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intelligent

/ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/adjective

उच्चारण इन्टेलिजन्ट

बुद्धिमान, समझदार

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adjective
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    good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way

    बुद्धिमान, समझदार

    • Radhika is an intelligent and hard-working student.
    • an intelligent question
    • Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals in the sea.
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    • He is bright, but not particularly intelligent about money.
    • Our teacher praised her for giving an intelligent answer.

    Synonyms clever bright brilliant

    Opposite stupid dull unintelligent

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

intelligent + noun / be intelligent

Describes a person or animal that learns, understands and solves problems well; also a clever idea or question.

उस व्यक्ति या पशु को बताता है जो अच्छी तरह सीखता, समझता और समस्याएँ हल करता है; चतुर विचार या प्रश्न के लिए भी।

  • Radhika asked an intelligent question.
  • Dogs are intelligent animals.

intelligent about / in sth

About or in shows the area in which someone is intelligent.

'About' या 'in' उस क्षेत्र को बताता है जिसमें कोई बुद्धिमान है।

  • He is very intelligent about money.
  • She is intelligent in handling difficult people.

intelligent life / intelligent machine

In science, intelligent describes life or machines that can reason or learn.

विज्ञान में 'intelligent' उस जीवन या मशीन के लिए आता है जो तर्क या सीख सकती है।

  • Scientists search for intelligent life on other planets.
  • Intelligent software can sort thousands of letters.

intelligence (noun) / intelligently (adverb)

Intelligence is uncountable: Intelligence is not the same as knowledge. Intelligently describes how something is done.

'Intelligence' uncountable है: बुद्धि और ज्ञान एक नहीं हैं। 'Intelligently' काम करने का ढंग बताता है।

  • Radhika answered every question intelligently.
  • Her intelligence impressed the interviewers.
+Collocations 4

adverb + intelligent

highlyextremelyveryremarkablynaturallyfairly

  • The remarkably intelligent girl topped the district.

intelligent + noun

questionanswerstudentguessdesignchild

  • That was an intelligent guess.

verb + intelligent

seemlooksoundprovebe

  • The new assistant sounds intelligent.

intelligently + verb

useplanspendanswerthink

  • Use your time intelligently before the exam.
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  • Elephants are among the most intelligent animals on earth.

हाथी पृथ्वी के सबसे बुद्धिमान पशुओं में से हैं।

  • An intelligent student does not waste time on unimportant topics.

बुद्धिमान विद्यार्थी महत्त्वहीन विषयों पर समय नष्ट नहीं करता।

  • Radhika made an intelligent use of her scholarship.

राधिका ने अपनी छात्रवृत्ति का समझदारी से उपयोग किया।

  • He may not be well educated, but he is intelligent.

वह शायद अधिक शिक्षित नहीं है, पर बुद्धिमान है।

  • The teacher was pleased with the intelligent reply.

शिक्षक उस समझदारी भरे उत्तर से प्रसन्न हुए।

!Common mistakes 4

✗ He is a very intelligence boy.

✓ He is a very intelligent boy.

Before a noun, the adjective intelligent is needed.

Noun से पहले adjective 'intelligent' चाहिए।

✗ She is intelligent than her brother.

✓ She is more intelligent than her brother.

Long adjectives form the comparative with more, not by dropping it.

लंबे adjectives का comparative 'more' लगाकर बनता है; उसे छोड़ा नहीं जा सकता।

✗ She answered very intelligent.

✓ She answered very intelligently.

How she answered needs an adverb.

उसने कैसे उत्तर दिया, यह बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए।

✗ Intelligent and hardworking is needed to pass the exam.

✓ Intelligence and hard work are needed to pass the exam.

A noun is needed as the subject, and two nouns take a plural verb.

Subject के रूप में noun चाहिए, और दो nouns के साथ plural verb आती है।

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Intelligent, clever and wise all praise the mind, but in different ways.

Intelligent, clever और wise तीनों बुद्धि की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर अलग ढंग से।

intelligent

Good at understanding and learning; a general and respectful word.

समझने और सीखने में कुशल; सामान्य और आदरपूर्ण शब्द।

  • An intelligent child learns fast.

clever

Quick at finding ways to solve problems, sometimes by tricks.

समस्या हल करने के तरीके जल्दी खोजने वाला, कभी-कभी चालाकी से।

  • It was a clever trick.

wise

Having good judgement from experience.

अनुभव से अच्छा विवेक रखने वाला।

  • The wise old man gave advice.
◇Word family
intelligence nounintelligently adv.intelligible adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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intelli·g·ent

?Which word?

intelligent or intelligible?

Intelligent describes a person who is clever. Intelligible describes speech or writing that can be understood.

Intelligent का अर्थ 'बुद्धिमान' है और यह व्यक्ति के लिए आता है। Intelligible का अर्थ 'जो समझा जा सके' है और यह बोली या लेखन के लिए आता है।