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contrive

/kənˈtraɪv/verb

उच्चारण कन्ट्राइव

(कठिनाई के बावजूद) कर पाना, किसी तरह कर लेना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ to do sth formal

    to manage to do something in spite of difficulties

    (कठिनाई के बावजूद) कर पाना, किसी तरह कर लेना

    • She contrived to finish the report on time despite the power cut.

    Synonyms manage succeed find a way

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth often disapproving

    to succeed in making something happen, especially by a clever plan or by tricking people

    युक्ति से करना, जुगत लगाना, षड्यंत्र रचना

    • He contrived a meeting with the director.
    • They contrived a way to avoid paying the tax.

    Synonyms engineer devise arrange orchestrate plot

  3. 3

    [T] ~ sth

    to think of or make something, for example a tool or machine, in a clever or unusual way

    (चतुराई से) गढ़ना, ईजाद करना

    • The prisoners contrived a radio from spare parts.

    Synonyms devise invent improvise concoct

◇Word family
contrivance nouncontrived adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

manage succeed find a way engineer devise arrange orchestrate plot invent improvise concoct

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the adjective contrived means artificial and not natural, as in 'a contrived ending to the film'.

इसका adjective contrived है, जिसका अर्थ बनावटी या अस्वाभाविक है, जैसे 'a contrived ending to the film'।