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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

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scant

/skænt/adjective · determiner · verb
01
adjective

पूर्ण, ठूलो वा प्रशस्त नभएको; मुस्किलले पर्याप्त; अल्प; थोरै।

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.

In a sentence

a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment

खाद्यान्न वा पानीको अल्प भत्ता; लुगाको लागि कम नापको ढाँचा

02
adjective

अलिकति कम; भनिएको मात्राभन्दा जरा कम।

Slightly diminished; just short of the amount described.

In a sentence

a scant cup of sugar

एक कम भरिएको कप चिनी

A note on usage

of a measurement

03
determiner

धेरै कम, धेरै थोरै।

Very little, very few.

In a sentence

After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.

आफ्ना अघिल्ला शरारतहरूपछि, मेरीसँग जोनलाई विश्वास गर्ने धेरै कम कारण थियो।

04
verb

मात्रा वा हिस्सालाई सीमित गर्नु; कम दिनु।

To limit in amount or share; to stint.

In a sentence

to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries

कसैलाई रासनमा कम दिनु; आवश्यक वस्तुहरूको प्रयोगमा हामी आफैंलाई कम गर्नु

A note on usage

transitive