basketful
/ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl/noun
उच्चारण बास्किट्फ़ुल
टोकरी भर (मात्रा)
Basic word
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the amount that a basket can hold
टोकरी भर (मात्रा)
- Radhika brought a basketful of fresh mangoes from the orchard.
- a basketful of flowers
- She came home with a basketful of vegetables.
+ 2 more examples
- The child offered a basketful of berries to her guests.
- A basketful of laundry was waiting to be folded.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a basketful of + noun
Use of after basketful before the thing that fills it; the verb agrees with the thing in plural cases.
'Basketful' के बाद उस वस्तु से पहले 'of' आता है जो उसमें भरी है।
- Radhika bought a basketful of litchis.
- A basketful of clothes was left on the bed.
plural: basketfuls
The plural is basketfuls, with s at the end; baskets full means several separate baskets, each full.
इसका plural 'basketfuls' है, अंत में s के साथ; 'baskets full' का अर्थ कई अलग-अलग भरी टोकरियाँ है।
- She carried two basketfuls of vegetables home.
- Baskets full of flowers stood at the temple gate.
a basketful of + abstract noun (figurative)
Informally, a basketful of can mean a large and varied amount of something, such as ideas or surprises.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'a basketful of' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ की बड़ी और विविध मात्रा हो सकता है, जैसे विचार या आश्चर्य।
- The new teacher arrived with a basketful of ideas.
basketful as a measure
Use it like a cupful or a bucketful: a measure of quantity, not a container to be counted as a basket.
इसका प्रयोग cupful या bucketful की तरह माप के लिए होता है, गिनी जाने वाली टोकरी के रूप में नहीं।
- It took three basketfuls of sand to fill the hole.
+Collocations 5
basketful + of + fruit/food
mangoesappleseggsvegetablesflowers
- The vendor offered a basketful of guavas.
adjective + basketful
wholeheavyoverflowingsmallhuge
- An overflowing basketful of ripe tomatoes stood at the shop.
verb + basketful
carrybringfillemptybuy
- She carried a heavy basketful of wet clothes to the roof.
basketful + preposition
by the basketfula basketful ofbasketful on her head
- Women sold flowers by the basketful near the temple.
basketful + place
from the marketfrom the orchardon her head
- She came back from the orchard with a basketful of plums.
“More examples 5
- Grandmother gave each guest a basketful of sweets.
दादी ने हर मेहमान को एक टोकरी भर मिठाइयाँ दीं।
- The farmer sold three basketfuls of tomatoes before noon.
किसान ने दोपहर से पहले तीन टोकरी भर टमाटर बेच दिए।
- A basketful of fresh laundry was waiting to be folded.
धुले हुए कपड़ों की एक टोकरी भर तह किए जाने की प्रतीक्षा में थी।
- He collected a basketful of fallen leaves from the garden.
उसने बगीचे से गिरी हुई पत्तियों की एक टोकरी भर इकट्ठा की।
- The children arrived with a basketful of questions.
बच्चे प्रश्नों का पिटारा लेकर आए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought two basketful of apples.
✓ She bought two basketfuls of apples.
The plural of basketful takes s at the end of the word.
'Basketful' के plural में शब्द के अंत में s जुड़ता है।
✗ He carried a basketful mangoes home.
✓ He carried a basketful of mangoes home.
The preposition of is needed between basketful and the noun.
'Basketful' और noun के बीच preposition 'of' जरूरी है।