Meaning of a in Essential American English Dictionary

a

determiner
us
unstressed /ə/
us
stressed //
(also an unstressed /ən/ stressed /æn/)
A1
used before a noun to mean one thing or person:
I need a car.
Can I have an apple?
A1
every or each:
Take one pill three times a day.
A1
used to say what job someone does:
She’s a mechanic.

(Definition of a from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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एक, काही मोजता न येणाऱ्या नामांच्या (आवड, ज्ञान…
1つの, 1人の, ~1つにつき…
belirsiz tanım artıkeli, bir, her veya herbiri…
un, una, cada…
een, per, a…
అంతకు ముందు ప్రస్తావించని ఒక వస్తువును లేక వ్యక్తిని తెలపడానికి ఒక నామవాచకం ముందు దీన్ని వాడుతారు. ముఖ్యంగా ఒక నిర్దిష్టమైన వస్తువును గాని వ్యక్తిని గాని సూచించే అవసరం లేనప్పుడు వాడుతారు, ఒక వస్తువు ఏ రకమైనదో లేక ఒక వ్యక్తి ఏ రకమైన వాడో చెప్పడానికి వాడుతారు, మీరు చెప్తున్న రకానికి చెందిన ఏ వస్తువు లేక ఏ వ్యక్తి అయినా అని…
குறிப்பிடாத ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது மனிதனின் பெயரினை குறிப்பிட பயன்படுத்தப்படுவது. எப்பொழுது ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது மனிதனின் பெயர் பயன்படுத்தப்படாமல் இருக்கிறதோ அங்கு அந்த பெயரின் முன்பு குறிப்பாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, ஏதாவது ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது யாரோ ஒரு நபர் என்ன வகையானது அல்லது எந்த மாதிரியானவர் என்று சொல்ல பயன்படுகிறது, ஏதாவது ஒன்றினை அல்லது எல்லாவற்றையும் அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நபரின் வகையினை சுட்டிக்காட்ட பயன்படுகிறது…
एक, संज्ञा के पहले आने वाला तथा किसी एक अनिर्दिष्ट वस्तु या व्यक्ति का द्योतक, विशेषतः जब किसी खास वस्तु या व्यक्ति का उल्लेख नहीं किया गया हो…
એક, કોઈ એક વસ્તુ કે વ્યક્તિના નામ પહેલા વાપરવામાં આવે છે જેનો પહેલા ઉલ્લેખ કરવામા નથી આવ્યો, ખાસ કરીને ત્યારે કે જ્યારે તમે કોઈ ચોક્કસ વસ્તુ કે વ્યક્તિનો ઉલ્લેખ ન કરી રહ્યા હોય.…
en, enhver, for hver…
নির্ধারক, একটি বিশেষ্যপদের আগে একটি একক জিনিস বা ব্যক্তির উল্লেখ করতে ব্যবহৃত হয় যা আগে উল্লেখ করা হয়নি, বিশেষ করে যখন আপনি কোনো নির্দিষ্ট জিনিস বা ব্যক্তিকে উল্লেখ করছেন না…
jeden, nějaký, každý…
satu, seorang, setiap…
หนึ่ง, ไหน ๆ, ทุก ๆ…
một, cái nào đó, mỗi…
en, ett, i…
-, jeden, każdy…
seorang, setiap, satu…
ein/eine, pro, A…
단수 명사 앞에 쓰임, 하나의, -당…
ایک, بہت, گہرا…
один, кожний, за…
un, una, al…
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/ˈkʌm.fət ˌzəʊn/
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/ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌzoʊn/

a situation in which you feel comfortable and in which your ability and determination are not being tested

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