ஆங்கிலம்

expensive

gb/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/ us/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
A2 ஆங்கிலம்
~ 1700
பொருள்கள்
0 பொருள்கள்
adjective A2 property
1

costing a lot of money

Costing a lot of money.

பயன்பாட்டு முறை: [something] is expensive
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expensive' with 'valuable'; 'valuable' means worth a lot, but not necessarily costly to buy.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
costly (Slightly more formal; can also imply figurative cost such as effort or loss.) | pricey (Informal; often used in casual conversation.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
cheap (Implies low price, sometimes with the connotation of low quality.) | inexpensive (Neutral term for low price without implying poor quality.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
expensive car |expensive restaurant |expensive clothes |expensive gift |expensive habit
கருப்பொருள்கள்
shopping |economy |daily life |daily_life |finance |core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
  • This watch is too expensive for me to buy.
  • We stayed at an expensive hotel by the beach.
  • Organic food can be more expensive than regular food.
  • He bought her an expensive piece of jewelry.
  • Eating out every night is becoming expensive.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
  • The shoes are expensive.
  • This phone is very expensive.
  • That restaurant is expensive.
  • Her dress looks expensive.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
expensive
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
US/ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
ex - pens - ive (3 அசைகள்)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pens)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Adjective
  • Base: expensive
சொல் குடும்பம்
Core family
expense noun B1 expensively adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inexpensive adjective B1 inexpensively adverb
Advanced or less common
expenditure noun B2 expend verb B2
சொற்றொடர்கள்

at an expensive price

1
/ˈæt ən ɪkspˈɛnsɪv pɹˈaɪs/
fixed phrase

paying a lot of money for something

Paying a lot of money to get something.

உதாரணங்கள்
  • He got the tickets at an expensive price because he bought them late.
  • They managed to buy the house, but at an expensive price.

make [something] expensive

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪkspˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase

cause something's cost to be high

To cause the price of something to be high.

உதாரணங்கள்
  • High demand can make housing expensive in big cities.
  • Import taxes make these goods expensive.

too expensive for [someone]

1
/tˈu ɪkspˈɛnsɪv fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase

cost more than someone can afford

Costing more money than someone can pay or wants to pay.

உதாரணங்கள்
  • That car is too expensive for me.
  • This holiday is too expensive for most families.

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