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big-hearted

/ˌbɪɡ ˈhɑːtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण बिग हार्टिड

उदार, दरियादिल, बड़े दिल वाला

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    approving

    very kind and generous

    उदार, दरियादिल, बड़े दिल वाला

    • Radhika is a big-hearted girl who always helps her friends.
    • A big-hearted businessman paid for the poor boy's education.
    • The big-hearted shopkeeper often gave food to hungry children.
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    • My grandfather was a big-hearted man who welcomed everyone to his house.
    • A big-hearted donor offered to pay all the hospital bills.

    Synonyms generous kind-hearted magnanimous large-hearted

    Opposite mean selfish stingy

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

be big-hearted (predicative)

Big-hearted praises a person who is kind and generous towards others; it is warm and positive.

'Big-hearted' उस व्यक्ति की प्रशंसा करता है जो दूसरों के प्रति दयालु और उदार हो; यह भाव स्नेहपूर्ण और सकारात्मक है।

  • Her big-hearted uncle paid for her college fees.
  • The shopkeeper was big-hearted and gave food to the poor.

big-hearted + noun

It often comes before nouns such as man, woman, gesture, donor and neighbour.

यह प्रायः man, woman, gesture, donor और neighbour जैसे nouns से पहले आता है।

  • A big-hearted donor built the school library.

big-hearted of sb to do sth

Use it with of and a person to praise an act: it was big-hearted of him to forgive them.

किसी कार्य की प्रशंसा के लिए 'of' और व्यक्ति के साथ प्रयोग होता है: it was big-hearted of him to forgive them।

  • It was big-hearted of Radhika to share her notes.

big-hearted vs generous / kind-hearted

Big-hearted stresses an open, giving nature; generous stresses giving freely; kind-hearted stresses gentle feelings.

'Big-hearted' खुले और देने वाले स्वभाव पर, 'generous' खुलकर देने पर और 'kind-hearted' कोमल भावनाओं पर बल देता है।

  • He is generous with money and big-hearted with time.

big-heartedness (noun) / a big heart

The noun is big-heartedness; the idiom have a big heart is a close alternative and takes the same meaning.

Noun रूप 'big-heartedness' है; idiom 'have a big heart' उसका निकट विकल्प है और उसका अर्थ वही है।

  • His big-heartedness is known in the whole village.
  • Radhika has a big heart and helps everyone.
+Collocations 5

big-hearted + noun

manwomanneighbourdonorgesture

  • A big-hearted neighbour looked after the child.

adverb + big-hearted

verytrulywonderfullyalwaysnaturally

  • Our teacher is truly big-hearted.

verb + big-hearted

beseemproveremainthink of sb as

  • The farmer proved big-hearted during the drought.

big-hearted act

helpshareforgivedonatewelcome

  • It was big-hearted of them to welcome the refugees.

big-hearted + role

teacherdoctorshopkeeperfarmer

  • The big-hearted shopkeeper gave credit to poor families.
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  • The big-hearted doctor treated poor patients free of cost.

उदार डॉक्टर ने ग़रीब मरीज़ों का मुफ़्त इलाज किया।

  • Meena's big-hearted mother fed every guest who came.

मीना की उदार माँ ने आने वाले हर अतिथि को भोजन कराया।

  • A big-hearted passenger gave his seat to the old lady.

एक उदार यात्री ने वृद्ध महिला को अपनी सीट दे दी।

  • It was big-hearted of the team to cheer for their rivals.

टीम का अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वियों के लिए तालियाँ बजाना उदारता थी।

  • People remember him as a big-hearted man who never turned anyone away.

लोग उन्हें एक उदार व्यक्ति के रूप में याद करते हैं जिन्होंने कभी किसी को लौटाया नहीं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He is a big-hearted who helps everyone.

✓ He is big-hearted and helps everyone.

Big-hearted is an adjective and cannot be used as a noun after a.

'Big-hearted' adjective है और 'a' के बाद noun की तरह प्रयुक्त नहीं हो सकता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All describe a giving person, but they stress different qualities.

सभी शब्द देने वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करते हैं, पर अलग-अलग गुणों पर बल देते हैं।

big-hearted

Open, warm and ready to help or forgive.

खुले दिल का, स्नेही और मदद या क्षमा के लिए तैयार।

  • A big-hearted neighbour fed us.

generous

Willing to give money, time or help freely.

धन, समय या सहायता खुलकर देने को तैयार।

  • She is generous with her time.

magnanimous

Formal; generous in forgiving a rival or a person you defeated.

औपचारिक; प्रतिद्वंद्वी या पराजित व्यक्ति को क्षमा करने में उदार।

  • The winner was magnanimous in victory.