leftover
/ˈleftəʊvə(r)/noun, adjective
उच्चारण लेफ़्टोवर
बचा हुआ
Core word
- 1
(leftovers) food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal; remaining after the rest has been used or eaten
बचा हुआ
- leftover food
- We had the leftover rice for dinner with some fresh curd.
- We turned the leftovers into paratha stuffing.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika packed the leftovers for lunch the next day.
- Leftover paint can be used on small repairs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
leftovers (plural noun)
As a noun, leftovers is almost always plural and means food that remains after a meal.
Noun के रूप में leftovers प्रायः plural होता है और भोजन के बाद बचे खाने का अर्थ देता है।
- We ate the leftovers for lunch the next day.
- The leftovers were packed for the guard's family.
leftover + noun (adjective)
As an adjective, leftover goes before a noun and means remaining after the rest has been used.
Adjective के रूप में leftover संज्ञा से पहले आता है और उपयोग के बाद बचा हुआ अर्थ देता है।
- She made a pudding with leftover rice.
- Use the leftover paint on the fence.
leftover from sth
Use from to show where the remainder comes from, including old habits and customs.
बचा हुआ हिस्सा कहाँ से आया है यह बताने के लिए 'from' आता है, पुरानी आदतों और रीतियों के लिए भी।
- This rule is a leftover from colonial times.
- Those leftover chairs are from the wedding.
no article before leftovers
Leftovers is a general plural and needs no article when talking about food in general.
भोजन के लिए सामान्य अर्थ में leftovers के साथ article नहीं लगता।
- Leftovers should be kept in the fridge.
- Do you like eating leftovers?
+Collocations 4
adjective + leftovers
coldyesterday'stastyfestivalwedding
- Cold leftovers from the wedding fed the whole street.
verb + leftovers
reheateatfinishstorethrow away
- Please reheat the leftovers before serving.
leftover + noun
ricefoodpaintmoneystock
- The shopkeeper sold the leftover stock at half price.
leftover + from
the pastthe wardinnerthe festival
- These customs are leftovers from an older age.
“More examples 5
- My mother makes tasty parathas from leftover chapatis.
मेरी माँ बचे हुए चपातियों से स्वादिष्ट पराठे बनाती है।
- After the feast, the leftovers were given to the poor.
दावत के बाद बचा हुआ खाना गरीबों को दे दिया गया।
- There was some leftover cloth after the tailor finished the suit.
दर्जी के सूट बनाने के बाद कुछ कपड़ा बच गया।
- The leftover fear from the accident made him avoid the highway.
दुर्घटना का बचा हुआ डर उसे राजमार्ग से दूर रखता था।
- Do not waste the leftovers; they make a good breakfast.
बचा खाना व्यर्थ न करें; उससे अच्छा नाश्ता बन जाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ There is many leftovers on the table.
✓ There are many leftovers on the table.
In the noun sense leftovers is plural, so use are and the plural form.
Noun के अर्थ में leftovers plural है, इसलिए 'are' और plural रूप आएगा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mean what remains, but leftover is everyday, remainder is mathematical, and remnant is a small surviving part.
तीनों का अर्थ बचा हुआ है, पर leftover रोज़मर्रा का, remainder गणितीय और remnant बचा हुआ छोटा अंश है।
Food or material remaining after the main use is over.
मुख्य उपयोग के बाद बचा हुआ भोजन या सामग्री।
- We ate the leftover rice.
The part that is still left, especially of a quantity or number; not usually food.
जो हिस्सा अभी बचा है, विशेषकर मात्रा या संख्या का; सामान्यतः भोजन नहीं।
- Divide 17 by 5 and the remainder is 2.
A small piece that survives from a larger whole, often cloth or an old system.
बड़े पूरे का बचा हुआ छोटा टुकड़ा, प्रायः कपड़ा या पुरानी व्यवस्था।
- A remnant of the fort wall still stands.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: leftovers is usually plural.
प्रयोग में leftovers प्रायः plural है।