mighty
/ˈmaɪti/adjective
उच्चारण माइटी
शक्तिशाली, बलवान, प्रबल
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mighty + noun (powerful, large)
Mighty describes strong or very large things like rivers, armies and kings, mostly in a formal or literary way.
'Mighty' नदी, सेना और राजा जैसी बलशाली या विशाल चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है, प्रायः औपचारिक या साहित्यिक रूप में।
- The mighty Brahmaputra floods Assam every year.
- A mighty army marched to the fort.
mightier / mightiest; the pen is mightier than the sword
The comparative is mightier, not 'more mighty'; the proverb says writing is stronger than war.
Comparative 'mightier' है, 'more mighty' नहीं; कहावत का अर्थ है कि लेखनी तलवार से अधिक शक्तिशाली है।
- The pen is mightier than the sword.
mighty (informal adverb: very)
In informal speech, mighty can mean very before an adjective.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'mighty' adjective से पहले 'very' के अर्थ में आ सकता है।
- That was a mighty good match.
high and mighty
This idiom describes someone who behaves as if they are better than others.
यह मुहावरा उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो स्वयं को दूसरों से श्रेष्ठ समझकर व्यवहार करता है।
- Don't act so high and mighty; we are all equal here.
+Collocations 4
mighty + noun
riveroakwarriorempireroar
- The mighty oak withstood the cyclone.
mighty + effort / blow
effortblowleapstruggleheave
- With a mighty effort he lifted the stone.
adverb + mighty
trulysuddenlyonceformerly
- The once mighty empire collapsed within decades.
the mighty / the high and mighty
the rich and mightyhigh and mightythe mighty fall
- In the end the mighty also fall.
“More examples 5
- The mighty Ganga is the lifeline of north India.
विशाल गंगा उत्तर भारत की जीवन-रेखा है।
- Bhima was known as a mighty warrior in the Mahabharata.
महाभारत में भीम एक बलशाली योद्धा के रूप में जाने जाते थे।
- Radhika gave a mighty shout and the team cheered.
राधिका ने ज़ोर से पुकारा और टीम ने जयकार की।
- A mighty wave struck the fishing boat.
एक विशाल लहर मछली पकड़ने वाली नाव से टकराई।
- The manager is high and mighty and never listens to the staff.
प्रबंधक अकड़ू है और कर्मचारियों की कभी नहीं सुनता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The pen is mighty than the sword.
✓ The pen is mightier than the sword.
A comparison with 'than' needs the comparative mightier.
'Than' वाली तुलना में comparative रूप 'mightier' चाहिए।
✗ With all his mighty, he lifted the rock.
✓ With all his might, he lifted the rock.
After 'his' we need the noun might, not the adjective mighty.
'His' के बाद noun 'might' चाहिए, adjective 'mighty' नहीं।
✗ He was a mightly king of the south.
✓ He was a mighty king of the south.
The adjective is mighty; 'mightly' does not exist.
सही adjective 'mighty' है; 'mightly' जैसा कोई शब्द नहीं है।
¶Idioms 2
high and mighty
behaving as if you think you are more important than other people
घमंडी, अपने को बड़ा समझने वाला
- Do not be so high and mighty; you were a student here too.
the pen is mightier than the sword
writing and ideas are more powerful than force
कलम तलवार से अधिक शक्तिशाली है
- The editorial ended the minister's career; the pen is mightier than the sword.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
migh·ty
With -ght- (not 'mity'); the noun might (power: 'with all his might').
-ght- के साथ ('mity' गलत है); noun might (शक्ति: 'with all his might')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
High and mighty, the pen is mightier than the sword, might is right.
Idioms: high and mighty (घमंडी और खुद को ऊँचा समझने वाला), the pen is mightier than the sword (कलम की ताकत तलवार से ज़्यादा होती है), might is right (जिसकी लाठी उसकी भैंस)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Having unlimited power is almighty or omnipotent.
'असीमित शक्ति वाला' almighty या omnipotent।