houseguest
/ˈhaʊsɡest/noun
उच्चारण हाउस्गेस्ट
घर में ठहरा मेहमान
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a person who is staying in somebody's home for a short time
घर में ठहरा मेहमान
- We have houseguests staying for the weekend.
- Radhika was the perfect houseguest and helped with the cooking.
- Our houseguest from Chennai leaves on Tuesday morning.
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- Having a houseguest for a month taught us to share the bathroom schedule.
- Please give your houseguests a spare key if they will be out all day.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a houseguest (countable noun)
It names a person who stays at your home for a short time. The plural is houseguests.
यह उस व्यक्ति का नाम है जो आपके घर में थोड़े समय के लिए ठहरता है। इसका plural houseguests है।
- Our houseguest arrived on Friday.
- We have two houseguests this week.
have/host a houseguest
Hosts have or host a houseguest; the guest stays with or at the host's home.
मेज़बान के लिए have या host का प्रयोग होता है; अतिथि मेज़बान के घर में या उसके साथ ठहरता है।
- We are hosting a houseguest from Bhopal.
houseguest of somebody
Use of to show whose home the person is staying in.
व्यक्ति किसके घर में ठहरा है, यह दिखाने के लिए of का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was a houseguest of the principal for a week.
houseguest + noun
Used before a noun for phrases like houseguest etiquette.
Noun से पहले यह houseguest etiquette जैसे phrases में आता है।
- Good houseguest manners include helping with the dishes.
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adjective + houseguest
welcomeunwelcomeperfectlong-termovernight
- An overnight houseguest left early the next morning.
verb + houseguest
havehostentertaininviteturn out to be
- We entertained a houseguest for ten days.
houseguest + noun
etiquettemannersroomgift
- She left a small houseguest gift of sweets.
how to be a houseguest
be a goodmakeact asbehave as
- Be a considerate houseguest and clean up after yourself.
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- Our houseguest from Chennai enjoyed the north Indian food.
चेन्नई से आए हमारे अतिथि को उत्तर भारतीय भोजन पसंद आया।
- A good houseguest tells the host when he plans to leave.
एक अच्छा अतिथि मेज़बान को बताता है कि वह कब जाएगा।
- Radhika offered to cook for her houseguests.
राधिका ने अपने अतिथियों के लिए खाना बनाने की पेशकश की।
- The houseguest slept in the study room.
अतिथि अध्ययन कक्ष में सोया।
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✗ We have a houseguests today.
✓ We have a houseguest today.
After a, the noun must be singular.
Article 'a' के बाद noun एकवचन होना चाहिए।
✗ Our houseguest stayed in our house since Monday.
✓ Our houseguest has stayed in our house since Monday.
Since requires the present perfect for a situation still continuing.
Since के साथ जारी स्थिति के लिए present perfect आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name visitors, but the length and nature of the stay differ.
ये शब्द आगंतुकों के हैं, पर ठहरने की अवधि और स्वरूप अलग हैं।
A person staying in your home for a short time.
आपके घर में थोड़े समय के लिए ठहरा व्यक्ति।
- A houseguest arrived late.
Anyone who comes to see you, whether or not they stay.
कोई भी जो मिलने आए, ठहरे या नहीं।
- A visitor knocked at the door.
A person who pays to live in a room in someone's home.
किसी के घर में कमरे के लिए किराया देकर रहने वाला।
- They took in a lodger.