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/web/noun

उच्चारण वेब

वेब; जाल

Core wordPYP · asked 1 time

Asked in previous papers

as idiom

SSC CGL Pre 2024
noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    (the Web) a system for finding information on the internet; a net of thin threads made by a spider; a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected

    वेब; जाल

    • a spider's web
    • a web of lies
    • I found the article on the web within seconds.
    + 2 more examples
    • A spider spun a web across the window.
    • The detectives uncovered a web of fraud inside the company.

    Synonyms internet net network mesh tangle

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

on the web

Use on, not in, before the web: on the web, on the internet, on the net.

Web के पहले 'in' नहीं, 'on' आता है: on the web, on the internet, on the net।

  • I found this article on the web.
  • Prices are cheaper on the web.

the Web vs a web

With a capital and the, the Web is the internet's system of pages; a web is also a net of threads spun by a spider.

Capital W और the के साथ the Web इंटरनेट की पृष्ठ-प्रणाली है; web मकड़ी का बुना जाल भी है।

  • A spider spun a web in the corner.
  • The Web makes research easy.

web of sth

A web of lies, relationships or rules means a complex, tangled network of them.

Web of lies, relationships या rules का अर्थ उनका जटिल, उलझा जाल है।

  • He was caught in a web of lies.
  • The village is linked by a web of footpaths.

web + noun

As a modifier it relates to the internet: web page, web browser, web design.

Modifier के रूप में यह इंटरनेट से संबंधित है: web page, web browser, web design।

  • The college has a good web page.
+Collocations 4

web + noun

pagesitebrowserdesignserver

  • She designed the college web page.

verb + web

spinsurfsearchbrowsebuild

  • Spiders spin a web in the dark.

web of + noun

liesdeceitintriguestreetsconnections

  • The detective untangled a web of lies.

adjective + web

complextangledstickydelicatesilky

  • A delicate web hung between two branches.
“More examples 5
  • The spider's web glittered with dew in the morning.

सुबह मकड़ी का जाला ओस से चमक रहा था।

  • You can find old exam papers on the web.

आप पुराने परीक्षा-पत्र web पर पा सकते हैं।

  • The scam was a web of lies from start to end.

घोटाला शुरू से अंत तक झूठों का जाल था।

  • Radhika designs web pages in her free time.

राधिका खाली समय में web page बनाती है।

  • Ducks have webbed feet to swim better.

बतखों के पैर जालीदार होते हैं ताकि वे बेहतर तैर सकें।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ I read the news in the web.

✓ I read the news on the web.

Use on with the web, not in.

'The web' के साथ 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All three suggest linked parts, but web is more tangled, net more mesh-like, network more organised.

तीनों जुड़े हुए हिस्सों का भाव देते हैं, पर web अधिक उलझा हुआ, net जाली जैसा और network अधिक व्यवस्थित है।

web

A net of threads, or the World Wide Web.

धागों का जाल, या World Wide Web।

  • The spider's web.

net

A general mesh of cords or wires; also short for the internet.

डोरियों या तारों की सामान्य जाली; इंटरनेट का संक्षिप्त रूप भी।

  • A fishing net.

network

Connected people, computers or routes.

जुड़े हुए लोग, computers या मार्ग।

  • A rail network.
Idioms 1

Penelope's web

a task that never seems to be finished, because what is done is constantly undone

कभी ख़त्म न होने वाला काम

  • Clearing the backlog of files has become a Penelope's web for the new officer.
  • Reforming the department felt like Penelope's web: every change was soon reversed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Computer GK: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (1989); idiom: a web of lies (many connected lies).

Computer GK में Tim Berners-Lee ने World Wide Web का आविष्कार किया (1989); idiom 'a web of lies' (अनेक जुड़े झूठों का जाल)।