inbox
/ˈɪnbɒks/noun
उच्चारण इन्बॉक्स
इनबॉक्स (आए हुए ई-मेल या संदेश रखने की जगह)
Basic word
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[C]
the place on a computer or phone where new emails or messages that you receive are kept
इनबॉक्स (आए हुए ई-मेल या संदेश रखने की जगह)
- My inbox was full of emails after the holiday.
- Check your inbox for the admit card link.
- Please check your inbox for the confirmation email.
+ 2 more examples
- My inbox has over two hundred unread messages.
- An email from the college landed in my inbox this morning.
Opposite outbox
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[C] North American
a container on a desk for letters and documents that are waiting to be read or dealt with
आने वाले कागज़ों की ट्रे
- The report is still lying in his inbox.
- She cleared her inbox before going on leave.
- Several files were piled up in the manager's inbox.
+ 1 more example
- The clerk placed the form in the inbox on the desk.
Synonyms in-tray
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in my / your inbox
Use 'in' for messages kept there: in my inbox. Phrases such as 'check your inbox' and 'clear your inbox' are very common.
वहाँ रखे संदेशों के लिए 'in': in my inbox। 'Check your inbox' और 'clear your inbox' बहुत प्रचलित हैं।
- Please check your inbox for the confirmation email.
- Her inbox is full of unread emails.
inbox (computer) vs inbox (desk tray)
On a screen, the inbox holds incoming emails and messages; on a desk, an inbox tray holds papers waiting to be dealt with.
स्क्रीन पर inbox में आने वाले ईमेल और संदेश रहते हैं; डेस्क पर inbox tray में निपटाए जाने वाले कागज़ रहते हैं।
- The file is still in his inbox tray, waiting for a signature.
land / hit / reach + inbox
Mail 'lands in' or 'reaches' an inbox; spam can 'flood' it.
मेल inbox में 'lands in' या 'reaches' करता है; spam उसे 'flood' कर सकता है।
- The offer letter landed in her inbox on Monday.
inbox + noun
As a modifier it forms terms like inbox zero, inbox rule, inbox folder.
Modifier के रूप में inbox zero, inbox rule जैसे शब्द बनाता है।
- He follows an inbox zero habit and clears his messages daily.
inbox vs outbox / sent items
The opposite of inbox is outbox (messages waiting to be sent) or the 'sent' folder (messages already sent).
Inbox का विपरीत outbox है (भेजे जाने की प्रतीक्षा में संदेश) या 'sent' folder (भेजे जा चुके संदेश)।
- The email stayed in the outbox because the network was down.
+Collocations 5
adjective + inbox
fullemptyoverflowingsharedmainunread
- After the holiday, her inbox was overflowing.
verb + inbox
checkclearclean upemptyorganiseflood
- Radhika clears her inbox every evening.
in / to + inbox
in my inboxto your inboxstraight to the inboxout of the inbox
- The results were sent straight to her inbox.
inbox + noun
zerofolderrulealertnotificationfilter
- An inbox rule moves bank emails to a separate folder.
inbox + folder names
primary tabpromotions tabsocial tabspam folderarchive
- The mail from the college went to the promotions tab, not the primary inbox.
“More examples 6
- My inbox had more than two hundred unread emails.
मेरे inbox में दो सौ से अधिक अपठित ईमेल थे।
- The admit card will reach your inbox within a day.
प्रवेश-पत्र एक दिन के भीतर आपके inbox में पहुँच जाएगा।
- Spam emails keep landing in my inbox despite the filter.
फ़िल्टर के बावजूद spam ईमेल मेरे inbox में आते रहते हैं।
- She keeps the inbox on her desk for papers to be signed.
वह दस्तख़त वाले कागज़ों के लिए अपनी मेज़ पर inbox tray रखती है।
- Check your inbox and spam folder before telling the school about the missing email.
ईमेल न मिलने की शिकायत विद्यालय से करने से पहले अपना inbox और spam folder देख लें।
- An unread inbox can cause stress, so Radhika checks it only twice a day.
अपठित inbox तनाव दे सकता है, इसलिए राधिका उसे दिन में केवल दो बार देखती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I received the mail on my inbox.
✓ I received the mail in my inbox.
Messages are kept 'in' an inbox, not 'on' it.
संदेश inbox 'में' रहते हैं, 'पर' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: for the container on a desk, British English uses in-tray, while inbox for emails is used everywhere.
British और American में अंतर यह है कि मेज़ पर रखी कागज़ों की ट्रे के लिए British English में in-tray कहा जाता है, जबकि ई-मेल के लिए inbox हर जगह प्रयोग होता है।