candy
/ˈkændi/noun
उच्चारण कैन्डी
मिठाई, टॉफ़ी
Basic word
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[C, U]
(AmE) sweet food made of sugar or chocolate (British sweets)
मिठाई, टॉफ़ी
- a piece of candy
- The shop sells candy in every colour.
- Children in the film ate too much candy at the fair.
+ 1 more example
- In American English, sweets are often called candy.
Synonyms sweet toffee confectionery lollipop
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
candy (AmE) vs sweets (BrE)
In American English candy means sweet food; British English usually says sweets, and candy is understood but less common.
American English में candy का अर्थ मिठाई-टॉफ़ी है; British English में प्रायः sweets कहा जाता है, और candy समझा तो जाता है पर कम प्रचलित है।
- The children bought candy after school.
- In Britain, they would say sweets.
candy (uncountable) / a candy (countable)
Candy is uncountable for the food in general; one piece is a candy, and several kinds are candies.
सामान्य खाद्य के लिए candy uncountable है; एक टुकड़ा a candy और कई प्रकार candies कहलाते हैं।
- Too much candy is bad for your teeth.
- She gave the child a candy.
candy + noun
Candy forms compounds like candy floss, candy bar, candy shop and candy cane.
Candy से candy floss, candy bar, candy shop जैसे compound words बनते हैं।
- He bought candy floss at the fair.
- The candy shop was full of children.
eye candy / like taking candy from a baby
Eye candy means something nice to look at; taking candy from a baby means doing something very easy.
Eye candy का अर्थ देखने में आकर्षक चीज़ है; 'taking candy from a baby' का अर्थ बहुत आसान काम करना है।
- The film's scenery was pure eye candy.
- The easy question was like taking candy from a baby.
+Collocations 4
adjective + candy
sweethardstickysugarycolourful
- The sticky candy stuck to his teeth.
verb + candy
eatbuygive outsuckunwrap
- The teacher gave out candy to every child who answered correctly.
candy + noun
flossbarshopcanewrapper
- Please throw the candy wrapper in the bin.
piece / box of candy
a piece ofa box ofa bag ofa handful of
- She carried a bag of candy for the village children.
“More examples 5
- The children collected candy from the neighbours on Halloween.
बच्चों ने Halloween पर पड़ोसियों से candy इकट्ठी की।
- My uncle always brings a bag of candy when he visits.
मेरे चाचा जब भी आते हैं, candy का एक थैला ज़रूर लाते हैं।
- Radhika's dentist warned her to eat less candy.
राधिका के दंत चिकित्सक ने उसे कम candy खाने की चेतावनी दी।
- The shopkeeper arranged colourful candy in glass jars.
दुकानदार ने रंग-बिरंगी candy काँच के मर्तबानों में सजाई।
- Candy floss melts quickly on a hot day.
गर्म दिन में candy floss जल्दी पिघल जाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She ate many candy at the party.
✓ She ate a lot of candy at the party.
As an uncountable noun for the food, candy takes much or a lot of, not many.
खाद्य के अर्थ में candy uncountable है, इसलिए many नहीं, much या a lot of लगता है।
✗ The candy are very sweet.
✓ The candy is very sweet.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: sweets (British) and candy (American); candyfloss (British) is cotton candy (American).
British और American English में sweets (British) और candy (American); candyfloss (British) American में cotton candy (बुढ़िया के बाल) है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Like taking candy from a baby (very easy).
Idiom 'like taking candy from a baby' (बहुत आसान)।