half-term
/ˌhɑːf ˈtɜːm/noun
उच्चारण हाफ़ टर्म
(स्कूल सत्र के बीच की) छोटी छुट्टी
Basic word
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[C, U] British
a short holiday in the middle of a school term
(स्कूल सत्र के बीच की) छोटी छुट्टी
- We're going to visit my grandparents at half-term.
- the half-term holiday
- The school closes for a week at half-term.
+ 2 more examples
- We stayed at home during the half-term break.
- Exams will be held after half-term.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
half-term (noun)
Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term, mainly in British schools. The word is less used in India, where school holiday names differ.
Half-term स्कूल के सत्र के बीच की छोटी छुट्टी है, जो मुख्यतः ब्रिटेन में प्रचलित है; भारत में छुट्टियों के नाम अलग होते हैं।
- The school closes for half-term next week.
- We travelled to Goa during half-term.
at / during / over half-term
Use at or during for the holiday and over when it covers the days of the holiday. Do not say in half-term.
छुट्टी के लिए 'at' या 'during' और उसके पूरे दिनों के लिए 'over' आता है।
- The children stayed at their grandparents' house over half-term.
half-term + noun
It often works as a modifier: half-term holiday, half-term break, half-term report.
यह प्रायः modifier की तरह आता है: half-term holiday, half-term break, half-term report।
- The half-term break lasted one week.
half-term vs midterm
Midterm usually means an exam in the middle of a course. Half-term is a break from lessons, not an exam.
Midterm आमतौर पर पाठ्यक्रम के बीच की परीक्षा को कहते हैं; half-term पढ़ाई से अवकाश है, परीक्षा नहीं।
- The midterm exams come after the half-term break.
+Collocations 5
adjective + half-term
autumnspringsummershortlongFebruary
- The February half-term is in the middle of winter.
verb + half-term
enjoylook forward tospendplan formiss
- They spent half-term visiting relatives in Kerala.
half-term + noun
holidaybreakweekreporthomework
- The teacher gave no homework during half-term week.
half-term + preposition
at schoolin the autumnfor a week
- The school stays closed for half-term for a week.
school + half-term
primarysecondaryboardingautumnspring
- The boarding school sends pupils home for half-term.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's cousin in London is looking forward to the half-term holiday.
लंदन में रहने वाला राधिका का चचेरा भाई half-term की छुट्टी का इंतज़ार कर रहा है।
- The museum organises workshops for children during half-term.
संग्रहालय half-term के दौरान बच्चों के लिए कार्यशालाएँ आयोजित करता है।
- Schools reopen on Monday after the half-term break.
half-term की छुट्टी के बाद स्कूल सोमवार को खुलेंगे।
- Travel prices go up at half-term, so book early.
half-term पर यात्रा के दाम बढ़ जाते हैं, इसलिए पहले बुकिंग करा लें।
- Parents received a half-term report on their child's progress.
अभिभावकों को अपने बच्चे की प्रगति पर half-term रिपोर्ट मिली।
- Her English teacher set a short reading task for the half-term week.
उसकी अंग्रेज़ी की अध्यापिका ने half-term सप्ताह के लिए एक छोटा पठन-कार्य दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The school will be closed in half-term.
✓ The school will be closed for half-term.
Use for, at or during with half-term, not in.
Half-term के साथ 'for', 'at' या 'during' आता है, 'in' नहीं।