holiday
/ˈhɒlədeɪ/noun
उच्चारण हॉलडे
छुट्टी, अवकाश
Basic word
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[C, U] especially BrE
a period of time spent travelling or resting away from home (American vacation); a day when most people do not go to work or school, especially because of a religious or national celebration
छुट्टी, अवकाश
- a summer holiday
- a public holiday
- We are going to Goa on holiday next month.
+ 2 more examples
- Republic Day is a national holiday in India.
- Schools close for the summer holiday in May.
Synonyms vacation break leave day off recess
Opposite working day workday
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
on holiday
In British English you are on holiday when you are away from work or school for rest or travel.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में काम या विद्यालय से दूर आराम या यात्रा पर होने को 'on holiday' कहते हैं।
- Radhika is on holiday in Shimla.
- My father is on holiday until Friday.
holiday (countable and uncountable)
A holiday is a trip or a day off (countable); holiday is also time away from work, used without an article after on.
'Holiday' यात्रा या अवकाश का दिन (countable) है; 'on' के बाद यह बिना article के कार्य से अवकाश का समय भी बताता है।
- We took a holiday in Goa.
- Tomorrow is a holiday.
go on / take / have a holiday
These verbs describe going away or taking time off.
ये क्रियाएँ यात्रा पर जाने या अवकाश लेने का वर्णन करती हैं।
- They went on a holiday to Kerala.
- I need to take a holiday this summer.
public / bank / school holiday
Compounds name the type of day off.
यौगिक शब्द अवकाश का प्रकार बताते हैं।
- Republic Day is a public holiday.
- School holidays begin in May.
holiday + noun
As a modifier it gives phrases like holiday home, holiday season, holiday pay.
Modifier के रूप में यह holiday home, holiday season, holiday pay जैसे वाक्यांश बनाता है।
- The holiday season brings crowds to the hill station.
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adjective + holiday
longsummerwinterfamilypublicschool
- The summer holiday is the longest break of the school year.
verb + holiday
takebookplanenjoyspendcancel
- They planned a family holiday in Rajasthan.
holiday + noun
homeseasonresortpackageplanshomework
- The teacher gave a lot of holiday homework.
preposition + holiday
on holidayfor the holidaysduring the holidaysbefore the holiday
- We shall meet during the holidays.
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- Independence Day is a national holiday in India.
स्वतंत्रता दिवस भारत में राष्ट्रीय अवकाश है।
- She spent her Diwali holiday reading for the banking exam.
उसने दीवाली की छुट्टी बैंकिंग परीक्षा की तैयारी करते हुए बिताई।
- The shop is closed today because of a local holiday.
स्थानीय अवकाश के कारण दुकान आज बंद है।
- Arjun is on holiday, so he cannot answer your email.
अर्जुन छुट्टी पर है, इसलिए वह आपके ईमेल का उत्तर नहीं दे सकता।
- Hotels charge more during the holiday season.
छुट्टियों के मौसम में होटल अधिक पैसे लेते हैं।
- The college declared a holiday after the heavy rain.
भारी बारिश के बाद कॉलेज ने छुट्टी घोषित कर दी।
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✗ We are going in holiday next week.
✓ We are going on holiday next week.
The correct phrase is on holiday.
सही वाक्यांश 'on holiday' है।
✗ I spent my holidays in Goa since last week.
✓ I have spent my holidays in Goa since last week.
A past action continuing up to now with since needs the present perfect.
'Since' के साथ अब तक चलती क्रिया के लिए present perfect आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Holiday, vacation and leave all mean time away from work, but the contexts differ.
Holiday, vacation और leave तीनों काम से अवकाश बताते हैं, पर प्रयोग का संदर्भ अलग है।
The usual British word for a trip or a day off.
यात्रा या अवकाश के दिन के लिए सामान्य ब्रिटिश शब्द।
- We are on holiday next week.
American word for a break, also used for a long break from college.
अवकाश के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द; कॉलेज की लंबी छुट्टी के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- The college vacation lasts two months.
Permitted time off from a job, often for a reason.
नौकरी से अनुमत अवकाश, प्रायः किसी कारण से।
- He applied for two days' leave.
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: holiday (British) and vacation (American).
British और American English में holiday (British) और vacation (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
On holiday (British: 'They are on holiday in Goa'), gazetted holiday (Indian English, an official government holiday), bank holiday (British, a public holiday).
Collocations: on holiday (British: 'They are on holiday in Goa'), gazetted holiday (भारतीय English, आधिकारिक सरकारी अवकाश, राजपत्रित अवकाश), bank holiday (British, सार्वजनिक अवकाश)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: holiday comes from 'holy day'.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में holiday 'holy day' (पवित्र दिन) से आया है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India has three national holidays: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August) and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).
भारत में तीन राष्ट्रीय अवकाश हैं: गणतंत्र दिवस (26 जनवरी), स्वतंत्रता दिवस (15 अगस्त) और गांधी जयंती (2 अक्टूबर)।