انگلیسی

grandfather

gb/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/ us/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
A1 انگلیسی
~ 3600
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
اسم A1 entity
1

Father of one's parent

The father of your mother or father.

الگوی کاربرد: [someone]'s grandfather
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'grandfather' with 'grandparent', but 'grandfather' refers specifically to a male.
هم‌معنی‌ها
granddad (Informal and affectionate term for grandfather.) | grandpa (Informal, commonly used by children.)
متضادها
grandmother (The female counterpart in the same family relationship.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
maternal grandfather |paternal grandfather |great-grandfather |loving grandfather |visit grandfather
موضوع‌ها
family |relationships |daily life |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • 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.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • 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
2

Exempt from new regulations

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

الگوی کاربرد: to grandfather [someone/something] into [a system/rule]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'grandfather in' with 'grant permission', but it specifically means continuing under old rules.
هم‌معنی‌ها
exempt (General term for freeing from a rule, without the historical or regulatory context.)
متضادها
subject (To make someone follow a rule or law.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
grandfather clause |grandfathered rights |grandfathered plan
موضوع‌ها
law |business |regulations
نمونه‌ها
  • 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.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
grandfather
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
US/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
هجاها و تکیه
grand - fath - er (۳ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (grand)
صورت‌های واژه
Noun
  • Base: grandfather
  • Plural: grandfathers
Verb
  • Base: grandfather
  • 3rd Person Singular: grandfathers
  • Present Participle: grandfathering
  • Past: grandfathered
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
عبارت‌ها

be grandfathered in

1
/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.

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

grandfather clause

1
/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.

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

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