intrigue
/ɪnˈtriːɡ/verb
उच्चारण इन्ट्रीग
उत्सुकता जगाना, दिलचस्पी पैदा करना
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something
उत्सुकता जगाना, दिलचस्पी पैदा करना
- The mystery intrigued the children.
- The strange sound from the attic intrigued Radhika, so she went up to look.
- The old map intrigued Arjun, so he asked the librarian about it.
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- It intrigues me that she never talks about her childhood.
- The title of the book intrigued the readers enough to buy it.
Synonyms interest fascinate attract captivate arouse curiosity
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[I] ~ (with sb) (against sb) formal
to make a secret plan to harm somebody
षड्यंत्र रचना
- They intrigued against the king.
- The ministers intrigued against each other for the favour of the new ruler.
- Some courtiers were intriguing with foreign powers against the queen.
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- He was accused of intriguing against his own colleagues.
- They intrigued in secret to remove the manager from his post.
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the activity of making secret plans in order to harm somebody or to cheat them
षड्यंत्र, साज़िश
- political intrigue in the royal court
- The film is a tale of love and intrigue set in a royal palace.
- The novel is full of palace intrigue and secret meetings.
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- Office intrigue made the new manager's life difficult.
- The story is a tale of mystery, romance and intrigue.
Synonyms plotting scheming conspiracy machination collusion
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in·trigue
With -gue (not 'intreague').
अंत में -gue ('intreague' गलत है)।
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The -ed/-ing pair: intrigued (the person is curious), intriguing (the thing is interesting: 'an intriguing question').
-ed/-ing जोड़ी: intrigued (व्यक्ति उत्सुक है), intriguing (चीज़ दिलचस्प है: 'an intriguing question')।
Keep the secret-plan words together: intrigue, conspiracy, plot, machinations (clever secret plans), cabal (a small secret group planning something).
गुप्त योजना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: intrigue, conspiracy, plot, machinations (चतुर गुप्त योजनाएँ), cabal (कुछ गुप्त योजना बनाने वाला छोटा गुट)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb inTRIGUE, noun INtrigue (also inTRIGUE).
Pronunciation: Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है, यानी inTRIGUE (उत्सुक करना); noun में आम तौर पर पहले syllable पर, यानी INtrigue (साज़िश), और कभी-कभी inTRIGUE भी बोला जाता है।