hail
/heɪl/noun
उच्चारण हेल
ओले; बौछार
Basic word
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[U]
small balls of ice that fall like rain; a large number or amount of something that is aimed at somebody in order to harm them
ओले; बौछार
- a hailstorm
- a hail of bullets
- Hail damaged the wheat crop in several villages.
+ 2 more examples
- The hail beat down on the tin roof.
- A hail of stones hit the window.
Synonyms hailstones sleet barrage volley shower
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[T, I]
to describe somebody or something as being very good or special; to call to somebody to attract their attention; (hail from) to come from a particular place; (of ice) to fall from the sky
सराहना करना; पुकारना; (के) निवासी होना; ओले गिरना
- He was hailed as a hero.
- She hails from Bihar.
- hail a taxi
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- The newspapers hailed the victory as a historic moment.
- She was hailed as the best player of the tournament.
- We hailed a taxi outside the station.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hail (noun, uncountable)
Hail is frozen rain that falls as small balls of ice. It is uncountable with a singular verb.
Hail जमी हुई बारिश है जो बर्फ़ के छोटे गोलों के रूप में गिरती है; यह uncountable है।
- Hail damaged the wheat crop.
- Heavy hail fell for ten minutes.
hail as + noun / hail somebody as
To hail someone as something is to publicly describe them as very good or special.
'Hail somebody as' का अर्थ किसी को सार्वजनिक रूप से अत्यंत अच्छा या विशेष बताना है।
- The press hailed her as the best bowler of the year.
- The film was hailed a success.
hail a taxi / hail a rickshaw
To hail is to call or wave to attract attention, especially to stop a vehicle.
'Hail' का अर्थ पुकारकर या हाथ हिलाकर ध्यान खींचना है, विशेषकर वाहन रोकने के लिए।
- He hailed an auto outside the station.
hail from + place; a hail of + noun
Hail from means come from a place. A hail of bullets, stones or abuse means a large number aimed at someone.
'Hail from' का अर्थ किसी स्थान का निवासी होना है। 'A hail of' लक्ष्य पर बरसने वाली बड़ी संख्या के लिए आता है।
- Radhika hails from Jaipur.
- The mob threw a hail of stones at the car.
+Collocations 5
hail (weather) + noun
hail damagehail stormhail showerhail warninghail cover
- A hail warning was issued for the northern districts.
verb + hail
fall asdamagepeltrattlemelt
- Hail rattled on the tin roof.
hail + as
hail as a herohail as a geniushail as a leaderhail as a milestone
- Critics hailed the novel as a classic.
hail + vehicle
hail a cabhail a taxihail a bushail an autohail a rickshaw
- She stepped to the kerb and hailed a cab.
a hail of
a hail of bulletsa hail of stonesa hail of abusea hail of arrowsa hail of questions
- Reporters fired a hail of questions at the minister.
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- Hail destroyed the apple orchards in the valley.
ओलों ने घाटी के सेब के बाग़ों को नष्ट कर दिया।
- The team captain was hailed as a hero after the final.
फ़ाइनल के बाद टीम के कप्तान को नायक के रूप में सराहा गया।
- Radhika waved to hail a passing taxi.
राधिका ने गुज़रती टैक्सी को रोकने के लिए हाथ हिलाया।
- Her family hails from a small village in Punjab.
उसका परिवार पंजाब के एक छोटे गाँव का निवासी है।
- A hail of arrows fell on the advancing soldiers.
आगे बढ़ते सैनिकों पर तीरों की बौछार हो गई।
- It began to hail, and the children ran indoors.
ओले गिरने लगे और बच्चे भागकर घर के भीतर चले गए।
- Winter hail in the hills made the road dangerously slippery.
पहाड़ियों में सर्दियों के ओलों ने सड़क को ख़तरनाक रूप से फिसलन भरा बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She hails to Kolkata.
✓ She hails from Kolkata.
Hail takes from to show the place of origin.
मूल स्थान बताने के लिए 'hail' के बाद 'from' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: hail (ice; praise) and hale (healthy, especially of old people: 'hale and hearty') are both /heɪl/.
Homophone: hail (ओले; प्रशंसा) और hale (स्वस्थ, विशेषकर बुज़ुर्गों के लिए: 'hale and hearty', हट्टा-कट्टा) दोनों /heɪl/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Phrasal verb and usage, asked very often: hail from (come from a place: 'Radhika hails from Jaipur'), be hailed as (be praised publicly: 'hailed as a landmark judgement'), hail a taxi (call it to stop).
Phrasal verb और प्रयोग बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: hail from (किसी स्थान का होना: 'Radhika hails from Jaipur'), be hailed as (सार्वजनिक रूप से प्रशंसित होना: 'hailed as a landmark judgement'), hail a taxi (टैक्सी को रुकने के लिए पुकारना)।
A hail of bullets or criticism, hailstorm, hailstones, Hail Mary (a prayer; a desperate last attempt).
Collocations: a hail of bullets या criticism (गोलियों या आलोचना की बौछार), hailstorm (ओलावृष्टि), hailstones (ओले), Hail Mary (एक प्रार्थना; अंतिम हताश प्रयास)।