renovate
/ˈrenəveɪt/verb
उच्चारण रेनवेट
मरम्मत करके नया करना, जीर्णोद्धार करना
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[T] ~ sth
to repair and paint an old building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again
मरम्मत करके नया करना, जीर्णोद्धार करना
- The old temple was renovated with donations from the villagers.
- The family renovated their old house in time for Diwali.
- The hotel was closed for six months while it was renovated.
+ 2 more examples
- They plan to renovate the kitchen before the wedding.
- The government has renovated several old railway stations.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
renovate + building / room
Renovate takes a direct object such as a house, hall or hotel and means to repair and improve it.
'Renovate' के साथ house, hall या hotel जैसा direct object आता है और इसका अर्थ उसकी मरम्मत कर उसे बेहतर बनाना है।
- The school renovated its old library.
- They renovated the temple before the festival.
be renovated (passive)
The passive is common because the builder is usually not mentioned.
Passive आम है क्योंकि निर्माणकर्ता का नाम प्रायः नहीं बताया जाता।
- The station was renovated last year.
renovate vs renew / restore
Renovate improves the condition of a building; renew replaces something old; restore returns it to an earlier state.
'Renovate' भवन की स्थिति सुधारता है; 'renew' पुराने को बदलता है; 'restore' उसे पहले की स्थिति में लौटाता है।
- They renovated the fort, renewed the roof and restored the paintings.
renovation of / renovations to
The noun takes of for the building, and the plural renovations to means a set of building works.
Noun के साथ भवन के लिए 'of' आता है, और plural 'renovations to' का अर्थ निर्माण-कार्यों का समूह है।
- The renovation of the hostel cost twelve lakh rupees.
- The hotel is closed for renovations.
+Collocations 4
renovate + noun
househostelschoolkitchentheatre
- The college will renovate its hostel this summer.
adverb + renovate
fullycompletelyrecentlynewlycarefully
- The newly renovated hall looks bright.
renovated + noun
buildingroomstationflatmuseum
- The renovated station has a better waiting room.
renovation + noun
workprojectcostbudgetplan
- The renovation work will take three months.
“More examples 5
- The government plans to renovate the old railway station.
सरकार पुराने रेलवे स्टेशन का नवीनीकरण करने की योजना बना रही है।
- Radhika's family renovated their ancestral house in Jaipur.
राधिका के परिवार ने जयपुर में अपने पैतृक घर का जीर्णोद्धार करवाया।
- The museum was closed for a year while it was renovated.
संग्रहालय का नवीनीकरण होने के कारण वह एक वर्ष तक बंद रहा।
- They renovated the classroom and put in new fans.
उन्होंने कक्षा का जीर्णोद्धार किया और नए पंखे लगवाए।
- The renovated library is open until nine at night.
नवीनीकृत पुस्तकालय रात नौ बजे तक खुला रहता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The temple is renovated by the villagers last year.
✓ The temple was renovated by the villagers last year.
A past time word needs the past tense, so use was renovated.
भूतकाल के समय-सूचक शब्द के साथ past tense चाहिए, इसलिए 'was renovated' लिखें।
✗ The house is renovating now.
✓ The house is being renovated now.
The house receives the action, so use the passive.
घर पर काम किया जा रहा है, इसलिए passive का प्रयोग करें।
✗ He renovated to his shop.
✓ He renovated his shop.
Renovate is transitive and needs no preposition.
'Renovate' सकर्मक है और इसे preposition नहीं चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ren·o·vate
With -nov- (not 'renevate'); the noun renovation.
बीच में -nov- ('renevate' गलत है); noun renovation।
?Which word?
Keep the repair-a-building words together: renovate (repair and modernize), restore (return to original condition, especially old buildings), refurbish (redecorate), revamp.
इमारत सुधारने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: renovate (मरम्मत और आधुनिकीकरण), restore (मूल स्थिति में लौटाना, विशेषकर पुरानी इमारतें), refurbish (फिर से सजाना), revamp।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin novus, new, as in novel, novice and innovate.
Latin novus, नया, से, novel, novice और innovate की तरह।