diminish
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/verb
उच्चारण डिमिनिश
घटना, कम होना; घटाना
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to become, or make something become, smaller, weaker or less important
घटना, कम होना; घटाना
- His influence has diminished since the election.
- Nothing can diminish her achievement.
- Regular exercise does not diminish your energy; it increases it.
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- The noise slowly diminished as the train moved away.
- Fear of failure can diminish a student's confidence.
- Their hopes diminished with every passing hour.
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diminish (intransitive)
To become smaller or less by itself. It can be used with no object.
अपने आप छोटा या कम होना; इसका प्रयोग बिना object के हो सकता है।
- Her fear began to diminish.
- Interest in the film diminished quickly.
diminish + object (transitive)
To make something less important or smaller, often in value.
किसी चीज़ को कम महत्त्वपूर्ण या कम मूल्य का करना।
- Do not diminish her achievement.
- Pollution diminishes the beauty of the lake.
diminish in + noun
'In' shows the quality that decreases (size, value, importance).
'In' उस गुण को बताता है जो घटता है (आकार, मूल्य, महत्त्व)।
- The river diminished in size after the dam.
- The painting did not diminish in value.
diminishing returns / diminishing marginal utility
In economics, an extra input gives less and less extra output.
अर्थशास्त्र में, अतिरिक्त निवेश से मिलने वाला अतिरिक्त लाभ क्रमशः घटता है।
- After ten hours, study shows diminishing returns.
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adverb + diminish
graduallyrapidlysteadilysharplyslowly
- The flood waters diminished gradually.
diminish + noun
importancevaluechancesinfluencepainimpact
- Rest will diminish the pain.
noun + diminish
supplyhopesinterestfearpopulation
- Hope diminished with every passing hour.
diminish + object (person)
diminish sb's rolediminish an achievementdiminish a reputation
- The scandal diminished his reputation.
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- The sound of the train diminished as it went away.
ट्रेन के दूर जाने पर उसकी आवाज़ धीमी होती गई।
- Radhika's nervousness diminished once she began speaking.
बोलना शुरू करते ही राधिका की घबराहट कम हो गई।
- Frequent power cuts diminish the pleasure of watching cricket.
बार-बार बिजली जाने से क्रिकेट देखने का आनंद घट जाता है।
- The government's popularity has diminished since the price rise.
दाम बढ़ने के बाद से सरकार की लोकप्रियता घट गई है।
- Medicine can diminish the risk but cannot remove it.
दवा जोखिम घटा सकती है, पर उसे समाप्त नहीं कर सकती।
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✗ The fever has been diminished.
✓ The fever has diminished.
'Diminish' is intransitive here, so no passive is needed.
यहाँ 'diminish' अकर्मक है, इसलिए passive की ज़रूरत नहीं।
✗ His interest diminished to the subject.
✓ His interest in the subject diminished.
'Interest' takes 'in'; 'diminished to' is wrong.
'Interest' के साथ 'in' आता है; 'diminished to' गलत है।
✗ The population is diminishing day by days.
✓ The population is diminishing day by day.
'Day by day' is a fixed phrase with a singular noun.
'Day by day' एकवचन noun वाला निश्चित वाक्यांश है।
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Diminish, decrease and reduce all mean to become or make less.
Diminish, decrease और reduce सभी का अर्थ कम होना या करना है।
Formal; often about importance, value or feelings.
औपचारिक; प्रायः महत्त्व, मूल्य या भावनाओं के बारे में।
- His fear diminished.
General; often about numbers or amounts.
सामान्य; प्रायः संख्या या मात्रा के बारे में।
- Sales decreased.
Usually someone makes the amount smaller on purpose.
प्रायः कोई जानबूझकर मात्रा घटाता है।
- The shop reduced prices.