extreme
/ɪkˈstriːm/adjective
उच्चारण इक्स्ट्रीम
अत्यधिक, बहुत ज़्यादा, चरम
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[usually before noun]
very great in degree
अत्यधिक, बहुत ज़्यादा, चरम
- The desert has extreme heat by day and extreme cold at night.
- a matter of extreme importance
- The village was cut off by extreme weather.
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- The climbers faced extreme cold on the summit.
- Extreme care is needed when you handle chemicals.
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(of opinions or behaviour) far from what most people consider normal or reasonable
चरमपंथी, हद से बाहर, अतिवादी
- extreme political views
- Her diet is too extreme to be healthy.
- His extreme opinions made it hard to work with him.
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- The extreme measures taken by the police were criticised.
- Radhika dislikes extreme diets that are not healthy.
Synonyms radical drastic excessive
Opposite moderate reasonable
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[only before noun]
as far as possible from the centre or the beginning
सबसे दूर का, सिरे पर स्थित
- the extreme north of the country
- the extreme left of the picture
- He sat at the extreme end of the bench.
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- The farm lies in the extreme south of the district.
- They lived in the extreme corner of the building.
Synonyms farthest outermost
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a feeling, situation or way of behaving that is as different as possible from another; the greatest degree of something
चरम सीमा, अति, पराकाष्ठा
- extremes of heat and cold
- She goes from one extreme to the other.
- The weather in the desert goes to extremes.
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- Between joy and sorrow lie many extremes of feeling.
- The two leaders stood at opposite extremes of the debate.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
extreme + noun
Describes the greatest degree of something.
किसी चीज़ की सर्वाधिक सीमा बताने के लिए noun से पहले आता है।
- Extreme heat hit Rajasthan in May.
go to extremes / in the extreme
Fixed uses of the noun and the postposed adjective.
Noun और बाद में आने वाले adjective के निश्चित प्रयोग।
- Don't go to extremes in dieting.
- His behaviour was rude in the extreme.
extremely + adjective
The adverb extremely means very much.
Adverb 'extremely' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक है।
- The paper was extremely difficult.
extreme (adj) - extremely (adv) - extremist (n) - extremism (n)
Extremist is a person with extreme political or religious views.
'Extremist' उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जिसके राजनीतिक या धार्मिक विचार चरम हों।
- The government acted against extremist groups.
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extreme + noun
weatherpovertysportcasemeasure
- Extreme weather damaged the standing crops.
to the extreme
takencarriedpushed
- Her patience was pushed to the extreme.
adjective + extreme
oppositefarother
- He is shy, but his brother is the other extreme.
extreme + noun (conditions)
coldpressuredangercautiontemperature
- Handle the chemicals with extreme caution.
extreme + feeling
angerjoyfeardisappointmentpain
- She felt extreme joy when the result came.
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- Ladakh has extreme cold in winter.
लद्दाख में सर्दियों में अत्यधिक ठंड पड़ती है।
- The two leaders hold extreme views on the issue.
दोनों नेता इस मुद्दे पर चरम विचार रखते हैं।
- Only in extreme cases is the fee waived.
फ़ीस केवल अत्यंत विशेष मामलों में माफ़ की जाती है।
- She lives at the extreme end of the lane.
वह गली के सबसे दूर के सिरे पर रहती है।
- The climbers faced extreme conditions near the summit.
पर्वतारोहियों को शिखर के निकट अत्यंत कठिन परिस्थितियों का सामना करना पड़ा।
- Going from one extreme to the other rarely works.
एक छोर से दूसरे छोर पर चले जाना शायद ही कभी काम करता है।
- He took extreme care while carrying the glass idol.
काँच की मूर्ति ले जाते समय उसने अत्यधिक सावधानी बरती।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ It was an extremely heat.
✓ It was extreme heat.
Extremely is an adverb; before a noun use extreme.
'Extremely' adverb है; noun से पहले 'extreme' लिखें।
✗ It is most extreme of all.
✓ It is the most extreme of all.
A superlative needs the.
Superlative से पहले 'the' लगता है।
✗ It is the extremest case I have seen.
✓ It is the most extreme case I have seen.
Extreme takes more and most for comparison.
'Extreme' की तुलना 'more' और 'most' से होती है।
✗ The weather was extreme hot.
✓ The weather was extremely hot.
An adverb is needed before the adjective hot.
Adjective 'hot' से पहले adverb 'extremely' चाहिए, adjective नहीं।
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¶Idioms 2
go to extremes
to act in a way that is far beyond what is normal or reasonable
अति कर देना, हद पार कर जाना
- He goes to extremes when he diets, eating almost nothing.
in the extreme
to a very great degree
अत्यधिक रूप से, हद दर्जे का
- The decision was unfair in the extreme.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ex·treme
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go to extremes, in the extreme.
Idioms: go to extremes (किसी बात में हद से ज़्यादा चले जाना), in the extreme (बेहद, अत्यधिक)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person with extreme political or religious views is an extremist.
'चरम राजनीतिक या धार्मिक विचारों वाला' extremist कहलाता है।