extensive
/ɪkˈstensɪv/adjective
उच्चारण इक्स्टेन्सिव
विस्तृत, व्यापक, बड़े पैमाने का
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covering a large area; great in amount or range
विस्तृत, व्यापक, बड़े पैमाने का
- The storm caused extensive damage to crops.
- She has extensive knowledge of Indian history.
- extensive grounds around the palace
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- The museum has an extensive collection of old coins.
- Extensive repairs to the bridge will take six months.
- The team did extensive research before writing the report.
Synonyms wide broad comprehensive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
extensive + noun
Extensive describes things that are large in area or wide in range: damage, research, experience, coverage.
'Extensive' उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो क्षेत्र में बड़ी या दायरे में विस्तृत हों, जैसे damage, research, experience।
- The floods caused extensive damage to crops.
- She has extensive experience in teaching.
extensive + uncountable / plural noun
It is used with both uncountable nouns (research) and plural nouns (repairs, changes).
यह अगणनीय संज्ञाओं (research) और बहुवचन संज्ञाओं (repairs, changes) दोनों के साथ आता है।
- The report makes extensive changes to the syllabus.
extensive in / of scope or range
The noun scope or range often appears with extensive in formal writing.
औपचारिक लेखन में 'scope' या 'range' जैसे शब्द प्रायः 'extensive' के साथ आते हैं।
- The library has an extensive range of reference books.
extensively (adverb)
The adverb extensively shows to a large degree: travel extensively, use extensively.
Adverb 'extensively' बड़ी मात्रा या सीमा को दर्शाता है, जैसे travel extensively, use extensively।
- Radhika has travelled extensively across India.
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extensive + noun
damageresearchexperiencenetworkknowledgecoverage
- The airline has an extensive network of routes in India.
extensive + noun (changes)
repairsreformsrenovationtestingconsultationuse
- The old hall needs extensive repairs.
adverb + extensive
verymostfairlysurprisinglytruly
- The government's plan is surprisingly extensive.
verb + extensively
travelreadwritepublishuseresearch
- The professor has published extensively on Indian history.
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- The cyclone caused extensive damage along the coast.
चक्रवात ने तट के किनारे व्यापक क्षति पहुँचाई।
- He has extensive knowledge of Indian history.
उसे भारतीय इतिहास का व्यापक ज्ञान है।
- The police conducted an extensive search for the missing child.
पुलिस ने लापता बच्चे की व्यापक तलाश की।
- Radhika made extensive notes during the lecture.
राधिका ने व्याख्यान के दौरान विस्तृत नोट्स बनाए।
- The park has extensive lawns where children play cricket.
उद्यान में विशाल लॉन हैं जहाँ बच्चे क्रिकेट खेलते हैं।
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✗ He travelled extensive in the north.
✓ He travelled extensively in the north.
A verb is modified by an adverb. Use extensively, not the adjective extensive.
क्रिया की विशेषता बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए; यहाँ 'extensively' आएगा, adjective 'extensive' नहीं।
✗ The report has extensive informations.
✓ The report has extensive information.
Information is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Information' अगणनीय है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ The extensive hotel charged us a lot.
✓ The expensive hotel charged us a lot.
Extensive means large in area or range. Expensive means costing a lot. They are look-alike words.
'Extensive' का अर्थ विस्तृत है और 'expensive' का अर्थ महँगा। दोनों दिखने में मिलते-जुलते शब्द हैं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ex·ten·sive
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extensive or intensive?
Extensive means covering a wide area or range: 'extensive reading' (reading many books). Intensive means concentrated and thorough in a small area or time: 'intensive reading' (studying one text closely), 'an intensive course'.
Extensive का अर्थ 'व्यापक, बड़े दायरे का' है, जैसे 'extensive reading' (बहुत सी किताबें पढ़ना)। Intensive का अर्थ 'सघन, गहन' है, जैसे 'intensive reading' (एक पाठ को गहराई से पढ़ना), 'an intensive course'।
The extensive/intensive pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में extensive और intensive का अंतर पूछा जाता है।