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copious

US

/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/

UK

/ˈkəʊ.pi.əs/

Meaning

Existing or produced in large amounts; more than enough for a particular purpose.

बहुत बड़ी मात्रा में मौजूद या बनाया गया; किसी ज़रूरत से भी ज़्यादा।

Examples

“The students took copious notes during the professor’s detailed lecture.”

copious + plural nouneducation

“The report provides copious evidence to support the committee’s recommendation.”

copious + uncountable nounformal writing

“She wrote copiously in her journal during the long trip.”

adverb formwriting

Useful patterns

copious + plural countable nouncopious + uncountable nouna copious amount of + uncountable nounin copious detail

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Word family

copiously(adverb)
copiousness(noun)

Common collocations

copious notescopious evidencecopious detailcopious amounts of informationcopious amounts of datacopious rainfall

Common mistakes

Not natural: The team collected copiously data.

Better: The team collected copious data.

Copious is an adjective and must modify the noun; copiously is an adverb.

Copious adjective है, इसलिए यह noun के साथ आएगा। Copiously adverb है और verb को describe करता है।

Not natural: We received copious of feedback.

Better: We received copious feedback.

Do not put of directly after copious; use copious feedback or a copious amount of feedback.

Copious के तुरंत बाद of नहीं आता। कहें copious feedback या a copious amount of feedback।

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Learner tip

Copious is relatively formal and usually describes a large quantity of something, especially notes, evidence, or information.

Copious थोड़ा औपचारिक शब्द है। इसका इस्तेमाल अक्सर notes, evidence या information जैसी चीज़ों की बड़ी मात्रा बताने के लिए होता है।

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