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huge

/hjuːdʒ/adjective

उच्चारण ह्यूज

विशाल, बहुत बड़ा

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adjective
  1. 1

    extremely large in size, amount or degree

    विशाल, बहुत बड़ा

    • A huge crowd gathered outside the stadium.
    • The project was a huge success.
    • A huge wave rose from the sea and hit the rocks.
    + 3 more examples
    • The company made a huge loss last year.
    • There is a huge difference between the two answers.
    • Radhika has a huge collection of old coins.

    Synonyms enormous massive vast

    Opposite tiny small minute

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

huge + noun

'Huge' means extremely large in size, amount or degree. It goes before nouns such as crowd, success, gap and loss.

'Huge' का अर्थ आकार, मात्रा या स्तर में अत्यंत बड़ा है। यह crowd, success, gap और loss जैसे nouns से पहले आता है।

  • A huge crowd gathered at the station.
  • There is a huge gap between the two scores.

huge: no 'very' before it

'Huge' is already extreme, so it is not used with 'very'. Use 'absolutely', 'really' or 'truly' instead.

'Huge' पहले से अत्यधिक है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'very' नहीं लगता। इसकी जगह 'absolutely', 'really' या 'truly' लगाइए।

  • The hall is absolutely huge.
  • It was a truly huge task.

huge amount of / huge number of

With an uncountable noun, use 'a huge amount of'. With a plural noun, use 'a huge number of'.

Uncountable noun के साथ 'a huge amount of' आता है। Plural noun के साथ 'a huge number of' आता है।

  • He owes a huge amount of money.
  • A huge number of people attended the rally.

huge: comparison

'Huge' has no regular comparative. Use 'even bigger' or 'much larger'; avoid 'hugest'.

'Huge' का सामान्य comparative नहीं बनता। 'Even bigger' या 'much larger' का प्रयोग कीजिए; 'hugest' से बचिए।

  • This stadium is even bigger than the old one.
+Collocations 4

huge + noun

crowdsuccessamountgaplosschallenge

  • The film was a huge success at the box office.

'Huge success' बहुत बड़ी सफलता है।

adverb + huge

absolutelyreallyalmosttrulysimply

  • The Ganga at Patna looks truly huge.

'Absolutely huge' अत्यंत विशाल है।

verb + huge

lookseemgrowbecomeremain

  • The problem has grown huge over the years.

Linking verbs के बाद adjective आता है।

huge + number or money

profitdebtsumsalaryfine

  • The company paid a huge fine.

'Huge fine' भारी जुर्माना है।

“More examples 5
  • A huge wave hit the shore during the storm.

तूफ़ान के दौरान एक विशाल लहर तट से टकराई।

  • Radhika has a huge collection of books.

राधिका के पास पुस्तकों का विशाल संग्रह है।

  • The festival draws huge crowds from nearby villages.

उत्सव में आस-पास के गाँवों से भारी भीड़ आती है।

  • It was a huge relief to see her safe.

उसे सुरक्षित देखकर बहुत राहत मिली।

  • The government has announced a huge relief package.

सरकार ने बहुत बड़े राहत पैकेज की घोषणा की है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The mountain is very huge.

✓ The mountain is huge. / The mountain is really huge.

Avoid 'very' with extreme adjectives such as huge, enormous and tiny.

Huge, enormous और tiny जैसे चरम adjectives के साथ 'very' से बचिए।

✗ This is the hugest building in the city.

✓ This is the biggest building in the city.

'Huge' has no regular superlative; use 'biggest' or 'largest'.

'Huge' का सामान्य superlative नहीं बनता; 'biggest' या 'largest' का प्रयोग कीजिए।

✗ He earns a huge many money.

✓ He earns a huge amount of money.

With an uncountable noun like money, use 'amount', not 'many'.

Money जैसे uncountable noun के साथ 'amount' आता है, 'many' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives all mean very large, but they differ in the sort of size.

ये सभी adjectives बहुत बड़े का अर्थ देते हैं, पर आकार के प्रकार में भिन्न हैं।

huge

Very big in size or amount; a common everyday word.

आकार या मात्रा में बहुत बड़ा; रोज़ का सामान्य शब्द।

  • A huge rock.

enormous

Far bigger than normal, often with a sense of surprise.

सामान्य से कहीं बड़ा, प्रायः आश्चर्य के भाव के साथ।

  • An enormous task.

vast

Covering a very wide area.

बहुत विस्तृत क्षेत्र में फैला हुआ।

  • A vast desert.
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