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إنجليزي

grandfather

gb/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/ us/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
A1 إنجليزي
~ 3600
المعاني
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اسم A1 entity
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Father of one's parent

The father of your mother or father.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone]'s grandfather
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'grandfather' with 'grandparent', but 'grandfather' refers specifically to a male.
مرادفات
granddad (Informal and affectionate term for grandfather.) | grandpa (Informal, commonly used by children.)
أضداد
grandmother (The female counterpart in the same family relationship.)
تراكيب شائعة
maternal grandfather |paternal grandfather |great-grandfather |loving grandfather |visit grandfather
مواضيع
family |relationships |daily life |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • My grandfather taught me how to fish.
  • Her grandfather was born in Italy.
  • We visited my grandfather last weekend.
  • His grandfather fought in the war.
  • The photograph shows my grandfather as a young man.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • My grandfather is very kind.
  • Her grandfather lives in the city.
  • I see my grandfather every week.
  • My grandfather tells good stories.
فعل technical B2 action
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Exempt from new regulations

To let someone keep doing something under old rules when new rules start.

نمط الاستخدام: to grandfather [someone/something] into [a system/rule]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'grandfather in' with 'grant permission', but it specifically means continuing under old rules.
مرادفات
exempt (General term for freeing from a rule, without the historical or regulatory context.)
أضداد
subject (To make someone follow a rule or law.)
تراكيب شائعة
grandfather clause |grandfathered rights |grandfathered plan
مواضيع
law |business |regulations
أمثلة
  • The policy will grandfather current members, so they can keep their benefits.
  • Old buildings were grandfathered into the new safety code.
  • Employees hired before 2010 are grandfathered into the pension plan.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • They will grandfather old members into the new program.
  • My phone plan was grandfathered, so I pay less.
  • Old cars are grandfathered under the new rules.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
grandfather
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
US/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
grand - fath - er (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (grand)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
  • Base: grandfather
  • Plural: grandfathers
Verb
  • Base: grandfather
  • 3rd Person Singular: grandfathers
  • Present Participle: grandfathering
  • Past: grandfathered
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
grandfathers noun grandfathering verb grandfathered verb
Core family
grandpa noun A1 grandmother noun A1 grandparent noun A2
Related words
grandchild noun A2 grandson noun A2 granddaughter noun A1 granddad noun A2 great-grandfather noun
Advanced or less common
grandfatherly adjective
تعبيرات

be grandfathered in

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/bˈi ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚd ˈɪn/
fixed phrase technical

Allowed to keep old rights

To be allowed to keep doing something the old way when new rules start.

أمثلة
  • Our contract was grandfathered in, so we pay less.
  • Old users were grandfathered in to avoid losing features.

grandfather clause

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/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ klˈɔz/
fixed phrase technical

Provision keeping old rules for some

A rule that lets people or things keep old rights when new rules are made.

أمثلة
  • The new law includes a grandfather clause for existing businesses.
  • They kept their license because of a grandfather clause.
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