decent
/ˈdiːsnt/adjective
उच्चारण डीस्न्ट
ठीक-ठाक, अच्छा, सम्मानजनक
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of a good enough standard or quality
ठीक-ठाक, अच्छा, सम्मानजनक
- a decent salary
- Get a decent night's sleep before the exam.
- The hostel provides decent food at a low price.
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- He got a decent mark in maths.
- Every family deserves a decent home.
Synonyms acceptable satisfactory reasonable
Opposite poor inadequate unsatisfactory
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(of people or behaviour) honest and fair; respecting other people
शरीफ़, भला, शालीन
- He is a decent man who helps his neighbours.
- It was decent of her to wait.
- She is a decent person who never lies.
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- It was decent of them to help us in the flood.
- The decent thing to do is to apologise.
Synonyms honest respectable kind
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
decent + noun (standard)
Decent means good enough or reasonable in standard: a decent salary, a decent meal.
'Decent' का अर्थ पर्याप्त अच्छा या उचित स्तर का है: a decent salary, a decent meal।
- Radhika found a decent room near her college.
- He earns a decent living as a clerk.
decent person / behaviour
For people, decent means honest, polite and morally right.
लोगों के लिए 'decent' का अर्थ ईमानदार, विनम्र और नैतिक रूप से सही है।
- Mr Sharma is a decent man who helps everyone.
be decent (about sth)
In informal British English, be decent means to be kind or fair; about introduces the matter.
अनौपचारिक British English में 'be decent' का अर्थ दयालु या निष्पक्ष होना है; 'about' से मामला जोड़ा जाता है।
- The shopkeeper was decent about the delay.
decent (clothes) vs descent
Decent also means properly dressed. Do not confuse it with descent, which means going down or family origin.
'Decent' का अर्थ उचित वस्त्र पहने होना भी है। इसे 'descent' (नीचे उतरना या वंश) से न मिलाएँ।
- Are you decent? I am coming in.
decent + enough / decent at
Decent enough means fairly good but not special. Decent at a skill means reasonably good at it.
'Decent enough' का अर्थ ठीक-ठाक पर विशेष नहीं है। 'Decent at' किसी कौशल में ठीक-ठाक होने के लिए आता है।
- The food was decent enough for the price.
- He is decent at maths but weak in English.
+Collocations 5
decent + noun
jobsalarymealchanceeducationresult
- A decent education changes a family's future.
decent + person
manwomanfamilycitizenfellow
- He is a decent citizen who pays his taxes.
adverb + decent
perfectlyreasonablyquitefairlysurprisingly
- The hostel food is surprisingly decent.
verb + decent
looksoundseemfeelearn
- Your plan sounds decent to me.
decent + abstract noun
standardamountsizereasonquality
- The hostel offers a decent standard of living.
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- He got a decent score in the mock test.
उसने mock test में ठीक-ठाक अंक प्राप्त किए।
- Every worker deserves a decent wage.
हर श्रमिक एक उचित मज़दूरी का हकदार है।
- It was decent of you to wait for me.
मेरा इंतज़ार करना आपकी भलमनसाहत थी।
- The village has no decent road to the hospital.
गाँव से अस्पताल तक कोई ढंग की सड़क नहीं है।
- Please wear decent clothes to the interview.
कृपया साक्षात्कार में शालीन कपड़े पहनकर जाएँ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The shop sells decent clothes in cheap price.
✓ The shop sells decent clothes at a cheap price.
Price takes at and an article: at a cheap price (or at low prices).
'Price' के साथ 'at' और article आता है: at a cheap price (या at low prices)।
✗ The descent family helped us.
✓ The decent family helped us.
Descent means a going down; the adjective for good manners is decent.
'Descent' का अर्थ नीचे उतरना है; शिष्टता के लिए विशेषण 'decent' है।
✗ She is a very decently girl.
✓ She is a very decent girl.
Decently is an adverb; use the adjective decent before a noun.
'Decently' क्रिया-विशेषण है; संज्ञा से पहले विशेषण 'decent' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse with descent (going down; family origin) or dissent (disagreement).
इसे descent (उतराव; वंश) और dissent (असहमति) से भ्रमित न करें।