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Vocabulary Spotlight

Bystander

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: दर्शक या गवाह (Darshak ya gawah) – A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

Pronunciation

[bahy-stan-der]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Spectator – दर्शक (darshak)
Onlooker – देखने वाला (dekhne wala)

Related Words

Witness – गवाह (gawah)
Observer – पर्यवेक्षक (paryavekshak)

Word Origin

“Bystander” shabd English se hi aya hai, jo kisi vyakti ko refer karta hai jo kisi event ya incident mein maujood ho, par actively part nahi leta.

– “Bystander” is an English word referring to someone present at an event without taking an active role.

Word Family

Noun: Bystander – दर्शक (darshak)

Related Noun: Bystanding – घटना का गवाह होना (ghatna ka gawah hona)

Usage Examples

1. Accident ke waqt wahan kuch bystanders maujood the.

– There were some bystanders present at the time of the accident.

2. Protest ke dauraan bystanders sirf dekh rahe the aur kuch nahi kiya.

– The bystanders only watched during the protest and did nothing.

Cultural Note

India mein bystanders ka role often neutral hota hai, jahaan woh kisi cheez ko dekhte hain par actively participate nahi karte.

In Context

“Bystander” ka use un logon ke liye hota hai jo kisi situation mein physically present hote hain, par actively involved nahi hote.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Bystander” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Participant (भागीदार)
Spectator (दर्शक)
Leader (नेता)
Worker (कर्मचारी)

‘Spectator’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bystander ka matlab hai woh jo bas dekhta hai bina actively involve hue.

“Bystander” shabd ka origin kis language se hai?

English (अंग्रेज़ी)
Latin (लैटिन)
Greek (ग्रीक)
French (फ्रेंच)

‘English’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bystander ek asli English word hai jo kisi observer ko represent karta hai.

Inme se kaunsa “Bystander” ka opposite hai?

Spectator (दर्शक)
Observer (पर्यवेक्षक)
Participant (भागीदार)
Witness (गवाह)

‘Participant’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bystander ka opposite ek actively participating vyakti hoga.