glory
/ˈɡlɔːri/noun
उच्चारण ग्लॉरी
गौरव, यश, कीर्ति
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fame, praise and honour that you win by doing something great
गौरव, यश, कीर्ति
- He won glory for his country at the Olympics.
- a moment of glory
- The team returned home covered in glory after winning the cup.
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- She did not want glory, only a chance to serve.
- The soldiers earned glory for their courage in the battle.
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great beauty or magnificence
शोभा, भव्यता, वैभव
- the glory of the sunrise over the Himalayas
- The old palace has been restored to its former glory.
- Tourists gather to see the glory of the Taj Mahal at dawn.
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- The garden was in all its glory in the spring.
- Autumn in Kashmir is a glory of red and gold.
Synonyms splendour magnificence grandeur
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[I] ~ in sth
to take great pleasure or pride in something
(किसी बात पर) गर्व करना, आनंद लेना
- The team gloried in its first victory.
- The villagers gloried in the success of their daughter.
- He gloried in the cheers of the crowd.
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- The children gloried in their freedom during the summer holidays.
- She gloried in her new role as head girl.
Synonyms revel in delight in exult in
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glory (uncountable)
Fame and honour won by achievement: the glory of victory.
उपलब्धि से मिली प्रसिद्धि और सम्मान, जैसे the glory of victory।
- The team returned home covered in glory.
glory in + noun
As a verb, glory in means to take great pleasure or pride in something.
क्रिया के रूप में 'glory in' का अर्थ किसी बात पर बहुत गर्व या आनंद अनुभव करना है।
- He gloried in his daughter's success.
the glories of + noun
In the plural, glories means the splendid, admired things of a place or time.
बहुवचन में 'glories' का अर्थ किसी स्थान या समय की शानदार, प्रशंसित बातें है।
- The tour showed the glories of Rajasthan.
in all its glory / glory days
'In all its glory' means in its most splendid state. 'Glory days' are the best years of the past.
'In all its glory' का अर्थ पूरी शान में है; 'glory days' अतीत के सर्वश्रेष्ठ वर्ष हैं।
- The Taj Mahal looked magnificent in all its glory.
glorious (adjective) / glorify (verb)
The adjective glorious means splendid or deserving praise; the verb glorify means to make something seem better than it is, or to praise it.
Adjective 'glorious' का अर्थ शानदार या प्रशंसा योग्य है; क्रिया 'glorify' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को वास्तविकता से बेहतर दिखाना या उसकी प्रशंसा करना है।
- It was a glorious victory.
- The film glorifies war.
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adjective + glory
nationalpastformereternalmilitaryreflected
- Old photographs recall the former glory of the palace.
verb + glory
winbringshareseekrestorebask in
- The players brought glory to the country.
glory + of
glory of victoryglory of the pastglory of the sunsetglory of Godglory of sport
- They talked of the glory of the old days.
glory + noun
dayshunterholeroadstory
- He is a glory hunter who joins only winning teams.
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- Neeraj Chopra won glory for India at the Olympics.
नीरज चोपड़ा ने ओलंपिक में भारत को गौरव दिलाया।
- The old fort has lost its former glory.
पुराने किले ने अपना पूर्व गौरव खो दिया है।
- Radhika shared the glory with her coach.
राधिका ने गौरव अपने प्रशिक्षक के साथ बाँटा।
- The mountains stood in all their glory at sunrise.
सूर्योदय के समय पर्वत अपनी पूरी शोभा में खड़े थे।
- He gloried in the praise of his teachers.
वह अपने शिक्षकों की प्रशंसा पर गर्व करता रहा।
- The poet sang of the glory of the Himalayas at dawn.
कवि ने भोर में हिमालय की शोभा का गान किया।
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✗ The glories of winning is sweet.
✓ The glory of winning is sweet.
Use singular uncountable glory for the general feeling.
सामान्य भाव के लिए singular अगणनीय 'glory' आता है।
✗ He glories about his wealth.
✓ He glories in his wealth.
The verb takes 'in', not 'about'.
यह क्रिया 'in' के साथ आती है, 'about' के साथ नहीं।
✗ The team brought a glory to the school.
✓ The team brought glory to the school.
Do not use 'a' with the uncountable glory.
अगणनीय 'glory' के साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 1
bask in reflected glory
to enjoy praise for something that was really done by somebody else
दूसरे की सफलता का श्रेय खुद लेना
- The coach basked in the reflected glory of his student's medal.
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glo·ry
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bask in reflected glory, go to glory.
Idioms: bask in reflected glory (दूसरे की सफलता से मिली शोहरत का आनंद लेना), go to glory (मर जाना या ख़त्म हो जाना)।