down-to-earth
/ˌdaʊn tu ˈɜːθ/adjective
उच्चारण डाउन टु अर्थ
व्यावहारिक, सरल स्वभाव का, ज़मीन से जुड़ा हुआ
Core word
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approving
sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly
व्यावहारिक, सरल स्वभाव का, ज़मीन से जुड़ा हुआ
- Despite her fame, Radhika is very down-to-earth.
- He gave us some down-to-earth advice about money.
- Our principal is a down-to-earth man who talks to students as equals.
+ 2 more examples
- She gave a down-to-earth answer about how to prepare for exams.
- I like him because he is honest and down-to-earth.
Synonyms practical sensible realistic unpretentious grounded
Opposite pretentious arrogant impractical fanciful
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be down-to-earth (predicate adjective)
Sensible, practical and friendly. After be, it keeps its hyphens.
समझदार, व्यावहारिक और मिलनसार। 'Be' के बाद भी इसके hyphens रहते हैं।
- Our principal is very down-to-earth.
a down-to-earth + noun
Before a noun it describes a person, attitude or approach.
Noun से पहले यह व्यक्ति, दृष्टिकोण या तरीके का वर्णन करता है।
- She took a down-to-earth approach to the problem.
down-to-earth about + sth
Use about for the subject on which someone is practical.
जिस विषय पर कोई व्यावहारिक है उसके लिए 'about' आता है।
- He is down-to-earth about money.
down-to-earth vs realistic vs humble
Realistic stresses facing facts; humble stresses not being proud; down-to-earth combines both with a friendly manner.
Realistic तथ्यों का सामना करने पर बल देता है; humble अहंकार न होने पर; down-to-earth दोनों को मिलनसार ढंग से जोड़ता है।
- Despite her fame, the singer remained down-to-earth.
down-to-earth (compound adjective)
It is made of three words with two hyphens. It does not change form for gender or number.
यह तीन शब्दों से बना है और इसमें दो hyphens लगते हैं। यह लिंग या वचन के अनुसार नहीं बदलता।
- Both sisters are down-to-earth.
+Collocations 5
down-to-earth + noun
personapproachstyleattitudeadviceteacher
- Her down-to-earth advice helped the students.
adverb + down-to-earth
veryrefreshinglysurprisinglyremarkablyperfectly
- The minister was refreshingly down-to-earth.
verb + down-to-earth
remainstayseemsoundappearbe
- Even after the big win, he stayed down-to-earth.
down-to-earth + quality
honestfriendlypracticalsensiblesimple
- She is honest, friendly and down-to-earth.
down-to-earth + manner
down-to-earth humourdown-to-earth talkdown-to-earth advicedown-to-earth common sense
- The speaker's down-to-earth humour won the audience.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's mother is a down-to-earth woman who never wastes money.
राधिका की माँ एक व्यावहारिक महिला हैं जो कभी पैसे बर्बाद नहीं करतीं।
- The coach gave down-to-earth tips that every player could use.
कोच ने ऐसे व्यावहारिक सुझाव दिए जिन्हें हर खिलाड़ी उपयोग कर सकता था।
- He may be a famous doctor, but he is simple and down-to-earth.
वह भले प्रसिद्ध डॉक्टर हो, पर वह सरल और व्यावहारिक है।
- We need a down-to-earth plan, not big dreams without a budget.
हमें व्यावहारिक योजना चाहिए, बिना बजट के बड़े सपने नहीं।
- The village sarpanch speaks in a down-to-earth manner.
गाँव के सरपंच सहज और व्यावहारिक ढंग से बोलते हैं।
- The shopkeeper's down-to-earth manner makes every customer comfortable.
दुकानदार का सहज व्यवहार हर ग्राहक को सहज महसूस कराता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ A down-to-earth woman like her is difficult to find in these days.
✓ A down-to-earth woman like her is difficult to find these days.
These days is used without in.
'These days' बिना 'in' के प्रयुक्त होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
It is written with hyphens before a noun, as in a down-to-earth person, and often without them after a verb, as in she is very down to earth.
Noun से पहले इसे hyphen के साथ लिखते हैं, जैसे a down-to-earth person, और verb के बाद अक्सर बिना hyphen के, जैसे she is very down to earth।