tuition
/tjuˈɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण ट्युइशन
शिक्षण, ट्यूशन, निजी पढ़ाई
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[U] ~ (in sth) especially BrE
the act of teaching something, especially to one person or to a small group
शिक्षण, ट्यूशन, निजी पढ़ाई
- private tuition in maths
- She gives tuition to school children in the evening.
- Many students need extra tuition in English before the board exams.
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- He gives tuition in physics to Class 11 pupils.
- Online tuition has made learning easier for children in small towns.
Synonyms teaching coaching instruction tutoring education
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[U]
(also tuition fees) the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university
शिक्षण शुल्क
- The scholarship covers tuition and hostel fees.
- Radhika pays her tuition in two instalments each year.
- The tuition for the first year is paid in two parts.
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- Tuition at the university rose slightly this year.
- She works part-time to pay her tuition.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tuition (uncountable) = teaching
Tuition is uncountable, so it has no plural. Use some tuition or private tuition, not tuitions.
'Tuition' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं होता। 'Some tuition' या 'private tuition' कहें, 'tuitions' नहीं।
- Radhika gets private tuition in mathematics.
- The college offers free tuition to poor students.
tuition in + subject / tuition from + teacher
Use in for the subject and from for the teacher who gives it. The verb give or receive goes with tuition.
विषय के लिए 'in' और पढ़ाने वाले शिक्षक के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है। 'Tuition' के साथ give या receive क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- He received tuition in English from a retired professor.
tuition fee(s)
A tuition fee is the money paid for teaching. In British English it is often tuition fees; the singular is used before a noun in some uses.
Tuition fee शिक्षण के लिए दिया गया शुल्क है। British English में प्रायः 'tuition fees' प्रयोग होता है; कुछ प्रयोगों में singular भी आता है।
- The tuition fees at private colleges have gone up.
tuition vs tutor / tutorial
A tutor is the teacher who gives tuition, and a tutorial is a small lesson. Tuition is the teaching itself, not the person or the room.
Tutor वह शिक्षक है जो tuition देता है, और tutorial छोटा पाठ है। 'Tuition' स्वयं शिक्षण है, व्यक्ति या कमरा नहीं।
- Her tutor gave her extra tuition before the exam.
+Collocations 4
adjective + tuition
privatefreeextraindividualexpensive
- Her parents paid for extra tuition in science.
verb + tuition
givereceivepay forofferneed
- The retired headmaster gives tuition to village children.
tuition + noun
feewaivercentrebillsupport
- The government announced a tuition waiver for girls.
tuition in + subject
in mathematicsin Englishin musicin physicsin reasoning
- He took tuition in reasoning for the bank exam.
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- Radhika earns pocket money by giving tuition to younger children.
राधिका छोटे बच्चों को ट्यूशन देकर जेब-खर्च कमाती है।
- The trust pays the tuition of ten poor students every year.
ट्रस्ट हर वर्ष दस ग़रीब विद्यार्थियों का शिक्षण शुल्क देता है।
- Many students prefer self-study to expensive private tuition.
बहुत-से विद्यार्थी महँगी निजी ट्यूशन की जगह स्व-अध्ययन को पसंद करते हैं।
- She had piano tuition twice a week at home.
वह घर पर सप्ताह में दो बार पियानो की शिक्षा लेती थी।
- The university increased its tuition fees from this session.
विश्वविद्यालय ने इस सत्र से अपना शिक्षण शुल्क बढ़ा दिया।
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✗ He gives tuitions in the evening.
✓ He gives tuition in the evening.
Tuition is uncountable and never takes -s.
'Tuition' uncountable है और उसमें कभी '-s' नहीं लगता।
✗ She tuitions young children at home.
✓ She tutors young children at home.
Tuition is a noun; the verb meaning to teach is tutor.
'Tuition' noun है; पढ़ाने के अर्थ की क्रिया 'tutor' है।
✗ The tuition fees has increased this year.
✓ The tuition fees have increased this year.
Fees is plural and needs the plural verb have.
'Fees' plural है और उसके साथ plural verb 'have' आती है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
tu·i·tion
Spelling and pronunciation: tu-i-tion, /tjuˈɪʃn/, with -ui- (not 'tution' or 'tuision').
Spelling और pronunciation में tu-i-tion, /tjuˈɪʃn/, -ui- के साथ ('tution' या 'tuision' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart tuition (teaching) and intuition (understanding without reasoning).
Tuition (शिक्षण) और intuition (बिना तर्क के समझ) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A teacher who teaches one student or a small group privately is a tutor; a place that prepares students for exams is a coaching institute.
एक छात्र या छोटे समूह को निजी रूप से पढ़ाने वाला tutor; परीक्षा की तैयारी कराने वाली जगह coaching institute।