bogus
/ˈbəʊɡəs/adjective
उच्चारण बोगस
नक़ली, जाली
Core word
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pretending to be real or genuine
नक़ली, जाली
- bogus degrees
- Police shut down a bogus company that took fees from job seekers.
- The police arrested a man for running a bogus travel agency.
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- Beware of bogus callers asking for your bank details.
- The company's bogus claims were exposed by a news report.
Synonyms fake false counterfeit sham phoney
Opposite genuine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bogus + noun (attributive)
Bogus is an adjective that normally comes before a noun and means not real, though pretending to be.
'Bogus' adjective है जो प्रायः noun से पहले आता है और 'नकली, फ़र्ज़ी' अर्थ देता है।
- The police arrested a man with a bogus passport.
- She received a bogus call claiming she had won a prize.
be bogus (predicative)
It can also come after be, usually to say that a claim or argument is false.
यह 'be' के बाद भी आ सकता है, प्रायः किसी दावे या तर्क को झूठा बताने के लिए।
- His claim to be a doctor turned out to be bogus.
bogus + person / document / company
Typical nouns are those linked to fraud: documents, agents, companies, claims.
इसके साथ प्रायः धोखाधड़ी से जुड़े noun आते हैं: दस्तावेज़, एजेंट, कंपनी, दावा।
- The bank warned customers about a bogus website.
bogus (informal, 'nonsense')
In informal talk, bogus can also mean silly or unfair, as in a bogus rule.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में bogus का अर्थ बेतुका या अनुचित भी होता है, जैसे bogus rule।
- That is a bogus excuse and everybody knows it.
+Collocations 4
bogus + noun (documents)
certificatepassportdegreeticketsignature
- He was dismissed for submitting a bogus degree.
bogus + noun (people and bodies)
doctorcompanyagentcallercharity
- A bogus agent took money from several job seekers.
bogus + noun (claims)
claimexcuseofferargumentnews
- The offer of a free phone was bogus.
bogus + noun (money and trade)
invoicebillfirmdealerreceipt
- The tax office found a bogus bill in the file.
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- The officer found that the bogus invoices were prepared by the clerk.
अधिकारी ने पाया कि फ़र्ज़ी invoices क्लर्क ने तैयार किए थे।
- Radhika deleted the bogus message that asked for her bank details.
राधिका ने वह फ़र्ज़ी संदेश हटा दिया जिसमें उसके बैंक का विवरण माँगा गया था।
- Never pay money to a bogus recruiter, however attractive the offer.
आकर्षक प्रस्ताव के बावजूद किसी फ़र्ज़ी भर्तीकर्ता को कभी पैसे न दें।
- The so-called university was bogus and had no recognition.
तथाकथित विश्वविद्यालय फ़र्ज़ी था और उसे कोई मान्यता नहीं थी।
- His excuse for being late was clearly bogus.
उसके देर से आने का बहाना स्पष्ट रूप से झूठा था।
- The police warned citizens against bogus websites selling cheap tickets.
पुलिस ने नागरिकों को सस्ते टिकट बेचने वाली फ़र्ज़ी वेबसाइटों से सावधान रहने को कहा।
- Radhika's father refused to pay a bogus bill from the electrician.
राधिका के पिता ने बिजली मिस्त्री का फ़र्ज़ी बिल चुकाने से मना कर दिया।
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✗ The company was bogus and it cheated to many people.
✓ The company was bogus and it cheated many people.
Cheat is a transitive verb here and takes its object directly, without to.
यहाँ 'cheat' सकर्मक क्रिया है और सीधे object लेती है; 'to' नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe something that is not what it claims to be, but they differ in tone and use.
तीनों शब्द ऐसी चीज़ बताते हैं जो वैसी नहीं है जैसा वह दावा करती है, पर tone और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
Informal; pretending to be real, often in fraud.
Informal; असली होने का दिखावा करने वाला, अक्सर धोखाधड़ी में।
- He gave a bogus address.
Made to look like the real thing, such as a copy of a bag or note.
असली जैसा दिखने के लिए बनाया गया, जैसे बैग या नोट की नकल।
- The shopkeeper was selling fake watches.
forged
Copied illegally, used for signatures, documents and money.
अवैध रूप से नकल किया गया; हस्ताक्षर, दस्तावेज़ और मुद्रा के लिए।
- The forged signature was found by the bank.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bogus voters or degrees (fake).
Collocation 'bogus voters' या 'degrees' (फ़र्ज़ी)।