sane
/seɪn/adjective
उच्चारण सेन
स्वस्थ-चित्त, समझदार, होश-हवास वाला
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having a normal healthy mind; not mentally ill
स्वस्थ-चित्त, समझदार, होश-हवास वाला
- No sane person would drive at that speed.
- The court found him sane and fit to stand trial.
- The doctor declared him perfectly sane.
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- A sane person would never walk into a burning house.
- She needs to stay sane despite the pressure of work.
Synonyms rational lucid balanced sound normal
Opposite insane mad deranged unbalanced
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sensible and reasonable
विवेकपूर्ण, समझदारी भरा
- the only sane solution to the problem
- It is not sane to drive at that speed in dense fog.
- Staying calm is the only sane thing to do in an emergency.
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- It would not be sane to spend all your savings in a week.
- Meera gave sane advice, and everyone followed it.
Synonyms sensible reasonable wise prudent judicious
Opposite foolish crazy irrational
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be / seem sane
After be or seem, sane describes a person with a healthy mind.
'Be' या 'seem' के बाद 'sane' स्वस्थ मस्तिष्क वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
- The doctor said the patient was sane.
- No sane person would swim in this flood.
a sane + noun (decision / voice)
Before a noun such as decision, advice or voice, sane means sensible and reasonable.
Decision, advice या voice जैसे noun से पहले 'sane' का अर्थ समझदार और तर्कसंगत है।
- Radhika gave sane advice to her friends.
- He was the only sane voice in the meeting.
stay sane / remain sane
These phrases speak about keeping a calm mind in a hard situation.
ये वाक्यांश कठिन स्थिति में शांत मन बनाए रखने की बात करते हैं।
- Music helps me stay sane during exams.
sane vs sanity / sanely
Sane is the adjective, sanity is the noun, and sanely is the adverb.
'Sane' adjective, 'sanity' noun और 'sanely' adverb है।
- A sane mind needs sleep, and sleep protects sanity.
sane + enough to / sane to + verb
Use enough to after sane to show a reason: sane enough to know better.
कारण दिखाने के लिए 'sane' के बाद 'enough to' आता है: sane enough to know better।
- He was sane enough to understand the danger.
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sane + noun
personminddecisionvoicepolicy
- A sane policy would protect farmers.
adverb + sane
perfectlycompletelystillreasonablybarely
- He seemed perfectly sane despite the shock.
verb + sane
remainstaykeepdeclareseem
- She tried to remain sane in the storm of work.
opposite
insanemadcrazyfoolish
- It would be insane, not sane, to ignore the warning.
sane + object of comparison
saner thanas sane asmore sane thanthe saner of the two
- Radhika is saner than most of us under pressure.
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- No sane driver would speed on this narrow bridge.
कोई भी समझदार चालक इस संकरे पुल पर तेज़ गाड़ी नहीं चलाएगा।
- The court found the accused sane and fit to stand trial.
अदालत ने अभियुक्त को मानसिक रूप से स्वस्थ और मुक़दमे के योग्य पाया।
- Radhika's calm reply was the only sane response.
राधिका का शांत उत्तर ही एकमात्र समझदारी भरी प्रतिक्रिया थी।
- It is hard to stay sane in a noisy city.
शोर भरे शहर में स्वस्थ मन बनाए रखना कठिन है।
- A sane approach to study is to revise a little every day.
पढ़ाई का समझदारी भरा तरीक़ा रोज़ थोड़ा-थोड़ा दोहराना है।
- Her brother is the sane one in the family and always calms everyone.
उसका भाई परिवार में सबसे समझदार है और सबको शांत रखता है।
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✗ He is not sane person.
✓ He is not a sane person.
A singular countable noun needs a.
Singular countable noun से पहले 'a' आता है।
✗ Only a sane people can do this.
✓ Only a sane person can do this.
People is plural and cannot follow a.
'People' plural है और 'a' के बाद नहीं आता।
✗ He is as sane like me.
✓ He is as sane as me.
Use as ... as for equal comparison, not as ... like.
बराबरी की तुलना के लिए 'as ... as' आता है, 'as ... like' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Sane, with silent e; the noun sanity (the e dropped and the vowel sound changes: /ˈsænəti/).
Sane, silent e के साथ; noun sanity (e हट जाता है और vowel की ध्वनि बदलती है: /ˈsænəti/)।
?Which word?
Keep apart sane (mentally healthy) and sanitary (clean, hygienic).
Sane (मानसिक रूप से स्वस्थ) और sanitary (साफ़, स्वास्थ्यकर) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Legal: a person must be of sound mind (sane) to make a valid will.
कानून में वैध वसीयत करने के लिए व्यक्ति का sound mind (sane) होना ज़रूरी है।