postcard
/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/
postcard noun: a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.
Noun
postcard (plural postcards)
Verb
postcard (third-person singular simple present postcards, present participle postcarding, simple past and past participle postcarded)
- To send a postcard to someone.
- to postcard one's friends
- To send by means of a postcard.
- to postcard one's news
postcard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
postcard in Hindi
- rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope
- पोस्टकार्ड posṭkārḍ
postcard in Tamil
- அஞ்சல் அட்டை, தபால் அட்டை
postcard in Marathi
- पोस्टकार्ड, टपाल कार्ड, पोस्टकार्डला
postcard in Urdu
- rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope
- پوسْٹ کارْڈ posṭ kārḍ
More languagesFewer languages
- postcard in Bengali
- পোস্টকার্ড pōsṭokarḍo, পোষ্টকার্ড pōśṭokarḍo
- postcard in Telugu
- పోస్ట్కార్డ్, పోస్ట్కార్డు
- postcard in Malayalam
- പോസ്റ്റ് കാർഡ്
- postcard in Kannada
- ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ಕಾರ್ಡ್, ಅಂಚೆ ಕಾರ್ಡ್
- postcard in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਡ kāraḍ
- postcard in Gujarati
- પોસ્ટકાર્ડ, ટપાલ કાર્ડ
- postcard in Odia
- ପୋଷ୍ଟକାର୍ଡ
- postcard in Nepali
- पोस्टकार्ड
- postcard in Tagalog
- tarheta-postal
- postcard in Arabic
- كَرْت بَرِيدِيّ kart barīdiyy
- postcard in Malay
- poskad
- postcard in Indonesian
- kartu pos
- postcard in Thai
- โปสต์การ์ด bpóot-gáat, ไปรษณียบัตร bprai-sà-nii-yá-bàt
- postcard in Vietnamese
- bưu thiếp
- postcard in Myanmar
- ပို့စကတ် pui.ca.kat
Examples of postcard in a sentence
- John sent me a three-page report when I just wanted an answer on a postcard.
- Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape.
- I haven't got a clue why there was a goat in the corner of the room. Answers on a postcard for that one, please.
Forms of postcard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | postcards |
| alternative form | post card |
| alternative form | post-card |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | postcards |
| present participle | postcarding |
| past participle | postcarded |
| past | postcarded |
Origin of postcard
From post + card.
Words formed from postcard
Questions about postcard
- What does postcard mean?
- Postcard means a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.
- What is postcard in Hindi?
- Postcard in Hindi is पोस्टकार्ड (posṭkārḍ). See Postcard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is postcard?
- Postcard can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce postcard?
- Postcard is pronounced /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ (US).
- What is the plural of postcard?
- The plural of postcard is postcards.
Words near postcard in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: postcard (page history and authors); postcard (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postcard (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postcard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postcard (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); postcard (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਕਾਰਡ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); postcard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postcard (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); postcard (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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