behead
/bɪˈhed/verb
उच्चारण बिहेड
सिर काटना, सिर कलम करना
Core word
- 1
[T, often passive] ~ sb
to cut off somebody's head, especially as a punishment
सिर काटना, सिर कलम करना
- Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi in 1675.
- The king ordered the traitors to be beheaded.
- In the story, the cruel ruler threatened to behead anyone who disobeyed him.
+ 2 more examples
- The statue was beheaded by vandals during the night.
- Many kings in history beheaded their rivals to keep power.
Synonyms decapitate execute guillotine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
behead + person (transitive verb)
Behead always takes an object and means to cut off a person's head, usually as a punishment. It is a regular verb: beheaded, beheading.
'Behead' के बाद हमेशा object आता है और इसका अर्थ किसी का सिर काटना है, प्रायः दंड के रूप में। यह नियमित क्रिया है: beheaded, beheading।
- The king ordered the traitor to be beheaded.
- Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in 1587.
be beheaded (passive)
The passive is the usual form in history writing, because the person who suffers matters more than the person who acts.
इतिहास-लेखन में passive रूप सामान्य है, क्योंकि कष्ट सहने वाला व्यक्ति कार्य करने वाले से अधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण होता है।
- Many rebels were beheaded after the revolt.
- He was publicly beheaded in the town square.
behead + for + crime
To state the reason for the punishment, use for + noun or -ing.
दंड का कारण बताने के लिए for + noun या -ing का प्रयोग होता है।
- He was beheaded for treason.
- They were beheaded for refusing to obey.
behead (figurative)
In a figurative sense, behead can mean to remove the leader of an organisation, with the effect of destroying it.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'behead' किसी संगठन के नेता को हटा देना हो सकता है, जिससे संगठन नष्ट हो जाए।
- The raid beheaded the gang by arresting its leader.
+Collocations 4
behead + object
a kinga traitora prisonera rebela criminal
- The invaders beheaded the captured governor.
adverb + beheaded
publiclybrutallyceremoniallyswiftlyunjustly
- He was publicly beheaded in the market square.
be beheaded + for / by
for treasonfor rebellionby order of the kingby the sword
- He was beheaded for treason by order of the king.
sentence / order + to behead
sentence to be beheadedorder to beheadthreaten to beheadrefuse to behead
- The emperor ordered his guards to behead the spy.
“More examples 6
- In history class, we read how Louis XVI was beheaded during the French Revolution.
इतिहास की कक्षा में हमने पढ़ा कि फ्रांसीसी क्रांति के दौरान लुई सोलहवें का सिर कलम किया गया था।
- Anne Boleyn was beheaded in the Tower of London.
ऐन बोलिन का Tower of London में सिर कलम किया गया था।
- The Mughal emperor ordered the rebel chief to be beheaded.
मुग़ल बादशाह ने विद्रोही सरदार का सिर कलम करने का आदेश दिया।
- In the old story, the villain threatens to behead the poor woodcutter.
पुरानी कहानी में खलनायक ग़रीब लकड़हारे का सिर कलम कर देने की धमकी देता है।
- The statue was beheaded by vandals during the night.
रात में तोड़फोड़ करने वालों ने मूर्ति का सिर तोड़ दिया।
- Heavy rain had beheaded all the marigolds in the garden.
भारी बारिश ने बगीचे के सारे गेंदे के फूल तोड़ डाले।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The king beheaded the traitor by his sword.
✓ The king beheaded the traitor with his sword.
An instrument is introduced by with, not by.
औज़ार या साधन के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
To cut off the head of a person is to behead or decapitate them.
किसी व्यक्ति का सिर काट देने को behead या decapitate कहते हैं।