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indoors

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɪnˈdɔːrz/ · UK /ˌɪnˈdɔːz/

indoors means: Inside a building, or moving into one.

adverb

INSIDE BUILDINGSA2

Inside a building, or moving into one.

  • Let's go indoors.
  • We stayed indoors because it was raining.
  • Have you brought the plants indoors yet?

Similar words: inside

Opposites: outdoors

Common phrases: stay indoors, go indoors, play indoors, bring something indoors

preposition

INSIDE BUILDINGSA2

In or into a house or another building.

  • Come indoors, please.
  • We went indoors when the rain started.
  • Would you rather stay indoors today?

Similar words: inside

Opposites: outdoors

Common phrases: stay indoors, come indoors, go indoors

noun

INDOOR SPACEB2

The space inside a building, or inside buildings generally.

  • I prefer the indoors.
  • The warmth of indoors felt wonderful after our walk.
  • She missed the outdoors after a week confined to the indoors.

Similar words: interior, inside

Opposites: outdoors

Common phrases: the indoors, warmth of indoors

Questions about indoors

What does indoors mean?

Inside a building, or moving into one.

What is indoors in other languages?

Türkçe: içeride · Español: dentro · Français: à l'intérieur · Deutsch: drinnen · Italiano: al chiuso · 日本語: 屋内で

How do you pronounce indoors?

In American English /ˌɪnˈdɔːrz/; in British English /ˌɪnˈdɔːz/.

How do you use indoors in a sentence?

Let's go indoors. We stayed indoors because it was raining.

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