basement
/ˈbeɪsmənt/noun
उच्चारण बेस्मन्ट
तहख़ाना, बेसमेंट
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
[C]
a room or rooms in a building, partly or completely below the level of the ground
तहख़ाना, बेसमेंट
- a basement parking
- The old files are kept in the basement of the library.
- The shop keeps its extra stock in the basement.
+ 2 more examples
- Water from the heavy monsoon rain flooded the basement of the building.
- They live in a flat on the ground floor and use the basement for storage.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in the basement
Use in the basement for something located there. The basement is a floor below ground level.
बेसमेंट में रखी चीज़ के लिए 'in the basement' आता है। बेसमेंट भूमि-तल से नीचे की मंज़िल होती है।
- The old books are kept in the basement.
- He parked his scooter in the basement.
basement + noun
Basement works as a modifier: basement parking, basement flat, basement level.
'Basement' modifier के रूप में आता है: basement parking, basement flat, basement level।
- The mall has two levels of basement parking.
basement vs foundation
A basement is a room or level; the foundation is the base that supports a building or an idea. Do not say 'basement of knowledge'.
Basement एक कमरा या तल है; 'foundation' वह आधार है जो इमारत या विचार को सहारा देता है। 'Basement of knowledge' न कहें।
- Good grammar is the foundation of clear writing.
basement-level / basement prices
Informally, basement describes the lowest possible point: basement prices, a basement-level offer.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'basement' सबसे निचले संभव स्तर को बताता है: basement prices।
- The shop sold the old stock at basement prices.
+Collocations 4
adjective + basement
dampdarkfloodedcoollocked
- The flooded basement had to be pumped out after the monsoon.
verb + basement
rentconvertstore things ingo down toflood
- They converted the basement into a small reading room.
basement + noun
flatparkingstoreroomkitchenstairs
- The basement storeroom keeps the school's old furniture.
basement + preposition
in theunder thedown to thefrom theof the building
- A narrow staircase leads down to the basement.
“More examples 5
- Radhika found her old school bag in the basement.
राधिका को अपना पुराना स्कूल बैग बेसमेंट में मिल गया।
- During the heavy rain, water entered the basement of the building.
भारी बारिश के दौरान इमारत के बेसमेंट में पानी भर गया।
- The shop in the basement sells second-hand textbooks.
बेसमेंट की दुकान पुरानी पाठ्यपुस्तकें बेचती है।
- The fire started in the basement and spread to the upper floors.
आग बेसमेंट में शुरू हुई और ऊपरी मंज़िलों तक फैल गई।
- He rents a small basement room near the college.
वह कॉलेज के पास बेसमेंट का एक छोटा कमरा किराए पर लेता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He parked the car at the basement.
✓ He parked the car in the basement.
A basement is an enclosed space, so use in.
बेसमेंट बंद स्थान है, इसलिए 'in' आता है।
✗ Grammar is the basement of English.
✓ Grammar is the foundation of English.
For the base of an idea or skill, use foundation, not basement.
किसी विचार या कौशल के आधार के लिए 'foundation' आता है, 'basement' नहीं।
✗ They live in basement of the building.
✓ They live in the basement of the building.
A specific basement needs the article the.
किसी विशेष बेसमेंट के लिए article 'the' आवश्यक है।
AaSpelling
base·ment
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Basement flat, bargain basement (a part of a shop that sells cheap goods).
Collocations: basement flat, bargain basement (दुकान का सस्ता सामान बेचने वाला भाग)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A room below the ground is a basement or cellar; a room just below the roof an attic or loft; an underground room in a church a crypt.
ज़मीन के नीचे कमरा basement या cellar; छत के ठीक नीचे कमरा attic या loft; चर्च में भूमिगत कमरा crypt।