virtual
/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/adjective
उच्चारण वर्चुअल
वास्तविक-सा, लगभग; आभासी
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[only before noun]
almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important; made to appear to exist by the use of computer software
वास्तविक-सा, लगभग; आभासी
- a virtual certainty
- virtual classes
- The game ended in a virtual tie, as both teams scored the same.
+ 2 more examples
- Students attended the virtual lab through their laptops.
- The shop is a virtual monopoly in this small town.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
virtual + noun
Before a noun it means almost the thing named, or existing on a computer rather than in the real world.
Noun के पहले इसका अर्थ है लगभग वही वस्तु, या जो वास्तविक संसार में नहीं बल्कि computer पर हो।
- He is a virtual stranger to me.
- The college held a virtual tour of its library.
virtually (adverb)
Virtually means almost; do not confuse it with the adjective virtual.
'Virtually' का अर्थ लगभग है; इसे adjective 'virtual' से न मिलाएँ।
- The road was virtually empty at dawn.
- Radhika is virtually certain to pass.
a virtual + abstract noun
Virtual before nouns such as monopoly, certainty or standstill says that the effect is nearly complete.
Monopoly, certainty या standstill जैसे nouns के पहले 'virtual' बताता है कि प्रभाव लगभग पूर्ण है।
- The company enjoyed a virtual monopoly in the town.
- Traffic came to a virtual standstill.
virtual (computing) vs real
In computing, virtual means created by software; it is the opposite of physical.
Computing में virtual का अर्थ software द्वारा बनाया गया है; यह physical का विपरीत है।
- A virtual classroom lets students join from home.
+Collocations 4
virtual + noun
realitymeetingclassroomassistantworld
- The teacher held a virtual meeting for parents.
virtual + abstract noun
certaintymonopolystandstillstrangersilence
- There was a virtual silence in the hall.
virtual + event
tourclasseventconferenceexhibition
- We took a virtual tour of the museum.
virtually + adjective
impossibleemptycertainunknownidentical
- It is virtually impossible to finish in an hour.
“More examples 5
- The phone call was the only virtual link between the two brothers.
फ़ोन कॉल ही दोनों भाइयों के बीच एकमात्र आभासी कड़ी थी।
- During the lockdown, many schools shifted to virtual classes.
lockdown के दौरान कई स्कूल virtual कक्षाओं पर चले गए।
- She is the virtual head of the family, though her father is alive.
पिता के जीवित होने पर भी वही परिवार की वास्तविक मुखिया है।
- With the new bypass, the town's traffic jams have virtually disappeared.
नए बाईपास के बाद शहर के traffic jam लगभग समाप्त हो गए हैं।
- Many banks now offer a virtual card for online shopping.
अब कई बैंक online खरीदारी के लिए virtual card देते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is virtual the owner of the company.
✓ He is virtually the owner of the company.
An adverb is needed before the noun phrase to mean almost; virtual is an adjective.
'लगभग' के अर्थ में यहाँ adverb 'virtually' चाहिए; 'virtual' adjective है।
✗ The room was virtual empty.
✓ The room was virtually empty.
Use the adverb virtually to modify the adjective empty.
Adjective 'empty' को modify करने के लिए adverb 'virtually' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Virtual is wider than online: it also means almost, while online only means on the internet.
'Virtual', 'online' से अधिक व्यापक है: इसका अर्थ लगभग भी है, जबकि 'online' केवल इंटरनेट पर होने का अर्थ देता है।
Almost the same as, or existing only on a computer.
लगभग वही, या केवल computer पर विद्यमान।
- A virtual classroom.
Made to copy a real thing, often for training.
किसी वास्तविक चीज़ की नकल के रूप में बनाया गया, प्रायः प्रशिक्षण के लिए।
- A simulated flight.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: virtually means almost ('virtually impossible') or online ('meet virtually').
प्रयोग में virtually का अर्थ लगभग ('virtually impossible') या ऑनलाइन ('meet virtually') है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Virtual reality (VR, a computer-created world that seems real), virtual classroom, virtual tour.
Collocations: virtual reality (VR, कंप्यूटर निर्मित वास्तविक-सा संसार, आभासी वास्तविकता), virtual classroom, virtual tour।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: augmented reality (AR) adds digital images to the real world; virtual memory uses hard-disk space as extra RAM.
Computer GK में augmented reality (AR) वास्तविक संसार में डिजिटल चित्र जोड़ती है; virtual memory hard disk का स्थान अतिरिक्त RAM के रूप में प्रयोग करती है।