long-sighted
/ˌlɒŋ ˈsaɪtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण लॉंग साइटिड
दूर-दृष्टि दोष वाला
Core word
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British
able to see things clearly only if they are far away from you
दूर-दृष्टि दोष वाला
- My grandfather is long-sighted and needs glasses for reading.
- Long-sighted people find it hard to read small print.
- He is long-sighted, so he reads the newspaper at arm's length.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor said my mother was long-sighted and prescribed new glasses.
- Being long-sighted is common as people grow older.
Synonyms far-sighted hyperopic
Opposite short-sighted myopic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
be long-sighted
Long-sighted describes a person who sees far things clearly but has trouble with things near. It is the British term; Americans say far-sighted.
Long-sighted उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसे दूर की चीज़ें साफ़ दिखती हैं पर पास की चीज़ों में कठिनाई होती है। यह ब्रिटिश शब्द है; अमेरिकी इसे far-sighted कहते हैं।
- My grandfather is long-sighted and needs glasses for reading.
- She was found to be long-sighted at the eye check.
long-sighted (figurative: planning ahead)
In a figurative sense, a long-sighted person plans well for the future. 'Far-sighted' is more usual in this sense.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में long-sighted व्यक्ति भविष्य के लिए अच्छी योजना बनाता है। इस अर्थ में 'far-sighted' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- It was a long-sighted decision to save for the future.
- The long-sighted minister built dams in time.
long-sightedness (noun)
The noun for the condition is long-sightedness, and the medical term is hypermetropia.
इस दोष का noun long-sightedness है और चिकित्सीय शब्द hypermetropia है।
- Long-sightedness is corrected with convex lenses.
- Her long-sightedness increased with age.
+Collocations 4
verb + long-sighted
bebecometurn outproveseem
- He became long-sighted in his fifties.
adverb + long-sighted
slightlyverymildlyratherbadly
- She is slightly long-sighted but does not need glasses yet.
long-sighted + noun
childpatientpersoneyereader
- A long-sighted patient may have headaches while reading.
correct / treat long-sightedness
with glasseswith convex lenseswith surgerywith contact lenses
- Long-sightedness can be corrected with convex lenses.
“More examples 5
- A long-sighted student cannot read the textbook without glasses.
दूर-दृष्टि दोष वाला विद्यार्थी चश्मे के बिना पाठ्यपुस्तक नहीं पढ़ सकता।
- The optician said Radhika's father was mildly long-sighted.
चश्मा विशेषज्ञ ने बताया कि राधिका के पिता को हल्का दूर-दृष्टि दोष है।
- Convex lenses help people who are long-sighted.
उत्तल लेंस उन लोगों की सहायता करते हैं जिन्हें दूर-दृष्टि दोष है।
- Many people become long-sighted as they grow old.
बहुत से लोग वृद्ध होने पर दूर-दृष्टि दोष से ग्रस्त हो जाते हैं।
- It was a long-sighted plan to plant trees along the new road.
नई सड़क के किनारे पेड़ लगाने की योजना दूरदर्शी थी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These eye words are often confused in science and optics questions.
विज्ञान और प्रकाशिकी के प्रश्नों में इन नेत्र-शब्दों में प्रायः भ्रम होता है।
Seeing distant things better than near ones.
दूर की चीज़ें पास की चीज़ों से अधिक साफ़ दिखना।
- A long-sighted child struggles with small print.
Seeing near things clearly but distant things as blurred; also, not planning ahead.
पास की चीज़ें साफ़ और दूर की धुंधली दिखना; साथ ही आगे की योजना न बनाना।
- He is short-sighted and cannot read the board.
far-sighted
American word for long-sighted; also wise about the future.
Long-sighted के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द; साथ ही भविष्य के प्रति समझदार।
- A far-sighted leader plans for the next generation.
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§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English says long-sighted, while American English says far-sighted.
British and American: British English में long-sighted कहते हैं, जबकि American English में far-sighted कहते हैं।