hat
/hæt/noun
उच्चारण हैट
टोपी, हैट; भूमिका
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a covering made to fit the head, often with a brim, and worn out of doors; a particular role or job that somebody has
टोपी, हैट; भूमिका
- a straw hat
- wearing her teacher's hat
- He wore a woollen hat in the cold.
+ 3 more examples
- Rohan lost his cap, so he bought a new hat.
- The cricketer pulled his hat over his eyes against the sun.
- At work she wears two hats, as teacher and accountant.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wear/put on/take off a hat
Wear is for the state of having it on; put on is the action of placing it; take off is to remove it.
'Wear' पहने होने की अवस्था के लिए, 'put on' पहनने की क्रिया के लिए और 'take off' उतारने के लिए है।
- The farmer wears a straw hat in the sun.
- He took off his hat when he entered the temple.
in a hat / with a hat on
Describe someone by what they wear with in a hat, or with a hat on for a particular moment.
किसी को उसके पहनावे से बताने के लिए 'in a hat' या किसी क्षण के लिए 'with a hat on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The man in the hat is my uncle.
wear a different hat (role)
Hat can mean a role or job; wear many hats means to have several roles.
'Hat' का अर्थ भूमिका या पद हो सकता है; 'wear many hats' का अर्थ कई भूमिकाएँ निभाना है।
- The principal also wears the hat of a counsellor.
hat vs cap vs turban
A hat usually has a brim; a cap has a peak or none; a turban is wound cloth.
'Hat' में प्रायः किनारा (brim) होता है; 'cap' में peak होता है या नहीं; 'turban' लपेटा हुआ कपड़ा है।
- He wore a hat, his brother a cap, and his grandfather a turban.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hat
strawwoollenwide-brimmedcowboypapertall
- She wore a wide-brimmed hat to the beach.
verb + hat
wearput ontake offtipliftlose
- He lost his hat in the strong wind.
hat + noun
trickstandboxbandsize
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of the hat in a hat trick.
idiom with hat
keep it under your hathats off topass the hat roundold hatthrow your hat into the ring
- Hats off to the volunteers who worked all night.
“More examples 5
- Radhika bought a sun hat before the trip to Rajasthan.
राजस्थान की यात्रा से पहले राधिका ने धूप की टोपी ख़रीदी।
- The bowler took a hat trick in the final over.
गेंदबाज़ ने अंतिम ओवर में हैट-ट्रिक ली।
- Please keep the news under your hat until Monday.
कृपया यह ख़बर सोमवार तक गुप्त रखिए।
- At school he wears the hat of a captain and a monitor.
स्कूल में वह कप्तान और मॉनिटर दोनों की भूमिका निभाता है।
- Hats off to the doctors who served during the flood.
बाढ़ के दौरान सेवा करने वाले डॉक्टरों को सलाम।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is wearing a hat in his head.
✓ He is wearing a hat on his head.
A hat is worn on the head, not in it.
टोपी सिर 'पर' (on) पहनी जाती है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ He took out his hat when he entered the temple.
✓ He took off his hat when he entered the temple.
To remove clothing such as a hat, use take off, not take out.
टोपी जैसे वस्त्र उतारने के लिए 'take off' आता है, 'take out' नहीं।
✗ Hats of to our volunteers!
✓ Hats off to our volunteers!
The idiom is hats off to, with off, not of.
मुहावरा 'hats off to' है, जिसमें 'off' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
¶Idioms 7
keep sth under your hat
(informal) to keep sth secret
कोई बात राज़ रखना
- Keep it under your hat, but I'm getting married.
- Can you keep this news under your hat for now?
I take my hat off to sb / hats off to sb
(informal, especially British English) used to say that you admire sb very much for sth they have done
किसी की तारीफ़ में सिर झुकाना, सलाम करना
- Hats off to Radhika for clearing the exam in her first attempt.
- I take my hat off to the nurses who work night shifts.
wear more than one hat / wear two hats
to have more than one job or role
एक साथ कई भूमिकाएँ निभाना
- In a small firm, you have to wear more than one hat.
- She wears two hats — teacher and author.
pass the hat round/around
(informal) to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for sb
(किसी के लिए) चंदा इकट्ठा करना
- We passed the hat round for the peon's farewell gift.
- The staff passed the hat around to help the flood victims.
throw your hat into the ring
to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election or a competition
(चुनाव या मुक़ाबले में) उतरने की घोषणा करना
- She has thrown her hat into the ring for the post of president.
- Three more candidates threw their hats into the ring.
I'll eat my hat
(informal) used to say that you think sth is extremely unlikely to happen
(ऐसा हुआ तो) मैं अपना नाम बदल दूँगा
- If he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat.
- I'll eat my hat if they win the match.
old hat
not new or interesting, because it has been known or done for a long time
पुराना, घिसा-पिटा, पुराने ज़माने का
- Video calls are old hat to today's children.
- His jokes are old hat now.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
At the drop of a hat (immediately, without hesitating), hats off to sb (used to show admiration), keep sth under your hat (keep something secret), pass the hat round (collect money from a group of people), old hat (old-fashioned and boring), wear several hats (have several different roles), talk through your hat (talk nonsense), throw your hat into the ring (announce that you will take part in a competition or election).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: at the drop of a hat (तुरंत, बिना हिचकिचाए), hats off to sb (प्रशंसा दिखाने के लिए, सलाम), keep sth under your hat (कुछ गुप्त रखना), pass the hat round (लोगों से पैसा इकट्ठा करना, चंदा), old hat (पुराना और उबाऊ), wear several hats (कई भिन्न भूमिकाएँ निभाना), talk through your hat (बकवास करना), throw your hat into the ring (प्रतियोगिता या चुनाव में भाग लेने की घोषणा करना)।