indoors
/ˌɪnˈdɔːz/adverb
उच्चारण इन्डॉर्ज़
घर के अंदर
Core word
- 1
inside or into a building
घर के अंदर
- Stay indoors during the storm.
- We played indoors the whole afternoon because it was pouring outside.
- Children were kept indoors because of the heat wave.
+ 3 more examples
- It was so cold that we stayed indoors all day.
- Please take your shoes off when you come indoors.
- Let's go indoors; it is starting to drizzle.
Synonyms inside within under cover
Opposite outdoors
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + indoors
Indoors is an adverb of place, used after verbs such as stay, go, play and work.
'Indoors' स्थान बताने वाला adverb है, जो stay, go, play और work जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है।
- Please stay indoors during the storm.
- The children played indoors.
go / come / bring indoors
With movement verbs it means into a building; no preposition is needed.
गति वाली क्रियाओं के साथ इसका अर्थ इमारत के भीतर है; किसी preposition की ज़रूरत नहीं।
- Bring the washing indoors before it rains.
indoors vs inside
Indoors contrasts with outdoors; inside can also be a preposition (inside the house).
'Indoors' का विपरीत 'outdoors' है; 'inside' preposition भी हो सकता है (inside the house)।
- He stayed inside the house all day.
indoors (no 'to' or 'in')
Do not say in indoors or to indoors; the word already carries the meaning of place.
'In indoors' या 'to indoors' नहीं कहते; शब्द में स्थान का भाव पहले से है।
- We worked indoors all afternoon.
+Collocations 5
verb + indoors
staykeepworkremainsleep
- Keep the pets indoors tonight.
movement + indoors
gocomebringstepmove
- Come indoors, it's getting cold.
reason + indoors
because of the raindue to heatin winterduring the storm
- During the heatwave, people stayed indoors at noon.
indoors and outdoors
indoors and outdoorsboth indoors and outindoors or outdoors
- The fair offers games both indoors and outdoors.
indoors + preposition phrase
indoors all dayindoors until darkindoors for a weekindoors at night
- The fog kept everyone indoors until noon.
“More examples 7
- The officials asked everyone to stay indoors during the cyclone.
अधिकारियों ने चक्रवात के दौरान सबको घर के भीतर रहने को कहा।
- Radhika studies indoors in the afternoon because of the heat.
गर्मी के कारण राधिका दोपहर में घर के भीतर पढ़ती है।
- The cat was happier indoors than outdoors.
बिल्ली बाहर की अपेक्षा घर के भीतर अधिक खुश थी।
- We had to move the wedding indoors because of the rain.
बारिश के कारण हमें विवाह समारोह घर के भीतर करना पड़ा।
- Children should not spend all day indoors.
बच्चों को पूरा दिन घर के भीतर नहीं बिताना चाहिए।
- The matches were held indoors after the ground became muddy.
मैदान में कीचड़ हो जाने के बाद मैच घर के भीतर कराए गए।
- Radhika's grandfather prefers to read indoors in the afternoon.
राधिका के दादाजी दोपहर में घर के भीतर पढ़ना पसंद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We stayed in indoors all day.
✓ We stayed indoors all day.
Indoors is an adverb and takes no preposition before it.
'Indoors' adverb है, इसके पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ The children were playing indoor because of the rain.
✓ The children were playing indoors because of the rain.
The verb needs the adverb indoors, not the adjective indoor.
Verb को adverb 'indoors' चाहिए, adjective 'indoor' नहीं।