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all-out

/ˌɔːl ˈaʊt/adjective

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पूरी ताकत लगाकर किया गया, भरपूर

Core word

adjective
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    [only before noun]

    using all your strength, effort or resources; total

    पूरी ताकत लगाकर किया गया, भरपूर

    • The team made an all-out effort to win the final.
    • The government launched an all-out attack on poverty.
    • Firefighters made an all-out effort to save the building.
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    • The party began an all-out campaign for the election.
    • Both teams played all-out cricket in the final.

    Synonyms total complete maximum

    Opposite half-hearted

adverb
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    informal

    with all your strength and effort

    पूरी ताकत से

    • The players went all out in the last ten minutes.
    • She went all-out to win the quiz.
    • The farmers went all-out to finish harvesting before the rain.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

all-out + noun

As an adjective before a noun it means using every bit of strength, effort or resources.

Noun के पहले विशेषण के रूप में यह पूरी शक्ति, प्रयास या संसाधन लगा देने का भाव देता है।

  • The team made an all-out effort to win the final.
  • The two countries are close to an all-out war.

go all out (to-infinitive / for + noun)

As an adverb phrase, 'go all out' means to try as hard as you can; it takes 'to + verb' or 'for + noun'.

Adverb phrase 'go all out' का अर्थ पूरी कोशिश करना है; इसके बाद 'to + verb' या 'for + noun' आता है।

  • Radhika went all out to finish the syllabus before the mock test.
  • The shop is going all out for the Diwali sale.

all-out attack / strike / effort

Typical nouns are attack, war, effort, assault and strike; they all stress total commitment.

विशिष्ट noun attack, war, effort, assault और strike हैं; सभी पूर्ण प्रतिबद्धता पर ज़ोर देते हैं।

  • The workers launched an all-out strike.
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all-out + noun

warattackeffortassaultstrikecampaign

  • The government launched an all-out campaign against dengue.

verb + all-out

launchmountmakegocall for

  • The bowlers mounted an all-out attack on the opening pair.

adjective + all-out

suddenlast-minutetotalrelentless

  • A last-minute all-out effort won them the match.

all-out + for

all-out for victoryall-out for the titleall-out for success

  • Both teams went all out for the championship.
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  • The fire brigade made an all-out effort to save the market.

दमकल विभाग ने बाज़ार को बचाने के लिए पूरा ज़ोर लगा दिया।

  • Radhika is going all out to get into the medical college of her choice.

राधिका अपनी पसंद के मेडिकल कॉलेज में प्रवेश पाने के लिए पूरा ज़ोर लगा रही है।

  • Pakistan and India were never close to an all-out war after the ceasefire.

युद्धविराम के बाद भारत और पाकिस्तान कभी पूर्ण युद्ध के निकट नहीं पहुँचे।

  • The farmers called an all-out strike to demand a better price.

किसानों ने बेहतर मूल्य की माँग के लिए पूर्ण हड़ताल का आह्वान किया।

  • The city is making an all-out attempt to clean the river before the festival.

शहर त्योहार से पहले नदी को साफ़ करने का भरपूर प्रयास कर रहा है।

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✗ He went all out for to win the race.

✓ He went all out to win the race.

Do not use 'for to'; use 'to' alone before a verb.

'For to' नहीं लगता; क्रिया के पहले केवल 'to' प्रयोग होता है।

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All of these express total effort, but they differ in strength and register.

ये सभी पूरे प्रयास का भाव देते हैं, पर तीव्रता और शैली में अंतर है।

all-out

Using every available resource; often for fights, campaigns and efforts.

उपलब्ध हर संसाधन का प्रयोग; प्रायः लड़ाइयों, अभियानों और प्रयासों के लिए।

  • The army launched an all-out offensive.

full-scale

Complete in size or extent, with nothing held back, often official.

आकार या विस्तार में पूर्ण, कुछ भी रोके बिना, प्रायः आधिकारिक।

  • A full-scale investigation has begun.

total

Complete in every way; a general word, not always about effort.

हर दृष्टि से पूर्ण; सामान्य शब्द, ज़रूरी नहीं कि प्रयास के लिए हो।

  • There was total silence in the hall.
Idioms 1

go all out

to make the greatest possible effort to do something

पूरी ताकत झोंक देना

  • Radhika went all out to finish her project on time.
  • The runners went all out in the final lap.