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text

/tekst/noun

उच्चारण टेक्स्ट

पाठ, मूल पाठ; संदेश

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes or pictures; any form of written material; the written form of a speech, a play; a book that is studied as part of a course; a written message sent by mobile phone

    पाठ, मूल पाठ; संदेश

    • Read the text carefully.
    • Send me a text.
    • Read the text and then answer the questions below.
    + 2 more examples
    • The text of the speech was published in the newspaper.
    • I got a text from my brother saying he had arrived.

    Synonyms words passage script textbook message

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to send somebody a written message using a mobile phone

    संदेश भेजना

    • I'll text you the address.
    • Text me when you reach the station.
    • She texted her mother to say she would be late.
    + 1 more example
    • He was texting under the desk when the teacher walked in.

    Synonyms message SMS send contact

◇Word family
textual adj.textbook noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep apart text (written words) and texture (the way a surface feels: 'smooth texture').

Text (लिखे शब्द) और texture (सतह का स्पर्श: 'smooth texture', बनावट) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Word link: textile (cloth) comes from the same Latin root (texere, to weave).

शब्द-संबंध में textile (कपड़ा) उसी Latin मूल (texere, बुनना) से आया है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Textbook (a book for students; also typical or perfect: 'a textbook example'), text message, context (the situation in which something happens; the words around a word that help explain its meaning), subtext (a hidden meaning).

Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: textbook (छात्रों की पुस्तक, पाठ्यपुस्तक; विशिष्ट या पूर्ण भी: 'a textbook example'), text message, context (वह स्थिति जिसमें कुछ होता है; शब्द के आसपास के शब्द जो उसका अर्थ समझाते हैं, संदर्भ), subtext (छिपा अर्थ)।

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General knowledge

Exam tip: in reading comprehension, the answer must be based on the text, not on outside knowledge.

परीक्षा युक्ति: reading comprehension में उत्तर पाठ पर आधारित होना चाहिए, बाहरी ज्ञान पर नहीं।