hero
/ˈhɪərəʊ/noun
उच्चारण हिअरो
नायक, वीर
Basic word
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a person, especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good; the main male character in a story, play, film
नायक, वीर
- a national hero
- the hero of the film
- The firefighter was hailed as a hero for rescuing the child.
+ 2 more examples
- Cricket players are heroes to many young Indians.
- The hero of the story is a poor but honest boy.
Synonyms champion idol protagonist star brave man
Opposite villain coward antagonist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hero / heroes
The plural of hero is heroes, with -es. A hero can be a man or a boy; for a woman, heroine is traditional.
Hero का plural 'heroes' है, जिसमें -es लगता है। Hero पुरुष या बालक के लिए है; स्त्री के लिए परंपरागत शब्द heroine है।
- The soldier was hailed as a hero.
- Heroes of the freedom struggle are remembered.
a hero of/in + story or event
Use of or in to say where someone is the hero: the hero of the match, the hero of the story.
वह कहाँ का नायक है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' या 'in' आता है: the hero of the match।
- Kohli was the hero of the match.
- The boy is the hero in this novel.
hero + noun
As a modifier, hero describes admiration: hero worship, a hero's welcome.
Modifier के रूप में hero प्रशंसा का भाव देता है: hero worship, a hero's welcome।
- The team received a hero's welcome at the station.
unsung hero
An unsung hero is a person who deserves praise but is not widely celebrated.
Unsung hero वह व्यक्ति है जो प्रशंसा का पात्र है पर जिसे व्यापक रूप से सराहा नहीं गया।
- The village teacher is an unsung hero.
hero vs heroine vs protagonist
In stories, hero is the main male character, heroine the main female character, and protagonist is neutral.
कहानियों में hero मुख्य पुरुष पात्र, heroine मुख्य महिला पात्र और protagonist लिंग-निरपेक्ष शब्द है।
- The protagonist of the novel is a girl, so she is its heroine.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hero
nationallocalunsungtragicwar
- He became a national hero after saving the children.
verb + hero
becomehonourworshiptreat ashail as
- The crowd hailed the goalkeeper as a hero.
hero + noun
worshipwelcomefigurestatusstory
- The students gave the winner a hero's welcome.
hero + of
of the dayof the matchof the nationof the filmof the hour
- The bowler was the hero of the day.
hero + comparison
a hero to manya real-life heroa quiet heroa sporting hero
- She is a real-life hero to the children of the slum.
“More examples 7
- A young fisherman became the hero of the village after he rescued three boys.
तीन लड़कों को बचाने के बाद एक युवा मछुआरा गाँव का नायक बन गया।
- Radhika's hero is a scientist who worked in a small town.
राधिका की आदर्श एक ऐसी वैज्ञानिक है जिसने छोटे शहर में काम किया।
- Every child needs a hero to look up to.
हर बच्चे को ऐसा आदर्श चाहिए जिसकी ओर वह देख सके।
- In the film, the hero fights against corruption.
फ़िल्म में नायक भ्रष्टाचार के विरुद्ध लड़ता है।
- Doctors and nurses were called heroes during the pandemic.
महामारी के दौरान डॉक्टरों और नर्सों को नायक कहा गया।
- The lead actor played the hero who saves a village from drought.
मुख्य अभिनेता ने उस नायक की भूमिका निभाई जो गाँव को सूखे से बचाता है।
- The class made a list of heroes from the freedom movement.
कक्षा ने स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन के नायकों की सूची बनाई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The two heros were given awards.
✓ The two heroes were given awards.
Hero forms its plural with -es.
'Hero' का plural -es से बनता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The plural is heroes (with -es, like potatoes, tomatoes, echoes, but photos, pianos).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: plural heroes है (-es के साथ, potatoes, tomatoes, echoes की तरह, पर photos, pianos)।
Gender pair: hero and heroine (keep apart heroin, a dangerous drug).
लिंग जोड़ी: hero और heroine (heroin, एक खतरनाक नशीला पदार्थ, से अलग रखिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Unsung hero (a person who does good work but is not praised), a hero's welcome (a very warm welcome), hero-worship (great admiration for somebody).
Idioms: unsung hero (अच्छा काम करने वाला पर अप्रशंसित व्यक्ति, गुमनाम नायक), a hero's welcome (बहुत गर्मजोशी भरा स्वागत), hero-worship (किसी की बहुत प्रशंसा, नायक-पूजा)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The main character of a story is the protagonist; the character who opposes the hero the antagonist; a hero who has faults an anti-hero.
कहानी का मुख्य पात्र protagonist (नायक); नायक का विरोधी पात्र antagonist (प्रतिनायक); दोषों वाला नायक anti-hero।