sweet
/swiːt/adjective
उच्चारण स्वीट
मीठा
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(of a person) kind and gentle; (of a thing) attractive and pleasing
प्यारा, मीठे स्वभाव का; सुंदर, मनभावन
- It was sweet of you to remember my birthday.
- a sweet little cottage
- She is a sweet child who always says thank you.
+ 2 more examples
- It was sweet of him to carry my bags.
- They have a sweet little house near the sea.
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[C] BrE
a small piece of sweet food made with sugar; a sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
मिठाई, टॉफ़ी; भोजन के अंत का मीठा
- a box of sweets
- What is for sweet?
- The children shared a bag of sweets at Diwali.
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- He offered the guests sweets and tea.
- We had rasgulla as a sweet after dinner.
Synonyms candy confectionery dessert
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sweet (taste) / sweet things
Describes the taste of sugar. Also a noun in British English meaning a small piece of sugary food (American: candy).
यह चीनी जैसे स्वाद का वर्णन करता है; British English में noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ टॉफ़ी जैसी मिठाई है।
- Gulab jamun is too sweet for me.
- The children were given sweets on Independence Day.
sweet + noun (pleasant)
It can describe a pleasant smell, sound or feeling: a sweet fragrance, a sweet voice.
यह सुखद गंध, आवाज़ या अनुभव का वर्णन भी करता है, जैसे a sweet voice।
- The sweet smell of jasmine filled the room.
sweet of + person + to-infinitive
Use sweet of someone to do something to thank or praise a kind act.
किसी की दयालुता की प्रशंसा के लिए 'sweet of someone to do something' आता है।
- It was sweet of you to bring me tea.
sweeten (verb) / sweetness (noun)
To sweeten is to make something sweet or more pleasant; sweetness is the quality.
'Sweeten' का अर्थ मीठा या अधिक सुखद बनाना है और 'sweetness' उसका noun है।
- Add jaggery to sweeten the tea.
- I loved the sweetness of the ripe mango.
+Collocations 5
sweet + noun
teasmiledreamvoicememory
- She greeted us with a sweet smile.
adverb + sweet
verytoosicklylightlynaturally
- The sweet is sickly sweet for my taste.
verb + sweets
distributeeatbuyoffershare
- People distribute sweets at Diwali.
sweet + person
childgirlold ladynature
- The old lady has a sweet nature.
sweet + food
sweet dishsweet shopsweet cornsweet potatosweet lime
- We bought boxes of sweets from the famous sweet shop near the temple.
“More examples 6
- I prefer sweet lassi to salted lassi.
मुझे नमकीन लस्सी की तुलना में मीठी लस्सी अधिक पसंद है।
- She was a sweet girl who helped everyone in the hostel.
वह एक मधुर स्वभाव की लड़की थी जो छात्रावास में सबकी मदद करती थी।
- The sweet sound of the flute drifted over the river.
बाँसुरी की मधुर ध्वनि नदी के ऊपर तैरती हुई आई।
- Success tastes sweeter after years of hard work.
वर्षों की मेहनत के बाद सफलता और भी मीठी लगती है।
- Rohan has a sweet tooth and cannot say no to jalebi.
रोहन को मीठा बहुत पसंद है और वह जलेबी को मना नहीं कर पाता।
- After a long day of study, a cup of sweet tea feels like a small reward.
पढ़ाई के लंबे दिन के बाद एक कप मीठी चाय छोटे इनाम जैसी लगती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The tea is very sweety.
✓ The tea is very sweet.
The adjective is sweet; there is no word sweety as an adjective.
Adjective 'sweet' है; 'sweety' इस रूप में adjective नहीं है।
✗ It was sweet for you to help me.
✓ It was sweet of you to help me.
With adjectives describing a kind act, use of + person.
दयालुता बताने वाले adjectives के साथ 'of + person' आता है।
✗ I bought one kilo sweet for Diwali.
✓ I bought one kilo of sweets for Diwali.
A measure word is followed by of, and sweets here is plural.
माप बताने वाले शब्द के बाद 'of' आता है, और यहाँ sweets plural में है।
¶Idioms 3
have a sweet tooth
to like sweet food very much
मीठे का शौक होना
- Radhika has a sweet tooth and never refuses jalebi.
sweet nothings
romantic words spoken softly to a loved one
प्यार भरी मीठी बातें
- They whispered sweet nothings on the phone.
home sweet home
used to say how pleasant your home is when you return to it
अपना घर, सबसे प्यारा घर
- After a month in hostels, it was home sweet home at last.
- Home sweet home! I've missed my own bed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A sweet tooth, sweet nothings, short and sweet.
Idioms: a sweet tooth (मीठा खाने का बहुत शौक), sweet nothings (प्यार भरी मीठी बातें), short and sweet (संक्षिप्त पर सुखद)।