fertile
/ˈfɜːtaɪl/adjective
उच्चारण फ़र्टाइल
उपजाऊ, उर्वर
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(of land or soil) able to produce good crops
उपजाऊ, उर्वर
- The Ganga plain is one of the most fertile regions in the world.
- The delta has fertile soil that supports rice farming.
- The river deposits fertile soil on its banks.
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- Farmers moved to the fertile valley to grow wheat.
- Fertile land is rare in the desert.
Synonyms productive rich fruitful
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(of people, animals or plants) able to produce babies, young or seeds
प्रजनन-क्षम
- a fertile pair of rabbits
- Only a fertile hen produces eggs that hatch.
- Fertile seeds will grow into healthy plants.
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- The farmer kept only fertile cows for breeding.
- Fish eggs must be fertile to hatch.
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(of a person's mind) producing many new ideas
(मस्तिष्क) उर्वर, नए विचारों से भरा
- a fertile imagination
- Children with fertile minds ask the most questions.
- The writer had a fertile mind and produced a novel every year.
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- A fertile imagination helps children invent games.
- The inventor's fertile brain was always full of ideas.
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fertile + land / soil / ground
Fertile describes land able to grow crops well, as in the Gangetic plain.
'Fertile' उस भूमि को बताता है जो अच्छी फसल उगा सके, जैसे गंगा का मैदान।
- The Gangetic plain is among the most fertile regions in the world.
- Silt left by the flood made the soil fertile.
fertile imagination / mind
Used figuratively, fertile means full of ideas; it is a positive word for creativity.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'fertile' का अर्थ विचारों से भरा है; यह रचनात्मकता के लिए सकारात्मक शब्द है।
- The writer had a fertile imagination.
- The classroom is a fertile ground for new ideas.
fertile + for / in sth
Fertile for a crop or in a mineral says what the land is good at.
'Fertile for' या 'fertile in' से पता चलता है कि भूमि किस चीज़ के लिए अच्छी है।
- This valley is fertile for apples.
- The river delta is fertile in nutrients.
fertile (opposite: infertile / barren)
The usual opposites are infertile for people and animals and barren for land.
इसके सामान्य विलोम हैं: जीवों के लिए 'infertile' और भूमि के लिए 'barren'।
- Years of overuse left the field barren, not fertile.
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fertile + noun
soillandvalleyplaineggimagination
- The fertile valley supports three crops a year.
adverb + fertile
highlyextremelynaturallyunusuallyremarkably
- The delta is highly fertile.
fertile + ground
forfor ideasfor rumoursfor growth
- Crowded buses are fertile ground for rumours.
verb + fertile
makekeepremainproveturn
- Careful use of manure keeps the soil fertile.
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- Punjab's fertile fields feed millions of people.
पंजाब के उपजाऊ खेत लाखों लोगों का पेट भरते हैं।
- Radhika's fertile mind produced a new idea every day.
राधिका के उर्वर मस्तिष्क से हर दिन एक नया विचार निकलता था।
- Fertile eggs can hatch into chicks.
निषेचित अंडों से चूज़े निकल सकते हैं।
- The farmer added compost to make the poor soil more fertile.
किसान ने खराब मिट्टी को अधिक उपजाऊ बनाने के लिए खाद डाली।
- Hostels can be fertile ground for lasting friendships.
छात्रावास स्थायी मित्रता के लिए उपजाऊ भूमि हो सकते हैं।
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✗ The land of Rajasthan desert is very fertilize.
✓ The land of the Rajasthan desert is not very fertile.
Fertilize is a verb; an adjective is needed after is, so use fertile.
'Fertilize' क्रिया है; 'is' के बाद adjective चाहिए, इसलिए 'fertile' लिखें।
✗ A fertile woman cannot have children.
✓ An infertile woman cannot have children.
Fertile means able to produce young; the opposite is infertile.
'Fertile' का अर्थ संतान उत्पन्न करने में सक्षम है; इसका विलोम 'infertile' है।
✗ This soil is fertile to wheat.
✓ This soil is fertile for wheat.
Use for before the crop, not to.
फसल के नाम से पहले 'for' आता है, 'to' नहीं।