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hungover

/ˌhʌŋˈəʊvə/adjective

उच्चारण हंगोव

शराब के नशे के अगले दिन सिरदर्द और थकान महसूस करता हुआ

Basic word

adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun] informal

    feeling ill with a headache and tiredness because you drank too much alcohol the night before

    शराब के नशे के अगले दिन सिरदर्द और थकान महसूस करता हुआ

    • He woke up hungover after the wedding party.
    • She was too hungover to go to work.
    • Nobody wants to be hungover on exam day.
    + 3 more examples
    • The groom looked hungover at the morning ceremony.
    • I felt hungover and promised never to drink that much again.
    • Three of the guests arrived hungover and late.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

be/feel hungover

Hungover is an adjective, usually after be, feel or look, for the illness one feels the morning after drinking too much alcohol.

'Hungover' adjective है, जो प्रायः be, feel या look के बाद आता है और अधिक शराब पीने के अगली सुबह होने वाली अस्वस्थता को बताता है।

  • He woke up feeling hungover after the party.
  • She looked pale and hungover at the office.

badly/terribly hungover

Adverbs of degree such as badly, terribly and slightly can show how severe the condition is.

Badly, terribly और slightly जैसे degree के adverbs स्थिति की गंभीरता बताते हैं।

  • The guest was badly hungover and could not eat.
  • Rohan felt slightly hungover but went to work.

hungover from sth

From can name the event that led to the hangover.

'From' से उस घटना का नाम बताया जा सकता है जिससे hangover हुआ।

  • He was still hungover from the wedding party.
  • Several players turned up hungover from the celebrations.

hungover vs have a hangover

Use hungover as an adjective and a hangover as a noun: he is hungover, he has a hangover.

'Hungover' को adjective और 'a hangover' को noun के रूप में प्रयोग करें: he is hungover, he has a hangover।

  • She has a hangover, so she is hungover today.

hungover vs hang over

Hung over written as two words is a verb phrase (to hang over), meaning to threaten; hungover as one word is the adjective.

दो शब्दों में 'hung over' क्रिया-phrase (to hang over, मंडराना) है; एक शब्द 'hungover' adjective है।

  • A cloud of doubt hung over the result.
  • He is hungover this morning.
+Collocations 5

verb + hungover

feellookbewake upturn up

  • He turned up at work looking hungover.

adverb + hungover

badlyterriblyslightlystillclearly

  • The singer was still hungover at noon.

hungover + after

a partya weddingNew Year's Evea night outa celebration

  • Many people feel hungover after New Year's Eve.

related words

headachenauseathirstdrinksalcohol

  • A headache and nausea are signs of being hungover.

hungover + time

next morningall daytill noonthe day afterat work

  • He was hungover the next morning and stayed in bed.
“More examples 6
  • The groom's friends were hungover the morning after the sangeet.

संगीत समारोह के अगली सुबह दूल्हे के दोस्तों को शराब की खुमारी थी।

  • A hungover driver is a danger on the road.

खुमारी वाला चालक सड़क पर ख़तरा होता है।

  • Radhika's brother woke up hungover and promised never to drink again.

राधिका का भाई खुमारी में उठा और उसने फिर कभी न पीने का वादा किया।

  • She made tea for her hungover colleague.

उसने अपने खुमारी वाले सहकर्मी के लिए चाय बनाई।

  • He felt too hungover to attend the morning meeting.

वह इतनी खुमारी में था कि सुबह की बैठक में नहीं जा सका।

  • The doctor advised the hungover patient to drink plenty of water.

डॉक्टर ने खुमारी वाले मरीज़ को खूब पानी पीने की सलाह दी।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He has hungover today.

✓ He is hungover today.

Hungover is an adjective, so it follows be, not has.

'Hungover' adjective है, इसलिए यह 'be' के बाद आता है, 'has' के बाद नहीं।

✗ She has a hungover.

✓ She has a hangover.

The noun is hangover; hungover is the adjective.

Noun 'hangover' है; 'hungover' adjective है।

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