hangover
/ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हैंगोवर
नशे का बाद का असर; अवशेष
Core word
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the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol; a feeling, custom left from the past
नशे का बाद का असर; अवशेष
- a colonial hangover
- The habit of writing long letters is a hangover from his school days.
- The system of titles is a hangover from the days of princely rule.
+ 2 more examples
- Her fear of water is a hangover from a bad childhood experience.
- Some of these rules are just a hangover from the past.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hangover (countable noun, medical)
A hangover is the headache and sick feeling you have after drinking too much alcohol. It is countable: have a hangover.
Hangover अधिक शराब पीने के बाद होने वाला सिरदर्द और बेचैनी है। यह countable है: have a hangover।
- He woke up with a terrible hangover.
- A hangover can last for a whole day.
hangover from + noun (leftover)
A hangover can mean something left from an earlier time, such as a habit or a rule. It is followed by from.
Hangover का अर्थ पहले के समय से बची कोई आदत या व्यवस्था भी हो सकता है। इसके बाद 'from' आता है।
- The rule is a hangover from colonial days.
- His shyness is a hangover from childhood.
hangover + noun
It forms compounds such as hangover cure and hangover remedy.
इससे hangover cure और hangover remedy जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- Many people believe in a hangover cure, but rest is best.
suffer from / nurse a hangover
Typical verbs are have, get, suffer from, nurse and cure.
आम क्रियाएँ हैं: have, get, suffer from, nurse और cure।
- He nursed a hangover with strong coffee.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hangover
badterriblesplittingcoloniallingering
- The party left him with a terrible hangover.
verb + hangover
havegetnursecuresuffer from
- She does not drink, so she never has a hangover.
hangover from + noun
the pastcolonial rulechildhoodthe old systeman earlier age
- The tax is a hangover from an older system.
hangover + noun
cureremedyheadachepillbreakfast
- He searched for a hangover remedy on the internet.
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- The old dress code was a hangover from the previous management.
पुराना dress code पिछले प्रबंधन से बची हुई व्यवस्था थी।
- He avoided parties because he hated the hangover the next day.
वह पार्टियों से बचता था क्योंकि उसे अगले दिन का hangover पसंद नहीं था।
- Some of our school customs are a hangover from earlier times.
हमारे स्कूल की कुछ परंपराएँ पुराने समय की बची हुई देन हैं।
- The after-effects of the festival lingered like a hangover.
त्योहार का असर hangover की तरह देर तक बना रहा।
- She did not have a hangover because she never drinks.
उसे hangover नहीं था क्योंकि वह कभी शराब नहीं पीती।
- The cultural hangover of the empire still affects some institutions.
साम्राज्य की सांस्कृतिक छाप आज भी कुछ संस्थाओं को प्रभावित करती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The law is a hangover of colonial days.
✓ The law is a hangover from colonial days.
A hangover of this kind is something that remains from an earlier time, so it takes from.
इस अर्थ का hangover पुराने समय से बचा होता है, इसलिए 'from' आता है।
✗ He is suffering with a hangover.
✓ He is suffering from a hangover.
Use suffer from, not suffer with, for an illness or condition.
रोग या स्थिति के लिए 'suffer from' आता है, 'suffer with' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a colonial hangover (a habit or system left from colonial times).
प्रयोग में a colonial hangover (औपनिवेशिक काल से बची आदत या व्यवस्था)।