nounUpper-intermediate

halo

US

/ˈheɪloʊ/

UK

/ˈheɪləʊ/

Meaning

A bright circle of light around the sun or moon, or shown around a holy person's head.

सूरज या चाँद के चारों ओर दिखने वाला चमकीला घेरा, या किसी पवित्र व्यक्ति के सिर के ऊपर बना प्रकाश-वृत्त।

Examples

“A pale halo appeared around the moon after sunset.”

weatheraround + noun

“The painting shows a golden halo above the saint's head.”

arthalo above + noun

“The haloed moon glowed faintly through the clouds.”

haloeddescriptive

Useful patterns

a halo around the sun or moona halo of lighta halo above someone's headappear or form around something

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Word family

haloed(adjective)

Common collocations

a halo around the moona halo around the suna halo of lighta faint haloa bright haloa golden halo

Common mistakes

Not natural: There was halo around the moon.

Better: There was a halo around the moon.

Halo is a singular countable noun here, so it needs an article such as a.

यहाँ halo एक गिनने योग्य एकवचन संज्ञा है, इसलिए इसके पहले a जैसे article की ज़रूरत है।

Not natural: A halo appeared on the moon.

Better: A halo appeared around the moon.

A halo is seen surrounding the moon, not on its surface.

Halo चाँद की सतह पर नहीं, बल्कि उसके चारों ओर दिखाई देता है।

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aureolenimbuscoronaring of light

Learner tip

Use halo for a ring of light around the sun or moon, or for the symbolic ring shown above a holy figure's head.

सूरज या चाँद के चारों ओर रोशनी के घेरे के लिए, या किसी पवित्र व्यक्ति के सिर के ऊपर बने प्रतीकात्मक घेरे के लिए halo कहें।

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What does a halo around the moon usually look like?

चाँद के चारों ओर halo आमतौर पर कैसा दिखता है?