ఆంగ్లం

drinkable

gb/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/ us/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
B2 ఆంగ్లం
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective B2 property
1

safe and suitable to drink

You can drink it safely.

వాడుక నమూనా: drinkable [liquid]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes think drinkable means 'alcoholic'; it mainly means 'safe to drink'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
potable (More formal/technical, used especially for water.) | safe to drink (Common plain-language equivalent.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
undrinkable (Not safe or not fit to drink.) | contaminated (Specifically emphasizes pollution or germs.)
పదకలయికలు
drinkable water |drinkable tap water |drinkable supply |drinkable groundwater |clean and drinkable |safe and drinkable |fully drinkable |not drinkable |make it drinkable |treated to be drinkable
విషయాలు
food_and_drink |health |daily_life |environment
ఉదాహరణలు
  • After the storm, the city warned residents that the tap water was not drinkable.
  • The filter removes bacteria and makes the water drinkable.
  • In some villages, only one well provides drinkable water year-round.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
  • This water is drinkable.
  • Is the tap water drinkable here?
adjective B2 property
2

tastes good enough to drink

It tastes OK (not terrible).

వాడుక నమూనా: drinkable [drink]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
This meaning is about taste/quality, not safety; context usually makes that clear.
పర్యాయపదాలు
palatable (More formal; means 'pleasant enough to taste'.) | acceptable (Neutral; focuses on meeting a basic standard.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
undrinkable (So unpleasant (or poor quality) that you cannot drink it.) | foul-tasting (Emphasizes very bad taste.)
పదకలయికలు
barely drinkable |quite drinkable |surprisingly drinkable |perfectly drinkable |still drinkable |drinkable wine |drinkable coffee |drinkable beer |more drinkable |less drinkable
విషయాలు
food_and_drink |daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
  • The instant coffee was weak, but still drinkable.
  • It’s not a great bottle of wine, but it’s drinkable.
  • By the time the ice melted, the soda was flat and barely drinkable.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
  • The tea is drinkable, but it needs sugar.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
drinkable
IPA
GB/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
US/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
drink - able (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (drink)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
  • Base: drinkable
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Core family
drink verb A1 drinker noun
Related words
drunk adjective A2 drunken adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
undrinkable adjective
Advanced or less common
drinkability noun
పదప్రయోగాలు

make [something] drinkable

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
fixed phrase

treat liquid so it’s safe

Make it safe to drink.

ఉదాహరణలు
  • Boiling the water for one minute will make it drinkable.
  • The new treatment plant can make river water drinkable in a few hours.
  • In an emergency, purification tablets can help make water drinkable.

మీకు మళ్లీ స్వాగతం!

కొనసాగించడానికి దయచేసి సైన్ ఇన్ చేయండి

మీకు అకౌంట్ లేదా? సైన్ అప్ చేయండి