fascinating
/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ैसिनेटिंग
मनमोहक, अत्यंत रोचक
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Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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extremely interesting and attractive
मनमोहक, अत्यंत रोचक
- a fascinating documentary
- The museum guide gave a fascinating talk on the history of the old fort.
- It was a fascinating story about a lost city.
+ 2 more examples
- The scientist gave a fascinating lecture on black holes.
- I find the history of language fascinating.
Synonyms captivating absorbing enthralling riveting intriguing
Opposite boring dull tedious uninteresting
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fascinating + noun
Placed before a noun, fascinating says that the thing holds attention strongly.
Noun से पहले आकर 'fascinating' बताता है कि वह चीज़ ध्यान को मज़बूती से बाँधती है।
- The museum has a fascinating collection of coins.
- It was a fascinating lecture.
find sth fascinating
With find, fascinating tells your opinion of an object.
'Find' के साथ 'fascinating' किसी वस्तु के बारे में आपकी राय बताता है।
- I find Sanskrit grammar fascinating.
- Many students find physics fascinating.
fascinating + to + person
Use to for the person who finds it interesting.
जिस व्यक्ति को वह रोचक लगे, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- Space is fascinating to young children.
it is fascinating + to-infinitive / that-clause
Fascinating can follow it with a to-infinitive or a that-clause.
'It is fascinating' के बाद to-infinitive या that-clause आ सकता है।
- It is fascinating to watch weavers at work.
- It is fascinating that the same story exists in many languages.
+Collocations 4
fascinating + noun
storyinsightglimpsesubjectcharacterhistory
- The guide gave us a fascinating insight into Mughal life.
adverb + fascinating
absolutelytrulyutterlyendlesslyparticularly
- The topic is endlessly fascinating.
verb + fascinating
findprovesoundseembe
- The lecture proved fascinating to everyone.
fascinating + for / to
forto
- The old coins are fascinating for history students.
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- The documentary on Indian birds was absolutely fascinating.
भारतीय पक्षियों पर बनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री बेहद रोचक थी।
- Grandmother told us fascinating stories about her village.
दादी ने हमें अपने गाँव की मनमोहक कहानियाँ सुनाईं।
- It is fascinating to see how the town has changed.
यह देखना रोचक है कि शहर कितना बदल गया है।
- The scientist has a fascinating life story.
वैज्ञानिक की जीवन-कथा अत्यंत रोचक है।
- I found the chess match fascinating from the first move.
मुझे शतरंज का मैच पहली चाल से ही रोचक लगा।
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✗ I am very fascinating about astronomy.
✓ I am very fascinated by astronomy.
Fascinating describes the cause, not the person who is interested.
'Fascinating' कारण का वर्णन करता है, रुचि रखने वाले व्यक्ति का नहीं।
✗ The book was most fascinated.
✓ The book was most fascinating.
Use -ing for the book that causes interest.
रुचि पैदा करने वाली पुस्तक के लिए -ing रूप आएगा।
✗ It is fascinated to watch weavers at work.
✓ It is fascinating to watch weavers at work.
The watching is the cause of interest, so use fascinating.
देखना रुचि का कारण है, इसलिए 'fascinating' आएगा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These describe interest in rising strength, with riveting the most gripping.
ये शब्द बढ़ती हुई रुचि बताते हैं, जिनमें 'riveting' सबसे अधिक पकड़ने वाला है।
Extremely interesting and holding your attention.
अत्यंत रोचक और ध्यान बाँधने वाला।
- a fascinating book
So exciting that you cannot stop watching or reading.
इतना रोमांचक कि देखना या पढ़ना रोकना कठिन हो।
- a riveting thriller
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
fas·ci·nat·ing
?Which word?
Keep the interesting words together: fascinating, riveting (holding attention completely), absorbing, gripping, compelling, intriguing (arousing curiosity).
रोचक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fascinating, riveting (पूरी तरह ध्यान बाँधने वाला), absorbing, gripping, compelling, intriguing (जिज्ञासा जगाने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: fascinating is a lexicalized adjective describing the thing that causes interest; fascinated describes the person.
प्रयोग में fascinating स्वतंत्र adjective है जो रुचि जगाने वाली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है; fascinated व्यक्ति का।