hardcover
/ˈhɑːdkʌvə/noun
उच्चारण हार्ड्कव
सजिल्द (कड़ी जिल्द वाली) पुस्तक
Core word
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[C/U]
a book with a stiff cover
सजिल्द (कड़ी जिल्द वाली) पुस्तक
- The novel is available in hardcover and paperback.
- I bought the hardcover as a gift.
- The hardcover costs more but it is better made.
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- They published the cookbook in hardcover first.
- Hardcover books are heavy to carry in a school bag.
Synonyms hardback
Opposite paperback
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hardcover (noun, countable)
A hardcover is a book with a stiff cover; it is countable and is often contrasted with a paperback.
Hardcover कड़ी जिल्द वाली पुस्तक है; यह countable है और प्रायः paperback से तुलना में आता है।
- The novel came out first as a hardcover.
- I bought the paperback because the hardcover was too expensive.
in hardcover / in paperback
Use in with the binding to say which edition you mean.
कौन-सा संस्करण है, यह बताने के लिए binding के साथ 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The dictionary is available in hardcover only.
- Is this book also published in paperback?
hardcover + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun it describes the edition, price or sales.
संज्ञा से पहले यह संस्करण, मूल्य या बिक्री का वर्णन करता है।
- The hardcover edition costs three times as much.
- Hardcover sales rose during the book fair.
hardcover vs hardback
Hardback is the usual British word; hardcover is also understood and is the usual American word.
British English में 'hardback' अधिक सामान्य है; 'hardcover' अमेरिकी प्रयोग में अधिक प्रचलित है और समझा भी जाता है।
- The library prefers hardback copies because they last longer.
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hardcover + noun
editioncopybookpricebinding
- The school library bought a hardcover edition of the atlas.
adjective + hardcover
newsignedexpensiveillustratedfirst
- He gave me a signed hardcover of his novel.
verb + hardcover
buypublishreleaseorderborrow
- The publisher will release the hardcover in March.
preposition + hardcover
in hardcoveras a hardcoverthan the hardcover
- The story was first published as a hardcover.
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- A hardcover lasts longer than a paperback, so libraries prefer it.
Hardcover paperback से अधिक चलता है, इसलिए पुस्तकालय उसे पसंद करते हैं।
- Radhika saved her pocket money to buy the hardcover of her favourite novel.
राधिका ने अपने पसंदीदा उपन्यास का hardcover खरीदने के लिए जेब-खर्च बचाया।
- The hardcover edition has colour plates, but the cheaper one does not.
Hardcover संस्करण में रंगीन चित्र हैं, पर सस्ते संस्करण में नहीं।
- He carried a heavy hardcover to the reading room every day.
वह रोज़ एक भारी hardcover पुस्तक पढ़ने के कमरे में ले जाता था।
- The publisher printed five thousand hardcovers for the book fair.
प्रकाशक ने पुस्तक मेले के लिए पाँच हज़ार hardcover छापे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name the type of binding a book has.
ये शब्द पुस्तक की जिल्द के प्रकार को बताते हैं।
A book with a stiff board cover; the usual American term.
कड़े गत्ते की जिल्द वाली पुस्तक; अमेरिकी प्रयोग में सामान्य शब्द।
- The hardcover came with a paper jacket.
The same thing, and the usual British word.
वही वस्तु, और British English में सामान्य शब्द।
- The hardback is kept in the reference section.
A book with a flexible paper cover; lighter and cheaper.
लचीले कागज़ की जिल्द वाली पुस्तक; हल्की और सस्ती।
- I read a paperback on the train.