copybook
/ˈkɒpibʊk/noun
उच्चारण कॉपिबुक
सुलेख-पुस्तिका, नक़ल की कॉपी
Core word
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[C] especially British
a book used in the past by students, containing examples of handwriting for them to copy
सुलेख-पुस्तिका, नक़ल की कॉपी
- Children once practised their letters in copybooks.
- The museum keeps a copybook once used by a schoolboy in 1900.
- My grandfather still keeps his old copybook with its neat cursive letters.
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- Each page of the copybook had a line of model handwriting at the top.
- The teacher handed out copybooks and asked the pupils to practise their capital letters.
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[only before noun] British, approving
done exactly as it should be done; perfect
बिल्कुल सही, आदर्श, पाठ्यपुस्तक जैसा
- The batsman played a copybook cover drive.
- a copybook example of good planning
- It was a copybook performance from the opening batsman.
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- The rescue was a copybook operation from start to finish.
- The striker scored a copybook header from the corner.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
copybook (noun: exercise book)
Originally a book with model handwriting that pupils copied. In Indian use it also means a school notebook.
मूलतः यह लिखावट के नमूनों वाली पुस्तक थी जिसे विद्यार्थी नकल करते थे। भारतीय प्रयोग में यह स्कूल की कॉपी भी है।
- Radhika filled a copybook with neat handwriting.
- The teacher checked the copybooks.
copybook (adjective, before a noun)
Means done exactly as it should be done; perfect, a model. It is used only before a noun.
इसका अर्थ जैसा होना चाहिए ठीक वैसा किया गया; आदर्श है। यह केवल noun से पहले आता है।
- It was a copybook landing by the pilot.
- He played a copybook innings.
blot your copybook (idiom)
To spoil a good record by a mistake or bad behaviour.
किसी गलती या बुरे व्यवहार से अपना अच्छा रिकॉर्ड बिगाड़ लेना।
- He blotted his copybook by arriving late on the first day.
copybook vs notebook
'Notebook' is the usual modern word; 'copybook' is a little old-fashioned or exam-style English.
'Notebook' आधुनिक सामान्य शब्द है; 'copybook' कुछ पुराने ढंग की या परीक्षा-शैली की अंग्रेज़ी है।
- Write the answer in your notebook, not the old copybook.
copybook in idiom and exam use
Questions on idioms test 'blot one's copybook' (to spoil a good record). Match it with: to lose one's good name through a single mistake.
मुहावरों के प्रश्नों में 'blot one's copybook' (अच्छा रिकॉर्ड बिगाड़ना) पूछा जाता है। इसका अर्थ है: एक गलती से अपनी अच्छी साख खो देना।
- The clerk blotted his copybook by leaking the question paper.
+Collocations 5
copybook + noun
stylehandwritinglandinginningsexample
- She wrote in copybook handwriting.
verb + copybook
blotfillwrite incheckbuy
- He blotted his copybook with one careless act.
adjective + copybook
neatschoololdruledspotless
- Her copybook was neat and spotless.
copybook as praise
copybook performancecopybook mannerscopybook tacklecopybook finish
- The batsman produced a copybook cover drive.
copybook + noun (performance)
battingtechniquedrivedisplay
- The opener's copybook technique impressed the commentators.
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- The head praised the copybook discipline of the Class 5 students.
प्रधानाचार्य ने कक्षा पाँच के विद्यार्थियों के आदर्श अनुशासन की प्रशंसा की।
- Radhika's handwriting looks like it came from a copybook.
राधिका की लिखावट ऐसी लगती है जैसे किसी आदर्श पुस्तिका से ली गई हो।
- He had a perfect record until he blotted his copybook.
उसका रिकॉर्ड बिल्कुल साफ़ था, जब तक उसने अपनी छवि खराब नहीं कर ली।
- The goal was a copybook counter-attack.
वह गोल एक आदर्श जवाबी हमले का परिणाम था।
- Please bring your copybook to school tomorrow.
कृपया कल अपनी कॉपी स्कूल लाएँ।
- Once a week, the teacher reads aloud from the best-kept copybook.
सप्ताह में एक बार अध्यापक सबसे अच्छी तरह रखी कॉपी में से पढ़कर सुनाते हैं।
¶Idioms 1
blot your copybook
(British, informal) to do something that spoils your good reputation
अपनी अच्छी छवि पर धब्बा लगाना
- He blotted his copybook by arriving late for the interview.
- She had blotted her copybook with the manager.