Inmate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnmeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnmeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnmeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnmeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inpatient convict yardbird yard bird con

Antonyms

outpatient

Word Forms

convict

verb

find or declare guilty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Insasse

einer von mehreren Bewohnern einer Wohnung (insbesondere jemand, der in einem Gefängnis oder Krankenhaus eingesperrt ist)

🇫🇷French

détenu

l'un des nombreux résidents d'un logement (en particulier quelqu'un confiné dans une prison ou un hôpital)

🇪🇸Spanish

preso

uno de varios residentes de una vivienda (especialmente alguien confinado en una prisión u hospital)

🇮🇹Italian

detenuto

uno dei tanti residenti di un'abitazione (specialmente qualcuno rinchiuso in una prigione o in un ospedale)

🇳🇱Dutch

gevangene

een van de vele bewoners van een woning (vooral iemand die is opgesloten in een gevangenis of ziekenhuis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

preso

um dos vários residentes de uma habitação (especialmente alguém confinado a uma prisão ou hospital)

🇷🇺Russian

заключенный

один из нескольких жителей жилища (особенно тот, кто находится в тюрьме или больнице)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैदी

एक आवास के कई निवासियों में से एक (विशेषकर जेल या अस्पताल में कैद कोई व्यक्ति)

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্দী

একটি বাসস্থানের বেশ কয়েকটি বাসিন্দার মধ্যে একজন (বিশেষত কারাগার বা হাসপাতালে সীমাবদ্ধ কেউ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கைதி

ஒரு குடியிருப்பில் வசிப்பவர்களில் ஒருவர் (குறிப்பாக சிறை அல்லது மருத்துவமனையில் அடைத்து வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஒருவர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖైదీ

అనేక మంది నివాసితులలో ఒకరు (ముఖ్యంగా జైలు లేదా ఆసుపత్రికి పరిమితమైన వ్యక్తి)

🇮🇳Marathi

कैदी

निवासस्थानातील अनेक रहिवाशांपैकी एक (विशेषत: तुरुंगात किंवा रुग्णालयात बंदिस्त कोणीतरी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેદી

નિવાસસ્થાનના ઘણા રહેવાસીઓમાંથી એક (ખાસ કરીને જેલ અથવા હોસ્પિટલમાં મર્યાદિત વ્યક્તિ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೈದಿ

ವಾಸಸ್ಥಳದ ಹಲವಾರು ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಜೈಲು ಅಥವಾ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്തേവാസി

ഒരു വാസസ്ഥലത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്നവരിൽ ഒരാൾ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ജയിലിലോ ആശുപത്രിയിലോ ഒതുങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਦੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਨਿਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਕੋਈ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਜਾਂ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਮਤ)

🇵🇰Urdu

قیدی

رہائش گاہ کے متعدد رہائشیوں میں سے ایک (خاص طور پر کوئی جیل یا اسپتال تک محدود)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

犯人

住宅的多名居民之一（尤其是被关在监狱或医院的人）

🇯🇵Japanese

受刑者

住居に住む数人の住人のうちの1人（特に刑務所や病院に閉じ込められている人）

🇰🇷Korean

동거인

주거지의 여러 거주자 중 한 명(특히 감옥이나 병원에 수감된 사람)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tù nhân

một trong số nhiều cư dân của một ngôi nhà (đặc biệt là người bị giam giữ trong nhà tù hoặc bệnh viện)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ต้องขัง

หนึ่งในผู้อยู่อาศัยหลายคนในที่อยู่อาศัย (โดยเฉพาะคนที่คุมขังอยู่ในเรือนจำหรือโรงพยาบาล)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tahanan

salah satu dari beberapa penghuni tempat tinggal (terutama seseorang yang dikurung di penjara atau rumah sakit)

🇵🇭Filipino

bilanggo

isa sa ilang residente ng isang tirahan (lalo na ang isang taong nakakulong sa isang bilangguan o ospital)

🇲🇾Malay

banduan

salah seorang daripada beberapa penduduk kediaman (terutama seseorang yang terkurung di penjara atau hospital)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سجين

واحد من العديد من المقيمين في المسكن (خاصة الشخص المحصور في سجن أو مستشفى)

🇮🇷Persian

زندانی

یکی از چندین ساکن یک خانه (به ویژه فردی که در زندان یا بیمارستان محبوس است)

🇹🇷Turkish

mahkum

bir konutun birkaç sakininden biri (özellikle hapishane veya hastaneye kapatılmış biri)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָסִיר

אחד מכמה דיירים בדירה (במיוחד מישהו המרותק לכלא או בית חולים)

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The primary meaning of 'inmate' is 'one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)'.

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Using 'inmate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'inmate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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