hometown
/ˈhəʊmtaʊn/noun
उच्चारण होम्टाउन
गृहनगर
Core word
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the place where you were born or lived as a child
गृहनगर
- return to his hometown
- Her hometown celebrates Durga Puja grandly, and people travel from other cities to see it.
- He still supports the cricket team of his hometown.
+ 2 more examples
- She sent sweets from her hometown to all her friends.
- After college, they returned to their hometown to start a business.
Synonyms birthplace native place home
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
my/his/her + hometown
A possessive word usually comes before 'hometown' because it means the place that belongs to your past.
'Hometown' से पहले प्रायः possessive शब्द आता है, क्योंकि यह आपके अतीत से जुड़े स्थान को बताता है।
- Radhika returns to her hometown every Diwali.
- His hometown is a quiet city on the banks of the Ganga.
in / from + hometown
Say 'in my hometown' for location and 'from my hometown' for origin. There is no 'to' before 'hometown' after verbs like 'reach' or 'visit'.
स्थान के लिए 'in my hometown' और मूल स्थान के लिए 'from my hometown' कहें; 'reach' या 'visit' के बाद 'to' नहीं आता।
- There is no good library in my hometown.
- She visited her hometown last week.
hometown + noun (as a modifier)
It can describe a team, hero or newspaper connected with a person's native place.
यह किसी व्यक्ति के गृहनगर से जुड़ी टीम, नायक या अख़बार के लिए modifier बन सकता है।
- The hometown crowd cheered loudly for the young wrestler.
- A hometown hero was welcomed at the railway station.
hometown vs home town
Write 'hometown' as one word in standard modern English; a 'home town' in two words is an older spelling.
आधुनिक मानक अंग्रेज़ी में 'hometown' एक शब्द में लिखें; दो शब्दों वाला 'home town' पुरानी वर्तनी है।
- Which city is your hometown?
+Collocations 5
adjective + hometown
smallnativebelovedsleepyadopted
- She still misses her sleepy little hometown in Bihar.
verb + hometown
leavereturn torevisitmissrepresent
- After ten years abroad, he finally revisited his hometown.
hometown + noun
teamherocrowdnewspaperfriends
- The hometown team won the final in front of its own supporters.
preposition + hometown
infromnearoutsideback in
- Back in my hometown, everybody knows everybody.
noun + of + hometown
the pridethe memoriesthe smellthe peoplethe streets
- The streets of his hometown were narrow and full of life.
'Of' के बाद hometown आने पर प्रायः 'the' पहले आता है।
“More examples 5
- Radhika left her hometown at eighteen to study in Delhi.
राधिका अठारह वर्ष की आयु में दिल्ली में पढ़ाई करने के लिए अपना गृहनगर छोड़कर गई।
- The cricketer was given a grand welcome in his hometown.
उस क्रिकेटर का उसके गृहनगर में भव्य स्वागत हुआ।
- Every festival reminds me of my hometown.
हर त्योहार मुझे मेरे गृहनगर की याद दिलाता है।
- Her hometown is famous for its sweets and handloom sarees.
उसका गृहनगर अपनी मिठाइयों और हथकरघा साड़ियों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- He opened a free reading room in his hometown for poor students.
उसने अपने गृहनगर में ग़रीब विद्यार्थियों के लिए एक निःशुल्क वाचनालय खोला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He reached to his hometown at midnight.
✓ He reached his hometown at midnight.
'Reach' is a transitive verb and takes no preposition.
'Reach' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ I am going to my hometown for Holi next week, so I will back on Sunday.
✓ I am going to my hometown for Holi next week, so I will be back on Sunday.
A verb is needed after 'will'; 'be back' completes the sentence.
'Will' के बाद verb चाहिए; यहाँ 'be back' वाक्य को पूरा करता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
birthplace native place home
§Grammar and usage
Usage (Indian English): native place is often used for hometown.
प्रयोग (भारतीय English) में hometown के लिए प्रायः native place प्रयुक्त होता है।