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feat

/fiːt/noun

उच्चारण फ़ीट

करतब, कारनामा, उपलब्धि

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noun
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    an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage

    करतब, कारनामा, उपलब्धि

    • Climbing Everest without oxygen is an amazing feat.
    • Climbing the peak in a single day is a remarkable feat for any trekker.
    • Building the bridge in six months was an engineering feat.
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    • Swimming across the lake was no small feat for a ten-year-old.
    • The team's feat of winning five matches in a row was celebrated.

    Synonyms achievement accomplishment exploit deed attainment

    Opposite failure flop

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

feat (countable)

Feat is a countable noun for one impressive act; the plural is feats.

'Feat' एक प्रभावशाली कार्य के लिए countable noun है; plural 'feats' है।

  • Climbing Everest is a remarkable feat.
  • The bridge is a great feat of engineering.

feat of + noun

Use feat of before the skill or quality that made the act possible.

जिस कौशल या गुण से कार्य संभव हुआ, उससे पहले 'feat of' आता है।

  • The film is a feat of imagination.
  • Memorising the table was a feat of memory.

no mean feat / no small feat

These fixed phrases say that something is quite hard and impressive.

ये स्थिर वाक्यांश बताते हैं कि कोई काम काफ़ी कठिन और प्रभावशाली है।

  • Finishing the course in a year is no mean feat.
  • Raising three children alone was no small feat.

a feat to + verb / it was a feat that

Feat can be followed by a to-infinitive or a that-clause.

'Feat' के बाद to-infinitive या that-clause आ सकता है।

  • It was a feat to cross the river in flood.
+Collocations 4

adjective + feat

remarkableamazinggreatimpressivehistoricdaring

  • Her gold medal was a remarkable feat.

verb + feat

achieveperformaccomplishrepeatpull off

  • No one has been able to repeat that feat.

feat of + noun

strengthengineeringenduranceskillmemory

  • The tunnel is a feat of engineering.

feat + preposition

ofby

  • The feat by the young swimmer amazed everyone.
“More examples 5
  • The Mars mission was a proud feat for Indian scientists.

मंगल अभियान भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों के लिए गर्व की उपलब्धि थी।

  • Carrying the heavy sack up the hill was a feat of strength.

भारी बोरा पहाड़ी पर ले जाना शक्ति का करतब था।

  • Swimming across the Ganga is no mean feat.

गंगा को तैरकर पार करना कोई मामूली काम नहीं है।

  • The architect completed the dome, a remarkable feat of design.

वास्तुकार ने गुंबद पूरा किया, जो डिज़ाइन की उल्लेखनीय उपलब्धि है।

  • Winning three gold medals in one day was a rare feat.

एक दिन में तीन स्वर्ण पदक जीतना दुर्लभ उपलब्धि थी।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ It was a great feet of courage.

✓ It was a great feat of courage.

Feat (achievement) is a different word from feet (plural of foot).

'Feat' (उपलब्धि) और 'feet' (foot का plural) अलग शब्द हैं।

✗ He performed a feat by courage.

✓ He performed a feat of courage.

The usual link is feat of, not feat by.

सामान्य संबंध 'feat of' है, 'feat by' नहीं।

✗ Winning the race was no mean feats.

✓ Winning the race was no mean feat.

After no mean, feat stays singular.

'No mean' के बाद 'feat' singular रहता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These name successes, but feat stresses one single, difficult act.

ये सफलताओं को बताते हैं, पर 'feat' एक अकेले कठिन कार्य पर ज़ोर देता है।

feat

One impressive act that needs skill or courage.

एक प्रभावशाली कार्य जिसमें कौशल या साहस चाहिए।

  • an amazing feat

achievement

Something successfully reached, often after effort.

प्रयास के बाद सफलतापूर्वक पाई गई चीज़।

  • academic achievement

exploit

A bold or exciting deed, usually in the plural.

साहसिक या रोमांचक कार्य, प्रायः plural में।

  • the exploits of a hero
Idioms 1

no mean feat

a difficult achievement

कोई छोटी उपलब्धि नहीं

  • Clearing three exams in a year is no mean feat.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone, asked very often: feat (an achievement) and feet (plural of foot).

Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: feat (उपलब्धि) और feet (foot का plural)।

Keep the achievement words together: feat (needing skill or courage), exploit (a brave or exciting act), accomplishment, deed (a good or bad act), attainment.

उपलब्धि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: feat (कौशल या साहस वाली), exploit (साहसिक या रोमांचक कार्य), accomplishment, deed (अच्छा या बुरा कार्य), attainment।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

No mean feat (a difficult achievement).

Idiom 'no mean feat' (कठिन उपलब्धि)।

A remarkable feat, a feat of engineering.

Collocations: a remarkable feat (शानदार उपलब्धि), a feat of engineering (इंजीनियरिंग का कमाल)।