pure
/pjʊə(r)/adjective
उच्चारण प्युअर
शुद्ध, खरा
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not mixed with anything else; with nothing added
शुद्ध, खरा
- pure gold
- pure cotton
- The ring is made of pure silver.
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- Radhika bought pure silk for the wedding.
- This is pure honey, with no added sugar.
Synonyms unmixed unadulterated genuine
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clean and not containing any harmful substances
स्वच्छ, निर्मल
- pure drinking water
- the pure air of the mountains
- Villagers now have pure water to drink.
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- The air here is pure and fresh after the rain.
- Boil the water to make it pure.
Synonyms clean clear unpolluted
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pure + noun (not mixed)
Pure describes a substance with nothing mixed in it, such as pure gold or pure water.
'Pure' ऐसे पदार्थ का वर्णन करता है जिसमें कुछ मिला न हो, जैसे pure gold या pure water।
- This ring is made of pure gold.
- The shop sells pure cow's ghee.
pure + abstract noun (complete)
Before nouns such as luck, chance and joy, pure means complete and nothing else.
Luck, chance और joy जैसे nouns से पहले 'pure' का अर्थ पूर्ण और केवल वही है।
- Winning the lottery was pure luck.
- It was pure joy to see her family.
pure maths / pure science
Pure science or maths studies theory for knowledge, not for practical use, in contrast to applied.
Pure science या maths ज्ञान के लिए सिद्धांत का अध्ययन करता है, व्यावहारिक उपयोग के लिए नहीं, applied के विपरीत।
- He studies pure mathematics at the university.
pure and simple
This fixed phrase follows the noun and stresses that nothing else is involved.
यह स्थिर वाक्यांश noun के बाद आता है और बल देता है कि इसके अलावा कुछ और शामिल नहीं है।
- It was envy, pure and simple.
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pure + noun
waterairgoldsilkheartluck
- The hills offer pure air and a quiet life.
adverb + pure
perfectlyabsolutelycompletelyalmostchemicallymorally
- The sample was chemically pure.
verb + pure
keepstayremainmakeprove
- The villagers keep the well water pure by covering it.
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- The river is pure near its source in the mountains.
नदी पहाड़ों में अपने स्रोत के पास शुद्ध है।
- It was pure coincidence that we met at the station.
स्टेशन पर हमारा मिलना निरा संयोग था।
- Radhika prefers pure cotton clothes in summer.
राधिका गर्मियों में शुद्ध सूती कपड़े पसंद करती है।
- The child's pure laughter lifted everyone's spirits.
बच्चे की निश्छल हँसी ने सबका मन प्रसन्न कर दिया।
- The poet wrote with a pure heart and simple words.
कवि ने निर्मल हृदय और सरल शब्दों से लिखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The gold in this ring is very pure than in that one.
✓ The gold in this ring is purer than in that one.
Pure is a short adjective, so the comparative is purer, not 'very pure than'.
'Pure' छोटा adjective है, इसलिए comparative 'purer' है, 'very pure than' नहीं।
✗ He is pure vegetarian.
✓ He is a pure vegetarian.
The adjective phrase needs an article before pure vegetarian.
'Pure vegetarian' से पहले article आवश्यक है।
✗ This sugar is more purer than that.
✓ This sugar is purer than that.
Do not use more with a comparative ending in -er.
-er वाले comparative के साथ more का प्रयोग न करें।