door
/dɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण डॉर
दरवाज़ा, द्वार
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a piece of wood, glass that is opened and closed so that people can get in and out of a room, building, car; the space when a door is open
दरवाज़ा, द्वार
- Close the door.
- at the door
- Please knock on the door before you come in.
+ 3 more examples
- He left the door open and the cat walked out.
- There is a small shop just next door to our house.
- The bus door slammed shut behind the passengers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
at / by / near the door
Use at for being at the doorway and by or near for being close to it. In the door is used only for being inside the frame.
दरवाज़े पर होने के लिए 'at', और उसके पास होने के लिए 'by' या 'near' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika was waiting at the door.
- The shoes are by the door.
knock on / at the door
Knock takes on or at before door. Knock the door is wrong.
'Knock' के बाद 'door' से पहले 'on' या 'at' आता है; 'knock the door' गलत है।
- Someone is knocking on the door.
next door / door to door
Next door is an adverb (live next door) or an adjective (the next-door neighbour). Door to door describes selling or delivery.
'Next door' adverb (live next door) या adjective (next-door neighbour) है। 'Door to door' घर-घर जाकर बेचने या देने के लिए आता है।
- Our neighbours live next door.
- The agent sold insurance door to door.
out of doors / indoors
Out of doors and outdoors mean in the open air; indoors means inside a building.
'Out of doors' और 'outdoors' खुली हवा में, और 'indoors' भवन के अंदर के लिए आते हैं।
- The children played outdoors until dusk.
+Collocations 5
verb + door
openshutlockboltslam
- She slammed the door and left.
adjective + door
frontbackwoodenautomaticrevolving
- Please use the back door; the front door is locked.
door + noun
handlebellframelockmat
- The door handle came off in his hand.
door phrases
next doordoor to dooranswer the doorbehind closed doorsshow someone the door
- Radhika went to answer the door.
door + preposition
at the doorby the doorthrough the doorbehind the doorout of the door
- Radhika walked out of the door without a word.
“More examples 6
- Please close the door; the mosquitoes are coming in.
कृपया दरवाज़ा बंद कर दीजिए; मच्छर अंदर आ रहे हैं।
- The postman knocked on the door twice.
डाकिये ने दो बार दरवाज़ा खटखटाया।
- The decision was taken behind closed doors.
निर्णय बंद दरवाज़ों के पीछे, यानी गुप्त रूप से, लिया गया।
- The library door opens at nine every morning.
पुस्तकालय का दरवाज़ा हर सुबह नौ बजे खुलता है।
- The salesman went from door to door in our colony.
विक्रेता हमारी कॉलोनी में घर-घर गया।
- The shopkeeper put up a sign on the door that read 'Open'.
दुकानदार ने दरवाज़े पर 'Open' लिखी तख्ती लगा दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Knock the door before you enter.
✓ Knock on the door before you enter.
Knock needs the preposition on or at before door.
'Knock' के बाद 'door' से पहले 'on' या 'at' आता है।
✗ She lives in next door.
✓ She lives next door.
Next door is an adverb here and needs no preposition.
यहाँ 'next door' adverb है, इसलिए उसके पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name ways of entering or leaving a building, but they are not the same.
ये शब्द भवन में आने-जाने के साधन हैं, पर एक जैसे नहीं हैं।
The moving panel that opens and closes an entrance.
प्रवेश को खोलने और बंद करने वाला चल पटल।
- Close the door.
A door-like barrier in an outer wall or fence, usually of a garden or compound.
बाहरी दीवार या बाड़ का दरवाज़ा जैसा अवरोध, प्रायः बगीचे या अहाते का।
- The school gate opens at eight.
The place or way by which you go in; not the panel itself.
प्रवेश का स्थान या रास्ता; पटल स्वयं नहीं।
- The entrance to the hall was crowded.
¶Idioms 10
show sb the door
to make it clear that you want sb to leave
किसी को बाहर का रास्ता दिखाना
- The company showed him the door after the fraud came to light.
- When he started shouting, she showed him the door.
behind closed doors
without the public being allowed to attend; in private
बंद दरवाज़ों के पीछे, गुप्त रूप से
- The talks were held behind closed doors.
- Decisions are taken behind closed doors.
open the door to sth
to make it possible for sth to happen
(किसी चीज़ के लिए) रास्ता खोलना
- A good degree opens the door to many careers.
- The agreement opened the door to more trade.
at death's door
(often humorous) so ill that you may die
मौत के दरवाज़े पर, बहुत बीमार
- He's not at death's door — he just has a cold!
- She was at death's door but recovered.
lay sth at sb's door
to say that sb is responsible for sth that has gone wrong
किसी बात का दोष किसी पर मढ़ना
- The blame for the delay was laid at the contractor's door.
- You can't lay all our problems at his door.
by/through the back door
in an unfair or unofficial way
पिछले दरवाज़े से, ग़लत तरीक़े से
- He got the job through the back door.
- They are trying to raise taxes by the back door.
(get, have) a/your foot in the door
to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring success
(किसी संस्था या क्षेत्र में) पैर रखने का मौक़ा पाना
- An internship can help you get a foot in the door.
- She took a junior post just to get her foot in the door.
shut/close the door on sth
to make it unlikely that sth will happen
(किसी संभावना का) दरवाज़ा बंद कर देना
- The minister has not shut the door on further talks.
- The failure closed the door on his dreams of a medal.
(from) door to door
from building to building; from the place where a journey starts to the place where it finishes
घर-घर; शुरुआत से मंज़िल तक
- Volunteers went door to door collecting donations.
- The journey takes two hours door to door.
out of doors
in the open air; outside
खुले में; बाहर
- The children should spend more time out of doors.
- We ate out of doors on the terrace.
?Which word?
Keep the entrance words: door, gate, doorway, threshold (the floor at the entrance; a beginning), portal.
प्रवेश के शब्द याद रखिए: door, gate, doorway, threshold (प्रवेश पर फ़र्श, दहलीज़; शुरुआत), portal।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Behind closed doors (in private, without the public knowing), show sb the door (ask somebody to leave), get your foot in the door (get a first chance to work in an organization), open the door to sth (make something possible), at death's door (very ill), next door (in the next house), door to door (visiting each house: 'door-to-door campaign').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: behind closed doors (निजी रूप से, जनता को बताए बिना, बंद कमरे में), show sb the door (किसी को जाने को कहना), get your foot in the door (किसी संगठन में काम का पहला अवसर पाना), open the door to sth (कुछ संभव बनाना), at death's door (बहुत बीमार, मौत के दरवाज़े पर), next door (अगले घर में), door to door (हर घर जाना: 'door-to-door campaign')।