burgle
/ˈbɜːɡl/verb
उच्चारण बर्गल
सेंध लगाना, घर में घुसकर चोरी करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sb/sth British
to enter a building illegally, usually by force, and steal from it
सेंध लगाना, घर में घुसकर चोरी करना
- Our house was burgled while we were away in Shimla.
- They were burgled twice last year.
- Thieves burgled the shop while the owner was asleep.
+ 2 more examples
- The flat was burgled during the festival holidays.
- Someone tried to burgle our neighbour's house last night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
burgle + building / person (transitive, British)
Burgle is transitive; the object is the building or the people whose home is entered. It is mostly British, and Americans say burglarize.
'Burgle' सकर्मक है; object वह इमारत या लोग हैं जिनके घर में घुसा गया। यह मुख्यतः British शब्द है; American English में 'burglarize' कहते हैं।
- Thieves burgled the school over the holidays.
- They burgled three flats in one night.
be burgled (passive)
The passive is the most common form, since people usually talk about their house being burgled.
Passive रूप सबसे आम है, क्योंकि लोग अक्सर अपने घर के burgle होने की बात करते हैं।
- Our house was burgled while we were in Goa.
- The shop has been burgled twice this year.
irregular spelling: burgle, burgled, burgling
Drop the final e before adding -ed or -ing; do not write burglered.
-ed या -ing जोड़ने से पहले अंतिम e हटाएँ; 'burglered' न लिखें।
- The gang had been burgling houses for months.
+Collocations 3
burgle + noun
a housea shopa flatan officea school
- Two men burgled a jeweller's shop at night.
adverb + burgle
repeatedlytwiceregularlyeasily
- The same house was burgled twice.
be burgled + time
last nightin the daywhile awayon Diwali
- Their flat was burgled while they were on holiday.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's neighbour was burgled while the family was in Jaipur.
जब परिवार जयपुर में था, तब राधिका के पड़ोसी के घर चोरी हो गई।
- The men burgled six houses before the police caught them.
पुलिस के पकड़ने से पहले उन आदमियों ने छह घरों में चोरी की।
- It is easy to burgle a house with no lights on.
बिना रोशनी वाले घर में चोरी करना आसान है।
- The temple was burgled and the silver lamp was taken.
मंदिर में चोरी हुई और चाँदी का दीपक चला गया।
- He admitted that he had burgled the office.
उसने स्वीकार किया कि उसने कार्यालय में चोरी की थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The thieves burgled into the house.
✓ The thieves burgled the house.
Burgle is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Burgle' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The house has burgled twice.
✓ The house has been burgled twice.
A passive meaning needs been before the past participle.
Passive अर्थ के लिए past participle से पहले 'been' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe theft, but the object and the method differ.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ चोरी बताती हैं, पर object और तरीके अलग-अलग हैं।
To break into a building and steal from it; the building is the object.
इमारत में घुसकर चोरी करना; इमारत object होती है।
- They burgled the shop.
To take from a person or bank, usually with force; the victim is the object.
व्यक्ति या बैंक से प्रायः बल से लेना; पीड़ित object होता है।
- They robbed a traveller.
To take a thing that is not yours; the stolen item is the object.
किसी और की चीज़ ले लेना; चुराई गई वस्तु object होती है।
- He stole a watch.
?Which word?
Do not confuse burgle (a building or its owner is burgled) and rob (a person or a bank is robbed, but money or things are stolen).
Burgle (किसी इमारत या उसके मालिक के यहाँ सेंध लगना) और rob (किसी व्यक्ति या बैंक को rob किया जाता है, लेकिन पैसा या सामान steal किया जाता है) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English uses burgle, while American English usually uses burglarize.
British and American में British English में burgle और American English में आम तौर पर burglarize प्रयोग होता है।