adjectivenounUpper-intermediate

immortal

US

/ɪˈmɔːrtəl/

UK

/ɪˈmɔːtəl/

Meaning

Living forever and never dying; often used for gods or beings believed not to die.

अमर; जो कभी न मरे या जिसकी मृत्यु न हो

Examples

“In the myth, the gods are immortal and cannot die.”

adjectivemythology

“The hero searched for a way to become immortal.”

become + adjectivestories

“The story explores the immortality of the gods.”

noun formmythology

Useful patterns

an immortal being/personbecome immortalbelieve someone is immortalimmortal gods or creatures

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Word family

immortality(noun)
immortalize(verb)
immortally(adverb)

Common collocations

immortal soulimmortal godsimmortal beingbecome immortalachieve immortalityimmortal wordsimmortalized in history

Common mistakes

Not natural: My grandfather is immortal because he is 100.

Better: My grandfather is very old, but he is mortal.

Immortal means unable to die, not simply very old or likely to live a long time.

Immortal का मतलब है जो मर ही न सके; सिर्फ़ बहुत ज़्यादा उम्र होना इसका मतलब नहीं है।

Not natural: The hero became immortality.

Better: The hero became immortal.

Use the adjective immortal after became; immortality is a noun.

Became के बाद adjective immortal आएगा; immortality noun है और इसका मतलब अमरता है।

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deathlessundyingeverlastingeternalimperishable
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mortalshort-lived

Learner tip

Use immortal for someone who cannot die; for lasting fame, it can also describe something remembered forever.

जो मर नहीं सकता, उसके लिए immortal बोलें; किसी चीज़ या व्यक्ति की हमेशा याद रहने वाली शोहरत के लिए भी यह शब्द आता है।

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What does immortal mean when describing a creature?

किसी जीव के लिए immortal का क्या मतलब है?