straight
/streɪt/adjective
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सीधा
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honest and direct
सीधा, खरा, ईमानदार
- Give me a straight answer.
- I want a straight reply: yes or no?
- Please give me a straight answer about the fee.
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- Radhika is straight with her friends and never hides the truth.
- He gave a straight reply when I asked about the loan.
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[not before noun]
level, tidy or in the correct position
ठीक से लगा हुआ, व्यवस्थित
- Is my tie straight?
- Let me get the facts straight.
- Make sure the picture is straight on the wall.
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- The teacher told him to sit up straight.
- Let's get this straight: who is paying the bill?
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[only before noun]
one after another without a break
लगातार
- They won five straight matches.
- It rained for three straight days during the festival.
- The team has lost four straight games.
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- It rained for five straight days in July.
- She scored first class marks for three straight years.
Synonyms consecutive successive
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in a straight line; directly, without delay
सीधे; तुरंत, बिना रुके
- Go straight ahead and turn left.
- She went straight home after class.
- Walk straight down this road for about a hundred metres.
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- Radhika came straight to the library after the exam.
- He looked me straight in the eye.
Synonyms directly immediately
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
straight (adjective) + noun
Straight describes a line, road or posture with no bend, and also a person or answer that is honest.
'Straight' बिना मोड़ वाली रेखा, सड़क या मुद्रा का वर्णन करता है, और ईमानदार व्यक्ति या उत्तर का भी।
- Draw a straight line with the ruler.
- I want a straight answer: yes or no?
go / walk / look + straight (adverb)
As an adverb, straight means directly, with no turning or stopping. It has no -ly form with this meaning.
Adverb के रूप में 'straight' का अर्थ बिना मुड़े या रुके सीधे है। इस अर्थ में इसका -ly रूप नहीं होता।
- Go straight and take the second left.
- She went straight home after the exam.
straight + noun (time words) / + preposition
Before words of time, straight means one after another with no break: five straight wins.
समय बताने वाले शब्दों से पहले 'straight' का अर्थ बिना रुके लगातार है: five straight wins।
- India won four straight matches.
- He has studied for six straight hours.
straight from / straight to / straight into
These show that one thing follows another with nothing in between.
ये बताते हैं कि एक चीज़ के बाद दूसरी सीधे आती है, बीच में कुछ नहीं।
- She went straight from college into the bank job.
- Take the mail straight to the manager.
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straight + noun
lineroadanswerfacehair
- The straight road ran through the fields for miles.
verb + straight
gowalkstandsitsee
- Sit straight and keep your eyes on the board.
adverb + straight
perfectlydeadboltveryquite
- He sat bolt upright and looked dead straight at the examiner.
straight + time / sequence
straight winsstraight daysstraight yearsstraight setsstraight hours
- The champion won in straight sets.
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- The picture on the wall is not straight.
दीवार पर लगी तस्वीर सीधी नहीं है।
- Tell me straight: did you copy in the test?
मुझे सीधे बताओ: क्या तुमने परीक्षा में नकल की थी?
- The arrow flew straight to the target.
तीर सीधा निशाने पर गया।
- It rained for three straight days in the hills.
पहाड़ों में लगातार तीन दिन बारिश हुई।
- Radhika was so tired that she could not think straight.
राधिका इतनी थकी थी कि वह ठीक से सोच नहीं पा रही थी।
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✗ Go straightly and turn right at the temple.
✓ Go straight and turn right at the temple.
Straight is both adjective and adverb; 'straightly' is not used for direction.
'Straight' विशेषण और adverb दोनों है; दिशा के लिए 'straightly' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
✗ I will call you straight way.
✓ I will call you straight away.
The phrase meaning immediately is straight away (two words, away not way).
तुरंत के अर्थ वाला phrase 'straight away' है (दो शब्द, way नहीं बल्कि away)।
✗ She has won the prize three straight time.
✓ She has won the prize three straight times.
After a number the noun must be plural: three straight times.
संख्या के बाद noun बहुवचन में होना चाहिए: three straight times।
¶Idioms 3
straight away
immediately
तुरंत, फ़ौरन
- I will call him straight away.
think straight
to think in a clear or logical way
साफ़ और सही ढंग से सोच पाना
- I'm so tired I can't think straight.
- Calm down so you can think straight.
straight and narrow
the straight and narrow: an honest and morally correct way of living
सीधा-सच्चा रास्ता, ईमानदारी का जीवन
- After leaving prison, he tried hard to stay on the straight and narrow.
- Her parents kept her on the straight and narrow.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
straight or strait?
Straight means without a bend. Strait, spelt without the gh, is a narrow passage of water, as in the Strait of Hormuz, and also appears in 'dire straits' (a very difficult situation).
Straight का अर्थ 'सीधा' है। Strait, जिसकी spelling में gh नहीं है, का अर्थ 'जलडमरूमध्य, पानी का संकरा रास्ता' है, जैसे Strait of Hormuz, और यह 'dire straits' (बहुत कठिन स्थिति) में भी आता है।
The straight/strait spelling pair is a regular question.
Straight और strait का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।