upstairs
/ˌʌpˈsteəz/adverb
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ऊपर (की मंज़िल पर)
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up the stairs; on or to a floor of a house or building higher than the one you are on
ऊपर (की मंज़िल पर)
- She went upstairs to sleep.
- The children ran upstairs as soon as the guests arrived.
- Mother is upstairs, getting ready for the wedding.
+ 3 more examples
- I'll bring your bag upstairs in a minute.
- The noise from upstairs woke the baby.
- Come upstairs and see my new room.
Synonyms above on the upper floor up
Opposite downstairs below
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[only before noun]
on an upper floor
ऊपरी मंज़िल का
- an upstairs room
- The upstairs flat gets more sunlight than the one on the ground floor.
- The upstairs bathroom is being repaired.
+ 2 more examples
- We rented the upstairs rooms to a student.
- Our upstairs neighbours play music late at night.
Synonyms upper top-floor
Opposite downstairs ground-floor
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go / come / run + upstairs
Upstairs is an adverb of place, so no preposition to is needed after a verb of movement.
'Upstairs' स्थान का adverb है, इसलिए गति-सूचक verb के बाद preposition 'to' की आवश्यकता नहीं होती।
- Radhika ran upstairs to get her bag.
- Come upstairs and see the new room.
live / be + upstairs
With a state verb it tells where someone or something is, on a higher floor.
State verb के साथ यह बताता है कि कोई व्यक्ति या वस्तु ऊपर की मंज़िल पर है।
- The landlord lives upstairs.
- The bedrooms are upstairs.
upstairs + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun, upstairs works as an adjective for the upper floor.
Noun के पहले 'upstairs' ऊपरी मंज़िल के लिए adjective की तरह काम करता है।
- The upstairs bathroom has a window.
- They rented the upstairs flat.
the upstairs (noun) / upstairs from sb
As a noun, the upstairs means the upper floor; upstairs from sb means on the floor above where someone lives.
Noun के रूप में 'the upstairs' का अर्थ ऊपरी मंज़िल है।
- The upstairs of the old haveli is empty.
- Our neighbours from upstairs make a lot of noise.
+Collocations 4
verb + upstairs
goruncarryclimbwalk
- He carried the heavy box upstairs.
upstairs + noun
roomflatwindowlandingneighbour
- The upstairs window overlooks the garden.
upstairs + adverb phrase
from the kitchenat the end of the corridor
- The study is upstairs, at the end of the corridor.
downstairs / upstairs pair
upstairs and downstairsgo up and down
- We heard footsteps upstairs and downstairs.
“More examples 5
- The children were sleeping upstairs when the power went out.
बिजली जाने के समय बच्चे ऊपर की मंज़िल पर सो रहे थे।
- Please bring the papers upstairs to my office.
कृपया काग़ज़ ऊपर मेरे कार्यालय में ले आइए।
- The upstairs rooms get more sunlight in winter.
सर्दियों में ऊपर के कमरों में अधिक धूप आती है।
- Grandfather finds it hard to climb upstairs without a stick.
दादाजी को बिना छड़ी के ऊपर चढ़ना कठिन लगता है।
- We live in the flat upstairs from the school.
हम स्कूल के ऊपर वाले फ़्लैट में रहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He went to upstairs to sleep.
✓ He went upstairs to sleep.
Upstairs is an adverb, so do not put to before it.
'Upstairs' adverb है, इसलिए इसके पहले 'to' न लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three show a higher position, but upstairs is only for floors of a building.
तीनों ऊँची स्थिति दर्शाते हैं, पर 'upstairs' केवल भवन की मंज़िलों के लिए है।
On or to a higher floor inside a building.
भवन के भीतर ऊपर की मंज़िल पर या उस ओर।
- The bedrooms are upstairs.
Above your head, not necessarily in a house.
सिर के ऊपर, ज़रूरी नहीं कि घर में हो।
- A plane flew overhead.
Higher than something else, with no idea of floors.
किसी अन्य चीज़ से ऊँचा, मंज़िल का भाव नहीं।
- The fan hangs above the bed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
up·stairs
§Grammar and usage
Upstairs and downstairs are adverbs, so no preposition is used ('go upstairs', not 'go to upstairs'), like home ('go home'), abroad, inside and outside.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: upstairs और downstairs adverbs हैं, इसलिए कोई preposition नहीं लगता ('go upstairs', 'go to upstairs' नहीं), home ('go home'), abroad, inside और outside की तरह।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Kick sb upstairs (move somebody to a job that seems more important but has less power).
Idiom 'kick sb upstairs' (किसी को अधिक महत्वपूर्ण दिखने वाले पर कम शक्ति वाले पद पर भेजना)।