doorframe
/ˈdɔːfreɪm/noun
उच्चारण डॉर्फ़्रेम
दरवाज़े की चौखट
Core word
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[C]
the frame around the opening into which a door fits
दरवाज़े की चौखट
- He leaned against the doorframe and smiled.
- The doorframe was too narrow for the new fridge.
- The carpenter fixed a new doorframe made of teak.
+ 2 more examples
- Tall guests must be careful not to hit their heads on the doorframe.
- Radhika painted the doorframe white to brighten the hallway.
Synonyms door frame
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
in/against/through the doorframe
Use in for standing or fixing something in the frame, against for leaning, and through for passing.
फ्रेम में खड़े होने या कुछ लगाने के लिए 'in', टिकने के लिए 'against' और गुजरने के लिए 'through' आता है।
- Radhika stood in the doorframe and waved goodbye.
- The old man leaned against the doorframe.
countable noun: a doorframe / doorframes
It is a countable noun and is often written as door frame (two words) as well.
यह countable noun है और प्रायः दो शब्दों में 'door frame' भी लिखा जाता है।
- The carpenter replaced the rotten doorframe.
fit/paint/measure + doorframe
These verbs describe work done by carpenters and painters on a frame.
ये क्रियाएँ बढ़ई और रंगसाज द्वारा फ्रेम पर किए गए कार्य बताती हैं।
- He measured the doorframe before ordering the new door.
doorframe + of + noun
Use of to say which room or house the frame belongs to.
फ्रेम किस कमरे या मकान का है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The doorframe of the old temple was carved in teak.
doorframe vs doorway vs door
The doorframe is the wood or metal border; the doorway is the opening; the door is the part that opens and closes.
Doorframe लकड़ी या धातु की चौखट है; doorway खुला हुआ रास्ता है; door वह भाग है जो खुलता और बंद होता है।
- She stood in the doorway, holding the doorframe with one hand.
doorframe + noun (attributive)
It can modify another noun to name parts, such as doorframe measurements.
यह किसी दूसरे noun को बदलकर उसके भाग बता सकता है, जैसे doorframe measurements।
- The doorframe measurements were written on the wall.
+Collocations 5
material + doorframe
woodensteelteakaluminiummetal
- The teak doorframe was carved with flowers.
verb + doorframe
fitpaintrepairreplacemeasurelean on
- The painter will paint the doorframe white.
adjective + doorframe
narrowlowcrookedsturdybroken
- The narrow doorframe made it hard to move the cupboard in.
doorframe + preposition
in the doorframeagainst the doorframethrough the doorframeof the room
- She appeared suddenly in the doorframe.
doorframe + problems
warpedrottentermite-eatencrackedloose
- The loose doorframe shook every time the door slammed.
“More examples 6
- The cupboard was too wide to pass through the doorframe.
अलमारी इतनी चौड़ी थी कि doorframe से निकल नहीं सकती थी।
- Termites had eaten the bottom of the wooden doorframe.
दीमकों ने लकड़ी के doorframe का निचला हिस्सा खा लिया था।
- Children stood in the doorframe during the earthquake drill.
भूकंप अभ्यास के दौरान बच्चे doorframe के नीचे खड़े हुए।
- The tall player had to bend his head under the doorframe.
लंबे खिलाड़ी को doorframe के नीचे सिर झुकाना पड़ा।
- A garland of marigolds hung on the doorframe for the festival.
त्योहार के लिए doorframe पर गेंदे की माला टंगी थी।
- A red thread was tied across the doorframe on the wedding day.
विवाह के दिन doorframe पर लाल धागा बाँधा गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He hit his head from the doorframe.
✓ He hit his head on the doorframe.
Hit something on an object takes on, not from.
किसी वस्तु से सिर टकराने के लिए 'on' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ The carpenter has fitted the doorframe, but he did not paint yet.
✓ The carpenter has fitted the doorframe, but he has not painted it yet.
Yet with a present perfect action needs has not + past participle, not did not.
Present perfect के साथ 'yet' आने पर 'has not + past participle' आता है, 'did not' नहीं।