hatch
/hætʃ/verb
उच्चारण हैच
अंडे से निकलना, सेना
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as homonym, idiom, proverb
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[I, T]
(of a young bird, fish, insect) to come out of an egg; (of an egg) to break open so that a young animal can come out
अंडे से निकलना, सेना
- The chicks hatched this morning.
- Ducklings hatched on the farm in early spring, and the children were delighted.
- The eggs will hatch in about three weeks.
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- Turtles hatch on the beach and head for the sea.
- Two of the five eggs did not hatch.
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[T] ~ sth (up)
to create a plan or idea, especially in secret
(योजना) बनाना, रचना
- They hatched a plot to steal the money.
- The prisoners hatched a plan to escape through the kitchen drain.
- The boys hatched a plan to surprise their teacher.
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- The gang hatched a scheme to cheat the bank.
- She hatched a clever idea for the school fair.
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[C]
an opening or a door in a floor or ceiling, or in the deck of a ship or the outside of an aircraft
छोटा द्वार, खिड़की
- the escape hatch
- The workers opened the hatch on the deck and climbed down to the engine room.
- The sailor climbed through the hatch into the cabin.
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- Close the hatch before the water comes in.
- The cargo was lowered through a hatch in the roof.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hatch (intransitive: eggs / young)
Eggs hatch when the young come out of them, so the egg is the subject and no object follows.
जब अंडे से बच्चा बाहर आता है तो अंडा 'hatch' होता है; अंडा subject रहता है और object नहीं आता।
- The eggs will hatch in about three weeks.
- The chicks hatched early this year.
hatch + eggs / chicks (transitive, by the bird)
A bird hatches eggs when it keeps them warm until they open.
जब पक्षी अंडों को गर्म रखकर उनसे बच्चे निकालता है तो वह अंडे 'hatch' करता है।
- The hen hatched six chicks in the barn.
hatch a plan / plot / scheme
Figuratively, hatch means to create a plan, often secretly or with bad intent.
लाक्षणिक रूप से 'hatch' का अर्थ योजना बनाना है, प्रायः चुपचाप या बुरे इरादे से।
- The two friends hatched a plan to surprise their teacher.
- The gang hatched a plot to rob the bank.
hatch (noun) / through the hatch
As a noun, a hatch is a small door or opening in a floor, wall or ship's deck.
Noun के रूप में 'hatch' फ़र्श, दीवार या जहाज़ के डेक में बना छोटा दरवाज़ा या खुला स्थान है।
- The sailor climbed through the hatch onto the deck.
+Collocations 4
hatch + noun
eggschicksa plana plota schemean idea
- The hen hatched all her eggs.
adverb + hatch
secretlyfinallysuccessfullyearlynaturally
- The turtle eggs hatched successfully on the beach.
hatch + particle
hatch outhatch fromhatch intohatch inhatch at
- Butterflies hatch from cocoons after some days.
noun + hatch
escape hatchserving hatchloft hatchcargo hatchemergency hatch
- The food was passed through the serving hatch.
“More examples 5
- Sea turtles hatch on the beaches of Odisha every winter.
हर सर्दी में ओडिशा के समुद्र तटों पर समुद्री कछुओं के अंडे से बच्चे निकलते हैं।
- Radhika and her cousin hatched a plan to repaint the old school wall.
राधिका और उसकी चचेरी बहन ने विद्यालय की पुरानी दीवार दोबारा रंगने की योजना बनाई।
- The cuckoo lays its egg in another bird's nest to be hatched there.
कोयल अपना अंडा दूसरे पक्षी के घोंसले में रखती है ताकि उससे वहीं बच्चा निकले।
- The conspirators hatched their scheme in a small room above a shop.
षड्यंत्रकारियों ने दुकान के ऊपर एक छोटे कमरे में अपनी साज़िश रची।
- The captain ordered the crew to close the hatch before the storm.
कप्तान ने तूफ़ान से पहले चालक दल को hatch बंद करने का आदेश दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The eggs will hatch out the chicks tomorrow.
✓ The chicks will hatch out tomorrow.
Eggs hatch, or chicks hatch out; hatch used this way takes no object.
अंडे 'hatch' होते हैं या chicks 'hatch out' होते हैं; इस प्रयोग में object नहीं आता।
✗ The hen is hatching on her eggs.
✓ The hen is sitting on her eggs.
A hen sits on eggs; hatch means the opening of the eggs or bringing out the chicks and takes no on.
मुर्गी अंडों पर बैठती है; 'hatch' का अर्थ अंडे खुलना या बच्चे निकालना है और इसके साथ on नहीं आता।
✗ The gang hatch a plot last year to steal the idol.
✓ The gang hatched a plot last year to steal the idol.
A finished action in the past needs the past tense hatched.
बीते समय में पूरी हुई क्रिया के लिए past tense 'hatched' चाहिए।
¶Idioms 1
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)
you should not be too confident that something will be successful, because something may still go wrong
काम होने से पहले ख़ुश मत हो
- You haven't got the result yet; don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the plan-secretly words together: hatch, plot, scheme, concoct (invent a story or plan), contrive (manage cleverly), devise.
गुप्त योजना के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hatch, plot, scheme, concoct (कहानी या योजना गढ़ना), contrive (चतुराई से व्यवस्था करना), devise।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched' (do not depend on something before it happens).
कहावत बहुत पूछी जाती है: 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched' (होने से पहले किसी चीज़ पर निर्भर न हों)।
Hatch a plot or a plan (secretly), down the hatch (informal, said before drinking).
Collocations: hatch a plot या a plan (गुप्त रूप से), down the hatch (अनौपचारिक, पीने से पहले कहा जाता है)।