bin
gb/bˈɪn/ us/bˈɪn/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1500
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A1
entity
1
Container for waste or storage
A container that you use to keep things, especially trash or recycling.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a [type] bin
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bin' with 'basket'; 'bin' usually refers to a container with solid sides and often a lid, while 'basket' is often woven and open.
Visawe
container (More general term for any object that holds things; not specific to waste.)
|
trash can (Common American English term specifically for waste containers.)
Vinyume
floor (Opposite in the sense that waste is not contained but left on the ground.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
trash bin
|recycling bin
|storage bin
|waste bin
|garbage bin
Mada
daily life
|home
|environment
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Please put your empty bottles in the recycling bin.
- The kitchen bin is full and needs to be emptied.
- She stored the toys in a large plastic bin.
- He accidentally threw his keys into the waste bin.
- We have separate bins for paper and general waste.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Put the paper in the bin.
- The bin is full.
- I have a big bin for clothes.
- Please use the bin for rubbish.
- There is a green bin outside.
Kitenzi
informal
A2
action
2
Throw away into a bin
To put something in the trash or recycling bin.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to bin [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners may confuse 'bin' with 'delete' in digital contexts; 'bin' is usually for physical disposal in general use.
Visawe
discard (More formal; can refer to getting rid of something in any way, not just in a bin.)
|
throw away (Common phrase meaning to dispose of something; not necessarily into a bin.)
Vinyume
keep (Opposite of throwing something away.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
bin it
|bin the rubbish
|bin unwanted items
Mada
daily life
|environment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I decided to bin my old shoes.
- Please bin that piece of paper when you're done.
- They binned all the broken toys.
- He binned the letter without reading it.
- Don't just leave it there—bin it.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Please bin the trash.
- I will bin this paper.
- He binned the old bag.
- Bin your rubbish here.
- I binned my old shoes.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
bin
IPA
GB/bˈɪn/
US/bˈɪn/
Silabi na mkazo
bin (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (bin)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: bin
- Plural: bins
Verb
- Base: bin
- 3rd Person Singular: bins
- Present Participle: binning
- Past: binned
Familia ya neno
Forms
bins
noun
binning
verb
binned
verb
Related words
dustbin
noun A2
Vidokezo muhimu
- Irregular present participle: binning Verb
- Irregular past: binned Verb
Semi
bin it
1/bˈɪn ˈɪt/
fixed phrase
informal
Dispose of something in a bin
Throw something into the trash or recycling container.
Mifano
- If it's broken beyond repair, just bin it.
- You don't need to keep that receipt—bin it.
put in the bin
1/pˈʊt ˈɪn ðə bˈɪn/
fixed phrase
Place item in waste container
To put something inside a trash or recycling container.
Mifano
- Please put your wrappers in the bin.
- He put the empty bottle in the bin outside.