school
/skuːl/noun
उच्चारण स्कूल
विद्यालय, पाठशाला; संप्रदाय; (मछलियों का) झुंड
Basic word
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[C, U]
a place where children go to be educated; the time during the day when children are at school; a group of artists or thinkers with similar ideas; a large group of fish swimming together
विद्यालय, पाठशाला; संप्रदाय; (मछलियों का) झुंड
- go to school
- the Bengal school of art
- a school of fish
+ 3 more examples
- Meera walks to school with her younger brother.
- The school closes for two months in summer.
- Our school won the state quiz competition this year.
¶Idioms 1
school of thought
a way of thinking that a number of people share
विचारधारा, मत
- There are two schools of thought on this issue.
- One school of thought believes that homework is useless.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Go to school (no article, as a student) and go to the school (to the building, for another purpose, like a parent meeting); also go to bed, church, hospital, prison.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: go to school (बिना article, छात्र के रूप में) और go to the school (किसी अन्य उद्देश्य से भवन तक, जैसे अभिभावक बैठक); go to bed, church, hospital, prison भी।
Collective noun: a school or shoal of fish.
Collective noun: a school या shoal of fish (मछलियों का झुंड)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The old school (traditional ideas: 'a teacher of the old school'), school of thought (a particular way of thinking), school of hard knocks (learning from difficult experiences).
Idioms: the old school (पारंपरिक विचार: 'a teacher of the old school'), school of thought (सोचने का विशेष ढंग, विचारधारा), school of hard knocks (कठिन अनुभवों से सीखना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Right to Education Act (2009, Article 21A) gives free education to children aged 6 to 14.
शिक्षा का अधिकार अधिनियम (2009, अनुच्छेद 21A) 6 से 14 वर्ष के बच्चों को मुफ़्त शिक्षा देता है।