high-rise
/ˈhaɪ raɪz/adjective
उच्चारण हाइ राइज़
बहुमंज़िला, ऊँची (इमारत)
Core word
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[only before noun]
(of a building) very tall, with many floors
बहुमंज़िला, ऊँची (इमारत)
- They live in a high-rise apartment in Mumbai.
- The city is full of high-rise office blocks.
- The family moved into a high-rise flat with a view of the sea.
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- Many high-rise towers have come up near the highway.
- Fire safety rules for high-rise buildings are strict.
Synonyms tall multi-storey
Opposite low-rise
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[C]
a very tall building with many floors
बहुमंज़िला इमारत
- Radhika's office is on the twelfth floor of a high-rise.
- The old chawl was replaced by a gleaming high-rise.
- From the roof of the high-rise, we could see the whole city.
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- Hundreds of people live in that high-rise.
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high-rise + noun (adjective)
As an adjective, high-rise describes a very tall building with many floors and comes before the noun.
Adjective के रूप में 'high-rise' अनेक मंज़िलों वाली बहुत ऊँची इमारत का वर्णन करता है और noun से पहले आता है।
- They live in a high-rise apartment in Mumbai.
- A high-rise block collapsed during the storm.
a high-rise (noun)
As a noun it names the building itself; it is countable and takes an article.
Noun के रूप में यह स्वयं इमारत का नाम है; यह countable है और article लेता है।
- A new high-rise is coming up near the station.
- The fire spread to the top floors of the high-rise.
live / work in a high-rise
Use in with a high-rise for the building, and on with a floor number.
इमारत के लिए 'in' और मंज़िल की संख्या के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika's aunt works in a high-rise in Gurugram.
- Their flat is on the fourteenth floor of the high-rise.
high-rise vs skyscraper
High-rise is a general term for any tall multi-storey building, while skyscraper suggests a very tall, famous tower.
High-rise किसी भी ऊँची बहुमंज़िला इमारत के लिए सामान्य शब्द है, जबकि skyscraper बहुत ऊँची, प्रसिद्ध मीनार जैसी इमारत का संकेत देता है।
- The city has many high-rises but only one skyscraper.
- A skyscraper dominates the skyline.
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high-rise + noun
buildingtowerapartmentblockoffice
- Many families have moved into the new high-rise apartments.
verb + high-rise
buildconstructdemolishlive inevacuate
- The firefighters evacuated the high-rise within an hour.
adjective + high-rise
gleamingglassresidentialluxuryunsafe
- A glass high-rise now stands where the old mill was.
high-rise + risk
fire safetylift failureevacuationwind damage
- Fire safety is a major concern in every high-rise.
high-rise + living
livingresidentsocietyflat
- High-rise living has become common in big cities.
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- The city skyline is full of high-rise towers.
शहर का क्षितिज ऊँची मीनार जैसी इमारतों से भरा है।
- Living in a high-rise means depending on lifts every day.
बहुमंज़िला इमारत में रहने का अर्थ है हर दिन लिफ़्ट पर निर्भर रहना।
- The government has banned new high-rise projects near the lake.
सरकार ने झील के पास नई बहुमंज़िला परियोजनाओं पर रोक लगा दी है।
- From the high-rise, Radhika could see the whole city lit up for Diwali.
बहुमंज़िला इमारत से राधिका पूरे शहर को दीवाली की रोशनी में जगमगाता देख सकती थी।
- Each high-rise must have its own fire exits.
प्रत्येक बहुमंज़िला इमारत में अपने अलग आपातकालीन निकास होने चाहिए।
- Radhika's school is surrounded by new high-rise apartments.
राधिका का स्कूल नई बहुमंज़िला इमारतों से घिरा है।
- The city allows high-rise buildings only along the main road.
शहर में बहुमंज़िला इमारतों की अनुमति केवल मुख्य सड़क के किनारे है।
- Lifts in a high-rise must be checked every month.
बहुमंज़िला इमारत की लिफ़्टों की हर महीने जाँच होनी चाहिए।
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✗ We live at the fifteenth floor of a high-rise.
✓ We live on the fifteenth floor of a high-rise.
Floors take the preposition on, not at.
मंज़िल के साथ preposition 'on' आता है, 'at' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
low-rise