strangers
intermediateB1/ˈstreɪndʒərz/ · stran-gers
A person with whom one has had no personal experience or acquaintance.
Meanings
A person with whom one has had no personal experience or acquaintance.
ایک ایسا شخص جس کے ساتھ ذاتی تجربہ یا واقفیت نہ ہو۔
اجنبی
ajnabi
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- strangers in a new city
- helping strangers
- strangers become friends
Example Sentences
I often meet strangers in the park.
میں اکثر پارک میں اجنبیوں سے ملتا ہوں۔
Main aksar park mein ajnabiyon se milta hoon.
It's important to be cautious around strangers.
اجنبیوں کے بارے میں محتاط رہنا ضروری ہے۔
Ajnabiyon ke baare mein mohtaat rehna zaroori hai.
She felt like a stranger in her own town.
اس نے اپنے ہی شہر میں اجنبی محسوس کیا۔
Us ne apne hi shehar mein ajnabi mehsoos kiya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of strangers as 'strange' people who you do not know.
Imagine walking through a crowd and seeing unfamiliar faces.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے، بہت نکلے میرے ارمان لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے
Hazaron khwahishain aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle, bohat nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle.
Thousands of desires such that each desire takes my breath away, many of my wishes came true, yet still too few.
— Mirza Ghalib, Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib
* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
اجنبی کو اپنا نہیں سمجھنا چاہیے۔
Ajnabi ko apna nahi samajhna chahiye.
One should not consider a stranger as their own.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old French "estrangier" — to treat as a stranger
First known use: 14th century
The word 'stranger' enters the English language from the Old French word 'estrangier', which itself comes from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'outside'.