dominate
/ˈdɒmɪneɪt/verb
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हावी होना, नियंत्रण में रखना, दबदबा रखना
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as antonym
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[I, T] ~ (sb/sth)
to control or have a lot of influence over people or things, especially in an unpleasant way
हावी होना, नियंत्रण में रखना, दबदबा रखना
- Her elder brother dominates the whole family.
- One company dominates the market.
- A single player should not dominate the whole discussion.
+ 2 more examples
- Big companies tend to dominate small markets.
- He tried to dominate his younger sister, but she stood up to him.
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[T] ~ sth
to be the most important or noticeable feature of something
(किसी चीज़ पर) छाया रहना, प्रमुख होना
- The election dominated the news for weeks.
- The fort dominates the whole town.
- Cricket dominates the sports pages of our newspapers.
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- Tall mountains dominate the view from the hotel window.
- Questions about the budget dominated the meeting.
Synonyms prevail over overshadow tower over
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dominate + noun
Dominate takes a direct object; it is not followed by over.
'Dominate' के बाद direct object आता है; इसके बाद over नहीं आता।
- Indian spinners dominated the match.
- One company dominates the local market.
be dominated by + sb / sth
The passive takes by for the controlling person or force.
Passive में नियंत्रण करने वाले व्यक्ति या शक्ति के लिए by आता है।
- The market is dominated by two firms.
- The meeting was dominated by the senior officers.
dominate (be most noticeable)
A building or feature that is much bigger than its surroundings dominates the view.
अपने आसपास से बहुत बड़ी इमारत या विशेषता दृश्य पर हावी रहती है।
- The Red Fort dominates the skyline of Old Delhi.
dominate / dominant / domination
Dominate is the verb, dominant the adjective and domination the noun.
'Dominate' verb है, 'dominant' adjective और 'domination' noun।
- Spin is the dominant feature of this pitch.
- Their domination of the sport lasted a decade.
dominating / dominant (adjectives)
Dominating describes a strong, controlling person or influence; dominant describes what is most powerful or important.
'Dominating' प्रभावी, नियंत्रण करने वाले व्यक्ति या प्रभाव को बताता है; 'dominant' सबसे शक्तिशाली या महत्वपूर्ण चीज़ को बताता है।
- She has a dominating personality.
- English is the dominant language of science.
+Collocations 4
dominate + noun
the marketthe conversationthe gamethe skylinethe news
- Floods dominated the news all week.
adverb + dominate
completelyeasilytotallyincreasinglyclearly
- India completely dominated the second half.
dominate + by
by menby one partyby big firmsby fear
- The committee is dominated by one party.
dominate + abstract noun
thoughtsdiscussionpoliticsheadlines
- Politics dominates the evening news.
“More examples 6
- A tall minaret dominates the old city.
एक ऊँची मीनार पुराने शहर पर हावी है।
- Radhika's ideas dominated the group discussion.
राधिका के विचार समूह-चर्चा पर छाए रहे।
- For many years, Indian women dominated the badminton courts.
कई वर्षों तक भारतीय महिलाओं ने बैडमिंटन कोर्ट पर वर्चस्व बनाए रखा।
- The village was dominated by a few rich landlords.
गाँव पर कुछ अमीर ज़मींदारों का प्रभुत्व था।
- Fear of failure should not dominate your life.
असफलता का डर आपके जीवन पर हावी नहीं होना चाहिए।
- Radhika felt that one student dominated the whole debate.
राधिका को लगा कि एक विद्यार्थी पूरी बहस पर हावी रहा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The Indian bowlers dominated over the match.
✓ The Indian bowlers dominated the match.
Dominate is transitive; no over.
'Dominate' सकर्मक है; over नहीं आता।
✗ Spinners are dominate on this pitch.
✓ Spinners are dominant on this pitch.
After are, use the adjective dominant.
'Are' के बाद adjective 'dominant' आता है।
✗ The market is dominated of two companies.
✓ The market is dominated by two companies.
The doer in a passive takes by.
Passive में कर्ता के साथ by आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dom·i·nate
?Which word?
dominant or domineering?
Dominant means most important or powerful: 'the dominant party'. Domineering means trying to control others in an unpleasant, bossy way: 'a domineering mother'. Domineering is always critical; dominant is neutral.
Dominant का अर्थ 'सबसे प्रमुख या शक्तिशाली' है, जैसे 'the dominant party'। Domineering का अर्थ 'दूसरों पर रोब जमाने वाला, हुक्म चलाने वाला' है, जैसे 'a domineering mother'। Domineering हमेशा आलोचना है; dominant तटस्थ है।
The dominant/domineering pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में dominant और domineering का अंतर पूछा जाता है।