italic
/ɪˈtælɪk/adjective
उच्चारण इटैलिक
तिरछा (अक्षर), इटैलिक
Core word
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(of printed or written letters) leaning to the right
तिरछा (अक्षर), इटैलिक
- The examples are printed in italic type.
- The headings in this book are written in italic letters to make them stand out.
- The word is printed in italic type to show that it is foreign.
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- Use an italic font for the title of the book.
- The teacher asked us to write the new words in italic script.
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[usually plural]
printed letters that lean to the right
तिरछे अक्षर, इटैलिक
- The title of a book is usually written in italics.
- Put the foreign words in italics.
- Note that the verb is shown in italics in the example.
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- Words in italics are explained at the end of the chapter.
- The author used italics to stress the key idea.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
italic + noun (adjective)
Describes sloping print or writing: italic type, italic letters, italic script.
तिरछे छपे या लिखे अक्षरों के लिए: italic type, italic letters, italic script।
- The headings are in italic type.
- Write the foreign word in italic letters.
in italics / in italic
The noun is usually plural: 'in italics'. 'In italic' is the adjective used with 'type' or 'script'.
Noun प्रायः बहुवचन में 'in italics' आता है; 'in italic' विशेषण के रूप में 'type' या 'script' के साथ।
- Titles of books are often printed in italics.
- The word is in italic.
put / print / write + something + in italics
Verbs of writing and printing take 'in italics'.
लेखन और छपाई की क्रियाओं के साथ 'in italics' आता है।
- Put the Latin words in italics.
italicise (verb)
To print or write in italics; 'italicize' is the American spelling.
तिरछे अक्षरों में छापना या लिखना; अमेरिकी वर्तनी 'italicize' है।
- Please italicise the book titles.
italic vs. bold vs. underlined
Italic slopes to the right, bold is thicker, underlined has a line below; examiners often ask for titles or foreign words in italics.
Italic दाहिनी ओर झुका होता है, bold मोटा और underlined के नीचे रेखा होती है; परीक्षक प्रायः शीर्षक या विदेशी शब्द italics में माँगते हैं।
- Underline the title by hand, but use italics when typing.
+Collocations 5
italic + noun
typefontscriptletterstexthandwriting
- The example sentences are in italic type.
verb + italics
useprintwriteputshowformat
- Use italics for emphasis.
in italics / bold
in italicsin boldin capitalsunderlined
- The key terms appear in bold and the examples in italics.
italic + style
stylehandcalligraphyfaceform
- She practises italic calligraphy.
italic + usage
italic emphasisitalic quotationitalic captionitalic title
- The caption below the picture was in italic.
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- In this dictionary, example sentences are shown in italics.
इस शब्दकोश में उदाहरण वाक्य तिरछे अक्षरों में दिखाए गए हैं।
- Radhika wrote the foreign words in italic so that they stood out.
राधिका ने विदेशी शब्द तिरछे अक्षरों में लिखे ताकि वे अलग दिखें।
- Press Ctrl and I to make the selected text italic.
चुने हुए पाठ को तिरछा करने के लिए Ctrl और I दबाइए।
- The editor asked the writer to italicise the film titles.
संपादक ने लेखक से फ़िल्मों के नाम तिरछे अक्षरों में करने को कहा।
- Italic script came from Italy in the 15th century.
इटैलिक लिपि 15वीं सदी में इटली से आई।
- Newspaper names are normally printed in italics.
समाचार-पत्रों के नाम सामान्यतः तिरछे अक्षरों में छपते हैं।
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✗ The editor asked me to italic the word.
✓ The editor asked me to italicise the word.
'Italic' is an adjective; the verb is 'italicise'.
'Italic' विशेषण है; क्रिया 'italicise' है।
✗ The book titles are printed in italics letters.
✓ The book titles are printed in italic letters.
Before a noun the adjective 'italic' is used, not the plural noun.
Noun से पहले विशेषण 'italic' आता है, बहुवचन noun 'italics' नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: We usually say that words are in italics, with the plural noun, as in 'The titles are in italics'.
Usage में आमतौर पर कहा जाता है कि शब्द in italics हैं, जिसमें plural noun आता है, जैसे 'The titles are in italics'।