inmate
/ˈɪnmeɪt/noun
उच्चारण इन्मेट
क़ैदी; निवासी
Core word
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one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a hospital
क़ैदी; निवासी
- jail inmates
- Every inmate of the old-age home attended the festival.
- The inmates of the jail grow vegetables in the garden.
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- Prison inmates can take courses and learn skills.
- A kind volunteer visits the inmates of the hospice every week.
- Each inmate of the hostel was given a locker.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
inmate of + institution
Use of for the institution in which the person lives.
जिस संस्था में व्यक्ति रहता है, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- He was an inmate of the central jail for ten years.
- She is an inmate of an old-age home.
inmate (fellow inmate)
Fellow inmate names a person who lives in the same institution as you.
'Fellow inmate' उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो उसी संस्था में आपके साथ रहता है।
- A fellow inmate taught him to read.
- The inmates organised a cultural programme.
inmate as a countable noun
Inmate is countable and often used in the plural for prisons, hospitals or homes.
'Inmate' countable है और जेल, अस्पताल या आश्रम के संदर्भ में प्रायः बहुवचन में आता है।
- The jail houses about two thousand inmates.
inmate + noun
Inmate can act as a modifier in phrases such as inmate population.
Inmate 'inmate population' जैसे वाक्यांशों में दूसरे noun को बताने के लिए आ सकता है।
- The inmate population has gone up this year.
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adjective + inmate
fellowformerdeath-rowlong-termelderlymentally ill
- A former inmate now teaches yoga to prisoners.
verb + inmate
releasetransferrehabilitateteachhousefree
- The jail teaches inmates tailoring and carpentry.
inmate + noun
populationwelfarerightsreportrecords
- The inmate population has doubled in a decade.
inmates + verb
escaperiotprotestcomplainwork
- Inmates protested against poor food.
inmate of + place
of a prisonof a hospitalof an asylumof a hostelof a shelter
- She became an inmate of the shelter after losing her home.
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- Two inmates escaped from the jail during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान दो क़ैदी जेल से भाग निकले।
- Radhika's father visited the old-age home and met the inmates.
राधिका के पिता वृद्धाश्रम गए और वहाँ के निवासियों से मिले।
- The jail has a school for the children of women inmates.
जेल में महिला क़ैदियों के बच्चों के लिए एक स्कूल है।
- Many inmates earn wages from workshops inside the prison.
कई क़ैदी जेल के भीतर कार्यशालाओं से मज़दूरी कमाते हैं।
- The writer interviewed a former inmate for his book.
लेखक ने अपनी पुस्तक के लिए एक पूर्व क़ैदी से बातचीत की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a inmate of this hospital.
✓ He is an inmate of this hospital.
Use an before a vowel sound.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ The inmates of the jail was released.
✓ The inmates of the jail were released.
Inmates is plural, so the verb must be plural.
'Inmates' बहुवचन है, इसलिए क्रिया भी बहुवचन होनी चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Inmate, prisoner and convict overlap in jails, but inmate also covers hospitals and homes.
Inmate, prisoner और convict जेल में समान हैं, पर 'inmate' अस्पताल और आश्रम को भी शामिल करता है।
Anyone who lives in an institution, including a prison, hospital or home.
संस्था में रहने वाला कोई भी, जैसे जेल, अस्पताल या आश्रम।
- The inmates of the hospital were shifted.
A person kept in prison, whether before or after a trial.
जेल में रखा गया व्यक्ति, मुक़दमे से पहले या बाद में।
- The prisoner was brought to court.
A person who has been found guilty and sentenced.
दोषी ठहराया गया और सज़ा पाया हुआ व्यक्ति।
- The convict was released after seven years.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: inmate usually means a prisoner.
प्रयोग में inmate का अर्थ प्रायः क़ैदी है।