ancestor
/ˈænsestə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ऐन्सेस्टर
पूर्वज, पुरखा
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a person in your family who lived a long time ago
पूर्वज, पुरखा
- His ancestors came from Rajasthan.
- Radhika traced her ancestors back to a small town in Gujarat.
- Our ancestors built this well hundreds of years ago.
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- He is proud of his farming ancestors.
- Many families keep a record of their ancestors.
- A portrait of an ancestor hangs in the hall.
Synonyms forefather forebear predecessor progenitor antecedent
Opposite descendant offspring successor
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an animal that lived a long time ago that a modern animal has developed from; an early form of a machine that later became more developed
(जीव, मशीन का) पूर्व रूप
- The abacus is an ancestor of the computer.
- Scientists believe the wolf is the ancestor of all domestic dogs.
- The telegraph was an early ancestor of the mobile phone.
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- Birds are believed to be descendants of a dinosaur ancestor.
- Scientists study the common ancestor of apes and humans.
- The horse's ancestor was a small animal the size of a dog.
Synonyms forerunner precursor prototype
Opposite descendant successor
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ancestor of sb / sth
Use of to say whose ancestor a person is, or what a modern thing developed from.
किसका पूर्वज है या कोई आधुनिक चीज़ किससे विकसित हुई, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Her ancestors came from Rajasthan in the eighteenth century.
- The abacus is an ancestor of the modern calculator.
countable; usually plural
The word is countable and is most often plural, since everyone has many ancestors; its opposite is descendant.
यह शब्द countable है और प्रायः plural में आता है, क्योंकि हर किसी के कई पूर्वज होते हैं; इसका विलोम 'descendant' है।
- We know very little about our remote ancestors.
- Every Indian family has an ancestor who lived through the freedom movement.
ancestor vs forefather vs predecessor
Ancestor is family or species history; predecessor is the earlier holder of a job or post.
'Ancestor' परिवार या प्रजाति के इतिहास के लिए है; 'predecessor' किसी पद के पिछले धारक के लिए।
- The new principal praised her predecessor, not her ancestor.
ancestor + noun / adjective ancestral
The related adjective is ancestral, used before a noun: ancestral home, ancestral land.
संबंधित adjective 'ancestral' है, जो noun से पहले आता है: ancestral home, ancestral land।
- They still live in their ancestral village near Varanasi.
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adjective + ancestor
commondistantremoteearlynoble
- Humans and apes share a common ancestor.
verb + ancestor
tracehonourworshipdescend fromshare
- Many families trace their ancestors back several centuries.
ancestor + noun
worshiptreespiritlandhome
- He drew an ancestor tree for his school project.
ancestor of + noun
the modern carthe horsethe computerour languagethe bicycle
- Sanskrit is an ancestor of many Indian languages.
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- Radhika's ancestors built the old haveli at the edge of the town.
राधिका के पूर्वजों ने शहर के किनारे वह पुरानी हवेली बनवाई थी।
- During Pitru Paksha many families offer prayers for their ancestors.
पितृ पक्ष में कई परिवार अपने पूर्वजों के लिए प्रार्थना करते हैं।
- Scientists believe the whale had a four-legged land ancestor.
वैज्ञानिक मानते हैं कि व्हेल का एक चार पैरों वाला स्थलीय पूर्वज था।
- The slide rule was an early ancestor of the pocket calculator.
Slide rule जेब के calculator का एक प्रारंभिक पूर्वज था।
- He is proud that one of his ancestors fought in the 1857 revolt.
उसे गर्व है कि उसके एक पूर्वज ने 1857 के विद्रोह में लड़ाई लड़ी थी।
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✗ My ancestor were farmers from Punjab.
✓ My ancestors were farmers from Punjab.
Many farmers means more than one ancestor, so the noun must be plural to match were.
कई किसानों का अर्थ एक से अधिक पूर्वज है, इसलिए 'were' के साथ noun plural होना चाहिए।
✗ We should respect our ancestor's of the past.
✓ We should respect our ancestors of the past.
A plural noun takes no apostrophe; ancestor's would show possession.
Plural noun में apostrophe नहीं लगता; 'ancestor's' अधिकार दर्शाता है।
✗ Dinosaurs are the ancestors for birds.
✓ Dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds.
Ancestor takes of, not for.
'Ancestor' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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Ancestor and its neighbours all look to earlier times, but each points to a different kind of link.
ये शब्द अतीत की ओर संकेत करते हैं, पर हर शब्द अलग प्रकार का संबंध बताता है।
A family member or early form from whom later ones descend.
परिवार का सदस्य या प्रारंभिक रूप जिससे बाद वाले उत्पन्न हुए।
- Our ancestor planted this banyan tree.
The person who held a job or position before you, with no family link.
वह व्यक्ति जिसने आपसे पहले कोई पद संभाला, बिना पारिवारिक संबंध के।
- The new manager praised her predecessor.
The opposite of ancestor: someone born later in the same line.
ancestor का उलटा: उसी वंश में बाद में जन्मा व्यक्ति।
- He is a descendant of the Maratha warriors.
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an·ces·tor
?Which word?
Keep the family-history words together: ancestor, forefather, forebear, progenitor (the first ancestor of a family), ancestry (your family origin), lineage (the line of ancestors).
पारिवारिक इतिहास के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ancestor, forefather, forebear, progenitor (परिवार का पहला पूर्वज), ancestry (पारिवारिक मूल), lineage (पूर्वजों की वंश-परंपरा)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective ancestral ('ancestral home').
Ancestor का adjective ancestral है, जिसका मतलब है पूर्वजों से जुड़ा हुआ, जैसे 'ancestral home' (पुश्तैनी घर)।