lie-in
/ˈlaɪ ɪn/noun
उच्चारण लाइ इन
सुबह देर तक बिस्तर में पड़े रहना
Core word
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[C, usually singular] British, informal
an occasion when you stay in bed later than usual in the morning
सुबह देर तक बिस्तर में पड़े रहना
- I always have a lie-in on Sundays.
- After the exams, Radhika enjoyed a long lie-in.
- We had a lie-in on the holiday morning.
+ 2 more examples
- A lie-in is a rare luxury for farmers.
- The children begged for a lie-in after the late-night wedding.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have a lie-in (British)
Lie-in is a noun; the usual verb is have: have a lie-in.
Lie-in noun है; सामान्य क्रिया have है: have a lie-in।
- I had a lie-in on Sunday.
- She wants a lie-in this weekend.
a lie-in (noun) vs lie in (verb)
The noun is hyphenated; the phrasal verb lie in has no hyphen.
Noun में hyphen लगता है; phrasal verb lie in में नहीं।
- He lies in on holidays.
- A lie-in is a treat.
a long / late lie-in
Use long, late or good before lie-in.
Lie-in से पहले long, late या good आता है।
- She enjoyed a long lie-in.
- A good lie-in after exams feels wonderful.
lie-in vs sleep-in
Lie-in is British; sleep in is the common phrasal verb in many places.
Lie-in British शब्द है; कई स्थानों पर sleep in सामान्य phrasal verb है।
- He likes to sleep in on Sundays.
+Collocations 5
verb + lie-in
haveenjoyneeddeservetake
- After the night shift she deserved a lie-in.
adjective + lie-in
longlazylatewell-earnedextra
- On holiday we had a lazy lie-in.
lie-in + on
on Sundayon holidayat the weekendafter exams
- I always have a lie-in on Sunday.
lie-in + for
for an hourfor onceuntil nine
- She had a lie-in until nine.
lie-in + after
a night shiftan exama long trip
- She had a lie-in after the exam.
“More examples 6
- The students enjoyed a lie-in on the first day of the vacation.
विद्यार्थियों ने छुट्टी के पहले दिन देर तक सोने का आनंद लिया।
- Radhika's father rarely gets a lie-in on weekdays.
राधिका के पिता को सप्ताह के दिनों में शायद ही कभी देर तक सोने को मिलता है।
- It was a holiday, so I had a lovely lie-in.
छुट्टी थी, इसलिए मैं देर तक आराम से सोता रहा।
- After the long journey, a lie-in was all she wanted.
लंबी यात्रा के बाद उसे बस देर तक सोना था।
- The baby did not allow us any lie-in.
बच्चे ने हमें देर तक सोने का मौका नहीं दिया।
- Radhika set no alarm so that she could have a proper lie-in.
राधिका ने कोई अलार्म नहीं लगाया ताकि वह ठीक से देर तक सो सके।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ On Sunday I do a lie-in.
✓ On Sunday I have a lie-in.
The verb with lie-in is have, not do.
Lie-in के साथ क्रिया have आती है, do नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all involve sleep, but a lie-in is a late morning, while nap and snooze are short rests.
ये सभी नींद से जुड़े हैं, पर lie-in देर से उठना है, जबकि nap और snooze छोटे आराम हैं।
A morning when you stay in bed later than usual.
सुबह जब आप सामान्य से देर तक बिस्तर में रहते हैं।
- He had a lie-in.
?Which word?
Do not confuse the noun lie-in (written with a hyphen) and the verb phrase lie in (to stay in bed late).
Noun lie-in (hyphen के साथ) और verb phrase lie in (देर तक बिस्तर में रहना) में confuse न करें।