indoors

adverb

in·​doors ˈin-ˈdȯrz How to pronounce indoors (audio)
(ˌ)in-
: in or into a building

Examples of indoors in a Sentence

The game will be played indoors. He worked indoors all afternoon. We went indoors when it began to rain.
Recent Examples on the Web In the 1990s, American parents began pulling their children indoors or insisting that afternoons be spent in adult-run enrichment activities. Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024 In addition to the public health implications, the unhealthy air from the fires kept some people indoors and changed their spending behavior, such as having groceries delivered rather than going out to buy them in person. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for indoors 

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of indoors was in 1832

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“Indoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoors. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

indoors

adverb
in·​doors (ˈ)in-ˈdō(ə)rz How to pronounce indoors (audio)
-ˈdȯ(ə)rz
: in or into a building
games to be played indoors
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