handy
/ˈhændi/adjective
उच्चारण हैन्डी
उपयोगी, काम का, आसान
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
- 1
easy to use or to do; useful
उपयोगी, काम का, आसान
- a handy tool for opening tins
- Keep a pen handy; you may need it.
- A pocket knife is handy on a camping trip.
+ 3 more examples
- This app is very handy for learning new words.
- The booklet contains a handy list of useful phrases.
- It is handy to know a little Hindi when you travel in the north.
Synonyms useful practical convenient helpful functional
Opposite useless unhelpful awkward impractical
- 2
[not before noun]
near and easy to reach
पास, हाथ के नज़दीक
- Keep the torch handy in case the lights go out.
- The hostel is handy for the station.
- Keep your passport handy while you are at the airport.
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- Have some change handy for the bus fare.
- The pharmacy is handy for the hostel, just across the road.
Synonyms nearby close accessible available at hand
Opposite distant remote inaccessible
- 3
informal
good at using your hands to make or repair things
हाथ का काम करने में कुशल
- He is very handy with a hammer.
- She is handy with a needle and mends all our clothes.
- My father is handy around the house and fixes everything.
+ 2 more examples
- He is handy with computers and repaired my laptop in an hour.
- Radhika is handy with a paintbrush and painted the whole room.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
handy + noun / be handy
'Handy' describes a thing that is convenient and easy to use, as an attributive adjective or after 'be'.
'Handy' ऐसी वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो सुविधाजनक और उपयोग में आसान हो; यह noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आता है।
- A pocket dictionary is a handy tool for students.
- This app is very handy.
handy for + noun / -ing; handy to + verb
To say what a thing is useful for, use 'handy for + noun / -ing'. For an action done with it, 'handy to + verb' is also correct.
किसी चीज़ की उपयोगिता बताने के लिए 'handy for + noun / -ing' आता है। उसके साथ किए जाने वाले काम के लिए 'handy to + verb' भी सही है।
- A stapler is handy for keeping loose pages together.
- A small torch is handy to carry in the dark.
keep / have + noun + handy (near at hand)
'Handy' also means near and within reach. With keep or have, it comes after the object.
'Handy' का अर्थ पास और पहुँच में भी है। Keep या have के साथ यह object के बाद आता है।
- Keep your ID card handy at the airport.
- I always have a pen handy.
handy with + noun (skilful)
A person who is 'handy with' tools or machines is good at using them. It suggests practical skill, not formal training.
जो व्यक्ति औज़ारों या मशीनों के साथ 'handy' है, वह उन्हें चलाने में कुशल है। यह व्यावहारिक कौशल बताता है, औपचारिक प्रशिक्षण नहीं।
- Radhika's father is handy with a screwdriver.
+Collocations 4
handy + noun
tooltipguidegadgetsizereference
- The guide gives handy tips for the interview.
verb + handy
keephaveprovecome infind
- The old umbrella proved handy during the sudden shower.
adverb + handy
veryextremelyparticularlyquitesurprisingly
- A power bank is particularly handy on long train journeys.
handy + preposition
fortowitharoundnear
- He is handy around the house and fixes small repairs himself.
“More examples 5
- A folding umbrella is handy during the monsoon.
मानसून में तह होने वाली छतरी बहुत काम की होती है।
- The market is handy for the hostel, so students shop there.
बाज़ार छात्रावास के पास है, इसलिए विद्यार्थी वहाँ खरीदारी करते हैं।
- Keep some change handy for the toll booth.
टोल बूथ के लिए कुछ छुट्टे पैसे पास रखो।
- Her short notes proved handy on the night before the exam.
परीक्षा की पिछली रात उसके छोटे नोट्स बहुत काम आए।
- My uncle is a handy man who can repair almost anything.
मेरे चाचा हाथ के कुशल व्यक्ति हैं जो लगभग हर चीज़ ठीक कर सकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ A smaller bag is more handier.
✓ A smaller bag is handier.
'Handy' is a short adjective, so the comparative is 'handier'; do not add 'more' as well.
'Handy' छोटा adjective है, इसलिए comparative 'handier' होता है; उसके साथ 'more' भी नहीं लगता।
✗ Keep a torch handily.
✓ Keep a torch handy.
After 'keep' + object we need the adjective 'handy', not an adverb.
'Keep' + object के बाद adjective 'handy' आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ This app is handy for to book tickets.
✓ This app is handy for booking tickets.
After the preposition 'for' use a gerund, not 'to + verb'.
Preposition 'for' के बाद gerund आता है, 'to + verb' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
come in handy
to be useful
काम आना
- Keep the old box; it might come in handy.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
useful practical convenient helpful functional nearby close accessible available at hand skilful deft adept dexterous
Antonyms
useless unhelpful awkward impractical distant remote inaccessible clumsy inept unskilled
AaSpelling
hand·y
?Which word?
Keep apart handy (useful) and handsome (good-looking, of men; or large: a handsome sum).
Handy (उपयोगी) और handsome (सुंदर, पुरुषों के लिए; या बड़ा: a handsome sum) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Come in handy.
Idiom 'come in handy' का अर्थ है किसी समय काम आना।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who is good at doing small repairs in the house is a handyman.
घर में छोटी मरम्मत में कुशल व्यक्ति handyman।