CEFR B2

hand-basket

noun

Meaning

hand-basket means a basket with a handle. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses hand-basket to mean a basket with a handle.
The teacher asked students to find hand-basket in the reading.

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hand-basket (B2)

noun

Definition

hand-basket means a basket with a handle. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses hand-basket to mean a basket with a handle.
The teacher asked students to find hand-basket in the reading.
Check the words around hand-basket to choose the right meaning.

How to Use hand-basket

a/the hand-basket (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a hand-basket."
hand-basket in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked hand-basket in context before translating it."

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