wizard
/ˈwɪzəd/noun
उच्चारण विज़ड
जादूगर
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
(in stories) a man with magic powers
जादूगर
- the wizard in the fairy tale
- The old wizard in the story could turn a pumpkin into a golden carriage.
- The wizard waved his stick and the door opened.
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- Radhika dressed as a wizard for the school play.
- Children read stories about a young wizard and his friends.
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[C] ~ (at sth)
a person who is especially good at something
(किसी कला का) उस्ताद, माहिर
- a maths wizard
- a financial wizard
- He is a computer wizard who can fix any problem.
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- Our maths teacher is a wizard with numbers.
- The chef is a wizard in the kitchen.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a wizard (countable noun)
Wizard is a countable noun, and its plural is wizards; the feminine equivalent in stories is witch or sorceress.
'Wizard' countable noun है और उसका बहुवचन 'wizards' है; कहानियों में इसका स्त्रीलिंग रूप 'witch' या 'sorceress' है।
- The wizard in the story turned a frog into a prince.
a wizard at / with sth
In the figurative sense, use at with an activity and with with a tool or subject.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में किसी गतिविधि के साथ 'at' और किसी उपकरण या विषय के साथ 'with' आता है।
- Radhika is a wizard at mental sums.
- My uncle is a wizard with computers.
wizard + noun
Wizard is used before nouns in titles, such as financial wizard or computer wizard.
'Wizard' शीर्षक जैसे प्रयोग में noun से पहले आता है, जैसे financial wizard या computer wizard।
- He is known as the financial wizard of the bank.
software wizard
In computing, a wizard is a program that guides the user step by step.
Computing में 'wizard' ऐसा program है जो उपयोगकर्ता का चरण-दर-चरण मार्गदर्शन करता है।
- The installation wizard asked me to choose a folder.
+Collocations 4
adjective + wizard
eviloldyoungcleverfinancial
- The evil wizard cast a spell on the village.
wizard + noun
wizard's hatwizard's wandwizard's spellwizard's tower
- The child wore a wizard's hat to the fancy dress show.
wizard + at / with
wizard at mathswizard at chesswizard with numberswizard with words
- My friend is a wizard with numbers.
verb + wizard
call sb ahail sb as abecome aconsult a
- The press hailed the young captain as a spin wizard.
“More examples 5
- The wizard waved his wand and the lamp began to glow.
जादूगर ने अपनी छड़ी हिलाई और दीपक जलने लगा।
- Rohan is a wizard at repairing old mobile phones.
रोहन पुराने मोबाइल फ़ोन ठीक करने में कमाल का उस्ताद है।
- The children enjoyed the film about a boy wizard.
बच्चों को एक बालक जादूगर वाली फ़िल्म पसंद आई।
- She is a wizard in the kitchen and cooks for fifty guests easily.
वह रसोई में कमाल की है और पचास मेहमानों के लिए आसानी से खाना बना लेती है।
- Follow the setup wizard to install the app.
ऐप install करने के लिए setup wizard का पालन कीजिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a wizard in playing chess.
✓ He is a wizard at playing chess.
Skill words like wizard take at before the activity.
'Wizard' जैसे कौशल-सूचक शब्द क्रिया से पहले 'at' लेते हैं।
✗ The wizards wand was broken.
✓ The wizard's wand was broken.
The possessive of a singular noun needs an apostrophe before s.
Singular noun के possessive में s से पहले apostrophe लगता है।
✗ He is a wizard of chess.
✓ He is a wizard at chess.
A skill word like wizard is followed by at for the activity.
'Wizard' जैसे कौशल-सूचक शब्द के बाद गतिविधि के लिए 'at' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are all magic users, but they differ in the kind of magic and the tone.
ये सभी जादू करने वाले हैं, पर जादू के प्रकार और स्वर में भिन्न हैं।
A man with magic powers in stories; also a very skilled person.
कहानियों में जादुई शक्ति वाला पुरुष; अत्यंत कुशल व्यक्ति भी।
- He is a wizard at chess.
A performer who does tricks, or a person with magic powers.
करतब दिखाने वाला कलाकार, या जादुई शक्ति वाला व्यक्ति।
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
A person who uses evil magic with spirits.
आत्माओं की सहायता से बुरा जादू करने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The sorcerer cursed the king.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A technical wizard, financial wizard.
Collocations: a technical wizard (तकनीक का जादूगर, यानी बहुत माहिर व्यक्ति), financial wizard (पैसों के मामलों में बेहद कुशल व्यक्ति)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A man with magic powers in stories is a wizard or sorcerer; a woman a witch or sorceress; a person who performs magic tricks for entertainment a magician or conjurer.
कहानियों में जादुई शक्ति वाला पुरुष wizard या sorcerer; स्त्री witch या sorceress; मनोरंजन के लिए जादू के करतब दिखाने वाला magician या conjurer।
General knowledge
Dhyan Chand is called the Wizard of Hockey; Sachin Tendulkar the Master Blaster.
ध्यानचंद को हॉकी का जादूगर कहा जाता है; सचिन तेंदुलकर को Master Blaster।