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transmit

/trænzˈmɪt/verb

उच्चारण ट्रैन्ज़्मिट

प्रसारित करना, भेजना (संकेत, संदेश)

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verbtransmitted, transmitting
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (from…) (to…)

    to send an electronic signal, a radio or television broadcast, or a message

    प्रसारित करना, भेजना (संकेत, संदेश)

    • The match was transmitted live to forty countries.
    • The satellite transmits data back to earth.
    • The tower transmits radio signals across the whole district.
    + 2 more examples
    • The programme is transmitted every evening at eight.
    • The phone transmits your location to the app.

    Synonyms broadcast send relay beam dispatch

    Opposite receive block jam

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth (from sb) (to sb)

    to pass a disease, a quality or a belief from one person or thing to another

    (रोग, गुण, विचार) फैलाना, पहुँचाना, संचारित करना

    • Mosquitoes transmit malaria.
    • Folk tales were transmitted orally from one generation to the next.
    • Dirty water can transmit diseases like cholera.
    + 2 more examples
    • Parents transmit many values to their children.
    • Some insects transmit viruses from plant to plant.

    Synonyms pass on spread communicate hand down convey

    Opposite contain block

  3. 3

    [T] ~ sth technical

    to allow heat, light, sound or electricity to pass through

    (ऊष्मा, प्रकाश, ध्वनि को) पार जाने देना

    • Glass transmits light but not ultraviolet rays.
    • Copper wire can transmit electricity far better than most other common metals.
    • Metals transmit heat quickly.
    + 2 more examples
    • Water transmits sound better than air.
    • Thin curtains transmit some of the sunlight into the room.

    Synonyms conduct carry pass

    Opposite absorb block

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

transmit sth to sb / from A to B

To send a signal or message from one point to another.

संकेत या संदेश एक स्थान से दूसरे तक भेजना।

  • The station transmits news to the village.
  • Data is transmitted from the satellite to Earth.

transmit a disease (to sb)

To pass an illness from one person to another.

रोग को एक व्यक्ति से दूसरे तक पहुँचाना।

  • Mosquitoes transmit malaria.

transmit: transmitted, transmitting

The final t is doubled before -ed and -ing.

-ed और -ing जोड़ते समय अंतिम 't' दोहराया जाता है: transmit, transmitted, transmitting।

  • The match was transmitted live.

transmission / transmitter

Noun forms: transmission is the act; transmitter is the device.

Transmission क्रिया है और transmitter उपकरण है।

  • The transmitter broke down.
+Collocations 5

transmit + noun

signalmessagedatadiseasevirusheat

  • The tower transmits a clear signal.

adverb + transmit

wirelesslydigitallyeasilydirectlylive

  • The match is transmitted live.

transmit + by

by airby touchby radioby water

  • The disease is transmitted by water.

transmit + noun (belief)

valuescustomsknowledgeculture

  • Parents transmit values to their children.

transmission + noun

transmission linelive transmissiondisease transmissionradio transmission

  • A fault in the transmission line cut off the power.
“More examples 6
  • The radio station transmits Hindi programmes at noon.

रेडियो केंद्र दोपहर में हिंदी कार्यक्रम प्रसारित करता है।

  • Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes.

डेंगू मच्छरों से फैलता है।

  • Copper transmits heat quickly.

तांबा ऊष्मा को तेज़ी से पारित करता है।

  • Radhika's grandmother transmitted old songs to her.

राधिका की दादी ने उसे पुराने गीत सौंपे।

  • The signal could not be transmitted during the storm.

तूफ़ान के दौरान संकेत प्रसारित नहीं हो सका।

  • Glass transmits light but wood does not.

काँच प्रकाश को गुज़रने देता है, पर लकड़ी नहीं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The disease is transmitted from the air.

✓ The disease is transmitted through the air.

Through shows the route.

मार्ग बताने के लिए 'through' आता है।

✗ The signal was transmitt by the tower.

✓ The signal was transmitted by the tower.

The passive needs the past participle transmitted, with the final t doubled.

Passive में past participle 'transmitted' चाहिए, जिसमें अंतिम 't' दोहराया जाता है।

✗ He transmitted me a message.

✓ He transmitted a message to me.

Transmit takes to, not a double object.

'Transmit' के साथ 'to' आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs share the sense of passing something on.

ये सभी किसी चीज़ को आगे पहुँचाने का भाव रखते हैं।

transmit

Send signals or pass disease on, formal.

संकेत भेजना या रोग फैलाना, औपचारिक।

  • Transmit data.

transfer

Move from one place or person to another.

एक जगह या व्यक्ति से दूसरे के पास ले जाना।

  • Transfer money.

broadcast

Send radio or television to a wide public.

रेडियो या टीवी को व्यापक जनता तक भेजना।

  • Broadcast the news.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

trans·mit

With one t, but transmitted and transmitting double it; the noun transmission (not 'transmition').

में एक t, पर transmitted और transmitting में दो; noun transmission ('transmition' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the trans- set: transmit (send across), transfer, transport, translate, transform.

Trans- समूह याद रखिए: transmit (पार भेजना), transfer, transport, translate, transform।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Community transmission of a disease; a transmitter tower.

रोग का community transmission; transmitter tower।