hot
/hɒt/adjective
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गर्म, उष्ण
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containing pepper and spices and producing a burning feeling in your mouth
तीखा, मसालेदार
- hot curry
- The pickle was so hot that my eyes began to water.
- The curry was too hot for the children.
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- He added hot green chilli to the dal.
- I like hot mango pickle with my paratha.
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informal
involving a lot of activity, argument or strong feelings; popular
चर्चित, गरम
- a hot topic
- the hottest new phone
- Climate change is a hot topic for students.
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- The hot item of the season is the new phone.
- Her hot new film has sold out in many cities.
Synonyms popular fashionable controversial burning
Opposite unpopular out of date
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel hot
For people use be or feel; for weather use it is hot.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'be' या 'feel'; मौसम के लिए 'it is hot'।
- I am hot.
- It is very hot in Nagpur.
hot (hotter - hottest)
Double the final t before -er and -est.
-er और -est से पहले अंतिम t दोहरा हो जाता है।
- May is the hottest month here.
hot + noun (spicy / popular)
Also describes spicy food or a popular item.
तीखे भोजन या लोकप्रिय वस्तु का भी वर्णन करता है।
- This curry is too hot for me.
- It is a hot topic.
hot (adj) - heat (n) - heat (v) - heated (adj)
Heated can mean angry, as in a heated argument.
'Heated' का अर्थ क्रोधित भी हो सकता है, जैसे heated argument।
- They had a heated argument about the fees.
+Collocations 5
hot + noun
waterweatherspellteameal
- We had a hot spell in April.
adverb + hot
veryboilingburningpipingscorching
- Serve the dal piping hot.
fixed phrases
hot topichot favouritehot airin hot water
- He landed in hot water for cheating.
hot + noun (weather and food)
sunwavechilliplateseason
- A hot wave swept across north India.
hot + noun (people and news)
newstipseatspotproperty
- The reporter had a hot tip about the scam.
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- Delhi gets very hot in June.
दिल्ली जून में बहुत गर्म हो जाती है।
- Radhika ordered a hot cup of tea.
राधिका ने एक गर्म चाय मँगवाई।
- India are hot favourites to win the series.
भारत शृंखला जीतने का प्रबल दावेदार है।
- The pickle is too hot for children.
अचार बच्चों के लिए बहुत तीखा है।
- The tea was too hot to drink.
चाय इतनी गर्म थी कि पी नहीं जा सकती थी।
- The latest phone is a hot item this Diwali.
इस दीवाली पर नवीनतम फ़ोन बहुत माँग वाली वस्तु है।
- Hot samosas were selling fast outside the station.
स्टेशन के बाहर गरम समोसे तेज़ी से बिक रहे थे।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ I feel hotly today.
✓ I feel hot today.
After feel use an adjective.
'Feel' के बाद adjective आता है।
✗ It is hoter than yesterday.
✓ It is hotter than yesterday.
Double the t.
-er लगाने से पहले अंतिम अक्षर t को दोहराकर 'hotter' लिखना चाहिए।
✗ It is very hot weather today, isn't it hot?
✓ It is very hot today, isn't it?
The question tag repeats the auxiliary, not the adjective.
Question tag में सहायक क्रिया दोहराई जाती है, विशेषण नहीं।
✗ I am feeling very hotly.
✓ I am feeling very hot.
After feel use an adjective.
'Feel' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
¶Idioms 5
in hot pursuit
following sb closely and determined to catch them
तेज़ी से पीछा करते हुए
- The thief ran, with two policemen in hot pursuit.
- The dogs were in hot pursuit of the cat.
hot under the collar
angry or embarrassed
ग़ुस्से या शर्म से लाल
- He got hot under the collar when I asked about the money.
- Don't get so hot under the collar about it.
hot and bothered
in a state of anxiety or confusion because you are under too much pressure
(दबाव में) घबराया और परेशान
- She got hot and bothered when she couldn't find her ticket.
- Don't get so hot and bothered; there's plenty of time.
hot off the press
(of news) that has just appeared in newspapers
(ख़बर का) एकदम ताज़ा, अभी-अभी छपा हुआ
- Here's the result, hot off the press!
- The new edition is hot off the press.
in the hot seat
in a position in which you have to take responsibility for important or difficult decisions
(कठिन फ़ैसलों के लिए) ज़िम्मेदारी वाले पद पर
- The new finance minister is in the hot seat.
- After the scandal, the director was in the hot seat.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the heat words in order: warm, hot, boiling, scorching, sweltering (uncomfortably hot).
गर्मी के शब्द क्रम में याद रखिए: warm, hot, boiling, scorching, sweltering (असहनीय गर्म)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In hot water (in trouble), hot under the collar (angry), a hot potato (a difficult issue that people do not want to deal with), strike while the iron is hot (act at the right time), blow hot and cold (keep changing your mind).
Idioms: in hot water (मुसीबत में), hot under the collar (क्रोधित), a hot potato (कठिन मुद्दा जिससे लोग बचें), strike while the iron is hot (सही समय पर काम करना), blow hot and cold (बार-बार मन बदलना)।