eventful
/ɪˈventfl/adjective
उच्चारण इवेन्ट्फ़ल
घटनापूर्ण, घटनाओं से भरा
Core word
- 1
full of interesting or important events
घटनापूर्ण, घटनाओं से भरा
- It was an eventful journey, with two flat tyres and a missed train.
- Radhika had an eventful first year at college.
- It was an eventful week, with a storm and a power cut.
+ 2 more examples
- The match turned out to be far more eventful than expected.
- She looked back on an eventful career in journalism.
Synonyms busy exciting action-packed lively momentous
Opposite uneventful dull quiet
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
eventful + noun (time period)
Describes a period or journey in which many interesting or important things happened.
ऐसे समय या यात्रा का वर्णन करता है जिसमें बहुत सी रोचक या महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ हुईं।
- It was an eventful week for the school.
- Their eventful journey lasted three days.
an eventful + day / year / life
Typical nouns are time words and lives. Use 'an' before it.
सामान्य noun समय-सूचक शब्द और जीवन हैं। इससे पहले 'an' आता है।
- She led an eventful life in the army.
- An eventful year ended with a big victory.
uneventful (opposite)
'Uneventful' means nothing exciting happened; it is a common antonym.
'Uneventful' का अर्थ है कोई रोचक बात नहीं हुई; यह इसका प्रचलित विलोम है।
- The flight was quiet and uneventful.
eventful for sb / sth
Add 'for' to say who the time was eventful for.
किसके लिए समय घटनाओं से भरा था, यह बताने के लिए 'for' जोड़ते हैं।
- It was an eventful morning for the whole village.
eventful vs busy
'Busy' says there was a lot to do; 'eventful' says many notable things happened. A busy day can be uneventful.
'Busy' बताता है कि काम बहुत था; 'eventful' बताता है कि कई उल्लेखनीय घटनाएँ हुईं। व्यस्त दिन भी घटनारहित हो सकता है।
- It was a busy but uneventful day at the bank.
+Collocations 5
eventful + noun
dayweekyearlifejourneycareer
- He had an eventful career in the railways.
adverb + eventful
mosthighlyparticularlyratherless
- It was a rather eventful evening at the hostel.
eventful + time
eventful childhoodeventful tripeventful matcheventful session
- The parliament session was eventful, with several new laws passed.
neither eventful nor
uneventfuldullquietpeaceful
- After an eventful morning, the afternoon was quiet.
eventful + preposition
for the familyfor the teamin many waysin her life
- It was an eventful year in many ways for the team.
“More examples 6
- The old general told stories of his eventful life on the border.
बूढ़े जनरल ने सीमा पर अपने घटनापूर्ण जीवन की कहानियाँ सुनाईं।
- It was an eventful day for Radhika, with a test, a quiz and a surprise party.
राधिका के लिए यह घटनापूर्ण दिन था, जिसमें test, quiz और एक surprise party थी।
- The cricket series was eventful, with three close finishes.
क्रिकेट श्रृंखला रोमांचक थी, जिसमें तीन बार कांटे की टक्कर हुई।
- Our school trip to Rajasthan was far from uneventful.
राजस्थान की हमारी स्कूल-यात्रा बिलकुल भी नीरस नहीं थी।
- She wrote about the eventful years of the freedom struggle.
उसने स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के घटनापूर्ण वर्षों के बारे में लिखा।
- The village fair was eventful this year, with a cricket match, a dance and a sudden storm.
इस साल गाँव का मेला घटनापूर्ण रहा, जिसमें क्रिकेट मैच, नृत्य और अचानक आया तूफ़ान शामिल थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ It was a eventful journey.
✓ It was an eventful journey.
'Eventful' begins with a vowel sound, so use 'an'.
'Eventful' स्वर-ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' आता है।
✗ The week was very eventfully.
✓ The week was very eventful.
After the verb 'was', an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
'Was' के बाद adjective चाहिए, adverb नहीं।