bookstore
/ˈbʊkstɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण बुक्स्टॉर
किताबों की दुकान, पुस्तक-भंडार
Basic word
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[C] especially North American
a shop that sells books
किताबों की दुकान, पुस्तक-भंडार
- Radhika spent the whole afternoon in a bookstore on College Street.
- The bookstore offers a discount to students.
- I ordered the novel through the local bookstore.
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- A new bookstore has opened near the university.
Synonyms bookshop bookseller
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bookstore (countable noun, American)
Bookstore is the American word for a shop that sells books; British English uses bookshop.
Bookstore किताबों की दुकान के लिए American शब्द है; British English में bookshop प्रयोग होता है।
- She works at a bookstore in New York.
- The bookstore sells textbooks and stationery.
at / in the bookstore
Use at for the shop as a place and in for being inside it.
दुकान के स्थान के लिए 'at' और उसके भीतर होने के लिए 'in' आता है।
- I met a friend at the bookstore.
bookstore + noun
As in bookshop, a noun can follow to name a person or thing from the shop.
Bookshop की तरह इसके बाद भी दुकान से जुड़ा noun आ सकता है।
- The bookstore clerk helped her find the title.
bookstore vs bookshop (use)
Both mean the same thing; choose bookshop in British English and bookstore in American English, and stay consistent.
दोनों का अर्थ एक है; British English में bookshop और American English में bookstore चुनें और एक ही रूप रखें।
- In Delhi we say bookshop; in Boston they say bookstore.
bookstore chain / online bookstore
A chain has many branches, and an online bookstore sells through a website.
Chain के कई शाखाएँ होती हैं और online bookstore वेबसाइट से बेचता है।
- An online bookstore delivered the novel.
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adjective + bookstore
universityonlinelocalindependentsecond-hand
- The university bookstore sells course books.
verb + bookstore
visitbrowseownorder fromstop by
- Radhika stopped by the bookstore on her way home.
bookstore + noun
clerkchaincafediscount
- The bookstore cafe is full of readers.
bookstore + position
downtownon campusin the mallnear the library
- The campus bookstore sells uniforms too.
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- The new bookstore has a cafe where students sit for hours.
नई bookstore में एक cafe है जहाँ विद्यार्थी घंटों बैठते हैं।
- Radhika's cousin in Texas works part-time in a bookstore.
टेक्सास में राधिका का चचेरा भाई एक bookstore में part-time काम करता है।
- The bookstore had a sale on atlases and dictionaries.
Bookstore में atlases और dictionaries पर छूट थी।
- You can order the book online or buy it at the bookstore.
आप किताब online मँगा सकते हैं या bookstore से ख़रीद सकते हैं।
- The bookstore closed at nine because of the festival.
त्योहार के कारण bookstore नौ बजे बंद हो गई।
- The bookstore keeps a special shelf for competitive-exam books.
Bookstore में प्रतियोगी परीक्षा की किताबों के लिए अलग shelf है।
- She asked the bookstore to order the title for her.
उसने bookstore से वह किताब मँगवाने को कहा।
- Radhika browsed the bookstore's travel section for an hour.
राधिका ने bookstore के यात्रा विभाग में एक घंटा देखा।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English usually says bookshop, while American English says bookstore.
British and American में ब्रिटिश English में आमतौर पर bookshop कहा जाता है, जबकि अमेरिकी English में bookstore।