Ambit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæləndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈambɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈambɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæləndɚ/.

Examples

the range of a supersonic jet
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
the ambit of municipal legislation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scope orbit compass range reach

Parts of Speech

noun	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet”

Word Forms

scopal	adjective	of or relating to scope
range	verb	range or extend over; occupy a certain area
compass	verb	bring about; accomplish

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bereich

ein Bereich, in dem etwas handelt oder funktioniert oder Macht oder Kontrolle hat:

🇫🇷French

portée

un domaine dans lequel quelque chose agit ou opère ou a un pouvoir ou un contrôle :

🇪🇸Spanish

ámbito

un área en la que algo actúa u opera o tiene poder o control:

🇮🇹Italian

ambito

un'area in cui qualcosa agisce o opera o ha potere o controllo:

🇳🇱Dutch

werkingsgebied

een gebied waarin iets handelt of opereert of macht of controle heeft:

🇵🇹Portuguese

âmbito

uma área em que algo atua ou opera ou tem poder ou controle:

🇷🇺Russian

объем

область, в которой что-то действует, действует или имеет власть или контроль:

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीमा

वह क्षेत्र जिसमें कोई चीज़ कार्य करती है या संचालित होती है या उसके पास शक्ति या नियंत्रण होता है:

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিধি

একটি এলাকা যেখানে কিছু কাজ করে বা পরিচালনা করে বা ক্ষমতা বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ রয়েছে:

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்லை

ஏதாவது செயல்படும் அல்லது செயல்படும் அல்லது அதிகாரம் அல்லது கட்டுப்பாட்டைக் கொண்டிருக்கும் ஒரு பகுதி:

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిధి

ఏదైనా పని చేసే లేదా పనిచేసే లేదా అధికారం లేదా నియంత్రణ ఉన్న ప్రాంతం:

🇮🇳Marathi

परिक्षेत्र

एक क्षेत्र ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी कार्य करते किंवा ऑपरेट करते किंवा शक्ती किंवा नियंत्रण असते:

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તાર

એક ક્ષેત્ર કે જેમાં કંઈક કાર્ય કરે છે અથવા ચલાવે છે અથવા શક્તિ અથવા નિયંત્રણ ધરાવે છે:

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ:

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിധി

എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അധികാരമോ നിയന്ത്രണമോ ഉള്ളതോ ആയ ഒരു മേഖല:

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਇਰੇ

ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ:

🇵🇰Urdu

دائرہ کار

ایک ایسا علاقہ جس میں کچھ کام کرتا ہے یا چلاتا ہے یا طاقت یا کنٹرول رکھتا ہے:

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

范围

某物起作用或运作或拥有权力或控制的区域：

🇯🇵Japanese

野心

何かが作用したり動作したり、力や制御を持っている領域:

🇰🇷Korean

범위

어떤 것이 행동하거나 작동하거나 힘을 가지거나 통제하는 영역:

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tham vọng

một lĩnh vực trong đó một cái gì đó hành động hoặc vận hành hoặc có quyền lực hoặc kiểm soát:

🇹🇭Thai

วง

พื้นที่ซึ่งบางสิ่งบางอย่างกระทำ หรือดำเนินการ หรือมีอำนาจหรือการควบคุม:

🇮🇩Indonesian

ambisi

suatu area di mana sesuatu bertindak atau beroperasi atau memiliki kekuasaan atau kendali:

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نطاق

منطقة يتصرف فيها شيء ما أو يعمل أو يتمتع بالسلطة أو السيطرة عليها:

🇮🇷Persian

دامنه

ناحیه ای که در آن چیزی عمل می کند یا عمل می کند یا قدرت یا کنترل دارد:

🇹🇷Turkish

çevre

bir şeyin hareket ettiği veya faaliyet gösterdiği veya güce veya kontrole sahip olduğu bir alan:

🇮🇱Hebrew

היקף

אזור שבו משהו פועל או פועל או בעל כוח או שליטה:

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