assorted
/əˈsɔːtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण असॉर्टिड
विविध, मिश्रित
Core word
- 1
of various different sorts
विविध, मिश्रित
- assorted sweets
- She offered assorted biscuits with tea.
- The box contained assorted chocolates.
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- She bought assorted flowers for the table.
- The drawer was full of assorted bits and pieces.
Synonyms mixed various diverse miscellaneous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
assorted + plural noun
Assorted comes before a plural noun to say that the group has different kinds.
'Assorted' plural noun से पहले आकर बताता है कि उस समूह में अलग-अलग प्रकार की चीज़ें हैं।
- She bought assorted sweets for Diwali.
- The box held assorted pens and pencils.
assorted + uncountable noun
It can also go before an uncountable noun such as chocolate or fruit when different kinds are mixed.
यह chocolate या fruit जैसे uncountable noun से पहले भी आ सकता है, जब अलग-अलग प्रकार मिले हों।
- The basket was full of assorted fruit.
Assorted is attributive only
Use assorted before a noun. Say a box of assorted biscuits, not biscuits that are assorted. Assorted can also appear after a determiner, as in the assorted visitors.
'Assorted' noun से पहले आता है। 'A box of assorted biscuits' कहें, 'biscuits that are assorted' नहीं। 'Assorted' determiner के बाद भी आ सकता है, जैसे the assorted visitors।
- A tray of assorted snacks was served at the meeting.
- The assorted visitors waited quietly in the hall.
assorted vs various vs mixed
Assorted stresses that the items differ in kind and are gathered in one set. Various stresses how many different things there are. Mixed means blended together.
Assorted जोर देता है कि चीज़ें अलग-अलग प्रकार की हैं और एक समूह में रखी हैं। Various बताता है कि कितनी अलग चीज़ें हैं। Mixed का अर्थ मिलाया हुआ है।
- The box had assorted sweets.
- The shop sells various brands of tea.
- I bought mixed fruit juice.
assorted in commerce
Shops use assorted on labels for packs with different flavours, colours or designs inside.
दुकानें उन packs के लिए label पर 'assorted' लिखती हैं जिनके अंदर अलग स्वाद, रंग या डिज़ाइन हों।
- Assorted flavours: mango, lemon and orange.
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assorted + noun
colourssizesbiscuitschocolatessnacksitems
- The shop sells assorted colours of kurtas.
verb + assorted
buyserveofferpacksell
- The caterer served assorted pakoras with tea.
a box / pack of + assorted
a box ofa packet ofa tray ofa bag of
- He gave her a box of assorted chocolates.
assorted + food
nutspicklescookiesjams
- We served assorted pickles with the meal.
assorted + stationery and household items
pensribbonsbuttonsspices
- She bought assorted spices from the weekly market.
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- The drawer was full of assorted keys.
दराज़ तरह-तरह की चाबियों से भरी थी।
- Radhika picked assorted ribbons for the gift.
राधिका ने उपहार के लिए अलग-अलग रिबन चुने।
- The class library has assorted books on science.
कक्षा के पुस्तकालय में विज्ञान पर तरह-तरह की पुस्तकें हैं।
- A crowd of assorted people gathered at the fair.
मेले में तरह-तरह के लोगों की भीड़ जमा थी।
- We ate assorted dry fruits during the festival.
हमने त्योहार में मिले-जुले सूखे मेवे खाए।
- The tailor kept assorted buttons in an old tin.
दर्ज़ी ने तरह-तरह के बटन एक पुराने डिब्बे में रखे थे।
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: an assortment of means a mixture of different kinds.
प्रयोग में an assortment of का अर्थ विभिन्न प्रकारों का मिश्रण है।