classmate
/ˈklɑːsmeɪt/noun
उच्चारण क्लास्मेट
सहपाठी
Basic word
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[C]
a person who is or was in the same class as you at school or college
सहपाठी
- my old classmate
- I met an old classmate at the railway station.
- My classmates helped me prepare for the test.
+ 1 more example
- She sits next to her classmate Meera.
Synonyms schoolmate fellow student peer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
classmate (countable noun)
A classmate is a person in the same class, so it is countable: a classmate, my classmates.
Classmate एक ही कक्षा में पढ़ने वाला व्यक्ति है, इसलिए यह countable है: a classmate, my classmates।
- Radhika's classmate lent her a textbook.
- All my classmates came to the farewell.
classmate + of + person
Say a classmate of mine or of hers to avoid a double possessive.
Double possessive से बचने के लिए 'a classmate of mine / of hers' कहा जाता है।
- A classmate of mine is in the army now.
- He is an old classmate of hers.
former / old / college + classmate
Adjectives show when and where you studied together.
Adjectives यह बताते हैं कि आपने कब और कहाँ साथ पढ़ाई की।
- I met a former classmate at the railway station.
- He was my college classmate.
classmate vs schoolmate / batchmate
Classmate means same class; schoolmate means same school, maybe other classes; batchmate means same year group.
Classmate का अर्थ एक ही कक्षा; schoolmate का एक ही विद्यालय, संभवतः अलग कक्षा; batchmate का एक ही वर्ष-समूह।
- He was my schoolmate but not my classmate.
+Collocations 4
adjective + classmate
oldformernewhelpfulclosecollege
- An old classmate called me after ten years.
verb + classmate
meethelpcopy fromshare withstay in touch withtease
- Radhika stays in touch with her classmates through a group chat.
classmate + noun
reuniongroupnotessupportphoto
- The classmate reunion was held in the school garden.
with / among + classmates
discuss withstudy withcompete withpopular amongtalk with
- She is popular among her classmates.
“More examples 5
- My classmate Anil explained the sum to me after the lecture.
मेरे सहपाठी अनिल ने व्याख्यान के बाद मुझे वह प्रश्न समझाया।
- Radhika and her classmates organised a quiz for the school fair.
राधिका और उसके सहपाठियों ने स्कूल मेले के लिए प्रश्नोत्तरी आयोजित की।
- A classmate of mine now works in a bank in Pune.
मेरा एक सहपाठी अब पुणे के एक बैंक में काम करता है।
- He shared his tiffin with a hungry classmate.
उसने भूखे सहपाठी के साथ अपना टिफ़िन बाँटा।
- We met again at a reunion of our classmates last Sunday.
हम पिछले रविवार अपने सहपाठियों के मिलन-समारोह में फिर मिले।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is my classfellow from the same school.
✓ He is my classmate from the same school.
Classfellow is not used in modern standard English; use classmate.
Classfellow आधुनिक standard English में प्रचलित नहीं है; classmate प्रयोग करें।
✗ She is a classmate of me.
✓ She is a classmate of mine.
After of, use a possessive pronoun like mine, not me.
'Of' के बाद mine जैसा possessive pronoun आता है, me नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
schoolmate fellow student peer
?Which word?
Keep the -mate words: classmate, roommate, teammate, flatmate, playmate, shipmate (mate means companion).
-mate शब्द याद रखिए: classmate, roommate, teammate, flatmate, playmate, shipmate (mate का अर्थ साथी है)।