribe, inscribe, transcribe।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On prescription, prescription drugs, a prescription for disaster.
Collocations: on prescription (डॉक्टर की पर्ची पर मिलने वाली दवा), prescription drugs (पर्ची के बिना न मिलने वाली दवाएँ), a prescription for disaster (ऐसा तरीका जो बर्बादी की ओर ले जाए)।