skilled
/skɪld/adjective
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कुशल, दक्ष, निपुण
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~ (at/in sth) | ~ (at/in doing sth)
having enough ability, experience and knowledge to do something well
कुशल, दक्ष, निपुण
- a skilled carpenter
- She is skilled at handling difficult customers.
- Radhika is skilled at painting and drawing.
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- He is a skilled player of the sitar.
- The surgeon is highly skilled in heart operations.
Synonyms skilful expert proficient
Opposite unskilled inexperienced incompetent
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[only before noun]
(of a job) needing special abilities or training
(काम) जिसमें विशेष कौशल या प्रशिक्षण चाहिए
- skilled labour
- a skilled trade
- The factory needs skilled workers, such as welders and electricians.
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- Skilled jobs usually pay better.
- There is a shortage of skilled labour in the region.
Synonyms specialized technical
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skilled + at / in + noun or -ing
Use at or in before the activity or field in which a person has skill. At is common with -ing forms, in with a field of work.
जिस कार्य या क्षेत्र में किसी व्यक्ति में कौशल हो, उसके पहले at या in आता है। -ing रूप के साथ at और क्षेत्र के साथ in आम है।
- Radhika is skilled at solving reasoning questions quickly.
- He is highly skilled in carpentry.
a skilled + person noun
Before a noun, skilled describes workers who have trained: a skilled worker, a skilled surgeon, a skilled negotiator.
Noun से पहले 'skilled' प्रशिक्षित कर्मियों का वर्णन करता है: a skilled worker, a skilled surgeon, a skilled negotiator।
- The factory needs skilled welders, not beginners.
- A skilled negotiator ended the strike in two days.
skilled / unskilled / semi-skilled labour
In economics and labour law, workers are grouped as skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled according to their training.
अर्थशास्त्र और श्रम-कानून में श्रमिकों को प्रशिक्षण के आधार पर skilled, semi-skilled और unskilled में बाँटा जाता है।
- Skilled labour is paid more than unskilled labour.
- The Skill India mission trains young people for skilled jobs.
skilful vs skilled (British spelling)
Skilful (British spelling) describes how well someone does something; skilled describes what training or ability a person has. Both are adjectives.
Skilful (British वर्तनी) बताता है कि कोई काम कितनी कुशलता से किया गया, जबकि skilled किसी व्यक्ति के प्रशिक्षण या क्षमता को बताता है। दोनों विशेषण हैं।
- It was a skilful piece of bowling.
- He is a skilled bowler who has practised for years.
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skilled + noun
workercraftsmanlaboursurgeonplayer
- Skilled craftsmen in Jaipur still carve marble by hand.
adverb + skilled
highlyextremelyveryfairlytechnically
- The team has highly skilled engineers.
skilled in / at
in negotiationin handling crowdsat drawingat public speakingat languages
- Our teacher is skilled at making hard topics simple.
skilled + job / trade
jobtradeprofessionoccupationwork
- Plumbing is a skilled trade that is always in demand.
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- The old weaver is skilled in making Banarasi silk borders.
बूढ़ा बुनकर बनारसी रेशम की किनारियाँ बनाने में कुशल है।
- The country needs more skilled nurses in rural hospitals.
देश को ग्रामीण अस्पतालों में अधिक कुशल नर्सों की आवश्यकता है।
- A skilled interviewer puts nervous candidates at ease.
कुशल साक्षात्कारकर्ता घबराए हुए उम्मीदवारों को सहज कर देता है।
- Becoming skilled at typing takes months of regular practice.
टाइपिंग में कुशल बनने में महीनों का नियमित अभ्यास लगता है।
- Many skilled workers leave small towns for jobs in big cities.
कई कुशल कामगार छोटे शहरों से बड़े शहरों में नौकरी के लिए चले जाते हैं।
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✗ He is skilled to swim.
✓ He is skilled at swimming.
Skilled is followed by at or in, not by a to-infinitive.
'Skilled' के बाद at या in आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ She is very skilled of cooking.
✓ She is very skilled at cooking.
The preposition of cannot follow skilled; use at with -ing forms.
'Skilled' के बाद 'of' नहीं आ सकता; -ing रूप के साथ 'at' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The skillful carpenter built the table.
✓ The skilful carpenter built the table.
In British English the word is spelt skilful with one l in the middle; skillful is the American spelling.
British English में शब्द की वर्तनी skilful (बीच में एक l) है; skillful American वर्तनी है।
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skilled or skilful?
Skilled describes a person who has been trained and a job that needs training: 'skilled workers', 'a skilled job'. Skilful describes a performance or a person showing skill: 'a skilful shot'. British spelling skilful has one l in the middle; American skillful has two.
Skilled प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ति और प्रशिक्षण माँगने वाले काम के लिए है, जैसे 'skilled workers', 'a skilled job'। Skilful कौशल दिखाने वाले प्रदर्शन या व्यक्ति के लिए है, जैसे 'a skilful shot'। British spelling skilful में बीच में एक l है; American skillful में दो।
The skilled/skilful pair and the skilful/skillful spelling are regular items.
Skilled और skilful का अंतर और skilful/skillful की spelling अक्सर पूछी जाती है।
§Grammar and usage
Skilled at or in.
'skilled at' या 'in' आता है।