heroic
/həˈrəʊɪk/adjective
उच्चारण हरोइक
वीरतापूर्ण, साहसिक, बहादुरी भरा
Core word
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showing extreme courage and admired by many people
वीरतापूर्ण, साहसिक, बहादुरी भरा
- the heroic efforts of the firefighters
- The soldiers made a heroic stand against the enemy.
- The lifeguard made a heroic rescue in rough waters.
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- A heroic young boy saved his sister from the fire.
- The nurses were praised for their heroic work during the epidemic.
Synonyms brave courageous valiant bold gallant
- 2
showing great determination to succeed or achieve something, especially something difficult
(कठिन काम के लिए) अथक, ज़बरदस्त
- Radhika made a heroic effort to finish the syllabus in two months.
- The villagers made a heroic effort to rebuild the bridge.
- Despite his injury, he made a heroic attempt to finish the race.
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- The team's heroic efforts won them the trophy.
- It took a heroic effort to climb the mountain in such cold.
Synonyms determined tremendous mighty
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[usually before noun]
about or connected with heroes in ancient stories
वीर-गाथा से संबंधित, वीर काव्य का
- heroic legends of ancient India
- a heroic poem
- The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are heroic epics known across the world.
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- Students read heroic tales from ancient Greece in the literature course.
- The poet wrote a long heroic narrative about a legendary warrior.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
heroic + noun
Heroic goes before a noun to describe acts, efforts or people that show great courage.
Heroic noun से पहले आकर बड़े साहस दिखाने वाले कार्य, प्रयास या लोगों का वर्णन करता है।
- The guard made a heroic attempt to stop the thieves.
- Her heroic efforts saved the child.
be heroic
It can also follow be: His action was heroic.
यह 'be' के बाद भी आ सकता है: His action was heroic।
- Their rescue work was truly heroic.
heroic + of + sb + to + verb
The frame 'It was heroic of him to...' praises an action and the person doing it.
'It was heroic of him to...' ढाँचा किसी कार्य और उसे करने वाले व्यक्ति दोनों की प्रशंसा करता है।
- It was heroic of her to jump into the river.
heroics (plural noun)
Heroics means brave, sometimes showy, actions and takes a plural verb: stop the heroics.
Heroics का अर्थ साहसी, कभी-कभी दिखावटी कार्य है और इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- The captain's late heroics won the match.
+Collocations 5
heroic + noun
effortactstrugglerescuefigure
- The firefighters made a heroic effort to save the building.
adverb + heroic
trulyquietlyalmostutterlygenuinely
- Her calm during the storm was truly heroic.
heroic + adverb
heroicallyheroically foughtheroically defended
- The soldiers heroically defended the post.
verb + heroic
make a heroic attemptput up a heroic fightshow heroic courageplay a heroic role
- The small team put up a heroic fight against stronger rivals.
heroic + sports and war words
heroic defeatheroic comebackheroic standheroic resistance
- The team made a heroic comeback in the last over.
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- The nurse made a heroic effort to save the patient.
नर्स ने मरीज़ को बचाने का साहसिक प्रयास किया।
- Radhika's father recalls the heroic struggle of his grandfather in the freedom movement.
राधिका के पिता स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन में अपने दादा के वीरतापूर्ण संघर्ष को याद करते हैं।
- The village boy's heroic rescue made headlines in the newspaper.
गाँव के लड़के के साहसी बचाव की ख़बर समाचार-पत्र की सुर्खियाँ बनी।
- It was heroic of the teacher to carry the children across the flooded road.
बाढ़ से भरी सड़क पर बच्चों को उठाकर पार कराना शिक्षक का वीरतापूर्ण कार्य था।
- The epic describes the heroic deeds of ancient kings.
महाकाव्य प्राचीन राजाओं के वीरतापूर्ण कार्यों का वर्णन करता है।
- Despite a heroic stand by the tail-enders, the team lost narrowly.
निचले क्रम के बल्लेबाज़ों की वीरतापूर्ण डटी हुई पारी के बावजूद टीम थोड़े अंतर से हार गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She was heroically in saving the child.
✓ She was heroic in saving the child.
After was, an adjective (heroic) is needed, not an adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective 'heroic' चाहिए, adverb नहीं।
✗ The soldier fought heroic.
✓ The soldier fought heroically.
The verb fought needs the adverb heroically.
क्रिया 'fought' को adverb 'heroically' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Heroic is stressed on the second syllable (hi-ROH-ik), unlike hero and heroism.
Heroic पर ज़ोर दूसरे syllable पर पड़ता है (hi-ROH-ik), जबकि hero और heroism में ऐसा नहीं होता।
We say 'a heroic effort' (with 'a', because heroic begins with a sounded h).
हम 'a heroic effort' कहते हैं (article 'a', क्योंकि heroic में h की ध्वनि बोली जाती है)।