ballpoint
/ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt/noun
उच्चारण बॉल्पॉइन्ट
बॉलपॉइंट पेन
Basic word
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a pen with a very small metal ball at its point that rolls ink onto the paper
बॉलपॉइंट पेन
- Fill in the form with a blue or black ballpoint.
- a cheap plastic ballpoint
- Please sign your name using a ballpoint.
+ 2 more examples
- He keeps a red ballpoint in his shirt pocket.
- The ballpoint ran out of ink in the middle of the exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a ballpoint / a ballpoint pen
Ballpoint is a noun, but it is often used before 'pen' as a modifier. Both 'a ballpoint' and 'a ballpoint pen' are correct; it is written as one word.
'Ballpoint' noun है, पर प्रायः 'pen' से पहले modifier की तरह आता है; 'a ballpoint' और 'a ballpoint pen' दोनों सही हैं, और इसे एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है।
- Please sign the form with a blue ballpoint.
- He keeps a black ballpoint pen in his shirt pocket.
write with a ballpoint
Use 'with' for the instrument you write with, and 'in' for the ink colour or kind.
जिस साधन से लिखा जाए उसके लिए 'with' और स्याही के रंग के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Answers must be written with a ballpoint, not a pencil.
- Fill in the form in black ballpoint.
ballpoint as a modifier
As a modifier, 'ballpoint' tells the type of pen or the kind of writing, and the noun after it stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में 'ballpoint' pen या लेखन का प्रकार बताता है, और उसके बाद का noun singular रहता है।
- The refill of this ballpoint pen has run dry.
- The ballpoint sketch took her only ten minutes.
ballpoint vs pen vs fountain pen
Ballpoint names one kind of pen. When a form says 'use a pen', a ballpoint is fine; you should name it only when the type matters, such as an exam that bans gel pens.
'Ballpoint' एक प्रकार के pen का नाम है। जब form में 'use a pen' लिखा हो तब ballpoint चल जाता है; इसका नाम तभी लें जब प्रकार मायने रखता हो, जैसे किसी परीक्षा में gel pen मना हो।
- The instructions say you may use a ballpoint or a fountain pen.
- Gel pens are not allowed; only a ballpoint is permitted.
+Collocations 4
colour + ballpoint
blueblackredgreen
- The OMR sheet must be filled with a blue or black ballpoint.
verb + ballpoint
write withclickborrowlosesign with
- Can I borrow your ballpoint for a minute?
ballpoint + noun
penrefillinktipdrawing
- I need a new ballpoint refill for my pen.
ballpoint + verb
leaksmudgerun dryskipwrite smoothly
- My ballpoint ran dry in the middle of the exam.
“More examples 6
- The examiner asked all the candidates to use only a black ballpoint.
परीक्षक ने सभी परीक्षार्थियों से केवल काली ballpoint का प्रयोग करने को कहा।
- The ink of this ballpoint does not smudge.
इस ballpoint की स्याही फैलती नहीं है।
- Radhika bought a packet of ten ballpoints before the exam.
राधिका ने परीक्षा से पहले दस ballpoint का एक पैकेट खरीदा।
- He drew the whole map with a ballpoint pen.
उसने पूरा नक्शा एक ballpoint pen से बनाया।
- The tip of my ballpoint is blocked, so it does not write.
मेरी ballpoint की नोक बंद हो गई है, इसलिए वह लिखती नहीं।
- He pressed so hard with the ballpoint that the letters showed on the next page.
उसने ballpoint से इतना ज़ोर लगाकर लिखा कि अक्षर अगले पन्ने पर उभर आए।