nounUpper-intermediate

harmony

US

/ˈhɑːrməni/

UK

/ˈhɑːməni/

Meaning

A peaceful relationship or agreement in which people or things work well together.

लोगों या चीज़ों के बीच ऐसा शांतिपूर्ण तालमेल जिसमें वे अच्छी तरह साथ रहें या काम करें।

Examples

“The neighbors lived in harmony despite their different backgrounds.”

live in harmonysocial relationships

“The team worked in harmony to finish the project on time.”

work in harmonywith to

“A harmonious relationship depends on trust and honest communication.”

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Useful patterns

live in harmony with someonework in harmonyharmony between people or groupsmaintain or promote harmonyin harmony with nature

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Word family

harmonious(adjective)
harmoniously(adverb)
harmonize(verb)

Common collocations

live in harmonywork in harmonysocial harmonymaintain harmonypromote harmonyharmony between groupsin harmony with nature

Common mistakes

Not natural: The two departments work in harmony to each other.

Better: The two departments work in harmony with each other.

Use “in harmony with,” not “in harmony to,” when describing people or groups working well together.

लोगों या समूहों के अच्छे तालमेल के लिए “in harmony with” कहते हैं, “in harmony to” नहीं।

Not natural: There is a harmony between the neighbors.

Better: There is harmony between the neighbors.

In this general sense, “harmony” is usually uncountable, so it does not need “a.”

इस सामान्य अर्थ में “harmony” आम तौर पर uncountable होता है, इसलिए इसके पहले “a” नहीं लगाते।

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Learner tip

Use “in harmony with” for a peaceful relationship; use “harmony between” to describe agreement among people or groups.

शांतिपूर्ण तालमेल बताने के लिए “in harmony with” और लोगों या समूहों के बीच तालमेल बताने के लिए “harmony between” इस्तेमाल करें।

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What does harmony between coworkers usually mean?

सहकर्मियों के बीच harmony होने का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब है?