imaginable
/ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/adjective
उच्चारण इमैजिनबल
कल्पनीय, जिसकी कल्पना की जा सके
Core word
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used with superlatives, or with all and every, to emphasise that something is the best, worst or most of its kind that you can imagine
कल्पनीय, जिसकी कल्पना की जा सके
- The shop sells every imaginable kind of sweet.
- It was the worst possible situation imaginable.
- They tried every means imaginable to save him.
+ 3 more examples
- The hotel offers every facility imaginable, from a gym to a library.
- She had the worst headache imaginable after the long journey.
- The children invented every game imaginable with just a ball.
Synonyms conceivable possible thinkable believable
Opposite unimaginable inconceivable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
every / all / the + superlative + imaginable + noun
Imaginable is placed AFTER the noun it describes and is used to stress that nothing has been left out. It is almost always used with every, all, or a superlative.
'Imaginable' अपने noun के बाद आता है और बल देता है कि कुछ भी छूटा नहीं है। यह प्रायः every, all या superlative के साथ आता है।
- The stall sold every flavour imaginable.
- They tried all the methods imaginable to fix the lift.
the + superlative + noun + imaginable
With a superlative, it means the very best or very worst of its kind that anyone could think of.
Superlative के साथ यह सबसे अच्छे या सबसे बुरे का भाव देता है जिसकी कोई भी कल्पना कर सके।
- It was the worst weather imaginable for a picnic.
imaginable (predicative) / hardly imaginable
After a verb, it means that something can be thought of or believed. It is mostly negative: 'not imaginable', 'hardly imaginable'.
क्रिया के बाद इसका अर्थ है कि कुछ सोचा या माना जा सकता है। यह अधिकतर निषेधात्मक रूप में आता है।
- A life without electricity is hardly imaginable today.
imaginable vs imaginary vs imaginative
Imaginable means able to be thought of; imaginary means not real; imaginative means full of ideas. They are look-alike words that mean different things.
Imaginable का अर्थ सोचा जा सकने वाला, imaginary का काल्पनिक और imaginative का रचनात्मक है। ये मिलते-जुलते शब्द हैं पर अर्थ अलग हैं।
- The imaginary friend was real only in the child's mind.
+Collocations 4
every + noun + imaginable
kindcolourflavourtypeexcusecomfort
- The market sold every kind of spice imaginable.
superlative + noun + imaginable
bestworstgreatesteasiestcruellest
- She had the best teachers imaginable.
scarcely / hardly / barely + imaginable
scarcelyhardlybarelyjusthardly even
- Such speed was barely imaginable twenty years ago.
noun + imaginable (after)
difficultyreasonwayproblemprice
- We faced every difficulty imaginable on that journey.
“More examples 5
- The library has books on every subject imaginable.
पुस्तकालय में हर कल्पनीय विषय पर पुस्तकें हैं।
- Radhika tried every trick imaginable to stay awake during the night before the exam.
परीक्षा से पहले की रात जागे रहने के लिए राधिका ने हर संभव तरकीब आज़माई।
- The festival offered the biggest crowd imaginable.
उत्सव में उतनी बड़ी भीड़ थी जितनी कोई सोच सकता है।
- In the hill station the views were as beautiful as imaginable.
पहाड़ी स्थान पर दृश्य उतने सुंदर थे जितने सोचे जा सकते हैं।
- It is hardly imaginable that a village once lived without roads.
यह सोचना कठिन है कि कभी कोई गाँव बिना सड़कों के रहता था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is the imaginable boy in the class.
✓ He is the most imaginative boy in the class.
Imaginable is not a synonym of imaginative; it means 'able to be imagined'.
'Imaginable' का अर्थ 'imaginative' नहीं है; इसका अर्थ 'सोचा जा सकने वाला' है।
✗ The shop sells imaginable every toy.
✓ The shop sells every toy imaginable.
Imaginable comes after the noun, not before it.
'Imaginable' noun के बाद आता है, पहले नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse imaginable (that can be imagined), imaginary (not real, existing only in the mind) and imaginative (having or showing creative ideas).
Imaginable (जिसकी कल्पना की जा सके), imaginary (काल्पनिक, जो वास्तव में नहीं है) और imaginative (रचनात्मक, कल्पनाशील) में भ्रम न करें।