packet
/ˈpækɪt/noun
उच्चारण पैकिट
पैकेट, पुड़िया
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[C] especially BrE
a small paper or cardboard container in which goods are packed for selling
पैकेट, पुड़िया
- a packet of biscuits
- Radhika bought a packet of salt and a packet of tea from the shop.
- I bought a packet of chips for the journey.
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- Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
- Sweets were distributed in small packets after the prayer.
- There is an empty biscuit packet on the table.
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[C] computing
a piece of information that forms part of a message sent through a computer network
(डेटा) पैकेट
- data packets
- A slow connection can delay the delivery of each data packet to your phone.
- The file was sent as a series of small packets.
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- Some packets are lost when the network is busy.
- Each packet carries the address of the receiver.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a packet of + noun
A packet is a small paper, plastic or cardboard container for goods. Use of to say what is inside.
'Packet' वस्तुओं के लिए छोटा कागज़, प्लास्टिक या गत्ते का डिब्बा है। भीतर क्या है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Buy a packet of biscuits from the shop.
- She opened a packet of seeds.
packet + noun
Packet can act as a modifier, as in packet food, packet milk or packet size.
'Packet' modifier की तरह भी आता है, जैसे packet food, packet milk या packet size।
- Packet milk is common in Indian cities.
- Read the packet instructions.
packet (computing)
In networks, a packet is a small unit of data sent across a network. It is countable.
Network में 'packet' डेटा की छोटी इकाई है जो नेटवर्क पर भेजी जाती है। यह countable है।
- Data travels over the internet in packets.
cost a packet (informal, BrE)
In informal British English, a packet means a large amount of money, as in cost a packet or make a packet.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'packet' का अर्थ बहुत सारा धन है, जैसे cost a packet या make a packet।
- Their new flat cost a packet.
packet vs. package vs. parcel
A packet is small and usually holds goods; a package or parcel is wrapped for sending by post.
'Packet' छोटा होता है और प्रायः वस्तुएँ रखता है; 'package' या 'parcel' डाक से भेजने के लिए लपेटा जाता है।
- The parcel contained three packets of tea.
+Collocations 5
packet + of
of biscuitsof chipsof sugarof seedsof tea
- She shared a packet of biscuits with her friends.
adjective + packet
smallsealedemptyfamily-sizeplastic
- An empty packet lay on the platform.
verb + packet
opentearsealbuyhand out
- He tore the packet open and ate the snack.
packet + noun
soupmilkteamixsize
- Instant noodles come in a small packet.
packet + of + food
a packet of namkeena packet of chipsa packet of noodlesa packet of rice
- She shared a packet of namkeen on the train.
“More examples 6
- Radhika bought a packet of milk from the dairy.
राधिका ने डेयरी से दूध का एक पैकेट खरीदा।
- Please read the instructions on the packet before cooking.
पकाने से पहले कृपया पैकेट पर लिखे निर्देश पढ़िए।
- The postman delivered a small packet this morning.
डाकिये ने आज सुबह एक छोटा पैकेट दिया।
- Information is sent online in data packets.
जानकारी इंटरनेट पर डेटा पैकेट के रूप में भेजी जाती है।
- He made a packet selling mangoes last summer.
उसने पिछली गर्मियों में आम बेचकर बहुत पैसे कमाए।
- The vendor sold small packets of roasted gram near the school.
विक्रेता स्कूल के पास भुने चने के छोटे पैकेट बेचता था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He bought a packet biscuits.
✓ He bought a packet of biscuits.
Of is needed to link packet with what it contains.
'Packet' को उसमें रखी वस्तु से जोड़ने के लिए 'of' चाहिए।
✗ I need two packet of rice.
✓ I need two packets of rice.
After two, the container word must be plural.
Two के बाद container शब्द बहुवचन में होना चाहिए।
AaSpelling
pack·et
?Which word?
Keep the container words together: packet (small, for food), carton (a cardboard or plastic box: 'a carton of milk'), sachet (a small flat packet: 'a sachet of shampoo'), canister, crate (a large wooden box).
पात्र के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: packet (छोटा, भोजन के लिए), carton (गत्ते या प्लास्टिक का डिब्बा: 'a carton of milk'), sachet (छोटा चपटा पैकेट, पाउच: 'a sachet of shampoo'), canister, crate (बड़ा लकड़ी का बक्सा)।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: packet (British: 'a packet of crisps') and pack or package (American).
British और American English में packet (British: 'a packet of crisps') और pack या package (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cost a packet (British informal, cost a lot of money).
Idiom 'cost a packet' (British अनौपचारिक, बहुत महँगा होना)।