aggressive
/əˈɡresɪv/adjective
उच्चारण अग्रेसिव
आक्रामक, झगड़ालू
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angry and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack
आक्रामक, झगड़ालू
- The dog became aggressive when strangers came near.
- aggressive behaviour
- The aggressive crowd shouted at the referee.
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- Some dogs become aggressive when they are frightened.
- Teachers must deal with aggressive behaviour in class quickly.
Synonyms hostile belligerent violent
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acting with force and determination in order to succeed
ज़ोरदार, आक्रामक (रणनीति)
- an aggressive marketing campaign
- The team played an aggressive game in the second half.
- The company has an aggressive plan to double its sales.
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- He is an aggressive batsman who hits boundaries from the first ball.
- She took an aggressive approach to winning new customers.
Opposite passive
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aggressive towards / to sb
Use towards, or less formally to, for the person who is attacked. It describes angry or hostile behaviour.
जिस व्यक्ति पर आक्रमण हो, उसके लिए towards या अनौपचारिक रूप से to आता है। यह क्रोधी या शत्रुतापूर्ण व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है।
- The dog became aggressive towards strangers.
- He is often aggressive to his classmates.
aggressive (positive: determined)
In business and sport, aggressive can be positive and mean forceful and determined: aggressive marketing, an aggressive batsman.
व्यापार और खेल में 'aggressive' सकारात्मक होकर दृढ़ और जोशीला भी हो सकता है: aggressive marketing, an aggressive batsman।
- The company ran an aggressive advertising campaign.
- The opener played an aggressive innings.
aggressively (adverb) / aggression (noun)
Aggression is the noun (uncountable); aggressively is the adverb. An act of aggression is an unprovoked attack.
Aggression noun है (अगणनीय); aggressively adverb है। 'An act of aggression' बिना उकसावे का हमला है।
- The nation condemned the act of aggression.
- He argued aggressively with the referee.
aggressive vs assertive
Aggressive may hurt or threaten people; assertive means standing up for your views politely and with confidence.
'Aggressive' लोगों को चोट या धमकी दे सकता है; 'assertive' का अर्थ विनम्रता और आत्मविश्वास से अपनी बात रखना है।
- Be assertive in the interview, not aggressive.
- His aggressive tone upset the staff.
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aggressive + noun
behaviourtonedrivingcampaignattitude
- Aggressive driving causes many accidents.
adverb + aggressive
veryoverlyincreasinglyextremelynaturally
- The crowd grew increasingly aggressive.
become / turn + aggressive
become aggressiveturn aggressiveget aggressivegrow aggressiveact aggressive
- The bull turned aggressive when the crowd shouted.
aggressive + towards
towards the stafftowards childrentowards neighbourstowards animalstowards strangers
- Never be aggressive towards children.
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- The aggressive fielder shouted at the umpire.
आक्रामक क्षेत्ररक्षक ने अंपायर पर चिल्लाया।
- Radhika's aggressive study plan helped her finish the syllabus in time.
राधिका की आक्रामक अध्ययन योजना से उसने पाठ्यक्रम समय पर पूरा कर लिया।
- A few aggressive monkeys snatched food from the visitors.
कुछ आक्रामक बंदरों ने आगंतुकों से खाना छीन लिया।
- The firm adopted an aggressive pricing policy to win customers.
फ़र्म ने ग्राहक जीतने के लिए आक्रामक मूल्य नीति अपनाई।
- He was punished for his aggressive behaviour in the hostel.
हॉस्टल में आक्रामक व्यवहार के लिए उसे दंड दिया गया।
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✗ He was aggressive on me.
✓ He was aggressive towards me.
Use towards or to for the person, not on.
व्यक्ति के लिए towards या to आता है, 'on' नहीं।
✗ The manager gave an aggression speech.
✓ The manager gave an aggressive speech.
Use the adjective aggressive before a noun, not the noun aggression.
Noun से पहले विशेषण 'aggressive' आता है, noun 'aggression' नहीं।
✗ The aggresive player was sent off.
✓ The aggressive player was sent off.
Spelling trap: aggressive has gg and ss.
Spelling की गलती: aggressive में gg और ss दोनों आते हैं।