fact — EN↔HI

fact

/fækt फ़ैक्‍ट्‌/ noun

1 [C] something that you know has happened or is true तथ्‍य, सचाई

I know for a fact that Pawan wasn’t ill yesterday.

The fact that I am older than you makes no difference at all.

You must face facts and accept that he has gone.

2 [U] true things; reality सच्‍ची बातें; असलियत, वास्‍तविकता

The film is based on fact.

✪ विलोम fiction

IDM

as a matter of fact ⇨ matter देखिए।

the fact (of the matter) is (that)... the truth is that... यह तो सच है कि ..., किसी चर्चा के प्रसंग में वास्‍तविकता पर बल देने के लिए प्रयुक्त

I would love a car, but the fact is that I just can’t afford one.

facts and figures detailed information विस्‍तृत जानकारी

Before we make a decision, we need some more facts and figures.

a fact of life something unpleasant that you must accept because you cannot change it जीवन की (कोई) अप्रिय वास्‍तविकता जिसे बदला नहीं जा सकता

the facts of life the details of sexual behaviour and how babies are born शिशु जन्‍म से संबंधित तथा यौन आचरण का विवरण

hard facts ⇨ hard देखिए।

in (actual) fact

1 (used for emphasizing that something is true) really; actually (किसी सचाई पर बल देने के लिए प्रयुक्त) सचमुच; असल में

I thought the lecture would be boring but in actual fact it was rather interesting.

2 used for introducing more detailed information विस्‍तृत जानकारी देने के लिए प्रयुक्त

It was cold. In fact it was freezing.