strange
gb/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/ us/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1500
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
A2
property
1
Unusual or unexpected
Not usual or normal; surprising in some way.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is strange
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'strange' with 'foreign', but 'strange' focuses on unusualness, not nationality.
ہم معنی الفاظ
unusual (More neutral; does not necessarily imply something odd or unsettling.)
|
odd (Often suggests something slightly weird or hard to explain.)
متضاد الفاظ
normal (Describes something that is usual and expected.)
|
ordinary (Suggests something common and unremarkable.)
لفظی تراکیب
strange feeling
|strange noise
|strange behavior
|strange place
|strange look
موضوعات
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- It felt strange to be back in my old school after so many years.
- There's a strange smell coming from the kitchen.
- She gave me a strange look when I mentioned the trip.
- The town seemed strange without its usual crowds.
- I had a strange dream last night.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This food tastes strange.
- He is a strange man.
- I heard a strange sound.
- It is strange to see snow in summer.
adjective
B1
property
2
Unfamiliar or unknown
Not known before; new to you.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is strange to [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse 'strange' here when 'unfamiliar' would be more precise in formal writing.
ہم معنی الفاظ
unfamiliar (Neutral term for something not previously known or experienced.)
متضاد الفاظ
familiar (Known from prior experience.)
لفظی تراکیب
strange to me
|strange land
|strange custom
موضوعات
daily life
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The customs of this country are strange to me.
- Her face looked strange to him, as if he had never seen her before.
- This software will seem strange at first, but you'll get used to it.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This game is strange to me.
- The city is strange to her.
- That word is strange to us.
adjective
A2
property
3
Unusual or puzzling behavior
Acting in a way that is not normal and hard to understand.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is strange
ہم معنی الفاظ
weird (Informal and often stronger; can suggest something very odd.)
متضاد الفاظ
normal (Behaving in a usual way.)
لفظی تراکیب
strange person
|strange behavior
موضوعات
emotions
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- He's been acting very strange lately.
- I find her a bit strange, but she's nice.
- They thought it was strange that he never spoke about his family.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- She is a strange woman.
- He acts strange sometimes.
- My teacher is strange but kind.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
strange
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
US/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
strange (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (strange)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: strange
- Comparative: stranger
- Superlative: strangest
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
in a strange way
1/ˈɪn ə stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ wˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
In an unusual manner or reason
Used when something happens in a way that is not usual or expected.
مثالیں
- In a strange way, losing the job was the best thing for him.
- She felt happy, in a strange way, to be leaving.
strange but true
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒ bˈʌt tɹˈu/
fixed phrase
Unusual yet factual
Used to say that something sounds unusual but is actually true.
مثالیں
- Strange but true: the small town has more cats than people.
- It's strange but true that she learned the language in just three months.
stranger than fiction
1/stɹˈeɪnd͡ʒɚ ðən fˈɪkʃən/
idiom
more unbelievable than stories
Used to say that something real is very surprising or unusual, even more than a story someone could invent.
مثالیں
- The coincidence was stranger than fiction.
- The whole story of how they met is stranger than fiction.
- Some of the things that happen in politics are stranger than fiction.
- Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
- His life has been stranger than fiction since he won the lottery.