hem
/hem/noun
उच्चारण हेम
किनारा, मगज़ी
Basic word
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[T]
to make a hem on something; (hem sb/sth in) to surround somebody or something so that they cannot move
किनारा सिलना; घेर लेना
- The city is hemmed in by hills.
- She hemmed the curtains herself.
- The village is hemmed in by dense forest.
+ 1 more example
- Tall buildings hem in the small park.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the hem of + garment
As a noun, the hem is the folded and sewn edge of cloth, usually at the bottom of a dress, skirt or trousers.
Noun के रूप में hem कपड़े का मोड़कर सिला गया किनारा है, प्रायः पोशाक, स्कर्ट या पतलून के निचले भाग का।
- The hem of her sari was wet with rain.
- The tailor shortened the hem of my trousers.
hem + garment (verb)
As a transitive verb, to hem is to fold the edge of cloth and sew it.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'hem' का अर्थ कपड़े का किनारा मोड़कर सिलना है।
- Grandmother hemmed the curtains by hand.
hem sb/sth in
The phrasal verb means to surround and restrict movement; the verb is hem in, usually passive.
यह phrasal verb घेरकर गतिविधि सीमित करने के अर्थ में है; प्रायः passive में आता है।
- The village was hemmed in by hills on three sides.
- She felt hemmed in by so many rules.
hem and haw
This informal idiom means to hesitate or avoid giving a clear answer.
यह अनौपचारिक मुहावरा हिचकिचाने या स्पष्ट उत्तर टालने के अर्थ में है।
- He hemmed and hawed before telling us the price.
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adjective + hem
narrowwidefrayedlooseneat
- A loose hem caught in the cycle chain.
verb + hem
take uplet downsewstitchpin
- The tailor took up the hem to make the skirt shorter.
hem + in/in by
hemmed in by hillshemmed in by buildingshemmed in by traffichemmed in by crowds
- The old temple is hemmed in by shops on every side.
hem + noun
linestitchlengthtape
- She chose a simple hem stitch for the dupatta.
hem + particle
hem inhem roundhem up (rare)hem and haw
- The path was hemmed in by thorny bushes.
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- The little girl held on to the hem of her mother's sari in the crowd.
भीड़ में छोटी लड़की माँ की साड़ी का किनारा पकड़े रही।
- Radhika learnt to hem a handkerchief in her needlework class at school.
राधिका ने स्कूल की सिलाई की कक्षा में रूमाल की तुरपाई करना सीखा।
- The marchers were hemmed in by police on both sides of the road.
जुलूस में चलने वाले सड़क के दोनों ओर पुलिस से घिरे हुए थे।
- The trousers are too long, so the hem needs to be taken up.
पतलून बहुत लंबी है, इसलिए उसकी मोहरी ऊपर करनी होगी।
- The speaker hemmed and hawed instead of answering the question.
वक्ता प्रश्न का उत्तर देने की बजाय हकलाता और हिचकिचाता रहा।
- The skirt has a deep hem that can be let down as the child grows.
स्कर्ट की मोहरी गहरी है जिसे बच्चे के बड़े होने पर खोला जा सकता है।
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✗ The valley was hemmed from mountains.
✓ The valley was hemmed in by mountains.
The phrasal verb needs in, and the agent after a passive is introduced by by.
इस phrasal verb में 'in' चाहिए, और passive में कर्ता 'by' से आता है।
✗ The tailor hem my trousers yesterday.
✓ The tailor hemmed my trousers yesterday.
A past action needs the past tense hemmed, with the final m doubled.
बीते कार्य के लिए past tense 'hemmed' चाहिए, जिसमें अंतिम m दोहरा होता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
hem sb/sth in
to surround somebody or something so that they cannot move or grow easily
(चारों ओर से) घेर लेना, बाँध देना
- The village is hemmed in by mountains.
- She felt hemmed in by her family's expectations.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and phrasal verbs, asked often: hem in (surround and limit: 'hemmed in by traffic'), hem and haw (American; hum and haw, British: take a long time to decide or answer).
Idioms और phrasal verbs अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: hem in (घेरकर सीमित करना: 'hemmed in by traffic'), hem and haw (American; hum and haw, British: निर्णय या उत्तर में बहुत समय लगाना, आनाकानी करना)।