manhunt
/ˈmænhʌnt/noun
उच्चारण मैन्हन्ट
(अपराधी या भागे क़ैदी की) बड़े पैमाने पर तलाश
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an organized search by a lot of people for a criminal or a prisoner who has escaped
(अपराधी या भागे क़ैदी की) बड़े पैमाने पर तलाश
- Police have launched a manhunt for the escaped prisoners.
- After the jailbreak, a massive manhunt began across three districts.
- A nationwide manhunt is on for the man who escaped from custody.
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- The manhunt ended when the suspect was found hiding in a barn.
- Helicopters joined the manhunt in the hills.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
launch / mount a manhunt for + person
A manhunt is an organised search by many people, usually the police, for a criminal or escaped prisoner. Use for to say who is being searched for.
Manhunt बहुत-से लोगों, प्रायः पुलिस, द्वारा किसी अपराधी या फ़रार क़ैदी की संगठित खोज है। किसकी खोज हो रही है यह बताने के लिए for लगता है।
- Police launched a manhunt for the escaped prisoners.
- A massive manhunt is under way for the bank robbers.
a manhunt is under way / called off
A manhunt can be under way (still going on) or called off (stopped). The noun is countable.
Manhunt 'under way' (जारी) हो सकती है या 'called off' (रोक दी गई)। यह countable noun है।
- The manhunt was called off after the suspect surrendered.
- A manhunt is under way in the forests near the border.
manhunt + for + noun
The target is introduced by for. Do not use of or on.
खोज का लक्ष्य for से जोड़ा जाता है। Of या on का प्रयोग न करें।
- The manhunt for the missing teacher ended happily.
nationwide / citywide manhunt
Words before manhunt show how wide the search is.
Manhunt से पहले के शब्द बताते हैं कि खोज कितने बड़े क्षेत्र में है।
- A nationwide manhunt began after the escape.
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verb + manhunt
launchmountbegincall offintensifyjoin
- Hundreds of policemen joined the manhunt in the hills.
adjective + manhunt
massivenationwideintensiveweek-longlarge-scaledesperate
- A large-scale manhunt spread across three districts.
manhunt + preposition
for a killerfor the gangin the forestacross the state
- The manhunt for the gang covered four states.
manhunt + verb
continueswidensendsbeginsfails
- The manhunt widened to the neighbouring state.
manhunt + outcome
end in an arrestgo coldyield no resultlead to a capture
- The three-day manhunt ended in the arrest of the main accused.
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- After the jailbreak, the police started a manhunt in all nearby villages.
जेल से भागने के बाद पुलिस ने आसपास के सभी गाँवों में तलाशी अभियान शुरू किया।
- Helicopters and dogs were used in the manhunt for the killer.
हत्यारे की खोज में हेलीकॉप्टर और कुत्तों का प्रयोग किया गया।
- The manhunt ended three days later when he was caught at a railway station.
तीन दिन बाद जब वह एक रेलवे स्टेशन पर पकड़ा गया तो खोज समाप्त हो गई।
- Radhika read in the newspaper that a manhunt was on for the thieves.
राधिका ने अख़बार में पढ़ा कि चोरों की तलाश जारी थी।
- Villagers helped the police during the manhunt by sharing information.
ग्रामीणों ने खोज के दौरान जानकारी देकर पुलिस की मदद की।
- The state government announced a reward to speed up the manhunt.
राज्य सरकार ने खोज तेज़ करने के लिए इनाम की घोषणा की।
- The manhunt spread to the nearby forests after a tip-off from a farmer.
एक किसान से सूचना मिलने के बाद खोज आसपास के जंगलों तक फैल गई।