hike
/haɪk/noun
उच्चारण हाइक
पैदल यात्रा; वृद्धि
Core word
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[C]
a long walk in the country; a large or sudden increase in prices, costs
पैदल यात्रा; वृद्धि
- a price hike
- A hike in the price of onions upset many families.
- We went on a hike through the forest on Sunday.
+ 2 more examples
- A sudden hike in petrol prices hit auto drivers hard.
- The union demanded a pay hike for the factory workers.
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[I, T]
to go for a long walk in the country; to increase prices or costs suddenly
पैदल घूमना; बढ़ाना
- hike fares
- Radhika loves to hike in the hills during holidays.
- The electricity board plans to hike tariffs next month.
+ 2 more examples
- On weekends, we hike up to the old fort.
- The railways hiked fares for long-distance trains.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go on a hike / go hiking
Use go on a hike for the noun, and go hiking for the activity; do not say do a hike.
Noun के लिए 'go on a hike' और गतिविधि के लिए 'go hiking' का प्रयोग करें; 'do a hike' नहीं कहा जाता।
- We went on a hike to the waterfall.
- They go hiking every winter.
a hike in + prices / fees / rates
A hike in is a sudden, large increase; use in, not of, before the thing that rises.
'A hike in' अचानक बड़ी बढ़ोतरी है; जिस चीज़ में बढ़ोतरी हो, उससे पहले 'in' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
- The bank announced a hike in interest rates.
- Students protested against the hike in fees.
hike + prices / rates (verb)
As a transitive verb, hike means to increase something suddenly; it is informal and common in news.
सकर्मक verb के रूप में 'hike' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को अचानक बढ़ाना है; यह informal है और समाचारों में आम है।
- The company hiked the price of milk.
- Railway fares were hiked last month.
hike + up / through / across
As an intransitive verb it means to walk a long distance, with up, through, across or to.
अकर्मक verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ लंबा पैदल चलना है, up, through, across या to के साथ।
- We hiked up the hill before sunrise.
- She hiked across the valley.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hike
steepsharplongtaxprice
- A sharp hike in petrol prices upset commuters.
hike + in
in fuel pricesin taxin faresin feesin rates
- There was a hike in train fares.
verb + a hike
go onannounceopposeapprovetake
- The government approved a hike in the minimum wage.
hike + place
up the hillthrough the forestto the lakealong the river
- We hiked to the lake in two hours.
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- Radhika's school organised a hike to the fort.
राधिका के स्कूल ने किले तक पैदल यात्रा का आयोजन किया।
- The hike in fuel prices pushed up vegetable rates.
ईंधन की कीमतों में बढ़ोतरी से सब्ज़ियों के दाम बढ़ गए।
- The board hiked the exam fee by ten per cent.
बोर्ड ने परीक्षा शुल्क में दस प्रतिशत की बढ़ोतरी कर दी।
- We hiked for six hours before we reached the village.
गाँव पहुँचने से पहले हम छह घंटे पैदल चले।
- Employees got a salary hike after the annual review.
वार्षिक समीक्षा के बाद कर्मचारियों का वेतन बढ़ाया गया।
- The workers asked for a hike in their allowances.
कर्मचारियों ने अपने भत्तों में बढ़ोतरी की माँग की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The government has done a hike in petrol price.
✓ The government has announced a hike in petrol prices.
A hike is announced, approved or made, not done.
Hike की 'घोषणा' या 'मंज़ूरी' होती है, 'do' नहीं।
✗ There is a hike of fees in the college.
✓ There is a hike in fees in the college.
Use in after hike to name what has risen.
क्या बढ़ा है, यह बताने के लिए 'hike' के बाद 'in' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage (news): a hike means a sudden increase ('fuel price hike').
प्रयोग (ख़बरों में) में hike का अर्थ अचानक वृद्धि है ('fuel price hike')।