pretty
gb/pɹˈɪti/ us/pɹˈɪti/
A2
अंग्रेज़ी
~ 2900
szép, elég, szépség
A2
1
szép
A1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
[someone/something] is pretty
She wore a pretty blue dress to the party.
Egy szép kék ruhát viselt a partin.
The garden looks especially pretty in spring.
Tavasszal különösen szép a kert.
He gave her a pretty necklace for her birthday.
The town has many pretty old houses.
That's a pretty little café by the river.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
The flower is pretty.
A virág szép.
She has a pretty smile.
Szép a mosolya.
This is a pretty picture.
Your house is very pretty.
It is a pretty park.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pretty' meaning 'attractive' with 'pretty' as an adverb meaning 'quite' (e.g., 'pretty good'). Context determines the meaning.
अर्थ
attractive in a pleasant way
शब्द-संयोजन
pretty girl
|pretty face
|pretty dress
|pretty garden
|pretty picture
समानार्थी शब्द
beautiful (Stronger and more formal; can imply greater admiration.)
|
lovely (Warm and friendly; often used for both people and objects.)
विलोम शब्द
ugly (Describes something unpleasant to look at.)
विषय
appearance
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
Nice to look at because it is pleasant and delicate.
Physically attractive in a delicate, pleasing, or charming way, often used for people or things.
B1
INFORMAL
2
elég
A2
उपयोग पैटर्न:
pretty [adjective/adverb]
I'm pretty sure we locked the door.
Elég biztos vagyok benne, hogy bezártuk az ajtót.
That movie was pretty funny.
Az a film elég vicces volt.
She's pretty good at tennis.
The test was pretty easy for me.
It's pretty cold outside today.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
I am pretty tired.
Elég fáradt vagyok.
This food is pretty good.
Ez az étel elég finom.
It is pretty late now.
The game was pretty fun.
He is pretty tall.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes think 'pretty' here means 'beautiful', but it modifies adjectives/adverbs to mean 'fairly'.
अर्थ
to some extent; fairly
शब्द-संयोजन
pretty good
|pretty sure
|pretty fast
|pretty easy
|pretty big
समानार्थी शब्द
fairly (Slightly more formal; similar meaning.)
|
quite (Can mean the same, but in British English sometimes means 'completely' depending on context.)
विलोम शब्द
barely (Indicates only just or hardly at all.)
विषय
daily life
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
Fairly; more than a little but not very.
To a moderately high degree; fairly or quite.
संज्ञा
C1
3
szépség
B1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
a pretty / the pretties
She was the prettiest of the village pretties.
A falu szépségei közül ő volt a legszebb.
He's always surrounded by the pretties at school.
Az iskolában mindig szépségek veszik körül.
The film cast was full of young pretties.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
The pretties are at the party.
A szépségek ott vannak a buliban.
She is a pretty in the show.
Ő az egyik szépség a műsorban.
He likes the pretties in class.
आम गलती:
This noun form is less common and can sound old-fashioned; learners may overuse it thinking it's neutral like the adjective form.
अर्थ
attractive woman or girl
शब्द-संयोजन
the local pretties
|she's a real pretty
समानार्थी शब्द
beauty (More formal and often implies striking attractiveness.)
विलोम शब्द
plain woman (Describes someone without notable beauty.)
विषय
appearance
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
परिभाषा
A girl or woman who looks nice.
An attractive person, especially a woman or girl, often used in the plural form or as a nickname.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोश रूप
pretty
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪti/
US/pɹˈɪti/
शब्दांश और ज़ोर
pretty (1 शब्दांश)
Stress on 1st syllable (pretty)
शब्द रूप
Adjective
- Base: pretty
- Comparative: prettier
- Superlative: prettiest
शब्द परिवार
Forms
prettier
adjective
prettiest
adjective
Related words
prettily
adverb
prettiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
prettify
verb
अभिव्यक्तियाँ
look pretty
1/lˈʊk pɹˈɪti/
fixed phrase
appear attractive visually
To seem nice to look at.
उदाहरण
- You look pretty in that dress.
- The mountains look pretty in winter.
pretty much
1/pɹˈɪti mˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
almost completely; nearly so
Almost completely; nearly all of something.
उदाहरण
- We've pretty much finished the project.
- She pretty much told me she was leaving.
pretty please
1/pɹˈɪti plˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
polite request with emphasis
Used to ask for something in a very polite or sweet way, often to convince someone.
उदाहरण
- Can I borrow your car, pretty please?
- Pretty please, can we go to the park?
sit pretty
1/sˈɪt pɹˈɪti/
idiom
informal
be in a good position
To be in a good, safe, or lucky situation.
उदाहरण
- With that promotion, he's sitting pretty now.
- After the win, the team was sitting pretty at the top of the league.