medium
US
/ˈmiːdiəm/
UK
/ˈmiːdiəm/
Meaning
Neither small nor large in size; approximately in the middle of the available size range.
छोटे और बड़े के बीच का आकार—न बहुत छोटा, न बहुत बड़ा।
Examples
“This jacket is available in small, medium, and large.”
“Would you like a medium, or is the small size enough?”
“They chose a medium-sized table for the dining room.”
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Not natural: I bought a medium shirt size.
Better: I bought a medium-sized shirt.
Use medium-sized before a noun to describe its size; shirt size is not natural in this word order.
किसी noun से पहले आकार बताने के लिए medium-sized कहें; shirt size का यह word order natural नहीं है।
Not natural: This shirt is more medium than that one.
Better: This shirt is a medium, and that one is a large.
Medium names a size category; it is not normally used with more to make a comparison.
Medium एक size category है; तुलना करने के लिए इसके साथ आम तौर पर more नहीं लगाते।
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Use a medium before a noun when naming a size; use medium-sized to describe an item directly.
Size का नाम बताते समय a medium कहें; किसी चीज़ का आकार बताने के लिए medium-sized इस्तेमाल करें।