substantial
/səbˈstænʃl/adjective
उच्चारण सब्स्टैन्शल
पर्याप्त, काफ़ी बड़ा, उल्लेखनीय, ठोस
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large in amount, value or importance
पर्याप्त, काफ़ी बड़ा, उल्लेखनीय, ठोस
- She received a substantial sum from her uncle's will.
- The report found substantial evidence of fraud.
- The firm made a substantial profit last year.
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- Police made a substantial amount of progress in the case.
- A substantial number of students passed the test.
Synonyms considerable significant sizeable
Opposite insubstantial small negligible
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[usually before noun]
large and solidly built
मज़बूत, पक्का, ठोस (इमारत)
- a substantial brick house with a tiled roof
- The fort's substantial walls withstood many sieges during the long Mughal wars.
- He ate a substantial breakfast before the long journey.
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- The old gate was a substantial structure of iron and stone.
- The bridge is a substantial piece of engineering.
Synonyms sturdy solid well-built
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substantial + noun (amount)
Use substantial before a noun like amount, sum, increase, profit to show that it is large enough to matter.
Amount, sum, increase, profit जैसे nouns से पहले 'substantial' आकर बताता है कि वह मात्रा इतनी बड़ी है कि उसका महत्व है।
- The company made a substantial profit this year.
- He received a substantial sum as compensation.
substantial (solid, strong)
It can also describe something built to last: a substantial house, a substantial meal.
यह मज़बूत और ठोस चीज़ का वर्णन भी करता है, जैसे a substantial house या a substantial meal।
- Villagers built a substantial bridge over the river.
substantially + verb / adjective
The adverb substantially means to a large degree. Use it with increase, reduce, differ, improve.
Adverb 'substantially' का अर्थ बड़े स्तर तक है; यह increase, reduce, differ, improve के साथ आता है।
- Prices have risen substantially since March.
substantial vs substantive
Substantial is about size or strength; substantive is about real, serious matter.
'Substantial' आकार या मज़बूती के लिए है; 'substantive' वास्तविक और गंभीर विषय-वस्तु के लिए।
- The talks produced no substantive result.
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substantial + noun
amountincreasemajoritydamageevidence
- There is substantial evidence against the accused.
substantial + financial noun
profitlossfeedonationinvestment
- A substantial donation built the new library.
adverb + substantial
fairlyreasonablyquiteveryreally
- The bank gave her a fairly substantial loan.
verb + substantial
makereceivesufferoffershow
- The farmers suffered substantial losses after the floods.
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- A substantial part of the budget goes to education.
बजट का एक बड़ा हिस्सा शिक्षा पर खर्च होता है।
- There has been a substantial improvement in her handwriting.
उसकी लिखावट में काफ़ी सुधार आया है।
- He ate a substantial breakfast before the long journey.
उसने लंबी यात्रा से पहले भरपेट नाश्ता किया।
- The two reports differ substantially in their conclusions.
दोनों रिपोर्टें अपने निष्कर्षों में काफ़ी भिन्न हैं।
- The old fort has a substantial gate made of teak.
पुराने किले का दरवाज़ा सागौन की लकड़ी का मज़बूत बना है।
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✗ He earns a substantial of money.
✓ He earns a substantial amount of money.
Substantial is an adjective and needs a noun like amount.
Substantial adjective है और इसे amount जैसे noun की आवश्यकता होती है।
✗ The price has substantial increased.
✓ The price has substantially increased.
To modify a verb use the adverb substantially.
Verb को modify करने के लिए adverb 'substantially' आता है।
✗ A substantial number of students was absent.
✓ A substantial number of students were absent.
After a number of + plural noun, the verb is plural.
'A number of + plural noun' के बाद verb plural होती है।
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substantial or substantive?
Substantial means large in amount or solid: 'a substantial meal', 'a substantial increase'. Substantive means dealing with the real, important matter rather than form: 'substantive talks', 'substantive law'. The pay rise was substantial; the discussion was substantive.
Substantial का अर्थ 'मात्रा में बड़ा' या 'ठोस' है: 'a substantial meal', 'a substantial increase'। Substantive का अर्थ 'रूप के बजाय असली, महत्वपूर्ण विषय से जुड़ा' है: 'substantive talks', 'substantive law'। वेतन-वृद्धि substantial थी; चर्चा substantive थी।
The substantial/substantive pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में substantial और substantive का अंतर पूछा जाता है।