home-grown
/ˌhəʊm ˈɡrəʊn/adjective
उच्चारण होम ग्रोन
घर में उगाया हुआ, अपने देश में उगाया हुआ
Core word
- 1
(of fruit and vegetables) grown in your own garden or in your own country
घर में उगाया हुआ, अपने देश में उगाया हुआ
- home-grown tomatoes
- My mother uses only home-grown vegetables.
- The restaurant serves only home-grown herbs and salad.
+ 2 more examples
- These are home-grown mangoes from our own orchard.
- Nothing tastes as good as home-grown peas.
- 2
(of people, ideas or products) belonging to or developed in your own country, town or organization
देसी, स्वदेशी, अपने यहाँ विकसित
- The team relies on home-grown talent.
- home-grown technology for the space mission
- India now has several home-grown software companies.
+ 2 more examples
- The coach praised the home-grown players in the squad.
- A home-grown brand of tea has become popular overseas.
Synonyms local native domestic indigenous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
home-grown (adjective, produce)
Home-grown fruit and vegetables are grown in your own garden or in your own country.
'Home-grown' फल और सब्ज़ियाँ अपने बगीचे या अपने देश में उगाई जाती हैं।
- We eat home-grown tomatoes in summer.
- India prefers home-grown pulses.
home-grown (adjective, people / ideas)
It also describes people, ideas or products that belong to or developed in your own country or area.
यह उन लोगों, विचारों या उत्पादों का भी वर्णन करता है जो अपने देश या क्षेत्र के हों या वहीं विकसित हुए हों।
- The team is full of home-grown talent.
- It is a home-grown idea.
home-grown + noun
It sits before the noun and is hyphenated.
यह noun से पहले आता है और हाइफ़न के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- The shop sells home-grown honey.
home-grown vs homegrown (spelling)
British English usually keeps the hyphen; American English often writes it as one word.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में प्रायः हाइफ़न रखा जाता है; अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में प्रायः एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।
- The magazine praises home-grown writers.
home-grown vs imported
Home-grown is from your own country or garden; imported comes from another country.
'Home-grown' अपने देश या बगीचे का होता है; 'imported' दूसरे देश से आता है।
- Home-grown apples were cheaper than imported ones.
+Collocations 5
home-grown + noun (food)
vegetablesfruitherbsricetea
- Home-grown herbs make the dish fresher.
home-grown + noun (talent)
talentplayersstarsscientistssoftware
- The league relies on home-grown players.
verb + home-grown
buypromotesupportpreferencourage
- Many people prefer to buy home-grown products.
adverb + home-grown
entirelyproudlylargelytruly
- It is a truly home-grown success story.
home-grown + movement
movementindustrybrandcuisine
- The home-grown brand is now sold abroad.
“More examples 7
- Radhika sells home-grown vegetables at the Sunday market.
राधिका रविवार के बाज़ार में अपने उगाई सब्ज़ियाँ बेचती है।
- The government supports home-grown start-ups.
सरकार अपने देश के स्टार्ट-अप को सहायता देती है।
- Our home-grown cricket stars now play all over the world.
हमारे देश के ही क्रिकेट सितारे अब पूरी दुनिया में खेलते हैं।
- The festival featured home-grown music from the hills.
उत्सव में पहाड़ों का अपना संगीत प्रस्तुत किया गया।
- Home-grown mangoes taste better than imported ones, said her grandfather.
उसके दादाजी ने कहा कि अपने बगीचे के आम आयातित आमों से स्वादिष्ट होते हैं।
- The software is a home-grown product, not a foreign copy.
यह सॉफ़्टवेयर देश में ही बना उत्पाद है, किसी विदेशी की नकल नहीं।
- The college fair showed many home-grown inventions by students.
कॉलेज मेले में विद्यार्थियों के देश में ही बने अनेक आविष्कार दिखाए गए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He buys only the home grown vegetables.
✓ He buys only the home-grown vegetables.
A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen.
Noun से पहले compound adjective में हाइफ़न चाहिए।