girlfriend
/ˈɡɜːlfrend/noun
उच्चारण गर्ल्फ़्रेन्ड
प्रेमिका; सहेली
Core word
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a girl or woman that somebody has a romantic relationship with; a woman's female friend
प्रेमिका; सहेली
- his girlfriend
- Radhika went shopping with her girlfriend before the festival.
- He introduced his girlfriend to his parents.
+ 2 more examples
- She is meeting her girlfriends for lunch on Saturday.
- My sister and her girlfriend watched a film at the mall.
Synonyms partner sweetheart
Opposite boyfriend
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
sb's girlfriend
Use a possessive to show whose girlfriend it is; the word means a woman or girl in a romantic relationship, and it is informal.
किसकी girlfriend है यह बताने के लिए possessive लगता है; यह शब्द प्रेम-संबंध वाली लड़की या महिला के लिए है और informal है।
- Rohan introduced his girlfriend to his parents.
- My brother's girlfriend works in a bank.
have a girlfriend
Use have to say that a person is in a relationship; it is not used with the verb make.
किसी के संबंध में होने की बात कहने के लिए 'have' का प्रयोग होता है, 'make' का नहीं।
- Does he have a girlfriend?
- He doesn't have a girlfriend yet.
girlfriend (a female friend, US usage)
In American speech, women sometimes call a close female friend a girlfriend; in India this is read as a romantic partner unless the context is clear.
अमेरिकी बोलचाल में महिलाएँ कभी-कभी करीबी महिला मित्र को girlfriend कहती हैं; भारत में संदर्भ स्पष्ट न हो तो इसे प्रेमिका समझा जाता है।
- She went out with her girlfriends for dinner.
girlfriend + noun
It can modify another noun in compounds like girlfriend experience, but this is rare in formal writing.
यह दूसरे noun के साथ compound बनाता है, पर औपचारिक लेखन में यह दुर्लभ है।
- She wrote about girlfriend troubles in her diary.
girlfriend vs girl friend
A girlfriend is a romantic partner, written as one word; a girl friend (two words) means a friend who is a girl.
Girlfriend (एक शब्द) प्रेमिका है; 'girl friend' (दो शब्द) का अर्थ वह सहेली है जो लड़की है।
- Radhika went shopping with her girl friend from school.
+Collocations 4
adjective + girlfriend
newformerlong-termjealoussupportive
- His former girlfriend came to the wedding.
verb + girlfriend
havemeetbreak up withintroducetext
- He decided to break up with his girlfriend after the exam results.
girlfriend + noun
giftproblembirthday
- He bought a gift for his girlfriend's birthday.
boyfriend and girlfriend
boyfriend and girlfriendwife or girlfriendgirlfriend or partner
- The form asks if you are married or have a partner.
“More examples 6
- Arjun and his girlfriend watched a film on Sunday.
अर्जुन और उसकी girlfriend ने रविवार को फ़िल्म देखी।
- She has been his girlfriend for two years.
वह दो साल से उसकी girlfriend है।
- The actor refused to talk about his girlfriend in the interview.
अभिनेता ने इंटरव्यू में अपनी girlfriend के बारे में बात करने से मना कर दिया।
- His girlfriend helped him prepare for the banking exam.
उसकी girlfriend ने बैंकिंग परीक्षा की तैयारी में उसकी मदद की।
- Is she your girlfriend or just a friend?
क्या वह आपकी girlfriend है या सिर्फ़ एक मित्र?
- The principal advised the students not to let a girlfriend or boyfriend distract them before the exam.
प्राचार्य ने विद्यार्थियों को सलाह दी कि परीक्षा से पहले किसी girlfriend या boyfriend के कारण ध्यान न भटकाएँ।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He made a girlfriend in college.
✓ He got a girlfriend in college.
A romantic partner is not 'made'; use get, find or have.
प्रेमी या प्रेमिका के लिए 'make' नहीं लगता; get, find या have प्रयोग करें।
✗ She is girl friend of my cousin.
✓ She is my cousin's girlfriend.
Write the word as one, and use a possessive instead of 'of' here.
शब्द को एक साथ लिखें, और यहाँ 'of' की जगह possessive का प्रयोग करें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Gender pair: girlfriend and boyfriend.
लिंग जोड़ी: girlfriend और boyfriend।