generous
/ˈdʒenərəs/adjective
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उदार, दानी
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~ (with sth) | ~ (to sb)
giving or willing to give freely; giving more than is usual or expected
उदार, दानी
- She is generous with her time.
- a generous donation
- He is generous to the poor and gives food to anyone who asks.
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- The company made a generous offer to its staff.
- Radhika was generous with her notes and shared them with the whole group.
Synonyms liberal charitable
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larger than usual
(मात्रा में) भरपूर, बड़ा
- a generous helping of rice
- She served each of us a generous portion of hot halwa.
- The cook gave us a generous serving of kheer.
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- She left a generous tip for the waiter.
- A generous amount of butter was spread on the paratha.
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kind in the way you treat people
दयालु, बड़े दिल वाला
- It was generous of him to forgive her.
- The old teacher was generous with his time and helped weak students after class.
- It was generous of Radhika to share her prize money with the team.
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- Her generous nature made her popular with everyone.
- He gave a generous smile and forgave the little boy.
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generous to sb
Generous to a person describes kindness or open-handedness in the way you treat them.
'Generous to' किसी व्यक्ति के प्रति दयालुता या खुले हाथ से देने की प्रवृत्ति बताता है।
- Radhika is generous to her juniors.
generous with sth
Generous with a thing means giving a lot of it freely, such as time, money or praise.
'Generous with' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु, जैसे समय, धन या प्रशंसा, को खुलकर देना है।
- He is generous with his time and money.
it is generous of sb to do sth
Use this structure to praise an act of kindness. The person comes after of.
किसी दयालु कार्य की प्रशंसा करने के लिए इस संरचना का प्रयोग होता है; व्यक्ति 'of' के बाद आता है।
- It was generous of you to lend me your notes.
generous (of size or amount)
For portions, margins and offers, generous means larger than usual or expected, with no idea of kindness.
भोजन, margin और प्रस्ताव के लिए 'generous' का अर्थ सामान्य या अपेक्षित से बड़ा है; इसमें दया का भाव आवश्यक नहीं।
- The examiner left a generous margin on the answer sheet.
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generous + noun
donationgiftofferportionhelpingsalary
- He made a generous donation to the school.
दान, उपहार और मात्रा के लिए 'generous' का प्रयोग होता है।
adverb + generous
veryextremelyoverlyunusuallyrather
- She is extremely generous to guests.
generous + to a fault
generous to a faulttoo generousever generousalways generous
- My uncle is generous to a fault.
verb + generous
befeelproveseemact
- The villagers proved generous after the flood.
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- The farmer gave us a generous helping of rice.
किसान ने हमें चावल की एक उदार मात्रा परोसी।
- A generous scholarship helped him study abroad.
एक उदार छात्रवृत्ति ने उसे विदेश में पढ़ने में सहायता दी।
- The shop offers generous discounts at Diwali.
दुकान दीवाली पर भारी छूट देती है।
- That is a generous estimate, not a strict one.
यह एक उदार अनुमान है, कठोर नहीं।
- She was generous in her praise of the new teacher.
उसने नए शिक्षक की प्रशंसा खुले मन से की।
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✗ He is generous in his friends.
✓ He is generous to his friends.
The receiver of kindness takes the preposition to, not in.
उदारता पाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए preposition 'to' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ She is a generosity woman.
✓ She is a generous woman.
Before a noun we need the adjective generous, not the noun generosity.
संज्ञा से पहले adjective 'generous' चाहिए, noun 'generosity' नहीं।
✗ He is very generous person.
✓ He is a very generous person.
A singular countable noun like person needs the article a after the adjective phrase begins.
Person जैसी singular गणनीय संज्ञा से पहले article 'a' आवश्यक है।
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Generous, kind and charitable all suggest goodness towards others, but differ in what they stress.
Generous, kind और charitable दूसरों के प्रति भलाई बताते हैं, पर बल अलग-अलग चीज़ों पर देते हैं।
Willing to help the poor; also fair in judging others.
ग़रीबों की सहायता को तत्पर; दूसरों का मूल्यांकन उदारता से करने वाला भी।
- A charitable trust runs the school.
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✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who gives freely to charity is a philanthropist.
'दान देने वाला व्यक्ति' के लिए philanthropist पूछा जाता है।