million
/ˈmɪljən/number
उच्चारण मिल्यन
दस लाख
Basic word
- 1
the number 1,000,000; (millions) a very large number
दस लाख
- a million people
- millions of stars
- The city has a population of over two million.
+ 4 more examples
- Millions of people watched the cricket final on television.
- The film earned ten million rupees in its first week.
- She has told me a million times to be careful.
- One million is written as 10,00,000 in the Indian system of lakhs.
Synonyms ten lakh
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
number + million (no -s)
After a number or quantity word, 'million' stays singular: five million, several million, a few million.
संख्या या मात्रा-वाचक शब्द के बाद 'million' singular रहता है: five million, several million।
- India has over a billion people and five million students in this exam.
- Three million rupees were raised.
millions of + plural noun
When there is no exact number, use the plural with 'of': millions of people.
जब निश्चित संख्या न हो तब 'of' के साथ plural आता है: millions of people।
- Millions of people watched the final.
a million / one million
Use 'a' or 'one' before it; 'a million' is usual in speech.
इसके पहले 'a' या 'one' लगता है; बोलचाल में 'a million' आम है।
- He earned a million rupees in a year.
a million + noun / one in a million
Informally, 'a million' means a very large number; 'one in a million' describes someone rare and special.
अनौपचारिक रूप में 'a million' का अर्थ बहुत बड़ी संख्या है; 'one in a million' अद्वितीय व्यक्ति के लिए आता है।
- I have a million things to do.
- Radhika is one in a million.
+Collocations 4
number + million
twotenfiftyseverala few
- The film earned fifty million rupees in a week.
millions of + noun
peoplefansrupeestreesstars
- Millions of fans filled the streets.
verb + million
earnraisespendloseinvest
- The firm raised ten million rupees from investors.
million + adjective phrase
a million timesa million dollarsa million milesone in a million
- I have told you a million times to lock the door.
“More examples 5
- More than two million students appear for the exam every year.
प्रतिवर्ष बीस लाख से अधिक विद्यार्थी इस परीक्षा में बैठते हैं।
- Millions of devotees visit the river bank during the festival.
उत्सव के दौरान लाखों श्रद्धालु नदी तट पर आते हैं।
- The government has allotted five million rupees for the new library.
सरकार ने नए पुस्तकालय के लिए पचास लाख रुपये आवंटित किए हैं।
- The city has a population of about one million.
शहर की जनसंख्या लगभग दस लाख है।
- The video has been viewed more than three million times.
इस वीडियो को तीस लाख से अधिक बार देखा जा चुका है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Five millions people visited the fair.
✓ Five million people visited the fair.
After an exact number, million has no -s and no 'of'.
निश्चित संख्या के बाद million में -s नहीं लगता और 'of' भी नहीं आता।
✗ Million of people lost their jobs.
✓ Millions of people lost their jobs.
Without an exact number, million takes -s before 'of'.
निश्चित संख्या के बिना 'of' से पहले million में -s लगता है।
✗ There were three millions of voters.
✓ There were three million voters.
With a number, million is singular and takes no 'of'.
संख्या के साथ million singular रहता है और 'of' नहीं आता।
¶Idioms 1
one in a million
a person or thing that is very unusual or special
लाखों में एक
- My teacher is one in a million.
- The chance of that happening is one in a million.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
ten lakh
§Grammar and usage
'two million people' (no -s after a number) but 'millions of people'.
'two million people' (संख्या के बाद -s नहीं) पर 'millions of people'।
Conversion, asked often: one million = ten lakh; ten million = one crore; one billion = 100 crore.
रूपांतरण अक्सर पूछा जाता है: one million = दस लाख; ten million = एक करोड़; one billion = 100 करोड़।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
One in a million (very special), feel like a million dollars (feel very good).
Idioms: one in a million (बहुत विशेष, लाखों में एक), feel like a million dollars (बहुत अच्छा महसूस करना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who has a million or more is a millionaire.
दस लाख या अधिक का मालिक millionaire।