expat
/ˌeksˈpæt/noun
उच्चारण एक्स्पैट
प्रवासी (विदेश में रहने वाला व्यक्ति)
Core word
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a person living in a country that is not their own
प्रवासी (विदेश में रहने वाला व्यक्ति)
- Dubai has a large community of Indian expats.
- She met many other expats while working in Singapore.
- Many expats in Bengaluru work in the software industry.
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- The expat community celebrates Diwali every year in London.
- He lived as an expat in Qatar for ten years.
Synonyms expatriate emigrant
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an expat (countable noun, informal)
Expat is the informal short form of expatriate: a person living outside their home country, often for work. It is countable.
'Expat', 'expatriate' का अनौपचारिक संक्षिप्त रूप है: वह व्यक्ति जो अपने देश से बाहर रहता है, प्रायः नौकरी के कारण। यह countable है।
- Many Indian expats work in the Gulf.
- She became an expat after her husband's transfer.
expat + community/life/worker
Expat often acts as a modifier before another noun.
'Expat' प्रायः दूसरी संज्ञा से पहले modifier के रूप में आता है।
- The expat community in Dubai celebrates Diwali together.
- Expat life can be lonely at first.
expat in/from a place
Use in for where the person lives now and from for the home country.
व्यक्ति अब कहाँ रहता है इसके लिए in और उसके अपने देश के लिए from का प्रयोग करें।
- He is an Indian expat in Singapore.
- A British expat from Kerala-born parents runs the café.
expat vs. immigrant
An expat usually expects to return home; an immigrant settles permanently in the new country.
'Expat' प्रायः अपने देश लौटने की अपेक्षा रखता है; 'immigrant' नए देश में स्थायी रूप से बस जाता है।
- The company hires expats for three-year contracts.
expatriate (full form)
Expatriate is the full, more formal word; it is often shortened to expat in speech and news.
'Expatriate' पूरा और अधिक औपचारिक शब्द है; बोलचाल और समाचारों में इसे प्रायः expat कर दिया जाता है।
- The expatriate staff were given housing.
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adjective + expat
BritishIndianAmericanlong-termwealthyformer
- Indian expats send money home every month.
expat + noun
communitypackagesalaryschoolforumworker
- The expat package includes housing and flights.
verb + expat
hireattractmeetbecomelive as
- Many companies hire expats for senior posts abroad.
expat + in + place
DubaiLondonTorontoSingaporeSydney
- She works as a teacher for expats in Muscat.
expat + life words
homesicksettleadjustreturn homevisa
- Many expats feel homesick during Diwali.
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- Radhika's cousin has lived as an expat in Canada for ten years.
राधिका का चचेरा भाई दस वर्षों से कनाडा में प्रवासी के रूप में रह रहा है।
- The embassy organised a meeting for Indian expats.
दूतावास ने भारतीय प्रवासियों के लिए एक बैठक आयोजित की।
- Many expats miss festivals like Holi when they live abroad.
विदेश में रहने वाले कई प्रवासियों को होली जैसे त्योहारों की याद आती है।
- Expats often find it hard to adjust to a new climate.
प्रवासियों को प्रायः नई जलवायु के अनुकूल ढलने में कठिनाई होती है।
- The bank offers special accounts for expats who send money home.
बैंक उन प्रवासियों के लिए विशेष खाते देता है जो घर पैसे भेजते हैं।
- An expat teacher at the school introduced a robotics club.
स्कूल के एक प्रवासी शिक्षक ने रोबोटिक्स क्लब शुरू किया।
- After years abroad, the expat returned to start a school in his village.
वर्षों विदेश में रहने के बाद प्रवासी अपने गाँव लौटकर स्कूल खोलने आया।
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✗ He is living as an expat since five years.
✓ He has been living as an expat for five years.
Use the present perfect continuous with for to show a period up to now.
अब तक चली आ रही अवधि के लिए for के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग करें।
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Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: expat is the short informal form of expatriate.
Usage में expat शब्द expatriate का छोटा और informal रूप है।