stairs
/steəz/noun
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सीढ़ियाँ, ज़ीना
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[pl.]
a set of steps built between two floors inside a building
सीढ़ियाँ, ज़ीना
- She ran up the stairs.
- The lift was broken, so we took the stairs.
- The old building has narrow stairs.
+ 4 more examples
- He ran down the stairs to open the door.
- The child fell down the stairs but was not badly hurt.
- Her room is at the top of the stairs.
- There is a lift, but I prefer the stairs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
stairs (plural noun)
Stairs is always plural in form and takes a plural verb: the stairs are steep. A single step is 'a stair' or 'a step'.
'Stairs' रूप में हमेशा बहुवचन है और बहुवचन क्रिया लेता है: the stairs are steep। एक सीढ़ी को 'a stair' या 'a step' कहते हैं।
- The stairs are very narrow in this old house.
- She sat on the bottom stair and waited.
up / down the stairs
Movement along the stairs uses up or down with the. Use 'go upstairs' and 'go downstairs' when no noun follows.
सीढ़ियों पर गति के लिए 'up' या 'down' के साथ the आता है। यदि आगे noun न हो तो 'go upstairs' और 'go downstairs' लिखें।
- He ran down the stairs to open the door.
- Radhika went upstairs to study.
a flight of stairs / at the top of the stairs
A flight of stairs is one continuous set of steps. Position is shown with at the top or at the foot of the stairs.
'A flight of stairs' सीढ़ियों का एक निरंतर समूह है। स्थिति 'at the top' या 'at the foot of the stairs' से बताई जाती है।
- The library is two flights of stairs up.
- Someone was waiting at the foot of the stairs.
stairs vs staircase / stairway
Staircase and stairway refer to the whole structure including railings, while stairs is the steps themselves.
'Staircase' और 'stairway' रेलिंग सहित पूरी संरचना को कहते हैं, जबकि 'stairs' स्वयं सीढ़ियाँ हैं।
- The palace has a grand marble staircase.
+Collocations 4
adjective + stairs
steepnarrowspiralwoodenwindingslippery
- The narrow stairs led to a tiny room.
verb + the stairs
climbtaketrip onfall downrun upsweep
- The old man finds it hard to climb the stairs.
stairs + noun
liftrailcarpetlanding
- Hold the stair rail while going down.
noun + of stairs
flight oftop ofbottom offoot ofset of
- Our classroom is two flights of stairs above the office.
“More examples 5
- The students rushed down the stairs when the bell rang.
घंटी बजते ही विद्यार्थी सीढ़ियों से नीचे दौड़ पड़े।
- Radhika slipped on the wet stairs but was not hurt.
राधिका गीली सीढ़ियों पर फिसल गई पर उसे चोट नहीं आई।
- The lift was out of order, so we took the stairs.
लिफ़्ट ख़राब थी, इसलिए हमने सीढ़ियों से जाना चुना।
- There are fifty stairs up to the hill temple.
पहाड़ी मंदिर तक पचास सीढ़ियाँ हैं।
- The cat was sleeping at the bottom of the stairs.
बिल्ली सीढ़ियों के नीचे सो रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The stairs is very steep.
✓ The stairs are very steep.
Stairs is plural and needs a plural verb.
'Stairs' बहुवचन है और बहुवचन क्रिया माँगता है।
✗ He climbed up to the stairs.
✓ He climbed up the stairs.
Climb up the stairs needs no 'to'; the stairs are the thing climbed.
'Climb up the stairs' में 'to' नहीं लगता; सीढ़ियाँ ही चढ़ी जाने वाली वस्तु हैं।
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: stairs (steps) and stares (looks fixedly at).
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: stairs (सीढ़ियाँ) और stares (घूरता है)।
Keep the step words together: stairs, staircase (the whole structure), stairway, steps (often outside), escalator (moving stairs), ladder (a movable frame with steps).
सीढ़ी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: stairs, staircase (पूरी संरचना), stairway, steps (प्रायः बाहर), escalator (चलती सीढ़ियाँ), ladder (उठाकर ले जाने योग्य सीढ़ी)।
§Grammar and usage
Stairs is usually plural ('The stairs are steep'); a flight of stairs means a continuous set.
Stairs प्रायः plural है ('The stairs are steep'); a flight of stairs का अर्थ सीढ़ियों का एक निरंतर समूह है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Below stairs (old-fashioned, in the part of a house where servants worked).
Idiom 'below stairs' (पुराना, घर का वह भाग जहाँ नौकर काम करते थे)।