cellmate
/ˈselmeɪt/noun
उच्चारण सेल्मेट
जेल की कोठरी में साथ रहने वाला बंदी, सह-बंदी
Core word
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a person who shares a prison cell with another prisoner
जेल की कोठरी में साथ रहने वाला बंदी, सह-बंदी
- The prisoner told the court that his cellmate had seen everything.
- He became friends with his cellmate during his two years in jail.
- His cellmate taught him to read.
+ 2 more examples
- The two cellmates shared a small bed and a single window.
- She wrote a book about her years with a violent cellmate.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cellmate (countable noun)
A cellmate is a prisoner who shares a cell. Spelling is usually one word, cellmate, and the plural is cellmates.
'Cellmate' वह कैदी है जो कोठरी साझा करता है। वर्तनी प्रायः एक शब्द में 'cellmate' होती है और plural 'cellmates' है।
- His cellmate taught him to read.
- The two cellmates became close friends.
share a cell with + cellmate
The verb phrase share a cell with is the usual way to describe the relationship.
इस संबंध को बताने के लिए 'share a cell with' सामान्य वाक्यांश है।
- Radhika read about a leader who shared a cell with a poet.
- He shared a cell with three other men.
cellmate + possessive
A possessive links the cellmate to the prisoner: his cellmate, a former cellmate.
Possessive के द्वारा cellmate को कैदी से जोड़ा जाता है: his cellmate, a former cellmate।
- His former cellmate gave evidence in court.
cellmate vs roommate
Cellmate is used for prison; roommate is a person who shares a room in a hostel or flat.
'Cellmate' जेल के लिए है; 'roommate' छात्रावास या फ्लैट में कमरा साझा करने वाला व्यक्ति है।
- In the hostel she has a roommate, not a cellmate.
cellmate (also cell mate)
Cell mate in two words is also found, but cellmate in one word is more common and listed in the dictionary.
दो शब्दों में 'cell mate' भी मिलता है, पर एक शब्द 'cellmate' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Both forms appear in news reports, but cellmate is usual.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cellmate
newformerfriendlyviolentelderly
- His new cellmate was quiet and polite.
verb + cellmate
share withkillattackbefriendwrite about
- He befriended his cellmate in the first week.
cellmate + of
of the leaderof the accusedof the famous poetof the freedom fighterof the thief
- He was a cellmate of a famous freedom fighter.
cellmate + noun
storystatementevidenceletterfriendship
- The cellmate statement became important in the trial.
cellmate + prison words
inmatewardenjailsentencebunk
- The inmate shared a bunk with his cellmate in the crowded jail.
“More examples 6
- The old prisoner told stories to his young cellmate.
बूढ़े कैदी ने अपने युवा साथी कैदी को कहानियाँ सुनाईं।
- After his release, he kept in touch with his cellmate.
रिहा होने के बाद भी वह अपने कोठरी-साथी के संपर्क में रहा।
- In the film, the hero escapes with his cellmate.
फ़िल्म में नायक अपने कोठरी-साथी के साथ भाग निकलता है।
- His cellmate was released a week before him.
उसके कोठरी-साथी को उससे एक सप्ताह पहले छोड़ दिया गया।
- Radhika's history teacher spoke of Nehru and his cellmates in Ahmednagar Fort.
राधिका के इतिहास शिक्षक ने अहमदनगर क़िले में नेहरू और उनके साथी क़ैदियों की चर्चा की।
- A cellmate can become a lifelong friend or a lifelong enemy.
कोठरी का साथी आजीवन मित्र भी बन सकता है और आजीवन शत्रु भी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He and his cellmate was friends.
✓ He and his cellmate were friends.
Two subjects joined by and take were.
and से जुड़े दो कर्ताओं के साथ 'were' आता है।