weird
/wɪəd/adjective
उच्चारण विअर्ड
अजीबोगरीब, विचित्र
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very strange or unusual and difficult to explain
अजीबोगरीब, विचित्र
- I had a weird dream last night.
- weird noises from the attic
- The old house made weird sounds at night.
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- He wears weird clothes to every party.
- It feels weird to be back in my old school.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
weird + noun (attributive)
Used before a noun for something strange that is hard to explain, sometimes a little frightening.
किसी ऐसी अजीब चीज़ के लिए जिसे समझाना कठिन हो और जो कभी-कभी थोड़ी डरावनी हो; यह noun से पहले आता है।
- I heard a weird noise from the empty room.
- She has a weird habit of reading with her eyes closed.
it is weird that + clause / weird to do sth
Use a that-clause or a to-infinitive to give the reason you find something strange.
किसी बात को अजीब मानने का कारण बताने के लिए that-clause या to-infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is weird that nobody answered the phone.
- It feels weird to be back in my old school.
weird (predicative) + about sth / sb
Use about for the thing that seems odd: weird about food, weird about noise.
जो चीज़ अजीब लगे उसके लिए 'about' आता है: weird about food, weird about noise।
- He is a bit weird about cleanliness.
weirdly (adverb) / weirdness (noun) / weirdo (informal)
Weirdly can open a sentence to comment on it. Weirdo is a rude informal word for an odd person and should be avoided in polite writing.
Weirdly वाक्य के आरंभ में टिप्पणी के रूप में आ सकता है; 'weirdo' अजीब व्यक्ति के लिए अशिष्ट बोलचाल का शब्द है और विनम्र लेखन में नहीं लिखना चाहिए।
- Weirdly, the lights went off exactly at midnight.
+Collocations 4
weird + noun
noisedreamfeelingideacoincidence
- I had a weird dream about my school last night.
adverb + weird
reallyprettyslightlydownrightkind of
- The film was downright weird, but I enjoyed it.
verb + weird
feelseemlooksoundget
- It sounds weird, but the answer is correct.
weird and + adjective
weird and wonderfulweird and creepyweird and sillyweird and sad
- The museum has a weird and wonderful collection of clocks.
“More examples 5
- Radhika found it weird that the shop was shut on a weekday.
राधिका को यह अजीब लगा कि दुकान कार्यदिवस पर बंद थी।
- The old house had a weird smell of camphor and dust.
पुराने घर में कपूर और धूल की अजीब गंध थी।
- He wore a weird hat to the party.
वह पार्टी में एक अजीब टोपी पहनकर आया।
- It is weird how quickly the holidays pass.
यह अजीब है कि छुट्टियाँ कितनी जल्दी बीत जाती हैं।
- The weird weather confused the farmers this year.
इस वर्ष के असामान्य मौसम ने किसानों को उलझन में डाल दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is looking weirdly today.
✓ She is looking weird today.
After a linking verb like look, an adjective is used, not an adverb.
Look जैसी linking verb के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ This is more weirder than the first story.
✓ This is weirder than the first story.
Do not use more with an -er form; it is a double comparative.
-er रूप के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता; यह double comparative है।
✗ The spelling is wierd.
✓ The spelling is weird.
Weird is one of the exceptions to the i before e spelling pattern; it is spelt e before i.
'Weird' 'i before e' spelling pattern का अपवाद है; इसमें 'e' पहले और 'i' बाद में आता है।