bowl
US
/boʊl/
UK
/bəʊl/
Meaning
A deep, round container used for holding or serving food and liquids.
कटोरा या गहरा गोल बर्तन, जिसमें खाना या तरल चीज़ें रखी या परोसी जाती हैं।
Examples
“She poured the soup into a bowl.”
“I usually eat cereal from a large bowl.”
“He ate a bowlful of rice after football practice.”
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Not natural: She served the soup on a bowl.
Better: She served the soup in a bowl.
Use in for food contained by a bowl; on suggests the soup is resting on its outside.
कटोरे के अंदर रखी चीज़ के लिए in बोलते हैं; on का मतलब कटोरे के ऊपर होता है।
Not natural: He ate a bowl rice.
Better: He ate a bowl of rice.
Use of to connect bowl with the food it contains.
कटोरे में क्या है, यह बताने के लिए bowl के बाद of लगाएँ: a bowl of rice।
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Learner tip
Use in a bowl for food inside it, and on a plate for food served on a flat surface.
कटोरे के अंदर रखे खाने के लिए in a bowl बोलें; सपाट प्लेट पर परोसे खाने के लिए on a plate।