box
/bɒks/noun
उच्चारण बॉक्स
डिब्बा, संदूक
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, synonym
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[C]
a container made of wood, cardboard, metal, with a flat stiff base and sides and often a lid
डिब्बा, संदूक
- a box of sweets
- The sweets arrived in a beautiful red box.
- The books were packed in a cardboard box.
+ 2 more examples
- Put the pencils back in the box after use.
- She kept her old letters in a wooden box.
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[I, T]
to fight somebody in the sport of boxing
मुक्केबाज़ी करना
- He boxed for India.
- She started to box at the age of twelve.
- Mary Kom boxed in the flyweight category.
+ 2 more examples
- He boxed as a boy and later became a coach.
- The two athletes boxed for three rounds in the final.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a box of + noun
Use a box of before the contents, as in a box of sweets.
सामग्री बताने के लिए 'a box of' का प्रयोग होता है, जैसे a box of sweets।
- She brought a box of laddus for the class.
in / into a box
Use in for something inside and into for putting something inside.
भीतर रखी वस्तु के लिए 'in' और भीतर डालने की क्रिया के लिए 'into' आता है।
- The books are in the box.
- Put the toys into the box.
box (verb)
As a verb, box means to fight in the sport of boxing, and it can also mean to put into a box.
Verb के रूप में 'box' का अर्थ मुक्केबाज़ी करना है, और यह किसी चीज़ को डिब्बे में रखना भी हो सकता है।
- Mary Kom boxes for India.
- Please box the glasses carefully.
box sb in
The phrasal verb box in means to trap or surround someone so that they cannot move.
Phrasal verb 'box in' का अर्थ किसी को इस तरह घेरना है कि वह हिल न सके।
- Parked cars boxed in our scooter.
box + number / postal use
Box with a number names a post-office box, and box office is where tickets are sold.
संख्या के साथ 'box' डाकघर के बॉक्स का नाम है, और 'box office' वह स्थान है जहाँ टिकट बिकते हैं।
- Write to Post Box 24, Pune.
- The film did well at the box office.
+Collocations 4
type of box
cardboardwoodenletterballottool
- Voters dropped their slips into the ballot box.
verb + box
openpacktickfillseal
- Please tick the correct box on the form.
box + noun
officeroomfilesetnumber
- The box office opens at ten.
idiom with box
think outside the boxtick the boxesin a boxout of the boxboxing day
- Good problem-solvers think outside the box.
“More examples 6
- Radhika packed her old books in a cardboard box.
राधिका ने अपनी पुरानी किताबें गत्ते के डिब्बे में बाँध दीं।
- The postman dropped the letter into the post box.
डाकिये ने पत्र डाक-पेटी में डाल दिया।
- Tick the correct box for each question.
प्रत्येक प्रश्न के लिए सही खाने पर निशान लगाइए।
- The young boxer won a gold medal for the state.
युवा मुक्केबाज़ ने राज्य के लिए स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
- She trapped her hair in the box while closing it.
डिब्बा बंद करते समय उसके बाल उसमें फँस गए।
- The boxer kept his hands high to protect his face.
मुक्केबाज़ ने अपना चेहरा बचाने के लिए हाथ ऊँचे रखे।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Tick the box in the form.
✓ Tick the box on the form.
A box printed on a form is on the form, not in it.
फ़ॉर्म पर छपा हुआ खाना 'on the form' होता है, 'in the form' नहीं।
✗ He is a good box.
✓ He is a good boxer.
The person who boxes is a boxer.
मुक्केबाज़ी करने वाला व्यक्ति 'boxer' कहलाता है।
✗ She gave a box sweets.
✓ She gave a box of sweets.
A container needs of before its contents.
पात्र और उसकी सामग्री के बीच 'of' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
think outside the box
to think about something in an original or creative way
हटकर सोचना
- Toppers think outside the box.
tick all the (right) boxes
to do exactly the right things to please sb
हर ज़रूरत पूरी करना, हर कसौटी पर खरा उतरना
- The new flat ticks all the boxes for us.
- The candidate ticked all the right boxes.
→Phrasal verbs 1
box sb/sth in
to prevent somebody or something from moving by surrounding them; to limit somebody's freedom
(चारों ओर से घेरकर) फँसा देना; (किसी की) स्वतंत्रता सीमित कर देना
- The runner was boxed in and could not overtake.
- She felt boxed in by the strict rules of the office.
§Grammar and usage
Plural boxes (-es after x, like taxes, foxes).
Plural boxes (x के बाद -es, taxes, foxes की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Think outside the box (think creatively), tick all the boxes (satisfy all requirements), a box office hit (a very successful film), boxed in (unable to move freely).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: think outside the box (रचनात्मक सोचना), tick all the boxes (सभी आवश्यकताएँ पूरी करना), a box office hit (बहुत सफल फ़िल्म), boxed in (स्वतंत्र रूप से हिल न पाना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Indian boxers include Mary Kom (six-time world champion) and Lovlina Borgohain (Olympic bronze, 2021).
भारतीय मुक्केबाज़ों में मैरी कॉम (छह बार की विश्व चैंपियन) और लवलीना बोरगोहेन (ओलंपिक कांस्य, 2021) शामिल हैं।