conquest
/ˈkɒŋkwest/noun
उच्चारण कॉंक्वेस्ट
विजय
Core word
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[U, C]
the act of taking control of a country, city by force; an area of land taken by force; the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous
विजय
- the conquest of Everest
- The conquest of Kanchenjunga took the team three weeks.
- The conquest of the city took the army many months.
+ 2 more examples
- Her conquest of the national title surprised all the experts.
- The film tells the story of the Roman conquest of Britain.
Synonyms victory defeat triumph annexation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the conquest of + place/problem
Use of to name the place taken or problem beaten.
जिस स्थान या समस्या पर विजय पाई गई हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The conquest of Everest was a proud moment.
- The conquest of Bengal took many years.
countable and uncountable
A conquest is a particular victory, while conquest as a mass noun means the act of conquering.
'A conquest' विशेष विजय है, जबकि बिना article के 'conquest' जीतने की क्रिया बताता है।
- Napoleon's conquests changed Europe.
- Conquest was the aim of the invader.
conquest by + agent
By names the conqueror.
'By' के बाद विजेता का नाम आता है, जिससे पता चलता है कि विजय किसने पाई।
- The conquest of Mysore by the British ended in 1799.
a person as conquest (informal)
Informally, a conquest can be someone won over in love.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'conquest' प्रेम में जीते गए व्यक्ति को भी कह सकते हैं।
- He boasted of his many conquests.
+Collocations 4
adjective + conquest
militaryforeignNormanMughalbloodlessrapid
- The Norman conquest of England began in 1066.
verb + conquest
plancompleteresistbeginmark
- The tribes resisted the foreign conquest.
conquest + noun
of spaceof natureof fear
- The conquest of space needed years of research.
phrase
spirit of conquestwar of conquestterritorial conquesteasy conquest
- The war of conquest left many villages empty.
“More examples 5
- The conquest of the fort took less than a week.
किले पर विजय एक सप्ताह से भी कम समय में हो गई।
- The Roman conquest of Britain changed the island's roads and towns.
रोमन विजय ने ब्रिटेन की सड़कों और नगरों को बदल दिया।
- Radhika's first conquest at the quiz was a gold medal.
प्रश्नोत्तरी में राधिका की पहली विजय स्वर्ण पदक थी।
- Science speaks of the conquest of disease through vaccines.
विज्ञान टीकों के माध्यम से रोगों पर विजय की बात करता है।
- Alexander's conquests stretched from Greece to India.
सिकंदर की विजयें यूनान से भारत तक फैली थीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The conquest on Bengal was completed in 1757.
✓ The conquest of Bengal was completed in 1757.
Use of after conquest.
'Conquest' के बाद 'of' आता है।
✗ The British conquest from India took many years.
✓ The British conquest of India took many years.
Wrong preposition; use of.
गलत preposition है; 'of' प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all concern victory, but they differ in what is won.
ये संज्ञाएँ विजय से संबंधित हैं, पर जो जीता जाता है वह भिन्न है।
Taking control of a land or people by force.
बल से किसी भूमि या लोगों पर अधिकार।
- The conquest was swift.
Winning any battle, contest or struggle.
किसी भी युद्ध, प्रतियोगिता या संघर्ष में जीत।
- India's victory delighted the fans.
Entering a country with armed forces, whether or not it succeeds.
सशस्त्र सेना के साथ किसी देश में प्रवेश, सफल हो या न हो।
- The invasion began at dawn.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first conquest of Everest (1953).
तेनज़िंग नोर्गे और एडमंड हिलेरी ने एवरेस्ट पर पहली विजय प्राप्त की (1953)।