handbill
/ˈhændbɪl/noun
उच्चारण हैन्ड्बिल
पर्चा, इश्तिहार, हैंडबिल
Core word
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a small printed notice or advertisement that is given to people by hand
पर्चा, इश्तिहार, हैंडबिल
- Volunteers handed out handbills about the free health camp.
- The new coaching centre advertised through handbills in the newspaper.
- A boy was giving out handbills outside the metro station.
+ 2 more examples
- The handbill announced a book sale at the town hall.
- Handbills were pasted on every wall near the market.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
handbill (countable noun)
A handbill is a small printed notice or advertisement given to people by hand. It is countable: a handbill, hundreds of handbills.
Handbill छोटा छपा हुआ नोटिस या विज्ञापन है जो लोगों को हाथ से बाँटा जाता है; यह countable noun है।
- A boy gave me a handbill outside the station.
- The shop printed ten thousand handbills.
distribute / hand out + handbills
Verbs used are distribute, hand out, give out and circulate. Pass out is more American.
Distribute, hand out, give out और circulate जैसी क्रियाएँ प्रयोग होती हैं।
- Volunteers handed out handbills about the book fair.
- They distributed handbills before the rally.
handbill + about / for
Use about for the topic and for the event or product it advertises.
विषय के लिए 'about' और विज्ञापित आयोजन या वस्तु के लिए 'for' आता है।
- She read a handbill for a free eye camp.
handbill vs leaflet vs poster
A leaflet is a folded or printed sheet, often longer; a handbill is a single small sheet; a poster is displayed on a wall.
Leaflet मुड़ी या छपी हुई शीट है; handbill एक छोटा पर्चा है; poster दीवार पर लगाया जाता है।
- He pasted a poster and also gave handbills.
+Collocations 4
verb + handbill
distributeprinthand outreaddropcirculate
- The party printed handbills in Hindi and English.
adjective + handbill
colourfulprintedpoliticalfreecrumpledsingle-page
- A colourful handbill announced the circus.
handbill + preposition
about a salefor a showat the crossing
- A boy was giving out handbills at the crossing.
handbill + noun
distributorcampaignprinterdesign
- The handbill campaign reached every house.
“More examples 7
- Radhika picked up a handbill about the new library timings.
राधिका ने पुस्तकालय के नए समय का एक handbill उठाया।
- The study circle at the town library advertised its events through handbills.
नगर पुस्तकालय के अध्ययन मंडल ने अपने कार्यक्रमों का प्रचार handbills के ज़रिए किया।
- Handbills fluttered in the wind all along the road after the rally.
रैली के बाद सड़क पर हर जगह handbills हवा में उड़ रहे थे।
- The cinema gave away handbills to promote the new film.
सिनेमा ने नई फ़िल्म के प्रचार के लिए handbills बाँटे।
- An old handbill from 1947 is displayed in the museum.
1947 का एक पुराना handbill संग्रहालय में प्रदर्शित है।
- A handbill pushed under the door announced the water cut.
दरवाज़े के नीचे सरकाए गए handbill ने पानी की कटौती की सूचना दी।
- The handbill listed the date, time and place of the free medical camp.
handbill में निःशुल्क चिकित्सा शिविर की तारीख़, समय और स्थान लिखा था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He gave me a handbill and said me to come.
✓ He gave me a handbill and asked me to come.
Say is not followed by an object plus to-infinitive; use tell or ask.
'Say' के बाद object और to-infinitive नहीं आता; tell या ask का प्रयोग करें।