grand
/ɡrænd/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रैन्ड
भव्य, विशाल, शानदार
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impressive and large or important
भव्य, विशाल, शानदार
- The wedding was held in a grand old haveli.
- grand plans for a new university
- They live in a grand house on a hill.
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- The festival ended with a grand procession through the city.
- The hall looked grand with hundreds of lamps.
Synonyms magnificent splendid imposing
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disapproving
behaving as if you are more important than other people
बड़प्पन दिखाने वाला, नखरेबाज़
- She is too grand to travel by bus.
- He puts on grand airs but comes from a simple family.
- Don't be so grand; you were poor once too.
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- She has grown rather grand since she moved to Mumbai.
- He speaks in a grand way to impress people.
Synonyms pompous haughty lofty
Opposite humble unassuming
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[only before noun]
(of a total) including everything
कुल, पूर्ण (योग)
- The grand total came to ten thousand rupees.
- The grand total of the donations reached two lakh rupees.
- The grand total of marks was out of six hundred.
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- What is the grand total after tax?
- The grand total for the repairs came to forty thousand rupees.
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old-fashioned, informal
very good or enjoyable
बहुत बढ़िया
- We had a grand time at the fair.
- We had a grand day out at the zoo.
- It was a grand evening with music and good food.
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- We had a grand view of the mountains from the window.
- Thanks for coming, we had a grand time together!
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[C] informal
one thousand dollars or pounds
(बोलचाल में) एक हज़ार डॉलर या पाउंड
- The car cost twenty grand.
- The old bike sold for a grand.
- He earns about three grand a month.
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- They paid five grand for the second-hand car.
- I lost ten grand on that deal.
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grand + noun (impressive)
Before a noun, grand describes something large, splendid or impressive in style.
Noun से पहले 'grand' किसी विशाल, शानदार या प्रभावशाली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है।
- The wedding was held in a grand palace in Jaipur.
- They planned a grand welcome for the cricketers.
grand total / grand finale / Grand Master
In fixed phrases grand adds the sense of final, complete or highest.
स्थिर वाक्यांशों में 'grand' अंतिम, पूर्ण या सर्वोच्च का भाव जोड़ता है।
- The grand total of the bill was five thousand rupees.
- The festival ended with a grand finale of fireworks.
grand (informal, BrE) = very good
In informal British speech, grand can mean very good or pleasant, especially in the north of England and Ireland.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश बोलचाल में 'grand' का अर्थ बहुत अच्छा या सुखद हो सकता है।
- We had a grand time at the fair.
a grand (noun) = a thousand pounds or dollars
As an informal noun, a grand is one thousand units of money. It has no s in the plural after a number.
अनौपचारिक संज्ञा के रूप में 'a grand' एक हज़ार मुद्रा-इकाइयों का नाम है। संख्या के बाद इसमें 's' नहीं लगता।
- He paid ten grand for the second-hand car.
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adjective + grand
verytrulytoorathermostso
- The temple's gate looked truly grand in the evening light.
grand + noun
planweddingopeningtourentrancescale
- The grand opening of the new library attracted many people.
grand + title
Grand MasterGrand PrixGrand Trunk RoadGrand SlamGrand Mufti
- The Grand Trunk Road runs from Kolkata to Peshawar.
on a grand scale
on a grand scalein grand stylein a grand mannergrand and magnificent
- Durga Puja is celebrated on a grand scale in Kolkata.
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- The film is famous for its grand sets and costumes.
फ़िल्म अपने भव्य सेट और वेशभूषा के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- Radhika won a Grand Slam title in junior tennis.
राधिका ने जूनियर टेनिस में ग्रैंड स्लैम ख़िताब जीता।
- He has grand ideas but little money.
उसके विचार बड़े-बड़े हैं पर पैसे कम हैं।
- The grand old tree in our village is two hundred years old.
हमारे गाँव का भव्य पुराना पेड़ दो सौ वर्ष पुराना है।
- The grand total of marks was out of six hundred.
अंकों का कुल योग छह सौ में से था।
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✗ He owns a very grandly house.
✓ He owns a very grand house.
Before a noun, use the adjective grand, not the adverb grandly.
Noun से पहले विशेषण 'grand' आता है, adverb 'grandly' नहीं।
✗ He paid five grands for the bike.
✓ He paid five grand for the bike.
After a number, grand stays singular when it means a thousand.
संख्या के बाद, एक हज़ार के अर्थ में, 'grand' एकवचन ही रहता है।
✗ The grand finals of the quiz was exciting.
✓ The grand final of the quiz was exciting.
One contest has one final, so the noun is singular and agrees with was.
एक प्रतियोगिता का एक ही फ़ाइनल होता है, इसलिए संज्ञा एकवचन है और 'was' से मेल खाती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Grand, magnificent and splendid all praise something large or beautiful, but in different ways.
'Grand', 'magnificent' और 'splendid' तीनों विशाल या सुंदर चीज़ की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर अलग ढंग से।
Large, important and impressive in size or style.
आकार या शैली में बड़ा, महत्वपूर्ण और प्रभावशाली।
- They gave a grand reception for the guests.
Very fine or excellent, often with bright beauty.
बहुत उत्तम, प्रायः चमकती हुई सुंदरता के साथ।
- The view of the Himalayas was splendid.
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a/the grand old man (of sth)
a man who is respected in a particular profession or activity because he has been involved in it for a long time
(किसी क्षेत्र के) वयोवृद्ध और सम्मानित व्यक्ति, पितामह
- He is regarded as the grand old man of Indian theatre.
- The grand old man of the party still attends every meeting.
in the grand scheme of things
when everything is considered together, compared with the whole situation
बड़े परिप्रेक्ष्य में देखें तो, कुल मिलाकर
- In the grand scheme of things, one bad mock test does not matter.
- Radhika knew that, in the grand scheme of things, the delay was a small one.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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grand, grandeur and grandiose
Grand is the adjective (impressive); grandeur is the noun (impressive beauty): 'the grandeur of the Himalayas'. Grandiose is critical: seeming grand but exaggerated or impractical: 'grandiose schemes'.
Grand adjective है (भव्य); grandeur noun है (भव्यता), जैसे 'the grandeur of the Himalayas'। Grandiose आलोचनात्मक है: भव्य दिखने वाला पर बढ़ा-चढ़ा या अव्यावहारिक, जैसे 'grandiose schemes'।
The grand/grandiose pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में grand और grandiose का अंतर पूछा जाता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Grand total, grand finale, Grand Trunk Road, grandfather.
Grand के ये प्रयोग याद रखें: grand total (कुल योग), grand finale (भव्य समापन), Grand Trunk Road (एक ऐतिहासिक राजमार्ग का नाम), और grandfather (दादा या नाना), जिसमें grand का मतलब 'एक पीढ़ी ऊपर' है।