housebound
/ˈhaʊsbaʊnd/adjective
उच्चारण हाउस्बाउन्ड
घर में बंद, घर से बाहर निकलने में असमर्थ
Core word
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unable to leave your house because you are ill or old
घर में बंद, घर से बाहर निकलने में असमर्थ
- Since her fall, my grandmother has been housebound.
- Volunteers deliver meals to housebound people.
- Heavy snow left many villagers housebound for a week.
+ 2 more examples
- The old man was housebound for months after his knee operation.
- Volunteers visit housebound neighbours to see if they need anything.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be housebound
Use it after be, become or remain to say that a person cannot leave the house, usually because of illness, age or bad weather.
किसी व्यक्ति के बीमारी, उम्र या ख़राब मौसम के कारण घर से बाहर न निकल पाने को बताने के लिए be, become या remain के बाद 'housebound' आता है।
- My grandmother has been housebound since her operation.
- The heavy snow left many villagers housebound.
the housebound (plural noun)
With the, it names the group of people who cannot leave their homes. It takes a plural verb.
The के साथ यह उन लोगों के समूह को बताता है जो घर से नहीं निकल सकते। इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- Volunteers deliver food to the housebound.
- The housebound need regular company.
housebound + by/because of something
Use by or because of to give the cause.
कारण बताने के लिए by या because of का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was housebound by a broken leg.
- We stayed housebound because of the floods.
housebound + noun
Before a noun it describes a person or period: a housebound patient, a housebound winter.
Noun से पहले यह किसी व्यक्ति या अवधि का वर्णन करता है: housebound patient, housebound winter।
- Nurses visit housebound patients every week.
+Collocations 4
verb + housebound
bebecomeremainleave somebodystay
- The fog left commuters housebound for a day.
adverb + housebound
virtuallylargelyalmostcompletelypartly
- After his stroke he was virtually housebound.
housebound + noun
patientelderlyresidentpensionerstudent
- A housebound pensioner lives alone on our street.
cause + housebound
illnessold ageheavy rainlockdown
- Lockdown made millions of families housebound.
“More examples 5
- During the monsoon, many elderly people in the town stay housebound.
मानसून में शहर के कई बुज़ुर्ग घर से बाहर नहीं निकल पाते।
- A volunteer reads the newspaper aloud to a housebound neighbour.
एक स्वयंसेवक घर से न निकल पाने वाले पड़ोसी को अख़बार पढ़कर सुनाता है।
- Radhika's grandfather felt lonely after he became housebound.
घर से बाहर न निकल पाने के बाद राधिका के दादाजी को अकेलापन महसूस हुआ।
- The government started a free library service for the housebound.
सरकार ने घर में सीमित लोगों के लिए निःशुल्क पुस्तकालय सेवा शुरू की।
- Being housebound does not mean one cannot study.
घर में सीमित होने का अर्थ यह नहीं कि पढ़ाई नहीं की जा सकती।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The housebound needs help with shopping.
✓ The housebound need help with shopping.
'The housebound' means a group of people, so the verb is plural.
'The housebound' लोगों का समूह है, इसलिए क्रिया बहुवचन आती है।
✗ She is housebounded after the accident.
✓ She is housebound after the accident.
Housebound is already an adjective; it does not take -ed.
'Housebound' पहले से विशेषण है; इसमें -ed नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe staying inside but for different reasons.
ये शब्द घर के भीतर रहने को बताते हैं, पर कारण अलग हैं।
Unable to leave the house because of illness, age or weather.
बीमारी, उम्र या मौसम के कारण घर से निकलने में असमर्थ।
- The patient is housebound.
Confined to bed because of serious illness or weakness.
गंभीर बीमारी या कमज़ोरी के कारण बिस्तर पर पड़ा हुआ।
- The old man is bedridden.
Unable to travel because of heavy snow.
भारी बर्फ़ के कारण यात्रा करने में असमर्थ।
- The village was snowbound for days.