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hurray

/həˈreɪ/exclamation

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हुर्रे, ज़िंदाबाद (खुशी या जयकारे के लिए)

Basic word

exclamation
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    used to show that you are very happy about something or to cheer somebody

    हुर्रे, ज़िंदाबाद (खुशी या जयकारे के लिए)

    • Hurray! India has won the match!
    • Hip, hip, hurray!
    • Hurray! No school tomorrow!
    + 2 more examples
    • The children cried hurray as the cake arrived.
    • Hurray for Radhika, who topped the class!

    Synonyms hooray hurrah

noun
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    [C]

    a shout of "hurray"

    हुर्रे की आवाज़, जयकारा

    • The crowd gave a great hurray when the flag went up.
    • A loud hurray rose from the stands.
    • The team received a hurray from the whole school.
    + 1 more example
    • Three hurrays for the captain!
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

Hurray! (exclamation)

Hurray is a cry of joy, used to show you are very happy about something or to cheer someone. It is a variant of hooray and hurrah.

Hurray खुशी की चीख है, जो अत्यधिक प्रसन्नता दिखाने या किसी का उत्साह बढ़ाने के लिए प्रयुक्त होती है। यह hooray और hurrah का रूप है।

  • Hurray! The holidays have begun!
  • Hurray, I passed the exam!

Hip, hip, hurray!

This is a traditional cheer shouted by a group to honour someone, often at a birthday or farewell.

यह पारंपरिक नारा है जिसे समूह किसी का सम्मान करने के लिए लगाता है, प्रायः जन्मदिन या विदाई पर।

  • Hip, hip, hurray! Radhika is the topper!
  • The class shouted 'Hip, hip, hurray!' for the winners.

hurray for sb/sth

Hurray for is used to praise or celebrate someone or something.

'Hurray for' किसी की प्रशंसा या उत्सव मनाने के लिए आता है।

  • Hurray for the new library!
  • Hurray for the weekend!

a hurray (noun)

As a noun, a hurray is a shout of 'hurray' by someone or a crowd.

Noun के रूप में 'a hurray' किसी व्यक्ति या भीड़ का 'hurray' का नारा है।

  • A great hurray rose from the crowd.
  • The team gave three hurrays for the coach.

hurray vs hooray vs hurrah

All three spellings are accepted; hooray is common in British English and hurray in American English.

तीनों spellings स्वीकृत हैं; British English में 'hooray' और American English में 'hurray' अधिक प्रचलित है।

  • Hooray! Hurray! Hurrah! All mean the same.
  • Hurray is more common in American English.
+Collocations 5

verb + hurray

shoutgivecryraisecall out

  • The students shouted hurray at the announcement.

adjective + hurray

loudhappyjoyfulgreattriple

  • A loud hurray filled the playground.

hurray for + noun

Sundaythe school teamsummerour countryfreedom

  • Hurray for summer vacation!

cheer phrases

hip, hip, hurraythree cheershurray, we wonhurray for allhurray, at last

  • Hip, hip, hurray! the children cried at the party.

hurray + feeling

for freedomfor the holidaysfor good newsfor the resultfor dinner

  • Hurray for good news after a long wait!
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  • Hurray! Our train has come on time.

हुर्रे! हमारी ट्रेन समय पर आ गई।

  • The children shouted hurray when the teacher said there would be no homework.

जब शिक्षक ने कहा कि कोई गृहकार्य नहीं होगा तो बच्चे हुर्रे चिल्ला उठे।

  • Radhika gave a quiet hurray when she saw her name on the merit list.

merit list में अपना नाम देखकर राधिका ने धीमे से खुशी जताई।

  • Hurray for the cook who made us such a lovely dinner!

उस रसोइये के लिए हुर्रे जिसने हमारे लिए इतना बढ़िया रात का खाना बनाया!

  • A cheerful hurray went up from the village when the rain finally came.

आख़िरकार बारिश आने पर गाँव से खुशी की एक पुकार उठी।

  • Everyone cried hurray when the lights came back.

बिजली लौटने पर सब हुर्रे चिल्ला उठे।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ Hurray to our teachers!

✓ Hurray for our teachers!

The preposition after hurray is for.

'Hurray' के बाद preposition 'for' आता है।

✓In the exam

Notes

Hurray can also be spelt hooray or hurrah.

Hurray को hooray या hurrah भी लिखा जाता है।