basketball
/ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl/noun
उच्चारण बास्किट्बॉल
बास्केटबॉल
Core word
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[U, C]
a game for two teams of five players who try to throw a ball through a high horizontal ring with a net below it
बास्केटबॉल
- play basketball
- Basketball courts have been built in many government schools.
- Kunal plays basketball after school every day.
+ 2 more examples
- The basketball final drew a big crowd.
- Tall players have an advantage in basketball.
Synonyms hoops ball game
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play basketball (no article)
Names of games take no article after play: play basketball, not play the basketball.
खेलों के नामों से पहले 'play' के बाद article नहीं लगता: 'play basketball' सही है, 'play the basketball' नहीं।
- Radhika plays basketball in the school team.
- We play basketball every evening.
basketball (the ball) / a basketball
The word also means the ball itself; then it is countable and takes a or the.
यह शब्द गेंद के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है; तब यह countable है और इसके साथ a या the लगता है।
- He bought a new basketball for the court.
- The basketball rolled under the bench.
basketball + noun
Basketball often forms compounds: basketball court, basketball player, basketball team, basketball hoop.
'Basketball' अक्सर compounds बनाता है: basketball court, basketball player, basketball team, basketball hoop।
- The new basketball court was opened by the principal.
basketball (uncountable, singular verb)
As a game, basketball takes a singular verb.
खेल के रूप में 'basketball' के साथ singular verb आती है।
- Basketball is popular among schoolchildren in Punjab.
play + basketball + with / against sb
Use with for your team-mates and against for the opponents when you speak of a match.
मैच की बात करते समय साथी खिलाड़ियों के लिए 'with' और विरोधियों के लिए 'against' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika plays basketball with her cousins on Sundays.
- Our school team played basketball against a rival college.
+Collocations 4
verb + basketball
playwatchcoachpractiseshoot
- We practise basketball before classes start.
basketball + noun
courtteamplayermatchhoop
- The basketball match ended in a tie.
adjective + basketball
professionalcollegeschool-levelwheelchair
- College basketball draws large crowds in the north-east.
basketball moves
dribblepassshootdunkrebound
- He dribbled past two defenders and scored.
“More examples 5
- Basketball is played by two teams of five players each.
बास्केटबॉल पाँच-पाँच खिलाड़ियों की दो टीमों द्वारा खेला जाता है।
- Our school has built a new basketball court beside the ground.
हमारे विद्यालय ने मैदान के पास एक नया बास्केटबॉल कोर्ट बनाया है।
- She was the captain of the college basketball team.
वह महाविद्यालय की बास्केटबॉल टीम की कप्तान थी।
- He kicked the basketball over the wall by mistake.
उसने गलती से बास्केटबॉल को दीवार के पार मार दिया।
- Many young Indians now follow basketball on television.
अब कई युवा भारतीय टेलीविज़न पर बास्केटबॉल देखते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He plays the basketball every evening.
✓ He plays basketball every evening.
No article is used before the name of a game after play.
खेल के नाम से पहले 'play' के बाद article नहीं आता।
✗ She is a member of the basket ball team.
✓ She is a member of the basketball team.
The game name is written as one word, basketball.
खेल का नाम एक शब्द 'basketball' के रूप में लिखा जाता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
hoops ball game
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 in the USA; each team has five players on court.
Basketball का आविष्कार James Naismith ने 1891 में अमेरिका में किया; हर टीम में कोर्ट पर पाँच खिलाड़ी होते हैं।