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exciting

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण इक्साइटिंग

रोमांचक, उत्साहजनक

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adjective
  1. 1

    causing great interest or excitement

    रोमांचक, उत्साहजनक

    • an exciting match that went to the last ball
    • exciting news
    • The exciting final overs kept the crowd on its feet.
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    • It was an exciting time to be a student in Delhi.
    • Radhika has some exciting plans for the summer.

    Synonyms thrilling exhilarating stimulating

    Opposite boring dull tedious

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

exciting + noun

Describes the thing that causes excitement: an exciting match.

उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो उत्तेजना पैदा करे: an exciting match।

  • The final was an exciting match.
  • She has an exciting job.

exciting vs excited

Exciting is the cause; excited is the feeling. The match is exciting; the fans are excited.

Exciting कारण है; excited भावना है। मैच exciting है; प्रशंसक excited हैं।

  • We were excited because the trip was exciting.

it is exciting to + verb

Impersonal pattern with a to-infinitive.

to-infinitive के साथ impersonal संरचना।

  • It is exciting to see the sea for the first time.

exciting for / to sb

'For' or 'to' shows who finds it exciting.

'For' या 'to' दिखाता है कि किसे यह रोमांचक लगता है।

  • Cricket is exciting for children.

exciting + new / different

Often combined with new, different or recent to praise something fresh: an exciting new course.

नई या ताज़ा चीज़ की प्रशंसा के लिए प्रायः new, different या recent के साथ आता है: an exciting new course।

  • The school has launched an exciting new library.
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adverb + exciting

reallyveryincrediblyparticularlyso

  • The race was incredibly exciting.

exciting + noun

newsgamestoryjourneycareerfinish

  • The match had an exciting finish.

verb + exciting

soundfindprovelookbe

  • That sounds exciting!

exciting + time

timesmomentprospect

  • These are exciting times for young Indians.
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  • The film has an exciting climax on a moving train.

फ़िल्म में चलती ट्रेन पर रोमांचक चरम दृश्य है।

  • Radhika found the quiz very exciting.

राधिका को प्रश्नोत्तरी बहुत रोमांचक लगी।

  • It was exciting to hear the results first.

परिणाम सबसे पहले सुनना रोमांचक था।

  • An exciting new course starts next week.

अगले सप्ताह एक रोमांचक नया कोर्स शुरू हो रहा है।

  • The last over of the match was exciting.

मैच का आखिरी ओवर रोमांचक था।

  • The exciting news came in the middle of the night.

रोमांचक समाचार आधी रात को आया।

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✗ I am exciting about the trip.

✓ I am excited about the trip.

A person feeling the emotion is excited.

भावना महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति excited होता है।

✗ The story was excited.

✓ The story was exciting.

The thing causing excitement takes -ing.

उत्तेजना पैदा करने वाली चीज़ में -ing आता है।

✗ The match was so excited that nobody left.

✓ The match was so exciting that nobody left.

The match causes the feeling, so the -ing form is needed.

मैच भावना पैदा करता है, इसलिए -ing रूप आवश्यक है।

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These adjectives describe stimulating things.

ये विशेषण उत्तेजक चीज़ों का वर्णन करते हैं।

exciting

Causing eager interest or thrill.

उत्सुक रुचि या रोमांच पैदा करने वाला।

  • An exciting match.

thrilling

Very exciting, with suspense.

अत्यंत रोमांचक, सस्पेंस के साथ।

  • A thrilling chase.

interesting

Holding attention, less strong.

ध्यान खींचने वाला, कम तीव्र।

  • An interesting book.
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Notes

The thing is exciting; the person is excited.

चीज़ exciting होती है और व्यक्ति excited।