giant
/ˈdʒaɪənt/noun
उच्चारण जायन्ट
दानव, दैत्य
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[C]
(in stories) a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid
दानव, दैत्य
- the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk
- In the fairy tale, the giant was gentle and helped the villagers build a bridge.
- The giant in the story was friendly to the little girl.
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- Children listened with wide eyes to the tale of the giant.
- The giant carried the whole village on his back in the cartoon.
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[C]
a very large and powerful organization; a person who is very good at something
दिग्गज, महारथी
- an oil giant
- a literary giant like Tagore
- Infosys is a giant of the Indian IT industry.
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- Sachin Tendulkar is a giant of world cricket.
- The tech giant announced a new phone.
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[only before noun]
very large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are
विशालकाय, बहुत बड़ा
- a giant wheel at the fair
- a giant step forward
- A giant wave crashed on the shore.
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- They put up a giant screen for the cricket final.
- The giant tree took ten men to cut.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
giant (noun) + of + field
Use giant of to say a person or company is outstanding in a field.
किसी क्षेत्र में असाधारण व्यक्ति या कंपनी बताने के लिए 'giant of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Tendulkar is a giant of Indian cricket.
- Tata is a giant of Indian industry.
giant + noun (adjective use)
As an adjective giant sits before the noun and has no comparative form; do not say 'more giant'.
Adjective के रूप में 'giant' संज्ञा से पहले आता है और इसकी comparative form नहीं बनती; 'more giant' नहीं लिखा जाता।
- The festival ended with a giant bonfire.
- A giant wave hit the fishing boat.
giant-sized / giant step / giant leap
These are fixed expressions for something very large or very important, often used about progress.
ये स्थिर अभिव्यक्तियाँ हैं जो किसी बहुत बड़ी या बहुत महत्वपूर्ण चीज़, विशेषकर प्रगति, के लिए आती हैं।
- The mission was a giant leap for Indian science.
giant + plural noun: giants
The plural is giants and is used for several outstanding people or firms.
इसका plural 'giants' है, जो कई असाधारण व्यक्तियों या कंपनियों के लिए आता है।
- Technology giants have opened offices in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
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adjective + giant
gentlesleepingcorporateliteraryindustrialtechnology
- The bank is a corporate giant with branches in every district.
giant + noun
pandasquidscreenstepleaptortoise
- The giant screen showed the match to the whole crowd.
verb + giant
defeatfacechallengebecometopple
- A small team defeated the giants of the league.
giant of + noun
giant of literaturegiant of industrygiant of the screengiant of science
- Premchand remains a giant of Hindi literature.
“More examples 5
- In the story, the giant carried the whole village on his shoulders.
कहानी में दैत्य पूरे गाँव को अपने कंधों पर उठा लेता है।
- The giant tortoise can live for more than a hundred years.
विशाल कछुआ सौ वर्ष से अधिक जीवित रह सकता है।
- Dr Kalam was a giant among scientists, yet he stayed humble.
डॉ. कलाम वैज्ञानिकों में महान थे, फिर भी वे विनम्र बने रहे।
- Radhika's team was a small start-up fighting the giants of the industry.
राधिका की टीम एक छोटी start-up थी जो उद्योग की दिग्गज कंपनियों से लड़ रही थी।
- A giant mango tree stood at the edge of our field.
हमारे खेत के किनारे आम का एक विशाल पेड़ खड़ा था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is one of the giant of Indian cricket.
✓ He is one of the giants of Indian cricket.
One of the is followed by a plural noun.
'One of the' के बाद plural noun आता है।
✗ Gulliver reached a land of giant.
✓ Gulliver reached a land of giants.
The noun giant needs the plural giants after a land of.
'A land of' के बाद plural noun 'giants' चाहिए।
✗ Kohli is a giant in the cricket.
✓ Kohli is a giant of cricket.
No article is used before the name of a sport, and giant of is the usual phrase.
खेल के नाम से पहले article नहीं लगता, और 'giant of' सामान्य प्रयोग है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
gi·ant
?Which word?
Keep the very-big words together: giant, gigantic, colossal, enormous, mammoth, gargantuan, titanic.
बहुत बड़े के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: giant, gigantic, colossal, enormous, mammoth, gargantuan, titanic।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A corporate giant, a gentle giant (a big but kind person), giant strides (great progress).
Collocations: a corporate giant, a gentle giant (बड़ा पर दयालु व्यक्ति), giant strides (बड़ी प्रगति)।