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setting

/ˈsetɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण सेटिंग

परिवेश, पृष्ठभूमि; सेटिंग

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    an environment or set of surroundings of a particular type; the place and time at which the action of a play, novel takes place; a position at which the controls on a machine can be set; a piece of metal in which a precious stone is fixed

    परिवेश, पृष्ठभूमि; सेटिंग

    • a rural setting
    • the setting of the story
    • phone settings
    + 3 more examples
    • The story has a quiet village setting.
    • The hotel has a lovely setting beside the lake.
    • Change the brightness in the settings of your phone.

    Synonyms surroundings environment background context location

◇Word family
set verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the surroundings words: setting, surroundings, environment, backdrop, milieu (formal, the social environment), context, locale.

परिवेश के शब्द याद रखिए: setting, surroundings, environment, backdrop, milieu (औपचारिक, सामाजिक परिवेश), context, locale।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In a classroom setting, the setting of a novel (where and when the story happens), paper setting (preparing a question paper), sunsetting (ending a law or programme at a fixed time), trend-setting (starting a new fashion).

Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: in a classroom setting (कक्षा के परिवेश में), the setting of a novel (कहानी कहाँ और कब घटती है), paper setting (प्रश्न-पत्र बनाना), sunsetting (किसी कानून या कार्यक्रम को निश्चित समय पर समाप्त करना), trend-setting (नया फ़ैशन शुरू करना)।

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General knowledge

Literature: the elements of a story are setting (time and place), characters, plot (the series of events), conflict and theme.

साहित्य में कहानी के तत्व setting (समय और स्थान, परिवेश), characters (पात्र), plot (घटनाओं की शृंखला, कथानक), conflict (संघर्ष) और theme (विषय) हैं।