armful
/ˈɑːmfʊl/noun
उच्चारण आर्म्फ़ुल
बाँहों भर, अँकवार भर
Basic word
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the amount that you can carry in one or both arms
बाँहों भर, अँकवार भर
- She came in with an armful of books.
- armfuls of firewood
- The boy brought in an armful of mangoes from the garden.
+ 2 more examples
- She carried an armful of flowers to the temple.
- He dropped an armful of papers in the corridor.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an armful of + noun
Armful is a countable noun followed by of and what is carried; the plural is armfuls, not armsful.
'Armful' countable noun है, जिसके बाद 'of' और ले जाई जाने वाली वस्तु आती है; इसका plural 'armfuls' है, 'armsful' नहीं।
- She came in with an armful of books.
- The boy carried armfuls of firewood to the kitchen.
armful with plural / uncountable noun
What follows of can be a plural noun or an uncountable noun, such as flowers or hay, and the verb agrees with the noun armful if it is the subject.
'Of' के बाद plural noun या flowers, hay जैसा uncountable noun आ सकता है, और यदि 'armful' subject हो तो verb उसी के अनुसार चलती है।
- An armful of hay was enough for the calf.
armful as a measure
Armful is an informal measure of quantity, not an exact one; for exact amounts use kilograms or bundles.
Armful मात्रा का अनौपचारिक माप है, सटीक नहीं; सटीक मात्रा के लिए किलोग्राम या गट्ठर का प्रयोग कीजिए।
- She carried an armful of clothes to the washing line.
- Please bring two bundles of firewood, not just an armful.
armful + comparison with handful
An armful is the quantity held in the arms; a handful is the quantity held in one hand, so armful is always larger.
Armful बाँहों में समाने वाली मात्रा है; handful एक हाथ में समाने वाली मात्रा है, इसलिए armful हमेशा बड़ा होता है।
- She picked up a handful of nuts and an armful of wood.
- An armful of hay is more than a handful of grass.
+Collocations 5
armful of + noun
booksflowersclotheswoodvegetables
- Radhika returned from the market with an armful of vegetables.
verb + armful
carrybringgatherpick updrop
- He dropped an armful of papers on the floor.
adjective + armful
bighugesmallheavy
- The gardener cut a huge armful of roses.
armful + preposition and verb
armful of logsarmful of laundryarmful of giftsarmful of grass
- The farmer cut an armful of grass for the buffalo.
armful + adjective of effort
heavyawkwardoverflowingprecious
- She struggled with an awkward armful of parcels.
“More examples 6
- The teacher walked in with an armful of answer sheets.
शिक्षक उत्तर-पुस्तिकाओं का एक गट्ठर लेकर अंदर आए।
- My grandmother gave me an armful of marigolds for the puja.
मेरी दादी ने मुझे पूजा के लिए गेंदे के फूलों का एक गुच्छा दिया।
- He picked up an armful of dry leaves and threw them into the fire.
उसने सूखी पत्तियों का एक बड़ा गट्ठर उठाया और उसे आग में डाल दिया।
- The children carried armfuls of sugar cane from the field.
बच्चे खेत से बाँहों भर-भरकर गन्ना लाए।
- She could hardly see over the armful of parcels she was holding.
जो पार्सल उसने बाँहों में उठा रखे थे, उनके ऊपर से वह मुश्किल से देख पा रही थी।
- The little girl ran to her mother with an armful of marigolds.
छोटी बच्ची गेंदे के फूलों का गुच्छा लिए माँ के पास दौड़ी।