accuse
/əˈkjuːz/verb
उच्चारण अक्यूज़
(किसी पर) आरोप लगाना
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[T] ~ sb (of sth/of doing sth)
to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something
(किसी पर) आरोप लगाना
- She accused him of lying.
- He was accused of theft.
- He was accused of stealing from the shop.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't accuse me of lying when I'm telling the truth.
- The newspaper accused the officer of taking bribes.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
accuse + sb + of + noun / -ing
The person is the object, and of introduces the wrong thing they are said to have done; after of use a noun or an -ing form.
व्यक्ति object होता है और 'of' उस गलत काम को जोड़ता है जिसका उस पर आरोप है; 'of' के बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है।
- The shopkeeper accused the boy of stealing.
- She was accused of theft.
accuse + sb + of + being / having + participle
To say a person has a bad quality or past action, use being or having done after of.
किसी व्यक्ति में बुरा गुण या पिछला कार्य बताने के लिए 'of' के बाद being या having done आता है।
- Critics accused the minister of being careless.
- He accused me of having lied to him.
be accused of / by sb
In the passive, accused of gives the charge and by gives the person who makes it.
Passive में 'accused of' आरोप बताता है और 'by' आरोप लगाने वाले व्यक्ति को।
- The clerk was accused by his manager of taking bribes.
accuse (not blame) + sb of sth
Accuse states a charge about a wrong action; it does not take for. Blame uses for.
'Accuse' गलत कार्य का आरोप बताता है और उसके साथ 'for' नहीं आता। 'Blame' के साथ 'for' आता है।
- They accused the driver of ignoring the signal.
+Collocations 4
accuse + of
of theftof lyingof cheatingof corruptionof negligence
- Two officers were accused of corruption.
adverb + accuse
wronglyfalselyopenlypubliclyunfairly
- He was falsely accused of copying in the exam.
accuse + noun
a colleaguea friendthe governmentthe umpirea neighbour
- Fans accused the umpire of bias.
noun forms
accusationaccuseraccusing lookaccused personfalse accusation
- She made a serious accusation against her landlord.
“More examples 5
- The villagers accused the contractor of using poor cement.
ग्रामीणों ने ठेकेदार पर घटिया सीमेंट इस्तेमाल करने का आरोप लगाया।
- Radhika was accused of leaking the question paper, but she was innocent.
राधिका पर प्रश्नपत्र लीक करने का आरोप लगा, पर वह निर्दोष थी।
- Do not accuse people without proof.
बिना प्रमाण के लोगों पर आरोप मत लगाइए।
- The opposition accused the government of hiding facts.
विपक्ष ने सरकार पर तथ्य छिपाने का आरोप लगाया।
- He gave her an accusing look and left the room.
उसने उसे आरोप भरी नज़र से देखा और कमरे से चला गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He accused me for stealing his pen.
✓ He accused me of stealing his pen.
Accuse takes of, not for.
'Accuse' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ They accused to the minister of fraud.
✓ They accused the minister of fraud.
Accuse is transitive and takes no to before the object.
'Accuse' transitive है और object से पहले 'to' नहीं लगता।
✗ He was accused to have stolen the bag.
✓ He was accused of having stolen the bag.
Accuse does not take a to-infinitive; use of plus having done.
'Accuse' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता; 'of' के साथ having done लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Accuse, blame and charge all connect a person to a wrong, but in different ways.
'Accuse', 'blame' और 'charge' तीनों व्यक्ति को किसी गलती से जोड़ते हैं, पर अलग-अलग ढंग से।
To say a person did wrong; with of.
यह कहना कि व्यक्ति ने गलत किया; 'of' के साथ।
- He accused her of lying.
To say a person is responsible for a bad result; with for.
बुरे परिणाम के लिए व्यक्ति को ज़िम्मेदार ठहराना; 'for' के साथ।
- He blamed her for the delay.
To make an official accusation in law; with with.
कानून में औपचारिक आरोप लगाना; 'with' के साथ।
- The police charged him with theft.
◇Word family
?Which word?
accuse of, charge with, blame for
Each verb takes its own preposition: accuse sb of sth, charge sb with sth, blame sb for sth.
इन तीनों verbs के साथ अलग-अलग preposition आता है। Accuse के साथ of, charge के साथ with और blame के साथ for का प्रयोग होता है।