blackberry
/ˈblækbəri/noun
उच्चारण ब्लैक्बरी
ब्लैकबेरी (एक काला जंगली फल)
Basic word
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[C]
a small soft black fruit that grows on a bush with thorns
ब्लैकबेरी (एक काला जंगली फल)
- We picked blackberries in the hills.
- blackberry jam
- The jam was made from fresh blackberries.
+ 2 more examples
- Ripe blackberries are sweet and a little sour.
- Her fingers were stained purple from picking blackberries.
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[C]
the bush with thorns that this fruit grows on
ब्लैकबेरी की झाड़ी
- The garden was full of blackberries.
- Wild blackberry grows along the edge of the field.
- We cut back the blackberry that had spread across the fence.
+ 1 more example
- The blackberry has sharp thorns, so wear gloves.
Synonyms bramble
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a blackberry / blackberries (countable)
The fruit is countable. The plural changes -y to -ies.
फल countable है। बहुवचन में -y बदलकर -ies हो जाता है।
- We picked a bowl of blackberries near the hills.
- A blackberry is sweet when fully ripe.
blackberry + noun
Blackberry works as a noun modifier for foods made from the fruit.
'Blackberry' इस फल से बनी चीज़ों के नाम से पहले modifier की तरह आता है।
- She made blackberry jam for winter.
- I ordered a blackberry smoothie.
pick / go blackberrying
'Blackberrying' means gathering the fruit in the wild.
'Blackberrying' का अर्थ जंगल में यह फल इकट्ठा करना है।
- Every autumn they went blackberrying in the valley.
blackberry as a flavour (uncountable)
When you speak of the taste in jam, ice cream or sweets, use blackberry without 'a' and without a plural.
जैम, आइसक्रीम या मिठाई के स्वाद के बारे में बोलते समय 'blackberry' बिना 'a' और बिना बहुवचन के प्रयोग होता है।
- I prefer blackberry to orange in sweets.
- The yoghurt has a strong blackberry flavour.
blackberry + verb of growth
Blackberries grow on bushes and ripen in late summer; use 'grow' or 'ripen' for the plant and fruit.
ब्लैकबेरी झाड़ियों पर उगती है और देर गर्मियों में पकती है; पौधे और फल के लिए 'grow' या 'ripen' का प्रयोग करें।
- Blackberries ripen in late summer.
- Wild blackberries grow along fences and hedges.
+Collocations 5
verb + blackberries
pickwashfreezestewcrush
- Wash the blackberries before you eat them.
blackberry + noun
jambushjuicepiesyrup
- The blackberry bush grew wild beside the path.
adjective + blackberries
ripejuicywildsourfresh
- Wild blackberries are often smaller and more sour.
blackberry + of / season
a punnet ofa handful ofthe blackberry seasona bush of
- He gave her a handful of blackberries.
season and place
blackberry seasonblackberry pickingblackberry patchblackberry hedge
- Blackberry picking is a happy autumn activity in cooler countries.
“More examples 6
- Blackberries are rich in vitamin C and fibre.
ब्लैकबेरी में विटामिन C और फाइबर भरपूर होते हैं।
- The thorns of the blackberry bush scratched his arm.
ब्लैकबेरी की झाड़ी के काँटों ने उसकी बाँह खरोंच दी।
- In the hill station we bought fresh blackberries from a roadside seller.
पहाड़ी स्थल पर हमने सड़क किनारे के विक्रेता से ताज़ी ब्लैकबेरी खरीदी।
- Radhika spread blackberry jam on her toast.
राधिका ने अपने टोस्ट पर ब्लैकबेरी जैम लगाया।
- The blackberry turns from red to black as it ripens.
पकने पर ब्लैकबेरी लाल से काली हो जाती है।
- The children came home with purple fingers after eating blackberries from the hedge.
बच्चे हेज से ब्लैकबेरी खाकर बैंगनी उँगलियों के साथ घर आए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She bought a kilo of blackberrys.
✓ She bought a kilo of blackberries.
A noun ending in consonant + y changes to -ies in the plural.
Consonant + y पर समाप्त होने वाला noun बहुवचन में -ies हो जाता है।