eye-opening
/ˈaɪ əʊpənɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण आइ ओपनिंग
आँखें खोल देने वाला, नई सच्चाई दिखाने वाला
Core word
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surprising and showing you something new or unexpected that you did not know before
आँखें खोल देने वाला, नई सच्चाई दिखाने वाला
- Visiting the flood-hit villages was an eye-opening experience for the students.
- The report makes eye-opening reading.
- Her first trip abroad was an eye-opening experience.
+ 2 more examples
- The documentary offers an eye-opening look at life in a coal mine.
- It was eye-opening to see how much food the canteen wasted.
Synonyms revealing illuminating enlightening
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
an eye-opening + noun
Eye-opening is an adjective before a noun. It describes an experience that shows you something surprising or new.
'Eye-opening' संज्ञा से पहले आने वाला adjective है। यह ऐसे अनुभव को बताता है जो कोई चौंकाने वाली या नई बात दिखाता है।
- The trip was an eye-opening experience.
- It was an eye-opening book on poverty.
be eye-opening
After be, it is commonly modified by words such as truly, really or quite.
Be verb के बाद इसके साथ truly, really या quite जैसे शब्द आम हैं।
- The documentary was truly eye-opening.
- Her visit to the village was quite eye-opening.
eye-opening for/to somebody
Use for or to when you name the person who learned something.
जिसने कुछ सीखा उसका नाम लेने पर for या to का प्रयोग होता है।
- The class trip was eye-opening for many students.
- The report proved eye-opening to the committee.
an eye-opener (noun)
The noun eye-opener means a surprising experience or fact that makes you understand something.
Noun 'eye-opener' वह चौंकाने वाला अनुभव या तथ्य है जिससे कोई बात समझ आती है।
- The first week in the hostel was an eye-opener.
eye-opening vs. eye-opener
Eye-opening is an adjective; eye-opener is a noun. Do not use them in each other's place.
'Eye-opening' adjective है और 'eye-opener' noun; दोनों एक-दूसरे की जगह प्रयोग नहीं होते।
- It was an eye-opening visit, a real eye-opener.
+Collocations 5
eye-opening + noun
experiencetripdocumentaryreporttalkread
- The report was an eye-opening look at rural schools.
adverb + eye-opening
trulyreallyquitegenuinelyhighlydeeply
- The lecture was truly eye-opening.
verb + eye-opening
find itprovebeturn outmake
- Many students found the visit eye-opening.
eye-opening + person/time
journeyyearlessondiscoverystory
- Her year abroad was an eye-opening lesson in independence.
eye-opening + subject words
statisticsfiguresrevelationinsightaccount
- The figures gave an eye-opening insight into water use.
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- Radhika found the volunteer camp eye-opening.
राधिका को स्वयंसेवी शिविर आँखें खोलने वाला लगा।
- The survey gave an eye-opening picture of how little sleep students get.
सर्वेक्षण ने दिखाया कि विद्यार्थियों को कितनी कम नींद मिलती है, जो चौंकाने वाला था।
- A day at the farm was eye-opening for the city children.
खेत पर एक दिन शहरी बच्चों के लिए आँखें खोलने वाला रहा।
- It was an eye-opening talk about climate change.
यह जलवायु परिवर्तन पर आँखें खोलने वाली वार्ता थी।
- The interview was eye-opening because it showed the real cost of studying abroad.
साक्षात्कार चौंकाने वाला था क्योंकि उसमें विदेश में पढ़ाई की असली कीमत दिखी।
- Radhika's first trek in the hills was an eye-opening adventure.
पहाड़ों में राधिका की पहली ट्रेकिंग आँखें खोलने वाला रोमांच थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The documentary was an eye-opening for me.
✓ The documentary was eye-opening for me.
Eye-opening is an adjective; do not put an article before it when no noun follows.
'Eye-opening' adjective है; यदि उसके बाद संज्ञा न हो तो उससे पहले article नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
revealing illuminating enlightening
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the noun is eye-opener, as in 'The trip was a real eye-opener for me'.
Usage: इसका noun eye-opener है, जैसे 'The trip was a real eye-opener for me'।