drinkable
/ˈdrɪŋkəbl/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रिंकबल
पीने योग्य, पेय
Core word
- 1
clean and safe to drink
पीने योग्य, पेय
- The village finally has drinkable water.
- Boil the water to make it drinkable.
- Is the tap water drinkable in this town?
+ 2 more examples
- Filters make river water drinkable for the villagers.
- Wells in the area are no longer drinkable after the flood.
Synonyms potable
Opposite undrinkable
- 2
pleasant to drink
पीने में अच्छा
- The coffee was hot and quite drinkable.
- After adding sugar, the bitter juice became quite drinkable.
- The tea was weak but drinkable.
+ 2 more examples
- This cheap juice is just about drinkable.
- The soup was warm and perfectly drinkable.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
drinkable (adjective, before and after a noun)
Drinkable can come before a noun or after be, as in drinkable water or The water is drinkable.
'Drinkable' noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आ सकता है, जैसे drinkable water या The water is drinkable।
- There is no drinkable water in the flooded area.
- After boiling, the water became drinkable.
drinkable = safe
The first meaning is clean and safe to drink; it is the usual word in news about water supply.
पहला अर्थ पीने के लिए स्वच्छ और सुरक्षित है; जल-आपूर्ति की खबरों में यही शब्द प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Villagers walk two miles to find drinkable water.
drinkable = pleasant
The second meaning is pleasant to drink, often said about wine, coffee or tea. It may suggest only just good enough.
दूसरा अर्थ पीने में अच्छा लगना है, प्रायः wine, coffee या tea के लिए; इसमें कभी-कभी 'बस ठीक-ठाक' का भाव होता है।
- The tea at the station stall was hot and just about drinkable.
make / render + sth + drinkable
You can make something drinkable by treating it.
किसी चीज़ को उपचार करके 'drinkable' बनाया जा सकता है।
- Filters make river water drinkable.
+Collocations 4
drinkable + noun
waterteawinecoffeemilk
- The wine was cheap but drinkable.
adverb + drinkable
perfectlybarelyjust abouthardlyquite
- The coffee was barely drinkable.
verb + drinkable
bemakebecomeremainprove
- The water remained drinkable even after the flood.
drinkable and water safety
safecleanpurefilteredboiled
- Please use only boiled, drinkable water for the baby.
“More examples 5
- The government promised drinkable water to every household.
सरकार ने हर घर को पीने योग्य पानी देने का वादा किया।
- The well water was not drinkable because of the chemicals.
रसायनों के कारण कुएँ का पानी पीने योग्य नहीं था।
- This milk has turned sour and is no longer drinkable.
यह दूध खट्टा हो गया है और अब पीने लायक नहीं है।
- For a hostel mess, the coffee is surprisingly drinkable.
हॉस्टल की मेस के हिसाब से कॉफी हैरानी की बात है कि पीने लायक है।
- Radhika carries a filter bottle to make any tap water drinkable.
राधिका कोई भी नल का पानी पीने योग्य बनाने के लिए एक फिल्टर बोतल साथ रखती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We need a drinkable water for the camp.
✓ We need drinkable water for the camp.
Water is uncountable and takes no article here.
Water uncountable है, इसलिए यहाँ article नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both describe liquid fit to drink, but they differ in what fitness means.
दोनों पीने योग्य तरल के लिए हैं, पर 'योग्य' का अर्थ भिन्न है।
Safe to drink, or good enough to drink.
पीने के लिए सुरक्षित, या पीने लायक।
- The water is drinkable after boiling.
A formal and technical word for water that is safe to drink.
सुरक्षित पीने के पानी के लिए औपचारिक और तकनीकी शब्द।
- The report tested potable water in ten villages.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Water that is fit to drink is called potable water.
पीने योग्य पानी को one-word substitution में potable water कहते हैं।