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fantastic

/fænˈtæstɪk/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ैन्टैस्टिक

शानदार, बहुत बढ़िया

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adjective
  1. 1

    informal

    extremely good; excellent

    शानदार, बहुत बढ़िया

    • You scored 90? That is fantastic!
    • a fantastic view of the valley
    • We had a fantastic holiday in Kerala.
    + 2 more examples
    • It was a fantastic goal in the last minute.
    • Thank you for your help, you've been fantastic.

    Synonyms wonderful marvellous superb

    Opposite terrible awful dreadful

  2. 2

    strange and showing a lot of imagination; impossible to believe

    विचित्र और कल्पनापूर्ण; अविश्वसनीय

    • fantastic creatures from old legends
    • a fantastic tale of hidden treasure
    • The old stories are full of fantastic creatures.
    + 2 more examples
    • He told a fantastic tale of a hidden city under the sea.
    • It sounds fantastic, but the explanation is quite simple.

    Synonyms fanciful imaginary far-fetched

    Opposite realistic ordinary

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fantastic + noun

Informal, very positive: fantastic news, a fantastic performance. It shows strong admiration.

अनौपचारिक और अत्यंत सकारात्मक प्रयोग, जैसे fantastic news, a fantastic performance; इसमें गहरी प्रशंसा का भाव होता है।

  • Radhika gave a fantastic speech at the annual day.

be fantastic at / in / for

Use 'at' for a skill, 'in' for a role or field, and 'for' for a purpose or a person.

कौशल के लिए 'at', भूमिका या क्षेत्र के लिए 'in', और उद्देश्य या व्यक्ति के लिए 'for' आता है।

  • He is fantastic at mental arithmetic.
  • This app is fantastic for revising vocabulary.

fantastic (of a story, idea or amount)

In a stricter sense it means strange, unbelievable or exaggerated: fantastic tales, fantastic sums of money.

कठोर अर्थ में यह अजीब, अविश्वसनीय या अतिरंजित का भाव देता है, जैसे fantastic tales, fantastic sums of money।

  • The grandmother told fantastic tales of flying horses.

It's fantastic that / to + verb

Use a that-clause or to-infinitive to give the reason for your delight.

प्रसन्नता का कारण बताने के लिए that-clause या to-infinitive प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • It's fantastic that you cleared the interview.
  • It was fantastic to meet my old teacher.
+Collocations 4

fantastic + noun

newsopportunityviewidearesultatmosphere

  • The hill station offers a fantastic view of the valley.

adverb + fantastic

absolutelyreallysimplytrulyquite

  • The tiger safari was absolutely fantastic.

fantastic + noun (unreal)

storytalecreaturedreamschemesums

  • He made fantastic promises that nobody could believe.

verb + fantastic

looksoundfeeltastebe

  • That plan sounds fantastic.
“More examples 5
  • The Indian team put up a fantastic show in the final.

भारतीय टीम ने फ़ाइनल में शानदार प्रदर्शन किया।

  • You have done a fantastic job on the project, Radhika.

राधिका, तुमने इस project में शानदार काम किया है।

  • The food at the wedding was fantastic.

विवाह में खाना बहुत ही बढ़िया था।

  • The villagers believed fantastic stories about the old well.

गाँव वाले पुराने कुएँ के बारे में अजीबोगरीब कहानियों पर विश्वास करते थे।

  • Fantastic! We have won the first prize.

शानदार! हमने पहला पुरस्कार जीत लिया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The scenery was too fantastic.

✓ The scenery was absolutely fantastic.

'Too' means more than is wanted or allowed. To strengthen a praise word, use absolutely or really.

'Too' का अर्थ आवश्यकता से अधिक होता है; प्रशंसा को प्रबल बनाने के लिए absolutely या really लगाएँ।

✗ He is fantastic in cooking.

✓ He is fantastic at cooking.

For ability in an activity, use 'at'.

किसी गतिविधि की योग्यता के लिए 'at' आता है।

✗ It was a fantastic news.

✓ It was fantastic news.

News is uncountable, so it takes no 'a'.

'News' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।

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