first-rate
/ˌfɜːst ˈreɪt/adjective
उच्चारण फ़र्स्ट रेट
उत्कृष्ट, उच्च कोटि का, सर्वोत्तम
Core word
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excellent; of the best kind
उत्कृष्ट, उच्च कोटि का, सर्वोत्तम
- She is a first-rate teacher.
- The food at the wedding was first-rate.
- He is a first-rate doctor with years of experience.
+ 2 more examples
- The hotel gave us first-rate service.
- It was a first-rate performance by the young actor.
Synonyms excellent first-class superb top-notch
Opposite second-rate third-rate mediocre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
first-rate (adjective), before a noun
It means excellent and is written with a hyphen before a noun.
इसका अर्थ उत्कृष्ट है और noun से पहले इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- She is a first-rate teacher.
- The hospital offers first-rate care.
be first-rate (predicative)
It can also come after be, as in the performance was first-rate.
यह 'be' के बाद भी आ सकता है, जैसे 'the performance was first-rate'।
- The acting in the film was first-rate.
first-rate vs first-class
Both mean excellent; first-rate is about quality, while first-class can also mean a travel class.
दोनों का अर्थ उत्कृष्ट है; 'first-rate' गुणवत्ता के बारे में है, जबकि 'first-class' यात्रा की श्रेणी भी हो सकता है।
- It was a first-rate meal served in a first-class cabin.
not first-rate
A negative form is used to say that something is only average or poor.
किसी चीज़ को औसत या कमज़ोर बताने के लिए नकारात्मक रूप का प्रयोग होता है।
- The food was good but not first-rate.
+Collocations 4
first-rate + noun
schooldoctorperformanceideaplayereducation
- The village now has a first-rate school.
adverb + first-rate
absolutelytrulysimplyreallyquite
- The service at the hotel was absolutely first-rate.
verb + first-rate
beseemlooksoundprove
- Her plan sounds first-rate to me.
first-rate + abstract noun
qualityserviceworkskilladvice
- The tailor does first-rate work.
“More examples 6
- The surgeon did a first-rate job on the difficult operation.
सर्जन ने इस कठिन ऑपरेशन में उत्कृष्ट काम किया।
- Radhika received first-rate training in public speaking at school.
राधिका को स्कूल में सार्वजनिक भाषण का उत्कृष्ट प्रशिक्षण मिला।
- The team's bowling was first-rate in the final.
फ़ाइनल में टीम की गेंदबाज़ी उत्कृष्ट रही।
- He is a first-rate writer of short stories.
वह लघु कहानियों का उत्कृष्ट लेखक है।
- The museum has a first-rate collection of coins.
संग्रहालय में सिक्कों का उत्कृष्ट संग्रह है।
- The ideas in her essay were first-rate.
उसके निबंध के विचार उत्कृष्ट थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is a first rate singer.
✓ She is a first-rate singer.
A compound adjective before a noun takes a hyphen.
Noun से पहले आने वाले संयुक्त adjective में hyphen लगता है।
✗ She is a first-rate in singing.
✓ She is first-rate at singing.
As a predicate adjective, first-rate is followed by at, with no article.
Predicate adjective के रूप में 'first-rate' के बाद 'at' आता है और article नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three describe excellent quality, but they differ in whether they fit exams, travel or people.
तीनों उत्कृष्ट गुणवत्ता बताते हैं, पर परीक्षा, यात्रा या व्यक्तियों के संदर्भ में इनका प्रयोग अलग है।
Excellent in quality; used for work, people and services.
गुणवत्ता में उत्कृष्ट; काम, लोगों और सेवाओं के लिए।
- It was a first-rate performance.
Excellent, but also names the best travel class or a top degree.
उत्कृष्ट, पर यह यात्रा की सर्वोत्तम श्रेणी या शीर्ष डिग्री भी बताता है।
- He travelled first-class.
A general word of praise, not tied to any ranking system.
प्रशंसा का सामान्य शब्द, जो किसी श्रेणी-व्यवस्था से जुड़ा नहीं है।
- The weather was excellent.