eightieth
/ˈeɪtiəθ/ordinal number
उच्चारण एटिअथ
अस्सीवाँ
Basic word
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80th
अस्सीवाँ
- Her grandfather celebrated his eightieth birthday last week.
- the eightieth anniversary of independence
- The town celebrated the eightieth birthday of its oldest doctor.
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- He finished eightieth in a field of five hundred runners.
- They held a party on his eightieth birthday.
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[C]
each of eighty equal parts of something
अस्सीवाँ भाग
- one eightieth of the total amount
- An eightieth of the budget was set aside for repairs.
- Each partner owns an eightieth of the business.
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- The tax is about an eightieth of the total bill.
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the eightieth + noun
Ordinal number for position 80, usually with 'the'.
80वीं स्थिति की ordinal संख्या, प्रायः 'the' के साथ।
- It was her eightieth birthday.
- He finished the eightieth over.
eightieth birthday / anniversary
Most common with birthdays and anniversaries.
यह प्रायः जन्मदिन और वर्षगाँठ के साथ आता है।
- The town celebrated the eightieth anniversary of its school.
an eightieth (fraction)
As a noun, it means one of eighty equal parts.
Noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ अस्सी बराबर भागों में से एक है।
- Each person got an eightieth of the prize.
eightieth vs eightieth-year
Use 'in his eightieth year' for a person aged 79, and 'at eighty' for age eighty completed.
79 वर्ष के व्यक्ति के लिए 'in his eightieth year' और 80 पूर्ण होने पर 'at eighty' कहें।
- He is in his eightieth year, still writing daily.
spelling of eightieth
Drop the y of eighty and add -ieth: eighty becomes eightieth.
Eighty का y हटाकर -ieth जोड़ें: eighty से eightieth बनता है।
- She wrote eightieth correctly in her spelling test.
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eightieth + noun
birthdayanniversaryyearpercentiledayepisode
- The eightieth anniversary of independence was marked by a parade.
verb + eightieth
celebratemarkreachturnfinish
- My grandfather will reach his eightieth birthday in June.
the eightieth + of + month
JanuaryJulyMarch
- The 80th day is counted from the first of January.
ordinal neighbours
seventy-nintheighty-firstseventiethninetieth
- He came seventy-ninth, not eightieth.
eightieth + person
birthday girlgrandfatherpresidentspeaker
- The eightieth birthday of the poet was celebrated by readers.
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- Radhika baked a cake for her grandmother's eightieth birthday.
राधिका ने अपनी दादी के अस्सीवें जन्मदिन के लिए केक बनाया।
- The school held a function for its eightieth year.
स्कूल ने अपने अस्सीवें वर्ष पर समारोह किया।
- He ranked eightieth in the national list.
वह राष्ट्रीय सूची में अस्सीवें स्थान पर था।
- The eightieth page of the book has a map.
पुस्तक के अस्सीवें पृष्ठ पर एक नक्शा है।
- Only an eightieth of the budget was spent on repairs.
बजट का केवल अस्सीवाँ भाग मरम्मत पर खर्च हुआ।
- The old library was founded in its eightieth year of the colony.
पुरानी लाइब्रेरी बस्ती के अस्सीवें वर्ष में बनी थी।
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✗ She finished the race eighty.
✓ She finished the race eightieth.
A position in a series needs the ordinal eightieth.
क्रम में स्थान बताने के लिए ordinal 'eightieth' चाहिए।
✗ We celebrated his eighty birthday.
✓ We celebrated his eightieth birthday.
Birthdays use the ordinal form.
जन्मदिन के लिए ordinal रूप आता है।