made
/meɪd/adjective
उच्चारण मेड
बना हुआ, निर्मित
Core word
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(used in compounds) made in the way, place or by the person mentioned
बना हुआ, निर्मित
- home-made pickles
- Indian-made cars
- a well-made film
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- The shop sells hand-made soap from local herbs.
- This is a French-made watch.
- A badly made chair will not last long.
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[not before noun] ~ for sb/sth
perfectly suited to somebody or something
(किसी के लिए) बिल्कुल उपयुक्त, बना हुआ
- Radhika and Arjun were made for each other.
- This role is made for her.
- These two were made for each other.
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- That house seems made for a big family.
- The job was made for someone who loves maps.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be made of / from / out of / with
Made of names the material that is still visible, made from names a material that has changed, made out of stresses a reused or unexpected material, and made with lists an ingredient.
'Made of' दिखाई देने वाली सामग्री बताता है, 'made from' ऐसी सामग्री जो बदल चुकी हो, 'made out of' पुनः प्रयुक्त या अप्रत्याशित सामग्री, और 'made with' किसी घटक को।
- This table is made of teak.
- Paper is made from wood pulp.
adverb/noun + made (compound adjective)
Made joins a word to form a compound adjective showing where, how or by whom something was produced; it is usually hyphenated before a noun.
'Made' किसी शब्द से जुड़कर compound adjective बनाता है, जो बताता है कि वस्तु कहाँ, कैसे या किसके द्वारा बनी; संज्ञा से पहले इसमें प्रायः hyphen लगता है।
- She wore a hand-made shawl from Kashmir.
- A tailor-made course suits each learner's needs.
made for + noun / made to + verb
Made for means designed for a purpose or person; made to means designed to do something.
'Made for' का अर्थ किसी उद्देश्य या व्यक्ति के लिए बना होना है; 'made to' का अर्थ कोई काम करने के लिए बना होना।
- This road is made for heavy trucks.
- The bag is made to carry up to ten kilos.
made as the past form of make
Made is also the past tense and past participle of make; this is the form students most often meet, so do not confuse it with the adjective use.
'Made' क्रिया 'make' का past tense और past participle भी है; इस रूप को adjective के प्रयोग से भ्रमित न करें।
- Radhika made tea for everyone.
- The decision has been made.
+Collocations 4
adverb/noun + made
hand-madeready-madetailor-madehome-mademan-madecustom-made
- Ready-made clothes are cheaper than stitched ones.
made + preposition
made ofmade frommade inmade bymade formade with
- These toys are made in India by local artisans.
made + noun
made manmade bedmade roadmade decisionmade promise
- A made road connects the village to the highway.
material + be made of
steelcottonclayglasssilver
- The kulhad is made of baked clay.
“More examples 5
- The shop sells only hand-made soaps from Kerala.
यह दुकान केवल केरल के हाथ से बने साबुन बेचती है।
- After two big contracts, the builder felt he was a made man.
दो बड़े ठेके मिलने के बाद बिल्डर को लगा कि अब उसका भविष्य सुरक्षित हो गया है।
- This bridge is made of steel and concrete.
यह पुल स्टील और कंक्रीट से बना है।
- Plastic is a man-made material, but cotton is natural.
प्लास्टिक मानव-निर्मित पदार्थ है, पर कपास प्राकृतिक है।
- The two friends seem made for each other.
दोनों मित्र एक-दूसरे के लिए ही बने प्रतीत होते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The bangles are made by glass.
✓ The bangles are made of glass.
A material takes of (or from); by introduces the person or machine that makes something.
सामग्री के लिए 'of' (या 'from') आता है; 'by' बनाने वाले व्यक्ति या मशीन के लिए आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe how something is produced, but each points to a different aspect.
सभी का संबंध वस्तु के निर्माण से है, पर हर शब्द अलग पक्ष की ओर संकेत करता है।
General word for something produced, with the material or maker after it.
बनी हुई वस्तु के लिए सामान्य शब्द, जिसके बाद सामग्री या निर्माता आता है।
- This chair is made of cane.
manufactured
Produced in large numbers by machines in a factory.
कारखाने में मशीनों द्वारा बड़ी मात्रा में बनाई गई।
- The cars are manufactured in Pune.
Put together from parts, usually something large such as a house or bridge.
अलग-अलग भागों को जोड़कर बनाई गई, प्रायः घर या पुल जैसी बड़ी वस्तु।
- The fort was built in the sixteenth century.
¶Idioms 2
have (got) it made
(informal) to be sure of success; to have everything you want
सफलता पक्की होना, सब कुछ हासिल होना
- With a job like that, he's got it made.
a made man
a person whose success is certain
ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसकी सफलता तय हो
- If this deal goes through, you're a made man.
?Which word?
Do not confuse made of (the original material can still be seen: a table made of wood) and made from (the material is changed: paper is made from wood).
Made of (मूल सामग्री दिखती है: a table made of wood) और made from (सामग्री बदल जाती है: paper is made from wood) में भ्रमित न हों।