plunge
/plʌndʒ/verb
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अचानक गिरना या कूदना; ज़ोर से घुसा देना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (into sth)
to move or fall suddenly and with force; to push something suddenly and with force into something
अचानक गिरना या कूदना; ज़ोर से घुसा देना
- The bus plunged into the river.
- She plunged her hand into the cold water.
- The cliff diver plunged into the sea from a great height.
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- He plunged the knife into the soft dough.
- A car plunged off the bridge but the driver was rescued.
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[I]
(of prices or values) to fall suddenly and by a large amount
(कीमतें) अचानक बहुत गिरना
- Share prices plunged after the news.
- The price of onions plunged to ten rupees a kilo after the new harvest arrived.
- The value of the rupee plunged against the dollar yesterday.
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- Temperatures plunged to minus five overnight.
- Sales plunged by half during the lockdown.
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[I, T] ~ (sb/sth) into sth
to suddenly enter a state or situation, or make somebody or something do so
(किसी स्थिति में) अचानक डाल देना या पड़ जाना
- The power cut plunged the city into darkness.
- The country was plunged into civil war.
- The news plunged the family into grief.
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- The village was plunged into darkness by the storm.
- He plunged into his studies after failing the first test.
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[C, usually sing.]
a sudden movement downwards or away from something; a sudden large fall in prices
अचानक गिरावट; (कीमतों में) भारी गिरावट
- a plunge in the value of the rupee
- Traders were worried by the sudden plunge in tomato prices this week.
- The plunge in oil prices helped the economy.
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- Shares took a sharp plunge after the announcement.
- The bird's plunge into the water was too quick to photograph.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
plunge into + noun
To fall or jump into something suddenly. Use into the water, into darkness or into a crisis.
अचानक किसी चीज़ में गिरना या कूदना; 'into the water', 'into darkness' या 'into a crisis' के साथ आता है।
- The boys plunged into the river on a hot afternoon.
- The city was plunged into darkness by the storm.
plunge + object + into + noun
To push something quickly and hard into something. The thing pushed is the object.
किसी चीज़ को तेज़ी से और ज़ोर से किसी में धकेलना; धकेली जाने वाली चीज़ object होती है।
- He plunged his hands into the cold water.
prices / shares plunge (to / by)
For falling prices, plunge shows a very fast, deep fall. Use by for the amount and to for the new level.
गिरते दामों के लिए 'plunge' बहुत तेज़ और गहरी गिरावट दिखाता है; मात्रा के लिए 'by' और नए स्तर के लिए 'to' आता है।
- Onion prices plunged by half in a week.
- Shares plunged to a new low.
a plunge (noun): sudden fall / dip
As a noun, a plunge is a sudden fall or a quick dip, such as a plunge in sales or a plunge pool.
Noun के रूप में 'plunge' अचानक गिरावट या डुबकी है, जैसे 'a plunge in sales'।
- There was a plunge in sales after the festival ended.
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adverb + plunge
suddenlysharplyheadlongdramatically
- The temperature plunged sharply after the rain.
plunge into + noun
debtchaoswargriefa deep sleep
- The accident plunged the family into grief.
plunge + noun (price)
pricessharessalestemperaturesprofits
- Share prices plunged on the day of the budget.
verb + plunge (noun)
takeseesufferhavewitness
- The market suffered a plunge last week.
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- The diver plunged into the deep end of the pool.
गोताखोर पूल के गहरे हिस्से में कूद पड़ा।
- The cyclone plunged the coast into darkness for three days.
चक्रवात ने तट को तीन दिन के लिए अंधेरे में डुबो दिया।
- Radhika plunged into her studies as soon as the date was announced.
तारीख़ घोषित होते ही राधिका पढ़ाई में जुट गई।
- Tomato prices plunged after good rain brought a bumper crop.
अच्छी बारिश से भरपूर फ़सल आने के बाद टमाटर के दाम गिर पड़े।
- The car plunged off the bridge into the canal.
कार पुल से नहर में जा गिरी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The price of onions was plunged last week.
✓ The price of onions plunged last week.
Plunge is intransitive here and has no passive.
यहाँ 'plunge' अकर्मक है और इसका passive नहीं बनता।
✗ The boy plunged in the river from the bridge.
✓ The boy plunged into the river from the bridge.
Movement towards the inside of something takes into.
किसी चीज़ के भीतर जाने की गति के लिए 'into' आता है।
✗ Sales have plunged with 30 per cent this year.
✓ Sales have plunged by 30 per cent this year.
The amount of a fall is shown with by.
गिरावट की मात्रा 'by' से बताई जाती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe a fall, but they differ in speed and in what falls.
ये क्रियाएँ गिरने का वर्णन करती हैं, पर गति और गिरने वाली चीज़ में अंतर है।
To fall or drop suddenly and steeply, often into water or into a bad state.
अचानक और तेज़ी से गिरना, प्रायः पानी में या बुरी स्थिति में।
- Prices plunged overnight.
To jump head first into water, or to move down quickly through air.
सिर के बल पानी में कूदना, या हवा में तेज़ी से नीचे आना।
- He dived into the lake.
To fall in value or demand and stay low for some time.
मूल्य या माँग में गिरना और कुछ समय नीचे बने रहना।
- Sales slumped after the summer.
¶Idioms 1
take the plunge
to decide to do something important or risky after thinking about it for a long time
बहुत सोचने के बाद बड़ा या जोखिम भरा कदम उठा लेना
- After five years of planning, she finally took the plunge and started her own school.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take the plunge.
Idiom 'take the plunge' पूछा जाता है।
Plunge into darkness, prices plunge.
Collocations: plunge into darkness (अचानक अँधेरे में डूब जाना), prices plunge (कीमतों का अचानक तेज़ी से गिरना)।