florist
/ˈflɒrɪst/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लॉरिस्ट
फूलवाला, फूल विक्रेता
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a person who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and plants
फूलवाला, फूल विक्रेता
- We ordered the wedding garlands from the florist.
- The florist arranged marigolds and roses into a lovely garland for the temple.
- The florist tied the roses into a neat bouquet.
+ 2 more examples
- Ask the florist to deliver the flowers before noon.
- Her uncle works as a florist near the temple.
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[C] florist's
a shop that sells flowers
फूलों की दुकान
- I bought a bouquet at the florist's.
- There is a small florist near the station where I buy flowers every Monday.
- Is there a florist's near the hospital?
+ 2 more examples
- I stopped at the florist's to buy jasmine for my mother.
- The florist's was full of marigolds before Dussehra.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a florist (person)
A florist is a person who sells or arranges flowers. Like other jobs, it takes a or an after be.
Florist फूल बेचने या सजाने वाला व्यक्ति है। अन्य व्यवसायों की तरह be के बाद इसके साथ a या an आता है।
- Radhika's aunt is a florist.
- The florist tied the roses with a red ribbon.
the florist's / a florist's (shop)
In British English the shop is often called the florist's, with the possessive form and no noun after it.
British English में दुकान को प्रायः the florist's कहते हैं, यानी possessive रूप, जिसके बाद noun नहीं आता।
- I bought the bouquet at the florist's near the station.
- Let's stop at the florist's on the way.
work as a florist / become a florist
Use as for a job, and become for a change of job.
नौकरी के लिए as और व्यवसाय बदलने के लिए become का प्रयोग होता है।
- She works as a florist in Mumbai.
florist + noun
As a modifier it describes flower-shop work: florist shop, florist wire.
Modifier के रूप में यह फूलों की दुकान के काम का वर्णन करता है: florist shop, florist wire।
- He started a florist business with a small loan.
+Collocations 4
adjective + florist
localweddingonlinefamousskilled
- A local florist decorated the wedding hall.
verb + florist
order fromvisitcallwork forbecome
- We ordered a garland from the florist.
florist + noun
shopstallbusinessdelivery
- The florist stall near the temple opens at dawn.
from / at the florist
from the floristat the florist'sto the florist'sby the florist
- She picked up marigolds from the florist.
“More examples 5
- The florist arranged flowers on every table before the party.
फूलवाले ने पार्टी से पहले हर मेज़ पर फूल सजा दिए।
- My brother wants to open a florist shop near the school.
मेरा भाई विद्यालय के पास फूलों की दुकान खोलना चाहता है।
- Arjun bought a bunch of roses at the florist's for his mother.
अर्जुन ने अपनी माँ के लिए फूलवाले से गुलाबों का गुच्छा ख़रीदा।
- A good florist knows which flowers last longest.
अच्छे फूलवाले को पता होता है कि कौन-से फूल सबसे अधिक टिकते हैं।
- The florist delivers fresh garlands every morning.
फूलवाला हर सुबह ताज़ी मालाएँ पहुँचाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I went to the florist for to buy flowers.
✓ I went to the florist's to buy flowers.
Purpose is shown by a to-infinitive alone; for to is wrong.
उद्देश्य केवल to-infinitive से दिखाया जाता है; 'for to' ग़लत है।
✗ A florist sells flours.
✓ A florist sells flowers.
Flour is for baking; flowers grow in gardens. The words sound the same.
Flour बेकिंग का आटा है; flowers बगीचे में उगते हैं। दोनों का उच्चारण समान है।
✗ She became florist after college.
✓ She became a florist after college.
A job noun needs a or an after become.
Become के बाद व्यवसाय के noun से पहले a या an आता है।
AaSpelling
flor·ist
?Which word?
Keep the shopkeeper words together: florist (flowers), grocer (food), chemist or pharmacist (medicines), stationer (paper and pens), jeweller (jewellery), cobbler (shoe repair).
दुकानदारों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: florist (फूल), grocer (भोजन), chemist या pharmacist (दवाएँ), stationer (कागज़ और पेन), jeweller (गहने), cobbler (जूते की मरम्मत)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Flor- means flower: floral, flora (plant life), Florida.
Flor- का अर्थ फूल है: floral, flora (वनस्पति), Florida।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who sells flowers is a florist; who grows flowers commercially a floriculturist; who studies plants a botanist; who looks after gardens a gardener or horticulturist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: फूल बेचने वाला florist; व्यावसायिक रूप से फूल उगाने वाला floriculturist; पौधों का अध्ययन करने वाला botanist; बगीचों की देखभाल करने वाला gardener या horticulturist।