veranda

CEFRB1

/vəˈɹæn.də/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A roofed platform along the outside of a house.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

Examples

  • I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.

  • Tom and Mary are outside on the veranda.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • They have a very nice veranda.

  • Boulte ate his breakfast, advised her to see her Arab pony fed in the veranda, and went out.

  • No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

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Origin

noun

An Indian English word of Indo-Portuguese origin, from Portuguese varanda (“balustrade; balcony”). Further etymology is unclear and disputed.