foreigner
/ˈfɒrənə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉरनर
विदेशी, परदेसी
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a person who comes from a different country
विदेशी, परदेसी
- Many foreigners visit Agra every year.
- Foreigners must carry their passports when they visit the border areas.
- A foreigner asked me the way to the Red Fort.
+ 3 more examples
- Foreigners need a visa to enter the country.
- The village welcomed the foreigner who came to study folk music.
- As a foreigner in India, she found the food delicious.
Synonyms alien overseas visitor stranger outsider non-native
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a foreigner
A foreigner is a person from another country. It is countable and takes a, or the plural foreigners.
'Foreigner' दूसरे देश का व्यक्ति है। यह countable है और इसके साथ a या plural 'foreigners' आता है।
- A foreigner asked me the way to the Red Fort.
- Many foreigners visit Goa in winter.
foreigner vs foreign (adjective)
Foreign describes things: foreign goods, foreign languages. Foreigner names the person.
'Foreign' चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है: foreign goods, foreign languages। 'Foreigner' व्यक्ति का नाम है।
- She is learning a foreign language.
- He is a foreigner here.
treat sb as a foreigner / feel like a foreigner
Used for being made to feel an outsider in a place.
किसी स्थान पर बाहरी महसूस कराए जाने के लिए इसका प्रयोग होता है।
- Even after ten years, the villagers treated him as a foreigner.
foreigner + from + country
Use from for the country: a foreigner from Japan. Do not add abroad.
देश बताने के लिए from आता है: a foreigner from Japan। इसके साथ abroad न जोड़ें।
- A foreigner from Germany joined our yoga class.
+Collocations 4
adjective + foreigner
youngfriendlycuriouselderlywealthy
- A friendly foreigner took photos of the temple.
verb + foreigner
welcomemeetguideemploycharge
- The guide welcomed the foreigners warmly.
foreigner + verb
visittoursettlemarrycomplain
- Foreigners visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise.
foreigner in + place
in Indiain the villagein the cityin this country
- As a foreigner in the village, he stood out.
“More examples 5
- Radhika offered the foreigner a cup of tea.
राधिका ने विदेशी को एक कप चाय दी।
- Foreigners need a visa to enter India.
विदेशियों को भारत में प्रवेश के लिए वीज़ा चाहिए।
- The foreigner spoke Hindi better than I expected.
विदेशी ने मेरी अपेक्षा से बेहतर हिंदी बोली।
- The shop sells silk scarves to foreigners.
दुकान विदेशियों को रेशमी दुपट्टे बेचती है।
- Some students are shy of speaking to a foreigner.
कुछ विद्यार्थी विदेशी से बात करने में झिझकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is foreigner in our city.
✓ He is a foreigner in our city.
A singular countable noun needs a.
Singular countable noun के साथ 'a' आता है।
✗ Many foreigner visit Goa every year.
✓ Many foreigners visit Goa every year.
After many, use a plural noun.
Many के बाद plural noun आता है।
✗ She went to abroad to study.
✓ She went abroad to study.
Abroad is an adverb and takes no to.
'Abroad' adverb है और इसके साथ to नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Foreigner, outsider and stranger name people who do not belong, in different ways.
Foreigner, outsider और stranger ऐसे लोगों के नाम हैं जो वहाँ के नहीं हैं, पर अलग-अलग अर्थों में।
A person who is not part of a group or place, even in his own country.
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो किसी समूह या स्थान का हिस्सा न हो, अपने देश में भी।
- The new boy felt like an outsider.
A person you do not know.
ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसे आप जानते नहीं।
- Never accept sweets from a stranger.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
for·eign·er
§Grammar and usage
Note: 'foreigner' can sound unfriendly; 'visitor from abroad' is more polite.
ध्यान रखिए: 'foreigner' रूखा लग सकता है; 'visitor from abroad' अधिक विनम्र है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person living in a country that is not their own is an expatriate or foreign national; fear or hatred of foreigners is xenophobia.
अपने देश से बाहर रहने वाला expatriate या foreign national; विदेशियों से डर या घृणा xenophobia।