hourly
/ˈaʊəli/adjective
उच्चारण आवली
हर घंटे होने वाला, प्रति घंटा
Core word
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[only before noun]
done, happening or coming every hour
हर घंटे होने वाला, प्रति घंटा
- There is an hourly bus service to the airport.
- hourly news bulletins
- Hourly trains run between Pune and Mumbai.
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- The nurse made hourly checks on the patient through the night.
- The website posts hourly weather updates during the monsoon.
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[only before noun]
calculated or paid for one hour
घंटे के हिसाब से, प्रति घंटे की दर से
- Their hourly rate is ₹500.
- hourly wages
- The café pays its staff an hourly wage of ₹150.
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- She charges an hourly fee for private lessons.
- Hourly earnings are higher on weekends.
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every hour
हर घंटे, प्रति घंटा
- The medicine should be taken hourly.
- Trains leave hourly for Delhi.
- The network updates its data hourly.
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- Buses run hourly from the main bus stand after nine at night.
- Check the temperature hourly and write it in your notebook.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hourly (adjective): every hour
Before a noun it means happening once every hour: an hourly bus, an hourly update.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ है हर घंटे एक बार होने वाला: hourly bus, hourly update।
- There is an hourly bus to Jaipur.
- The weather office issues hourly reports.
hourly (adjective): calculated per hour
It also means paid or charged for each hour: an hourly rate, hourly wages.
इसका अर्थ प्रति घंटे के हिसाब से दिया या लिया जाने वाला भी है: hourly rate, hourly wages।
- The tutor charges an hourly fee.
- Hourly workers are paid for the hours they work.
hourly (adverb): every hour
As an adverb it follows the verb. Do not add -ly again; 'hourly' is already complete.
Adverb के रूप में यह क्रिया के बाद आता है। इसमें दोबारा -ly न जोड़ें; 'hourly' स्वयं पूर्ण है।
- The medicine must be taken hourly.
- Trains run hourly after midnight.
on an hourly basis
This phrase is a formal way to say every hour or paid by the hour.
यह phrase हर घंटे या प्रति घंटे के हिसाब से कहने का औपचारिक तरीका है।
- Staff are hired on an hourly basis.
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hourly + noun
ratewageupdateserviceforecast
- The hourly forecast showed heavy rain after noon.
verb + hourly
updatecheckrunchargereport
- The nurse checks the patient's pulse hourly.
paid / charged hourly
paidbilledhiredcharged
- Interpreters are usually hired hourly.
on an hourly basis
workpayreportmonitor
- Rainfall is monitored on an hourly basis.
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- An hourly shuttle connects the station with the college campus.
हर घंटे चलने वाली shuttle स्टेशन को कॉलेज परिसर से जोड़ती है।
- The part-time librarian earns a modest hourly wage.
अंशकालिक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष को प्रति घंटे के हिसाब से थोड़ा वेतन मिलता है।
- Radhika sets an alarm that rings hourly to remind her to stretch.
राधिका एक अलार्म लगाती है जो हर घंटे बजता है ताकि उसे शरीर सीधा करना याद रहे।
- News channels give hourly updates during the election count.
मतगणना के दौरान समाचार चैनल हर घंटे अपडेट देते हैं।
- The pharmacy delivers medicines on an hourly basis during the festival rush.
त्योहार की भीड़ में दवाखाना हर घंटे के हिसाब से दवाइयाँ पहुँचाता है।
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✗ He is paid on hourly basis.
✓ He is paid on an hourly basis.
The phrase needs the article an before hourly basis.
इस phrase में 'hourly basis' से पहले article 'an' चाहिए।
✗ Take this medicine in every hour.
✓ Take this medicine every hour.
Phrases with every do not take a preposition like in.
Every वाले समय-phrase से पहले in जैसा preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe how often something happens, from frequent to rare.
ये शब्द बताते हैं कि कोई कार्य कितनी बार होता है, बार-बार से कभी-कभार तक।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Hourly begins with a vowel sound because the h is silent, so it is 'an hourly service' (not 'a hourly service').
Hourly में h silent है, इसलिए यह vowel sound से शुरू होता है और 'an hourly service' सही है ('a hourly service' गलत है)।