grand
US
/ɡrænd/
UK
/ɡrænd/
Meaning
Large, impressive, or beautiful in a way that makes something seem important or special.
आकार या रूप में भव्य और प्रभावशाली, जिससे कोई चीज़ खास या महत्वपूर्ण लगे।
Examples
“The palace looked grand beneath the evening lights.”
“They planned a grand celebration for their parents’ anniversary.”
“The grandeur of the old library impressed every visitor.”
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Not natural: The hotel looked grandly.
Better: The hotel looked grand.
After linking verbs such as look, use the adjective grand, not the adverb grandly.
Look जैसे linking verb के बाद adjective grand आता है, adverb grandly नहीं।
Not natural: They bought a grand furniture for the lobby.
Better: They bought a grand piece of furniture for the lobby.
Furniture is uncountable, so do not use a directly before it; say a piece of furniture.
Furniture uncountable noun है, इसलिए उसके पहले सीधे a नहीं लगाते; a piece of furniture कहें।
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Grand often describes impressive size or appearance; use grandeur for the quality itself and grandly for an action.
Grand अक्सर प्रभावशाली आकार या रूप बताता है; उस गुण के लिए grandeur और किसी काम के तरीके के लिए grandly इस्तेमाल करें।