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condensed

/kənˈdenst/adjective

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गाढ़ा किया हुआ

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    (of a liquid) made thicker by removing some of the water

    गाढ़ा किया हुआ

    • a tin of condensed milk
    • condensed soup
    • Condensed milk is used in many Indian sweets.
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    • The recipe calls for a small tin of condensed milk.
    • Condensed soup is mixed with water before it is heated.

    Synonyms concentrated thickened

    Opposite diluted

  2. 2

    (of writing) made shorter by leaving out details

    संक्षिप्त, संक्षिप्त किया हुआ

    • a condensed version of the report
    • Read the condensed notes instead of the whole chapter.
    • Please give me a condensed summary of the meeting.
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    • The textbook is a condensed edition of the original work.
    • Students prefer condensed notes just before the exam.

    Synonyms shortened abridged abbreviated summarized compressed

    Opposite expanded full unabridged

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

condensed milk

Condensed milk is thick, sweet milk with most of the water removed and is sold in tins.

'Condensed milk' गाढ़ा, मीठा दूध है जिसका अधिकांश पानी निकाल दिया जाता है और जो टिन में बिकता है।

  • The recipe needs a tin of condensed milk.
  • Condensed milk is used in kheer and sweets.

condensed + version / text

For writing, condensed means shortened without losing the main points, as in a condensed version.

लेखन के लिए 'condensed' का अर्थ मुख्य बिंदुओं को छोड़े बिना संक्षिप्त किया गया है।

  • She read a condensed version of the novel.
  • The condensed notes fit on two pages.

be condensed into sth

The passive with into shows the shorter form: the story was condensed into one page.

Into के साथ passive संक्षिप्त रूप बताता है: the story was condensed into one page।

  • The chapter was condensed into five points.
  • Years of work were condensed into one report.

condensed vs. concise

Condensed describes something that has been shortened; concise describes writing that is brief from the start.

'Condensed' वह है जिसे छोटा किया गया है; 'concise' वह है जो आरंभ से ही संक्षिप्त है।

  • A condensed edition has parts removed.
  • A concise answer is short and clear.

condensed (adjective) vs. condense (verb)

Condense is the verb and condensed is its past participle used as an adjective; the noun is condensation.

'Condense' क्रिया है और 'condensed' उसका past participle है जो adjective की तरह चलता है; संज्ञा 'condensation' है।

  • Please condense the long paragraph.
  • The condensed paragraph is much clearer.
+Collocations 5

condensed + noun

milkversioneditionnotesformreport

  • The condensed edition is half the size.

adverb + condensed

highlytightlygreatlybrieflyneatly

  • The notes were neatly condensed into one sheet.

be condensed into / from

into a pageinto a tablefrom a long speechinto key points

  • The lecture was condensed into key points.

use condensed

sweetenedunsweetenedtinnedthick

  • Use sweetened condensed milk for the pudding.

condensed + noun

syllabussummarychapterpaper

  • A condensed syllabus was prepared for the crash course.
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  • The teacher gave us a condensed list of important dates.

अध्यापक ने हमें महत्त्वपूर्ण तिथियों की एक संक्षिप्त सूची दी।

  • Radhika stirred condensed milk into the coffee.

राधिका ने कॉफ़ी में कंडेंस्ड मिल्क मिलाया।

  • The long report was condensed into a one-page summary.

लंबी रिपोर्ट को एक पृष्ठ के सारांश में समेट दिया गया।

  • A condensed course is offered during the summer break.

गर्मी की छुट्टियों में एक संक्षिप्त पाठ्यक्रम चलाया जाता है।

  • These flash cards are a condensed form of the textbook.

ये फ़्लैश कार्ड पाठ्यपुस्तक का संक्षिप्त रूप हैं।

  • Radhika kept a condensed set of formulae on one page.

राधिका ने सभी सूत्रों का संक्षिप्त संग्रह एक पृष्ठ पर रखा।

  • The newspaper printed a condensed version of the Prime Minister's speech.

समाचार-पत्र ने प्रधानमंत्री के भाषण का संक्षिप्त रूप छापा।

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

concentrated thickened shortened abridged abbreviated summarized compressed

Antonyms

diluted expanded full unabridged

?Which word?

Do not confuse condensed milk (thick and sweetened) and evaporated milk (thick but not sweetened).

Condensed milk (गाढ़ा और मीठा किया हुआ) और evaporated milk (गाढ़ा पर बिना चीनी का) में भ्रम न करें।