deprive
/dɪˈpraɪv/verb
उच्चारण डिप्राइव
वंचित करना, छीन लेना
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[T] ~ sb/sth of sth
to prevent somebody from having or doing something, especially something important
वंचित करना, छीन लेना
- Poverty deprived her of a good education.
- They were deprived of sleep for days.
- Lack of money should not deprive any child of an education.
+ 2 more examples
- The storm deprived the village of electricity for three days.
- Do not deprive yourself of sleep before an important exam.
Synonyms dispossess strip rob deny divest
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
deprive + sb/sth + of + noun
Always use of after the person, never from; the thing taken away comes after of.
व्यक्ति के बाद हमेशा 'of' आता है, 'from' कभी नहीं; छीनी गई वस्तु of के बाद आती है।
- The floods deprived the villagers of their homes.
- Lack of sleep deprived him of his concentration.
be deprived of
The passive is very common and describes a person who has been denied something they need.
Passive बहुत आम है और ऐसे व्यक्ति को दर्शाता है जिसे आवश्यक वस्तु से वंचित रखा गया।
- Many children in the slum are deprived of proper education.
deprive oneself of sth
The reflexive form shows that a person chooses to go without something.
Reflexive रूप दर्शाता है कि व्यक्ति स्वयं किसी चीज़ के बिना रहना चुनता है।
- Radhika deprived herself of sweets during exam month.
deprive + sb + of + -ing
After of, use the -ing form when the thing denied is an action.
जब वंचित की गई चीज़ कोई क्रिया हो, तब of के बाद -ing रूप आता है।
- The injury deprived him of playing in the final.
+Collocations 4
deprive + of + noun
sleeprightslibertyfoodoxygen
- Prisoners must not be deprived of their basic rights.
adjective + deprived
culturallysociallyeconomicallysleepemotionally
- Sleep-deprived students often make careless mistakes.
deprived + noun
areachildbackgroundcommunityfamily
- The charity runs a school in a deprived area of Patna.
adverb + deprive
unjustlycruellywronglycompletelydeliberately
- The landlord wrongly deprived the tenants of water.
“More examples 5
- The long drought deprived the farmers of their harvest.
लंबे सूखे ने किसानों को उनकी फ़सल से वंचित कर दिया।
- No one has the right to deprive a citizen of his liberty without a fair trial.
निष्पक्ष मुक़दमे के बिना किसी को भी नागरिक को उसकी स्वतंत्रता से वंचित करने का अधिकार नहीं है।
- Constant noise from the road deprived us of a quiet night.
सड़क के लगातार शोर ने हमें शांत रात से वंचित कर दिया।
- She comes from a deprived background but topped the board exam.
वह वंचित पृष्ठभूमि से है, फिर भी उसने बोर्ड परीक्षा में प्रथम स्थान पाया।
- The company was deprived of its licence for breaking safety laws.
सुरक्षा कानून तोड़ने के कारण कंपनी का लाइसेंस छीन लिया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The floods deprived the villagers from food.
✓ The floods deprived the villagers of food.
Deprive takes of, not from.
'Deprive' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ Don't deprive me to meet my friends.
✓ Don't deprive me of meeting my friends.
After deprive + object, use of + -ing, not a to-infinitive.
'Deprive' + object के बाद of + -ing आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ The guard was deprived his licence for the mistake.
✓ The guard was deprived of his licence for the mistake.
The word of cannot be left out in the passive.
Passive में भी 'of' छोड़ा नहीं जा सकता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Deprive, rob and deny all mean taking away or refusing something, but the thing and the manner differ.
Deprive, rob और deny तीनों का अर्थ कुछ छीनना या देने से मना करना है, पर वस्तु और तरीका अलग हैं।
To keep someone from having something they need, often over a period or through a rule.
किसी को आवश्यक वस्तु से वंचित रखना, प्रायः लंबे समय तक या किसी नियम के द्वारा।
- The rule deprives workers of their weekly rest.
To steal from a person or place, often with force; it takes of or a place as object.
किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान से चोरी करना, प्रायः बल प्रयोग से।
- Thieves robbed the old man of his gold chain.
To refuse to give something that someone asks for or has a claim to.
किसी माँगी गई या हक़ की वस्तु देने से मना करना।
- The school denied him admission because the form was late.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
de·prive
§Grammar and usage
Deprive sb of sth (not 'deprive sb from sth'); likewise rob sb of sth, rid sb of sth.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'deprive sb of sth' ('deprive sb from sth' नहीं); इसी तरह 'rob sb of sth', 'rid sb of sth'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sleep deprivation, deprived of liberty.
Collocations: sleep deprivation (नींद की कमी), deprived of liberty (स्वतंत्रता से वंचित)।