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sally

/ˈsæli/noun

उच्चारण सैली

(घिरे हुए सैनिकों का) अचानक धावा

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nounsallies
  1. 1

    [C]

    a sudden attack by soldiers who come out of a place where they are surrounded

    (घिरे हुए सैनिकों का) अचानक धावा

    • The defenders made a sally against the enemy camp.

    Synonyms sortie charge raid

  2. 2

    [C] formal

    a clever and amusing remark

    चुटीली बात, व्यंग्य, चुटकी

    • She answered his sally with a smile.

    Synonyms quip witticism joke

verbsallies, sallied, sallying
  1. 1

    [I] ~ forth/out literary or humorous

    to go out of a place in a confident or determined way

    (जोश से) बाहर निकल पड़ना

    • We sallied forth in search of a good dhaba.
→Phrasal verbs 1

sally forth/out

to leave a safe place in a brave or determined way to do something

हिम्मत या उत्साह से बाहर निकल पड़ना

  • Armed with umbrellas, we sallied forth into the rain.
  • The troops sallied out at dawn.
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§Grammar and usage

Usage: sally forth is now mostly used humorously for setting out confidently on a small adventure.

Usage में sally forth अब ज़्यादातर मज़ाकिया अंदाज़ में किसी छोटे अभियान पर आत्मविश्वास से निकल पड़ने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।