इंग्रजी

grandfather

gb/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/ us/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
A1 इंग्रजी
~ 3600
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम A1 entity
1

Father of one's parent

The father of your mother or father.

वापर नमुना: [someone]'s grandfather
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'grandfather' with 'grandparent', but 'grandfather' refers specifically to a male.
समानार्थी शब्द
granddad (Informal and affectionate term for grandfather.) | grandpa (Informal, commonly used by children.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
grandmother (The female counterpart in the same family relationship.)
सहप्रयोग
maternal grandfather |paternal grandfather |great-grandfather |loving grandfather |visit grandfather
विषय
family |relationships |daily life |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • My grandfather is very kind.
  • Her grandfather lives in the city.
  • I see my grandfather every week.
  • My grandfather tells good stories.
क्रियापद technical B2 action
2

Exempt from new regulations

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

वापर नमुना: to grandfather [someone/something] into [a system/rule]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse 'grandfather in' with 'grant permission', but it specifically means continuing under old rules.
समानार्थी शब्द
exempt (General term for freeing from a rule, without the historical or regulatory context.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
subject (To make someone follow a rule or law.)
सहप्रयोग
grandfather clause |grandfathered rights |grandfathered plan
विषय
law |business |regulations
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
grandfather
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
US/ɡɹˈændfˌɑðɚ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
grand - fath - er (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (grand)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
  • Base: grandfather
  • Plural: grandfathers
Verb
  • Base: grandfather
  • 3rd Person Singular: grandfathers
  • Present Participle: grandfathering
  • Past: grandfathered
संबंधित शब्द
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
वाक्प्रचार

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.

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

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

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