indoors

CEFRB1

/ɪnˈdɔːz/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Inside a building rather than outside.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    The interior of a building; the space inside buildings generally.

Examples

  • Don't stay indoors because it is cold outside.

  • I prefer to stay indoors in this really hot weather.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Inside, into, or within a building.

More examples

In context

  • The cold weather kept us indoors.

  • I prefer the indoors to the outdoors.

  • We stayed indoors to avoid the brutal heat.

Antonyms

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The cat prefers to stay blank because it is cold outside.

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Origin

adverb

From in + doors, originally two words, representing earlier within doors.