society
/səˈsaɪəti/noun
उच्चारण ससायटी
समाज
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people in general, living together in communities
समाज
- Education is important for society.
- Teachers play a vital role in shaping society.
- Society expects young people to respect the elderly.
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- Radhika wants to give something back to society.
- The role of women in society has changed greatly.
Synonyms the public the community people humanity civilization
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a group of people who join together for a particular purpose
संस्था, सभा, समिति
- a cooperative housing society
- Radhika has joined the dramatic society of her college.
- Radhika is a member of the music society at school.
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- The housing society collects money for the festival.
- He founded a charitable society in his village.
Synonyms association club organization group union
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
society (uncountable) vs a society (countable)
Without an article, society means people in general; with a, it means a club or association.
Article के बिना 'society' का अर्थ समाज है; 'a' के साथ उसका अर्थ क्लब या संस्था है।
- Education improves society.
- She joined the debating society.
in society / of society
Use in society for living among people, and members of society for the public.
लोगों के बीच रहने के लिए 'in society' और जनसाधारण के लिए 'members of society'।
- Women play a vital role in society.
housing society / co-operative society
In India, society also names a residential or co-operative body.
भारत में 'society' आवासीय या सहकारी संस्था का नाम भी है।
- Our housing society organises the Ganesh festival.
social / sociable / socially
Social relates to society, sociable means friendly, and socially is its adverb.
Social समाज से संबंधित है, sociable का अर्थ मिलनसार है, और socially उसका adverb है।
- Social media has changed how we meet.
- Radhika is a sociable girl.
society vs community
Society is the larger body of people; community is a smaller group sharing a place or interest.
Society लोगों का बड़ा समूह है; community छोटा समूह है जो स्थान या रुचि साझा करता है।
- The farming community of Punjab is a part of Indian society.
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adjective + society
moderncivildemocraticmulticulturalclassless
- A democratic society respects free speech.
verb + society
benefitserveharmreformchange
- Social reformers worked to reform society.
society + noun
membersecretaryhallmeetingrules
- The society secretary called a meeting.
society + noun (organisation)
registrationelectionchairmantreasurerbye-laws
- The housing society election will be held on Sunday.
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- Honest officers are an asset to society.
ईमानदार अधिकारी समाज के लिए एक संपत्ति हैं।
- Radhika is the secretary of the college literary society.
राधिका महाविद्यालय की साहित्यिक सभा की सचिव है।
- The Indian society is changing quickly.
भारतीय समाज तेज़ी से बदल रहा है।
- He dislikes high society and its parties.
उसे उच्च समाज और उसकी पार्टियाँ पसंद नहीं।
- Literature is often called the mirror of society.
साहित्य को प्रायः समाज का दर्पण कहा जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Societies is changing.
✓ Society is changing.
A plural noun needs a plural verb; but society as an idea is uncountable and singular, so is changing goes with Society.
बहुवचन noun के साथ बहुवचन verb चाहिए; परंतु भाव के रूप में 'society' singular है, इसलिए 'Society is changing' सही है।
✗ He is a social of our colony.
✓ He is a member of our colony society.
Social is an adjective and cannot name a person; students need the noun member plus society.
'Social' adjective है और किसी व्यक्ति का नाम नहीं हो सकता; इसके लिए noun 'member' और 'society' चाहिए।
✗ The Society are very helpful to youth.
✓ The society is very helpful to youth.
A capital letter is for names of particular bodies, and an abstract noun takes a singular verb.
Capital letter किसी विशेष संस्था के नाम के लिए होता है, और भाववाचक noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
the public the community people humanity civilization association club organization group union
AaSpelling
so·ci·e·ty
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The study of society is sociology; a person who studies it a sociologist; a society in which people of many cultures live together a multicultural or pluralistic society.
समाज का अध्ययन sociology; अध्ययन करने वाला sociologist; जिस समाज में कई संस्कृतियों के लोग साथ रहें multicultural या pluralistic society।
General knowledge
The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784; the Servants of India Society by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905.
Asiatic Society of Bengal की स्थापना सर विलियम जोन्स ने 1784 में की; Servants of India Society की गोपाल कृष्ण गोखले ने 1905 में।