mile
/maɪl/noun
उच्चारण माइल
मील
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a unit for measuring distance equal to 1,609 metres; (miles) a large amount; a long way
मील
- five miles
- miles better
- The petrol station is about two miles from here.
+ 4 more examples
- She jogs three miles every morning in the park.
- We walked miles before we found a shop.
- Your handwriting is miles better than mine.
- The nearest hospital is ten miles away.
Synonyms 1.6 km long way
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
number + miles (plural) / a mile (singular)
Use the plural miles after any number except one: two miles, ten miles.
एक के अलावा किसी भी संख्या के बाद plural 'miles' आता है: two miles, ten miles।
- The station is three miles from here.
- Radhika runs a mile every morning.
number-mile + noun (compound adjective)
In a compound adjective, mile stays singular and is hyphenated: a five-mile walk.
Compound adjective में 'mile' singular रहता है और hyphen लगता है: a five-mile walk।
- They went for a two-mile walk along the canal.
miles + adjective / adverb (informal)
Informally, miles means by a large amount: miles better, miles away.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'miles' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक है: miles better, miles away।
- This phone is miles better than my old one.
- The school is miles away from my home.
a mile / miles + from sth
Distance is measured from the starting place, using from.
दूरी आरंभ-स्थान से मापी जाती है, इसलिए 'from' आता है।
- The village lies a mile from the river.
mile (noun, uncountable use: distance generally)
We say 'a mile' for one unit and 'miles' for many; the metric kilometre is more usual in India, so mile appears mostly in idioms and older texts.
एक इकाई के लिए 'a mile' और अनेक के लिए 'miles' कहा जाता है; भारत में किलोमीटर अधिक प्रचलित है, इसलिए 'mile' प्रायः मुहावरों और पुराने ग्रंथों में मिलता है।
- It is a mile and a half to the market.
- The shopkeeper laughed and said we had miles to go.
+Collocations 4
number + miles
a fewseveralhundreds ofthousands ofhalf a
- Pilgrims walked hundreds of miles to reach the shrine.
mile + noun
stonepostmarkerage
- The mile marker on the highway showed forty miles to Jaipur.
verb + a mile
walkruncoverdrivecycle
- She cycles two miles to school daily.
idioms with mile
go the extra milestick out a milemiles awayrun a mile
- Radhika went the extra mile to help her classmates.
“More examples 5
- The nearest hospital is ten miles from our village.
निकटतम अस्पताल हमारे गाँव से दस मील दूर है।
- The marathon runners covered twenty-six miles in the heat.
मैराथन धावकों ने गर्मी में छब्बीस मील की दूरी तय की।
- He was miles away and did not hear the teacher.
वह खयालों में खोया था और उसने शिक्षक की बात नहीं सुनी।
- Her mistake stuck out a mile in the neat answer sheet.
साफ़ उत्तर-पुस्तिका में उसकी गलती दूर से ही दिखाई दे रही थी।
- A good teacher will go the extra mile for every student.
अच्छा शिक्षक हर विद्यार्थी के लिए अतिरिक्त प्रयास करता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He ran ten mile in the morning.
✓ He ran ten miles in the morning.
After a number above one, use the plural miles.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural 'miles' आता है।
✗ We went for a three-miles walk.
✓ We went for a three-mile walk.
In a compound adjective the noun stays singular.
Compound adjective में noun singular रहता है।
✗ The school is miles far from here.
✓ The school is miles away from here.
Use away, not far, after miles when giving distance.
दूरी बताते समय 'miles' के बाद 'away' आता है, 'far' नहीं।
¶Idioms 5
go the extra mile (for sb/sth)
to make a special effort to achieve sth
किसी के लिए अतिरिक्त मेहनत करना
- Our teacher always goes the extra mile for her students.
- The hotel staff went the extra mile to make us comfortable.
be miles away
to be thinking deeply about sth else and not aware of what is happening around you
ख़यालों में खोए रहना
- Sorry, what did you say? I was miles away.
- She was miles away during the lecture.
stick/stand out a mile
to be very obvious
साफ़-साफ़ दिखना, बहुत स्पष्ट होना
- It sticks out a mile that she's unhappy.
- His lie stood out a mile.
see/tell sth a mile off
to see or realize sth very easily (informal)
(किसी बात को) दूर से ही भाँप लेना (अनौपचारिक)
- You could see a mile off that he was lying.
- I can tell a fake smile a mile off.
run a mile
to be very frightened of or unwilling to do sth (informal)
(किसी चीज़ से) कोसों दूर भागना (अनौपचारिक)
- If you ask him to give a speech, he'll run a mile.
- She runs a mile from any kind of responsibility.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
1.6 km long way
§Grammar and usage
Measurement: 1 mile = about 1.6 km.
माप में 1 mile = लगभग 1.6 km।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Go the extra mile (make more effort than is expected), a mile a minute (very fast), stick out a mile (be very obvious), miles away (not paying attention), give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: go the extra mile (अपेक्षा से अधिक प्रयास करना), a mile a minute (बहुत तेज़), stick out a mile (बहुत स्पष्ट होना), miles away (ध्यान न देते हुए, खोया हुआ), give him an inch and he'll take a mile।
Milestone (a very important event or stage: 'a milestone in Indian history').
Collocation 'milestone' (बहुत महत्वपूर्ण घटना या चरण, मील का पत्थर: 'a milestone in Indian history')।