impressive
/ɪmˈpresɪv/adjective
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प्रभावशाली, शानदार, प्रभावित करने वाला
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(of things or people) making you feel admiration, because they are very large, good or skilful
प्रभावशाली, शानदार, प्रभावित करने वाला
- The Red Fort is an impressive building.
- Her marks are impressive for a first attempt.
- The pilot's skill during the landing was impressive.
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- Nitin made an impressive speech at the farewell.
- The temple's carved gateway is truly impressive.
Synonyms striking remarkable imposing
Opposite unimpressive ordinary mediocre
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
impressive + noun
Before a noun, impressive describes people or things that cause admiration because they are skilful, large or good.
Noun के पहले 'impressive' ऐसे लोगों या चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो कुशलता, आकार या गुणवत्ता से प्रशंसा जगाते हैं।
- She gave an impressive speech.
- The Red Fort is an impressive building.
be impressive + in / at
Impressive in shows the area where somebody shows skill; at often goes with a gerund.
'Impressive in' वह क्षेत्र बताता है जिसमें कोई कौशल दिखाता है; 'at' के साथ प्रायः gerund आता है।
- He was impressive in the final over.
- Radhika is impressive at solving puzzles.
impressive vs impressed
Impressive describes the cause of admiration; impressed describes the person who feels it.
'Impressive' प्रशंसा के कारण का वर्णन करता है; 'impressed' प्रशंसा महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति का।
- The score was impressive, and the coach was impressed.
impressively (adverb) / impressiveness
Impressively often modifies an adjective: impressively fast, impressively accurate.
'Impressively' प्रायः विशेषण को modify करता है: impressively fast, impressively accurate।
- The team played impressively well.
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impressive + noun
performancevictoryrecordscoredisplaydebut
- The young bowler made an impressive debut.
adverb + impressive
veryhighlyparticularlygenuinelyquiteless
- The results were particularly impressive.
verb + impressive
looksoundseemprovefind
- The list of awards sounds impressive.
impressive + people
studentcandidatespeakerleaderathleteplayer
- The panel found him an impressive candidate.
impressive + size / scale
sizescaleheightrangeviewcollection
- The library has an impressive collection of old books.
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- Radhika's marks in maths were very impressive.
गणित में राधिका के अंक बहुत प्रभावशाली थे।
- The Konark temple is impressive in its size and detail.
कोणार्क मंदिर अपने आकार और बारीकी में प्रभावशाली है।
- It is impressive that she finished the work in one hour.
यह प्रशंसनीय है कि उसने काम एक घंटे में पूरा कर लिया।
- The speaker made an impressive start to the debate.
वक्ता ने वाद-विवाद की प्रभावशाली शुरुआत की।
- His impressive record in the army won him a medal.
सेना में उसके प्रभावशाली रिकॉर्ड ने उसे पदक दिलाया।
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✗ I was very impressive by his speech.
✓ I was very impressed by his speech.
Use impressed for the person who feels admiration.
प्रशंसा महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'impressed' आता है, 'impressive' नहीं।
✗ The batter played an impressing innings.
✓ The batter played an impressive innings.
The adjective is impressive, not impressing.
विशेषण 'impressive' है, 'impressing' नहीं।
✗ Her performance was impress to everyone.
✓ Her performance impressed everyone.
Impress is the verb; was impress is not a correct form.
'Impress' क्रिया है; 'was impress' सही रूप नहीं है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives praise something, but they differ in the kind of praise.
ये विशेषण प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर प्रशंसा के प्रकार में भिन्न हैं।
Causing admiration because of skill, size or quality.
कौशल, आकार या गुणवत्ता से प्रशंसा जगाने वाला।
- An impressive record.
Attracting attention strongly, often because of its look.
प्रायः अपने रूप के कारण ध्यान को ज़ोर से खींचने वाला।
- A striking colour.
Unusual and worth noticing, often in a good way.
असामान्य और ध्यान देने योग्य, प्रायः अच्छे अर्थ में।
- A remarkable recovery.
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im·pres·sive
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impressive or impressionable?
Impressive describes something that impresses you: 'an impressive speech'. Impressionable describes a person who is easily influenced, especially the young: 'impressionable teenagers'. Keep the pair apart.
Impressive उस चीज़ के लिए है जो आपको प्रभावित करे, जैसे 'an impressive speech'। Impressionable उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो आसानी से प्रभावित हो जाए, विशेषकर युवा, जैसे 'impressionable teenagers'। जोड़ी को अलग रखिए।
The impressive/impressionable pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में impressive और impressionable का अंतर पूछा जाता है।