yard
/jɑːd/noun
उच्चारण यार्ड
गज़ (लंबाई की इकाई)
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a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches or 0.9144 of a metre
गज़ (लंबाई की इकाई)
- a hundred yards from the station
- The shot was thrown only a few yards away from the line.
- The player kicked the ball forty yards down the field.
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- The shop is only a few yards from the corner.
- He ran a hundred yards in under fourteen seconds.
Synonyms three feet 36 inches
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an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a wall around it
आँगन, अहाता, प्रांगण
- The children played in the school yard.
- Hens were walking in the yard behind the farmhouse.
- Washing hung on a line across the yard.
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- Children play cricket in the yard after school.
- A tall neem tree grows in our yard.
Synonyms courtyard compound enclosure quadrangle court
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an area of land used for a special purpose or business
(विशेष काम का) मैदान, गोदाम
- a railway yard
- a shipyard
- a timber yard
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- The goods train stood in the yard overnight.
- Timber was stacked in the yard behind the sawmill.
- Workers repair ships in the shipyard at Kochi.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in the yard / into the yard
Use in for being within the yard and into for moving inside it; a yard is an open area next to a building.
Yard के भीतर होने के लिए in और भीतर जाने के लिए into आता है; yard किसी भवन के साथ का खुला स्थान है।
- The children were playing in the yard.
- The bullock cart rolled into the yard.
number + yards + of + noun (length)
As a measure, yard takes a plural s after the number and of before the material; one yard is 36 inches.
माप के रूप में संख्या के बाद yard में s लगता है और सामग्री से पहले of आता है; एक yard 36 inches का होता है।
- She bought five yards of cotton cloth.
- The batsman hit the ball ninety yards.
number + yard + adjective / noun
Before a noun, the measure stays singular and is joined with a hyphen.
Noun से पहले माप singular रहता है और hyphen से जुड़ता है।
- It was a hundred-yard dash.
- The school has a ten-yard fence.
yard (workplace): shipyard, junkyard, railway yard
Yard also names a place used for work or storage, often as the second part of a compound.
Yard काम या भंडारण के स्थान का भी नाम है, प्रायः compound के दूसरे भाग के रूप में।
- The railway yard was full of idle wagons.
- He works in a shipyard in Kochi.
yard (American sense) vs courtyard
In American English, yard also means a lawn or garden at the front or back of a house; in Indian English, courtyard or aangan is more common.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में yard घर के आगे या पीछे के लॉन या बगीचे को भी कहते हैं; भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में courtyard अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The old haveli has a large courtyard with a tulsi plant.
+Collocations 4
adjective + yard
frontbackschoolspaciousmuddy
- The school yard was flooded after the heavy rain.
compound with yard
shipyardchurchyardbackyardvineyardfarmyard
- A farmyard full of hens lay behind the old house.
verb + yard
sweepcleancrossenterwater
- The maid sweeps the yard every morning.
yard + noun
saleworklightgatewall
- The yard gate creaked as the postman came in.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandmother dries red chillies in the yard.
राधिका की दादी आँगन में लाल मिर्चें सुखाती हैं।
- The goalkeeper stood about ten yards from the post.
गोलकीपर गोलपोस्ट से लगभग दस गज़ की दूरी पर खड़ा था।
- A tall neem tree shades the yard of our ancestral house.
एक ऊँचा नीम का पेड़ हमारे पुश्तैनी घर के आँगन को छाया देता है।
- The tailor needs two yards of cloth for the kurta.
दर्ज़ी को कुर्ते के लिए दो गज़ कपड़े की ज़रूरत है।
- The police found the stolen scooter in a scrap yard.
पुलिस को चोरी का स्कूटर कबाड़ के यार्ड में मिला।
- The cow was tied to a post at the corner of the yard.
गाय को आँगन के कोने में एक खूँटे से बाँधा गया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought five yards cloth.
✓ She bought five yards of cloth.
A measure word needs of before the material.
माप के शब्द के बाद सामग्री से पहले of आवश्यक है।
✗ The children play at the yard of the school.
✓ The children play in the yard of the school.
For an enclosed open area, use in the yard.
घिरे हुए खुले स्थान के लिए 'in the yard' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
the whole nine yards
everything, or a situation which includes everything
सब कुछ, पूरा का पूरा
- The wedding had music, fireworks, the whole nine yards.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The noun yardstick means a standard used for judging: 'Marks are not the only yardstick of intelligence.'
Noun yardstick का अर्थ परखने का मानक है: 'Marks are not the only yardstick of intelligence'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The whole nine yards.
Idiom: 'the whole nine yards' का अर्थ है कोई चीज़ पूरी तरह और हर पहलू के साथ करना (कोई कसर न छोड़ना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An open space enclosed by walls is a courtyard; a place where ships are built a shipyard; where trains are kept a railway yard.
दीवारों से घिरा खुला स्थान courtyard; जहाँ जहाज़ बनें shipyard; जहाँ ट्रेनें रखी जाएँ railway yard।
General knowledge
GK and measurement: 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 metres; 1,760 yards = 1 mile.
GK और मापन में 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 metres; 1,760 yards = 1 mile।