lotto
/ˈlɒtəʊ/noun
उच्चारण लॉटो
लॉटरी जैसा खेल जिसमें टिकट खरीदकर अंक निकलने पर पुरस्कार मिलता है
Core word
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a game of chance in which people buy tickets with numbers and win money if their numbers are drawn
लॉटरी जैसा खेल जिसमें टिकट खरीदकर अंक निकलने पर पुरस्कार मिलता है
- He buys a lotto ticket every week.
- Nobody won the lotto jackpot this time.
- She spent her pocket money on lotto tickets at the corner shop.
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- The lotto draw is held every Saturday evening.
- Nobody in the town had won the lotto for years.
Synonyms lottery
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a game played with cards and numbers, like bingo
अंकों वाले कार्ड का खेल, बिंगो जैसा
- The children played lotto on the rainy afternoon.
- Grandmother taught the children to play lotto with number cards.
- We played lotto during the power cut.
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- The old lotto set had missing counters but was still great fun.
Synonyms bingo
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lotto (uncountable noun, lottery game)
Lotto is a lottery game in which players choose numbers and win if their numbers are drawn. It is often uncountable and has no plural.
Lotto एक lottery खेल है जिसमें खिलाड़ी संख्याएँ चुनते हैं और संख्याएँ निकलने पर जीतते हैं। यह प्रायः uncountable है।
- He plays lotto every Saturday.
- Lotto has become popular in many countries.
lotto (card game)
Lotto is also a family game played with number cards, much like bingo. In India it is often called housie or tambola.
Lotto एक पारिवारिक खेल भी है जो संख्या-कार्डों से खेला जाता है, लगभग bingo जैसा। भारत में इसे housie या tambola भी कहते हैं।
- The children played lotto at the party.
- We played tambola, a kind of lotto, on New Year's eve.
lotto + noun (modifier)
Lotto combines with ticket, win, draw, numbers, jackpot, results.
Lotto के साथ ticket, win, draw, numbers, jackpot, results आते हैं।
- He checked the lotto results online.
- A lotto ticket cost ten rupees.
play lotto / win the lotto
Common verbs are play lotto and win the lotto. 'The lotto' is also used for the draw itself.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ play lotto और win the lotto हैं। 'The lotto' ड्रॉ के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Few people win the lotto.
- She has been playing lotto for years.
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verb + lotto
playwinenterbuycheck
- She buys one lotto ticket every week.
lotto + noun
ticketjackpotdrawnumbersresults
- The lotto jackpot reached ten crore rupees.
adjective + lotto
nationalonlineweeklybigfamily
- The weekly lotto is popular in many countries.
lotto + at / on
at the partyon Sundayat the clubon the phone
- They played lotto at the club on Sunday.
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- My grandmother enjoys playing lotto with her neighbours.
मेरी दादी को पड़ोसियों के साथ लोट्टो खेलना पसंद है।
- He dreamed of winning the lotto and buying a farm.
उसने लोट्टो जीतकर फ़ार्म ख़रीदने का सपना देखा।
- Radhika wrote the numbers on her lotto card carefully.
राधिका ने अपने lotto कार्ड पर संख्याएँ ध्यान से लिखीं।
- The lotto draw is shown live on television every Friday.
लोट्टो का ड्रॉ हर शुक्रवार को टेलीविज़न पर सीधा दिखाया जाता है।
- The shop stopped selling lotto tickets after the new law.
नए क़ानून के बाद दुकान ने lotto टिकट बेचना बंद कर दिया।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe number games, but they differ in who runs them and how.
ये शब्द संख्या वाले खेलों के हैं, पर इन्हें कौन चलाता है और कैसे, इसमें अंतर है।
A lottery game with chosen numbers, or a number card game.
चुनी हुई संख्याओं वाला lottery खेल, या संख्या-कार्ड का खेल।
- He plays lotto for fun.
A group game where you cross out called numbers on a card.
समूह का खेल जिसमें बोली गई संख्याएँ कार्ड पर काटी जाती हैं।
- They shouted 'Bingo' when the card was full.
The Indian name for the same group game, played at parties.
उसी समूह-खेल का भारतीय नाम, जो पार्टियों में खेला जाता है।
- The tambola prize was a box of sweets.
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lot·to
⌂Word origin and word building
From Italian lotto meaning lot or fate.
यह Italian के lotto से आया है, जिसका अर्थ भाग्य या हिस्सा है।