babysit
/ˈbeɪbisɪt/verb
उच्चारण बेबिसिट
(माता-पिता की अनुपस्थिति में) बच्चों की देखभाल करना
Basic word
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[I, T] ~ (for sb) | ~ sb
to take care of children for a short time while their parents are out
(माता-पिता की अनुपस्थिति में) बच्चों की देखभाल करना
- Radhika babysits for her neighbours on Saturday evenings.
- Can you babysit the kids tonight?
- Can you babysit for us on Friday night?
+ 2 more examples
- My cousin babysits twins to earn some pocket money.
- He babysat his little sister while their parents went to a wedding.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
babysit (intransitive) + for + person
Babysit means to look after children while their parents are out. Use for the family you do it for.
'Babysit' का अर्थ माता-पिता के बाहर होने पर बच्चों की देखभाल करना है। जिस परिवार के लिए करें, उसके साथ 'for' आता है।
- Radhika babysits for her neighbours on Sundays.
- Can you babysit tonight?
babysit + child (transitive)
It can also take the child as the direct object.
इसमें बच्चा सीधे object के रूप में भी आ सकता है।
- She babysat the twins while their parents attended a wedding.
babysit: babysit - babysat - babysat
The past form is babysat, and the participle is also babysat.
Past form 'babysat' है और participle भी 'babysat' है।
- He babysat his cousin all afternoon.
- I have babysat for them many times.
go babysitting / do some babysitting
The activity noun is babysitting, used with go or do.
गतिविधि वाला noun 'babysitting' है, जो go या do के साथ आता है।
- She earns pocket money by doing some babysitting.
+Collocations 4
babysit + for / noun
for a neighbourfor the weekendthe childrena toddlerthe twins
- I babysat the twins while their mother went shopping.
adverb + babysit
regularlyoccasionallyoftenovernightpart-time
- She babysits regularly to save money for college.
ask / agree / offer + to babysit
askagreeofferpromisevolunteer
- My aunt offered to babysit during the exams.
babysit + time
on Saturdaysfor the eveningall dayovernight
- She babysits on Saturdays to earn pocket money.
“More examples 6
- My grandmother babysits my little brother when my parents are at work.
जब मेरे माता-पिता काम पर होते हैं, तब मेरी दादी मेरे छोटे भाई की देखभाल करती हैं।
- Radhika babysat for the family next door last night.
राधिका ने कल रात पड़ोस के परिवार के बच्चों की देखभाल की।
- Would you mind babysitting while we go to the temple?
क्या आप हमारे मंदिर जाने तक बच्चों का ध्यान रख लेंगे?
- He earns a little by babysitting after school.
वह स्कूल के बाद बच्चों की देखभाल करके थोड़ी कमाई करता है।
- I cannot go to the movie; I have to babysit.
मैं फ़िल्म देखने नहीं जा सकता; मुझे बच्चे सँभालने हैं।
- Radhika had to babysit her cousins during the Diwali holidays.
राधिका को दीवाली की छुट्टियों में अपने चचेरे भाई-बहनों की देखभाल करनी पड़ी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She babysitted her cousin yesterday.
✓ She babysat her cousin yesterday.
The past tense of babysit is babysat, not babysitted.
'Babysit' का past tense 'babysat' है, 'babysitted' नहीं।
✗ I will babysit to my sister's children.
✓ I will babysit my sister's children.
Babysit takes the children as a direct object without to.
'Babysit' बच्चों को सीधे object लेता है, 'to' के बिना।