extinct
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/adjective
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विलुप्त
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(of a type of plant, animal) no longer in existence
विलुप्त
- The dodo is extinct.
- Many species of birds have become extinct because of habitat loss.
- Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
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- Hunting made the animal extinct in the region.
- Many languages may become extinct within this century.
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(of a volcano) no longer active
(ज्वालामुखी) मृत, शांत
- an extinct volcano
- The crater of the extinct volcano is now a beautiful lake.
- The mountain is an extinct volcano and poses no danger.
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- Hawaii has both active and extinct volcanoes.
- Tourists climbed the extinct volcano to see the crater.
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become / be extinct
Extinct is an adjective, not a verb. Use become, go or be with it; extincted is wrong.
'Extinct' adjective है, क्रिया नहीं। इसके साथ become, go या be आता है; 'extincted' गलत है।
- The dodo became extinct in the seventeenth century.
- Many species have gone extinct.
extinct + noun
Before a noun, extinct describes a species or a volcano that no longer exists or acts.
Noun से पहले 'extinct' ऐसी प्रजाति या ज्वालामुखी का वर्णन करता है जो अब मौजूद या सक्रिय नहीं है।
- The museum displays an extinct animal.
- Barren Island is not an extinct volcano.
extinct (figurative)
For customs, jobs or skills, extinct means no longer found or practised.
रीति-रिवाज, पेशे या कौशल के लिए 'extinct' का अर्थ अब न मिलना या न किया जाना है।
- The trade of the old lamplighter is almost extinct.
extinct vs extinguish
Extinct is for species. To put out a fire, use extinguish.
'Extinct' प्रजातियों के लिए है। आग बुझाने के लिए 'extinguish' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The firemen extinguished the fire; the dinosaurs are extinct.
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verb + extinct
becomegobe declaredbe thoughthunt to
- The species was declared extinct in 1990.
extinct + noun
speciesvolcanoanimallanguagebird
- Latin is an extinct language in daily speech.
adverb + extinct
almostnearlylongnowvirtually
- The cheetah was long extinct in India.
cause of extinction
huntinghabitat lossdiseaseclimate changepollution
- Hunting drove the cheetah to extinction in India.
extinct + in
extinct in Indiaextinct in the wildextinct for centuriesextinct since 1900
- The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952.
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- The dodo is a famous extinct bird.
डोडो एक प्रसिद्ध विलुप्त पक्षी है।
- Scientists fear that tigers may become extinct soon.
वैज्ञानिकों को आशंका है कि बाघ शीघ्र ही विलुप्त हो सकते हैं।
- An extinct volcano will never erupt again.
एक निष्क्रिय ज्वालामुखी फिर कभी नहीं फटेगा।
- Radhika's grandmother says some folk songs have nearly gone extinct.
राधिका की दादी कहती हैं कि कुछ लोकगीत लगभग लुप्त हो चुके हैं।
- Many languages in the world are on the verge of becoming extinct.
दुनिया की कई भाषाएँ विलुप्त होने की कगार पर हैं।
- The museum guide explained why the woolly mammoth became extinct.
संग्रहालय के गाइड ने समझाया कि ऊनी मैमथ क्यों विलुप्त हुआ।
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✗ The firemen extincted the fire.
✓ The firemen extinguished the fire.
To put out a fire, use extinguish; extinct is an adjective.
आग बुझाने के लिए 'extinguish' आता है; 'extinct' adjective है।
✗ Tigers will be extincted soon.
✓ Tigers will become extinct soon.
Extinct is an adjective with no -ed form.
'Extinct' adjective है; इसका -ed रूप नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe something that has ended, in different ways.
ये adjectives किसी समाप्त हो चुकी चीज़ को अलग-अलग तरह से बताते हैं।
No longer existing, used for species, or for volcanoes that no longer erupt.
अब अस्तित्व में नहीं; प्रजातियों के लिए, या उन ज्वालामुखियों के लिए जो अब नहीं फटते।
- The dodo is extinct.
Still existing, but in danger of dying out.
अभी मौजूद, पर लुप्त होने के खतरे में।
- The tiger is endangered.
No longer used because something newer exists.
अब प्रयुक्त नहीं क्योंकि कुछ नया आ गया है।
- Floppy disks are obsolete.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As dead as the dodo (completely extinct).
Idiom 'as dead as the dodo' (पूरी तरह विलुप्त)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The cheetah became extinct in India in 1952 and was reintroduced at Kuno National Park (Madhya Pradesh) in 2022 under Project Cheetah; volcanoes are active (erupting), dormant (sleeping, may erupt) or extinct (will not erupt again); Barren Island in the Andamans is India's only active volcano.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: चीता 1952 में भारत में विलुप्त हुआ और 2022 में प्रोजेक्ट चीता के तहत कूनो राष्ट्रीय उद्यान (मध्य प्रदेश) में फिर लाया गया; ज्वालामुखी सक्रिय (फटने वाले), प्रसुप्त (सोए, फट सकते हैं) या मृत (फिर नहीं फटेंगे) होते हैं; अंडमान का बैरन द्वीप भारत का एकमात्र सक्रिय ज्वालामुखी है।