prize
/praɪz/noun
उच्चारण प्राइज़
पुरस्कार, इनाम
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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an award that is given to a person who wins a competition, race or who does very good work
पुरस्कार, इनाम
- She won the first prize in the quiz.
- The village school won the top prize at the district science fair.
- The winner receives a cash prize of fifty thousand rupees.
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- He was awarded a prize for his research on solar energy.
- Every student who finished the course got a small prize.
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[T] ~ sth
to value something highly
बहुत महत्व देना, अनमोल समझना
- She prizes her freedom.
- Radhika prizes the fountain pen that her teacher gave her.
- Collectors prize rare stamps from the early twentieth century.
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- Our teachers prize honesty above everything else.
- He prizes his grandfather's old watch as a family treasure.
Synonyms value treasure cherish esteem hold dear
Opposite disregard undervalue scorn
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
win / get / receive a prize (for sth)
Use win for a competition and receive or get for being given one. Use for to give the reason.
प्रतियोगिता जीतने के लिए 'win' और मिलने के लिए 'receive' या 'get' आता है; कारण के लिए 'for' आता है।
- Radhika won first prize in the debate.
- He received a prize for his research.
prize + noun (modifier)
As a modifier it means given as a prize, or valuable and excellent: prize money, a prize bull.
Modifier के रूप में इसका अर्थ पुरस्कार के रूप में दिया गया, या बहुमूल्य और उत्कृष्ट है: prize money, a prize bull।
- The prize money was ten thousand rupees.
- The farmer showed his prize buffalo at the fair.
prize sth highly (verb)
As a verb, prize means to value something very much. It is used mostly in the passive: 'highly prized'.
क्रिया के रूप में 'prize' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को बहुत मूल्यवान मानना है; यह प्रायः passive में 'highly prized' आता है।
- Kashmiri saffron is highly prized.
- She prized her grandmother's silver bangles.
prize vs price (spelling)
Prize is the award; price is the cost of something. Watch the spelling.
'Prize' पुरस्कार है; 'price' किसी वस्तु का मूल्य है; वर्तनी पर ध्यान दें।
- The prize was a new bicycle, and the price was high.
+Collocations 4
adjective + prize
firsttopspecialNobelbooby
- The school gave a special prize for punctuality.
verb + prize
winawardpresentclaimshare
- The chief guest presented the prizes to the winners.
prize + noun
moneywinnerdrawdistributionceremony
- The prize distribution was held on Annual Day.
prize for + noun
for literaturefor braveryfor sciencefor the best essay
- She won the prize for the best essay.
“More examples 5
- C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize for his work on light.
सी. वी. रमन ने प्रकाश पर अपने कार्य के लिए नोबेल पुरस्कार जीता।
- The lucky draw prize was a television.
लकी ड्रॉ का पुरस्कार एक टेलीविज़न था।
- Radhika prizes her old dictionary above all her books.
राधिका अपनी पुरानी शब्दकोश को अपनी सभी पुस्तकों से अधिक मूल्यवान मानती है।
- The village wrestler brought home the first prize.
गाँव का पहलवान प्रथम पुरस्कार घर ले आया।
- A good name is a prize that money cannot buy.
अच्छा नाम ऐसा बहुमूल्य उपहार है जो धन से नहीं ख़रीदा जा सकता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She got the first price in the quiz.
✓ She got the first prize in the quiz.
Prize is the award; price is the cost.
'Prize' पुरस्कार है; 'price' मूल्य है।
✗ He took a prize in the competition by his speech.
✓ He won a prize in the competition for his speech.
Win a prize, and give the reason with for.
पुरस्कार जीतने के लिए 'won a prize' और कारण के लिए 'for' आता है।
✗ The prizes money was given to the winners.
✓ The prize money was given to the winners.
A noun used as a modifier stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में प्रयुक्त noun एकवचन में रहता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Prize, award and reward all mean something given, but for different reasons.
'Prize', 'award' और 'reward' तीनों दिए जाने वाली चीज़ें हैं, पर कारण अलग-अलग हैं।
Something given to the winner of a competition or contest.
प्रतियोगिता के विजेता को दी जाने वाली चीज़।
- He won the first prize.
Something given officially for excellent work or achievement.
उत्कृष्ट कार्य या उपलब्धि के लिए आधिकारिक रूप से दी जाने वाली चीज़।
- She got a national award.
Something given for good behaviour, effort or finding something.
अच्छे व्यवहार, प्रयास या कोई चीज़ खोज लाने पर दी जाने वाली चीज़।
- He offered a reward for the lost dog.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked often: prize (an award) and pries (third person of pry, look into private matters).
Homophone अक्सर पूछा जाता है: prize (पुरस्कार) और pries (pry का third person, निजी मामलों में झाँकना)।
Keep apart prize (an award won), price (the cost of something) and praise (words of approval).
Prize (जीता गया पुरस्कार), price (कीमत) और praise (प्रशंसा) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Win a prize, prize money, a prized possession.
Collocations: win a prize (इनाम जीतना), prize money (इनाम की राशि), a prized possession (बहुत कीमती और प्रिय चीज़)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Nobel Prize was set up by Alfred Nobel; Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian Nobel laureate (Literature, 1913); the Jnanpith Award is India's highest literary award.
नोबेल पुरस्कार Alfred Nobel ने स्थापित किया; रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर पहले भारतीय नोबेल विजेता थे (साहित्य, 1913); ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार भारत का सर्वोच्च साहित्यिक पुरस्कार है।