great
/ɡreɪt/adjective
उच्चारण ग्रेट
बड़ा, विशाल, अधिक
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[usually before noun]
very large; much bigger than average in size or quantity
बड़ा, विशाल, अधिक
- a great crowd
- with great care
- a great number of students
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- A great crowd came to see the festival.
- He took great care of the old books.
- The snake was a great distance from the house.
Synonyms large huge enormous vast considerable
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extremely good in ability or quality and admired by many people
महान, श्रेष्ठ, प्रतिष्ठित
- a great leader
- one of the greatest poets of India
- Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader.
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- Radhika admired the great scientists of her country.
- The painter was a great artist in his time.
Synonyms eminent distinguished illustrious celebrated outstanding
Opposite ordinary insignificant minor undistinguished
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informal
very good or pleasant
(बोलचाल में) बढ़िया, शानदार
- We had a great time at the fair.
- That's great news!
- We had a great day at the zoo.
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- The food at the dhaba was great.
- It is great to hear you are well again.
Synonyms wonderful excellent marvellous superb fantastic
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[only before noun]
important and serious
महत्वपूर्ण, गंभीर
- a great problem
- a matter of great importance
- The matter is of great importance to the whole community.
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- The floods caused great damage to the crops.
- This is a great opportunity for young people.
Synonyms important major significant serious weighty
Opposite unimportant trivial
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a great deal of / a great many
A great deal of goes with uncountable nouns, and a great many with plural countable nouns. Both mean a very large amount.
'A great deal of' अगणनीय संज्ञाओं के साथ और 'a great many' बहुवचन गणनीय संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है; दोनों का अर्थ बहुत अधिक मात्रा है।
- He spent a great deal of time on it.
- A great many students applied.
great at / with / to
Great at shows skill; great with shows ability to handle people or things; great to is a happy reaction.
'Great at' कौशल, 'great with' लोगों या वस्तुओं को सँभालने की क्षमता, और 'great to' प्रसन्नतापूर्ण प्रतिक्रिया दिखाता है।
- She is great at maths.
- It was great to see you.
great, greater, greatest
The comparison is regular. Greatness is the noun, and the adverb greatly means very much.
इसका comparison नियमित है; 'greatness' noun है और adverb 'greatly' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक है।
- Gandhiji is among the greatest Indians.
great as an exclamation
In speech, Great! shows pleasure or agreement. It can also be sarcastic when the news is bad.
बोलचाल में 'Great!' प्रसन्नता या सहमति दिखाता है; बुरी खबर पर यह व्यंग्य में भी प्रयुक्त हो सकता है।
- Great! Now we can begin.
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great + noun
leadersuccessdealpleasureimportancedisaster
- Taking part gave her great pleasure.
महत्त्व और मात्रा दोनों के लिए ये संज्ञाएँ आती हैं।
adverb + great
reallyprettyabsolutelytrulyfairly
- The match was absolutely great.
great + of / to
great of yougreat to heargreat to seegreat for
- That was great of you to help.
great + idiom
great mindsgreat lengthsa great dealgreat expectations
- He went to great lengths to find the lost bag.
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- India has a great tradition of learning.
भारत में विद्या की महान परंपरा रही है।
- There was a great crowd outside the stadium.
स्टेडियम के बाहर भारी भीड़ थी।
- We had a great time at the village fair.
हमने गाँव के मेले में बहुत अच्छा समय बिताया।
- Great! Now we can start.
बहुत बढ़िया! अब हम शुरू कर सकते हैं।
- Dr Ambedkar was a great scholar and reformer.
डॉ. अंबेडकर एक महान विद्वान और सुधारक थे।
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✗ A great number of students is absent.
✓ A great number of students are absent.
The verb agrees with the plural noun students, not with the word number.
क्रिया plural संज्ञा 'students' के अनुसार आती है, 'number' के अनुसार नहीं।
✗ He is greatest than all.
✓ He is greater than all.
Than goes with the comparative form, so greater is needed.
'Than' के साथ comparative रूप आता है, इसलिए 'greater' आवश्यक है।
✗ She is great in cooking.
✓ She is great at cooking.
Skill is shown with the preposition at, followed by a noun or gerund.
कौशल दिखाने के लिए preposition 'at' आता है, जिसके बाद noun या gerund लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Great, grand and splendid all praise something, with different shades.
Great, grand और splendid प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर भाव भिन्न हैं।
Large in degree, important or very good.
मात्रा में बड़ा, महत्त्वपूर्ण या बहुत अच्छा।
- A great poet.
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a great deal (of sth)
much; a lot
बहुत, काफ़ी
- She has a great deal of patience.
go to great lengths
to make a great effort to do something
बहुत प्रयास करना
- He went to great lengths to get the book.
great minds think alike
used when two people have the same idea
बड़े लोग एक जैसा सोचते हैं
- You chose the same answer? Great minds think alike!
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
large huge enormous vast considerable eminent distinguished illustrious celebrated outstanding wonderful excellent marvellous superb fantastic important major significant serious weighty
Antonyms
small little slight minor ordinary insignificant undistinguished terrible awful poor unimportant trivial
§Grammar and usage
'a great deal of' is used with uncountable nouns ('a great deal of money'), 'a great many' with countable nouns ('a great many books').
'a great deal of' uncountable nouns के साथ ('a great deal of money'), 'a great many' countable nouns के साथ ('a great many books')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A great deal, great minds think alike, go to great lengths, no great shakes (not very good).
Idioms: a great deal, great minds think alike, go to great lengths, no great shakes (बहुत अच्छा नहीं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Alexander the Great, Akbar the Great.
Alexander the Great (सिकंदर महान) और Akbar the Great (अकबर महान) जैसे नामों में 'the Great' उपाधि की तरह नाम के बाद आता है और बताता है कि वह शासक बहुत महान माना गया।