ensconce
/ɪnˈskɒns/verb
उच्चारण इन्स्कॉन्स
आराम से बैठ जाना, जम जाना
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[T] ~ sb/yourself (+ adv./prep.) formal
to make yourself comfortable and safe in a place or position
आराम से बैठ जाना, जम जाना
- She ensconced herself in an armchair with a book.
- He ensconced himself behind a pile of files and refused to be disturbed.
- The cat ensconced itself on the warmest cushion in the house.
+ 2 more examples
- After lunch, grandfather ensconced himself in his favourite chair with the newspaper.
- They ensconced the guests in a quiet corner of the hotel lobby.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
en·sconce
With -sconce (not 'ensconse').
अंत में -sconce ('ensconse' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the settle words together: ensconce (settle comfortably), nestle (settle into a warm, comfortable place), install (put in a position), entrench (establish firmly so that change is difficult: 'entrenched attitudes').
जम जाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ensconce (आराम से जम जाना), nestle (गर्म, आरामदायक जगह में बैठना), install (पद पर रखना), entrench (इतनी मज़बूती से स्थापित करना कि बदलाव कठिन हो: 'entrenched attitudes')।
§Grammar and usage
Usually used reflexively or in the passive ('He was firmly ensconced in power').
प्रायः reflexive या passive में प्रयुक्त ('He was firmly ensconced in power')।