expanse
gb/ɪkspˈæns/ us/ɪkspˈæns/
B2
इंग्रजी
~ 8300
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
B2
entity
1
very wide open area
A very wide open area of land, water, or sky that seems to go on for a long way.
वापर नमुना:
an expanse of [land/water/sky]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse "expanse" with "expense" because they look similar. "Expanse" means a very wide open area, while "expense" is the money you spend. Learners may also forget to use "of" and say *"a large expanse sea"* instead of "a large expanse of sea."
समानार्थी शब्द
stretch (Often used in a similar way, but can refer to a smaller or less dramatic area.)
|
area (More general and less vivid; does not always suggest great width or openness.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
enclosure (Suggests a small or closed-in space, the opposite of an open, wide expanse.)
सहप्रयोग
vast expanse
|wide expanse
|open expanse
|an expanse of sea
|snow-covered expanse
|empty expanse
विषय
nature
|geography
|travel
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- From the hilltop we could see a vast expanse of forest stretching to the horizon.
- The tiny fishing boat disappeared into the dark expanse of the ocean.
- Above them, an endless expanse of blue sky made the town seem very small.
- They crossed a barren expanse of desert before reaching the village.
- The cabin looked out over a quiet expanse of lake and distant mountains.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- We walked across a wide expanse of sand on the beach.
- The plane flew over a great expanse of water.
- The house stands alone in a large expanse of fields.
- I could see only a white expanse of snow outside the window.
- They were lost in the huge expanse of the forest.
नाम
B2
entity
2
large continuous surface area
A big, unbroken surface of one thing, like glass, grass, ice, or concrete.
वापर नमुना:
an expanse of [material/color]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes use "expanse" only for natural landscapes and feel unsure about using it for surfaces like glass or concrete. It is correct to say "an expanse of glass" or "a concrete expanse" when the surface is large and unbroken.
समानार्थी शब्द
surface (More general; does not always suggest great size or continuity.)
|
sheet (Often used for thin, flat layers, especially of ice, metal, or paper; may suggest thinness more than width.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
patch (Suggests a small, limited area, the opposite of a large, continuous expanse.)
सहप्रयोग
an expanse of glass
|smooth expanse
|green expanse
|white expanse
|concrete expanse
|shiny expanse
विषय
architecture
|objects
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- The building’s front is a single expanse of glass that reflects the city lights.
- A smooth expanse of marble covered the floor of the hall.
- Beyond the fence lay a green expanse of freshly cut lawn.
- The moonlight shone on the white expanse of ice covering the lake.
- The painter stood back to study the empty expanse of canvas before making the first mark.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The wall is just a big white expanse with no pictures.
- We skated on a wide expanse of ice on the river.
- There was a large glass expanse at the front of the shop.
- Children ran across the green expanse of the park lawn.
- The artist looked at the blank expanse of paper on the table.
नाम
literary
C1
entity
3
very large abstract extent
A very large amount or range of something non-physical, like time, ideas, or knowledge.
वापर नमुना:
the expanse of [time/knowledge/information]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may overuse this abstract sense in everyday speech, where simpler words like "a lot of" or "a wide range of" are more natural. "Expanse" with abstract nouns is more common in written or literary style, and usually paired with modifiers like "vast" or "endless."
समानार्थी शब्द
extent (A more neutral, technical term; less visual or poetic than "expanse.")
|
breadth (Focuses on wide range or variety, especially of ideas or knowledge, and can sound slightly formal.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
narrowness (Suggests a small or limited range, the opposite of a large, wide expanse in an abstract sense.)
सहप्रयोग
the vast expanse of time
|the wide expanse of knowledge
|the digital expanse
|the moral expanse
|the intellectual expanse
|the endless expanse of space and time
विषय
abstract
|time
|knowledge
|core_vocabulary
|education
उदाहरणे
- The book tries to map the vast expanse of human knowledge into a single volume.
- Over the long expanse of history, small changes in climate have shaped entire civilizations.
- She felt lost in the endless expanse of information available on the internet.
- The course broadened the intellectual expanse of his thinking about politics and ethics.
- Astronomers study the immense expanse of space and time to understand how the universe began.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- It is hard to imagine the huge expanse of time before humans existed.
- Students today can search the great expanse of information on the internet.
- Travel can increase the expanse of your experience and ideas.
- Scientists try to understand the wide expanse of data from the experiment.
- The movie shows the emotional expanse of the main character’s life.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
expanse
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈæns/
US/ɪkspˈæns/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
ex - panse (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (panse)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: expanse
- Plural: expanses
संबंधित शब्द
वाक्प्रचार
या नोंदीशी अद्याप कोणतेही वाक्प्रचार जोडलेले नाहीत.