house
/haʊs/noun
उच्चारण हाउस
घर, मकान
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[C]
a building for people to live in, usually for one family
घर, मकान
- They have built a new house in the village.
- Their house has a small garden at the back and a mango tree.
- Radhika's house is at the end of the lane.
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- They sold their old house and moved into a flat.
- The house was painted white and had a red roof.
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[C]
a building used for a particular purpose
(विशेष उपयोग का) भवन
- a guest house
- a publishing house
- an opera house
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- The town has a small publishing house that prints local poetry.
- We stayed at a guest house near the beach.
- The old opera house has been turned into a cinema.
Synonyms building establishment firm
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[C]
a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country
(संसद का) सदन
- the Lower House (Lok Sabha)
- The House was adjourned.
- The minister answered questions in the House today.
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- A bill must pass both Houses of Parliament.
- The members of the House rose when the Speaker entered.
Synonyms chamber assembly legislature parliament
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[C]
an old and famous family
घराना, वंश
- the House of the Mughals
- The House of Holkar ruled Indore for many years.
- The House of Tata is one of the best-known business families.
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- The House of Windsor is the royal family of Britain.
- The old House of Scindia built many palaces in the region.
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[T] ~ sb
to provide a place for somebody to live
(रहने का) स्थान देना, ठहराना
- The new hostel will house two hundred students.
- The shelter houses about fifty homeless families during the winter months.
- The school will house the displaced families for a week.
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- The new complex can house over a thousand residents.
- The hostel houses students from all over the country.
Synonyms accommodate lodge shelter quarter put up
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[T] ~ sth
to keep something in a building
(किसी चीज़ को) रखना
- The museum houses rare manuscripts.
- The old cupboard houses all our family photographs.
- The library houses a large collection of rare books.
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- The shed houses the farm machinery during the rains.
- The cabinet houses the old coins that the museum owns.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
house (noun) /haus/ vs house (verb) /hauz/
The final sound changes in the verb.
Verb में अंतिम ध्वनि बदल जाती है।
- The house is old.
- The hostel can house 200 students.
at / in the house
At the house for position; in the house for inside.
स्थिति के लिए 'at the house' और भीतर के लिए 'in the house'।
- We met at the house of a friend.
the House (Parliament)
Capital H for the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
लोकसभा या राज्यसभा के लिए capital H।
- The House was adjourned till noon.
house (n) - household (n) - housing (n) - housewife (n)
Household means all the people in one home; housing means the supply of homes.
'Household' का अर्थ एक घर में रहने वाले सभी लोग है; 'housing' का अर्थ आवास की व्यवस्था है।
- Every household in the village has a toilet.
- The government launched a housing scheme.
+Collocations 5
verb + house
buildrentbuycleanpaint
- They built a house near the river.
adjective + house
fulljointhauntedopenguest
- The match was played to a full house.
house + noun
rentownerworknumberparty
- House rent is high in Mumbai.
house + of / for
house of cardshouse for renthouse of worshiphouse of commonshouse for sale
- The plan collapsed like a house of cards.
house + verb phrase
keep housemove houseclean housebring down the houseput your house in order
- We will move house after the board exams.
“More examples 8
- Their house is next to the temple.
उनका घर मंदिर के बगल में है।
- Radhika's grandmother lives in a big joint house.
राधिका की दादी एक बड़े संयुक्त घर में रहती हैं।
- The Lower House passed the bill yesterday.
निचले सदन ने कल विधेयक पारित कर दिया।
- The museum houses ancient coins.
संग्रहालय में प्राचीन सिक्के रखे हैं।
- He cleaned the house before Diwali.
उसने दीवाली से पहले घर की सफाई की।
- The old house has a courtyard and a neem tree.
पुराने घर में एक आँगन और नीम का पेड़ है।
- The Rajya Sabha is called the Upper House.
राज्यसभा को उच्च सदन कहा जाता है।
- The family sold their ancestral house in the village.
परिवार ने गाँव का अपना पैतृक घर बेच दिया।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ I go to house after school.
✓ I go home after school.
Use home, not to house.
'Home' लिखें, 'to house' नहीं।
✗ Her house are big.
✓ Her house is big.
House is singular.
'House' एकवचन noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'is' आता है, 'are' नहीं।
✗ We shifted in a new house yesterday.
✓ We moved into a new house yesterday.
Use moved into for a new house.
नए घर में जाने के लिए 'moved into' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ He left the house and went to home.
✓ He left the house and went home.
Do not use to before home.
'Home' से पहले 'to' का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
¶Idioms 7
bring the house down
to make an audience laugh or clap very loudly
दर्शकों को तालियाँ बजाने पर मजबूर कर देना
- Her speech brought the house down.
on the house
given free by a hotel or restaurant
मुफ़्त (होटल की ओर से)
- The sweets are on the house.
put/set your own house in order
to organize your own affairs before criticizing others
पहले अपना घर ठीक करना
- He should put his own house in order before advising us.
like a house on fire
very well; very quickly
बहुत अच्छी तरह, खूब
- The two girls got on like a house on fire.
eat sb out of house and home
(humorous) to eat a lot of sb's food
किसी के घर का सारा खाना चट कर जाना
- My teenage sons are eating me out of house and home.
- The guests nearly ate us out of house and home.
keep house
to cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the home
घर-गृहस्थी सँभालना
- Her grandmother kept house for the whole family.
- He learnt to keep house after his wife fell ill.
(as) safe as houses
very safe (British)
पूरी तरह सुरक्षित
- Your money is as safe as houses in this bank.
- Don't worry, the old bridge is safe as houses.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart house (the building) and home (the place where you live and feel you belong): 'go home', not 'go to home'.
House (इमारत) और home (जहाँ आप रहते हैं और अपनापन महसूस करते हैं) को अलग रखिए: 'go home', 'go to home' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
The noun house is /haʊs/; the plural houses is /ˈhaʊzɪz/; the verb house is /haʊz/.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: noun house /haʊs/; plural houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/; verb house /haʊz/।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bring the house down, on the house, put your house in order, get on like a house on fire, house arrest.
Idioms: bring the house down (दर्शकों से ज़ोरदार तालियाँ बटोरना), on the house (होटल या दुकान की ओर से मुफ़्त), put your house in order (अपने मामले या काम सुधारना), get on like a house on fire (जल्दी ही बहुत अच्छे दोस्त बन जाना), house arrest (किसी को जेल में नहीं, उसके अपने घर में ही नज़रबंद रखना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Lok Sabha is the Lower House; the Rajya Sabha the Upper House.
लोकसभा निम्न सदन; राज्यसभा उच्च सदन।