anniversary
/ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/noun
उच्चारण ऐनिवर्सरी
वर्षगाँठ, सालगिरह
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a date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important event
वर्षगाँठ, सालगिरह
- Today is my parents' twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- The school celebrated its centenary, the hundredth anniversary of its founding.
- The company will mark its fiftieth anniversary with a special exhibition.
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- We celebrate the anniversary of Independence Day every August.
- Ravi forgot their wedding anniversary and had to buy sweets in a hurry.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
anniversary of sth
Anniversary is followed by of and the event: it is the yearly return of a date.
'Anniversary' के बाद 'of' और घटना आती है: यह किसी तिथि का वार्षिक पुनरागमन है।
- Today is the anniversary of Independence.
- They celebrated the anniversary of their shop.
ordinal number + anniversary
Use an ordinal before anniversary, or a number with -th: the 25th anniversary or the twenty-fifth anniversary.
Anniversary से पहले ordinal number आता है: the 25th anniversary।
- Radhika's parents celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
- The school marked its fiftieth anniversary.
on the anniversary
Use on to say that something happens on the day; use for the anniversary for the gift.
तिथि पर घटना के लिए 'on the anniversary' और उपहार के लिए 'for the anniversary' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He sent flowers on the anniversary.
- She bought a watch for their anniversary.
anniversary + noun / birthday contrast
Anniversary can modify a noun; unlike birthday, it is used for events, marriages and institutions, not for a person's birth.
'Anniversary' noun को modify कर सकता है; 'birthday' के विपरीत यह घटनाओं, विवाह और संस्थाओं के लिए आता है, किसी के जन्म के लिए नहीं।
- The anniversary dinner was held at a hotel.
- It is the death anniversary of the poet.
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adjective + anniversary
silvergoldendiamondweddingcentenary
- The couple celebrated their golden anniversary.
दंपती ने अपनी स्वर्ण जयंती मनाई।
verb + anniversary
celebratemarkforgetrememberobserve
- He forgot their anniversary this year.
वह इस वर्ष अपनी सालगिरह भूल गया।
anniversary + noun
celebrationgiftcardpartyissue
- The magazine published an anniversary issue.
पत्रिका ने वर्षगांठ विशेषांक निकाला।
number + anniversary
firsttenth75th50th100th
- The nation marked the 75th anniversary of independence.
राष्ट्र ने स्वतंत्रता की 75वीं वर्षगांठ मनाई।
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- It is our school's hundredth anniversary this year.
इस वर्ष हमारे विद्यालय की सौवीं वर्षगांठ है।
- They visited Agra on their wedding anniversary.
उन्होंने अपनी शादी की सालगिरह पर आगरा की यात्रा की।
- The anniversary of the battle is observed every year.
युद्ध की वर्षगांठ हर वर्ष मनाई जाती है।
- She remembered her father on his death anniversary.
उसने अपने पिता की पुण्यतिथि पर उन्हें याद किया।
- The company gave staff a bonus on its tenth anniversary.
कंपनी ने अपनी दसवीं वर्षगांठ पर कर्मचारियों को बोनस दिया।
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✗ Today is my birthday anniversary.
✓ Today is my birthday.
Birthday already means the yearly return of birth; do not add anniversary.
'Birthday' का अर्थ पहले से जन्म की वार्षिक तिथि है; 'anniversary' जोड़ना अनावश्यक है।
✗ We celebrate the anniversary from the school.
✓ We celebrate the anniversary of the school.
The preposition after anniversary is of.
'Anniversary' के बाद preposition 'of' आता है।
✗ It is his 25 years anniversary.
✓ It is his 25th anniversary.
Use an ordinal number before anniversary, not years.
'Anniversary' से पहले ordinal number आता है, 'years' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Anniversary, jubilee and birthday all mark a yearly date, but with different uses.
'Anniversary', 'jubilee' और 'birthday' वार्षिक तिथि मनाते हैं, पर प्रयोग भिन्न हैं।
A yearly date of an event, marriage or founding.
किसी घटना, विवाह या स्थापना की वार्षिक तिथि।
- It is their anniversary.
A special anniversary, such as the 25th, 50th or 60th.
विशेष वर्षगांठ, जैसे 25वीं, 50वीं या 60वीं।
- The golden jubilee was grand.
AaSpelling
an·ni·ver·sa·ry
⌂Word origin and word building
Annus is Latin for year, as in annual.
Annus Latin में वर्ष है, annual की तरह।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The yearly return of a date; learn the named anniversaries: silver (25 years), golden (50), diamond (60), centenary (100), bicentenary (200).
'किसी तारीख़ की वार्षिक पुनरावृत्ति' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; नामित anniversaries याद रखिए: silver (25 वर्ष), golden (50), diamond (60), centenary (100), bicentenary (200)।