burglar
/ˈbɜːɡlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बर्ग्लर
सेंधमार
Basic word
- 1
[C]
a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal
सेंधमार
- a burglar alarm
- The burglar broke a window to get in.
- The police caught the burglar a few streets away.
+ 1 more example
- A burglar took jewellery and a laptop from the house.
Synonyms thief housebreaker robber
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
burglar + break into / enter
A burglar breaks into a building to steal. Use break into with a building as the object.
Burglar चोरी के लिए इमारत में सेंध लगाता है; इमारत के साथ 'break into' का प्रयोग होता है।
- A burglar broke into the shop through the roof.
- The burglar entered the flat by a window.
burglar alarm
A burglar alarm is a device that rings when someone enters illegally, and it is a standard compound.
Burglar alarm ऐसा यंत्र है जो अवैध प्रवेश पर बजता है; यह मानक compound है।
- The burglar alarm woke the whole street at midnight.
be burgled by a burglar (do not mix forms)
A burglar commits burglary; the victim's house is burgled. Do not confuse the person (burglar), the crime (burglary) and the action (burgle).
Burglar burglary करता है; पीड़ित का घर burgled होता है। व्यक्ति (burglar), अपराध (burglary) और क्रिया (burgle) को न मिलाएँ।
- Our neighbour's house was burgled while they were on holiday.
burglar + caught / arrested
Police catch, arrest or chase a burglar, and a court sentences him.
पुलिस burglar को पकड़ती, गिरफ़्तार करती या उसका पीछा करती है, और अदालत उसे सज़ा देती है।
- The police arrested the burglar outside the station.
+Collocations 3
adjective + burglar
armedmaskedsuspectedpettyprofessional
- An armed burglar threatened the watchman.
verb + burglar
catcharrestchasedisturbscare off
- The dog scared off the burglar.
burglar + noun
alarmproofbarsgang
- They fixed iron bars to make the windows burglar-proof.
“More examples 5
- The burglar took the laptop but left the television.
चोर laptop ले गया पर television छोड़ गया।
- Radhika woke at night and heard a burglar downstairs.
राधिका रात में जागी और उसने नीचे चोर की आहट सुनी।
- A masked burglar was caught on the shop's CCTV camera.
एक नक़ाबपोश चोर दुकान के CCTV कैमरे में क़ैद हो गया।
- The watchman saw a burglar climbing the wall.
चौकीदार ने एक चोर को दीवार पर चढ़ते देखा।
- The burglar was sentenced to three years in jail.
चोर को तीन साल की जेल की सज़ा सुनाई गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The burglar entered inside the house through the window.
✓ The burglar entered the house through the window.
Enter is followed directly by its object, without inside or into.
'Enter' के बाद object सीधे आता है, 'inside' या 'into' नहीं।
✗ My house was burglared last night.
✓ My house was burgled last night.
The verb is burgle, with the past participle burgled; burglar is the person.
क्रिया 'burgle' है और past participle 'burgled'; 'burglar' व्यक्ति के लिए है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These people take other people's property, but their methods differ.
ये लोग दूसरों की संपत्ति लेते हैं, पर इनके तरीके अलग-अलग हैं।
Someone who breaks into a building to steal.
चोरी के लिए इमारत में सेंध लगाने वाला।
- A burglar entered the flat.
Someone who steals from a person or bank using force or threat.
बल या धमकी से व्यक्ति या बैंक से चुराने वाला।
- A robber held up the bank.
The general word for anyone who steals.
किसी भी चोरी करने वाले के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- A thief took my purse.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart burglar (breaks into buildings), robber (uses force or threats) and thief (steals in general).
Burglar (घर में घुसकर चोरी), robber (बल या धमकी से) और thief (सामान्य चोर) को अलग रखिए।