entangle
/ɪnˈtæŋɡl/verb
उच्चारण इन्टैंगल
उलझाना, फँसाना
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[T] ~ sb/sth (in/with sth) usually passive
to make somebody or something become caught or twisted in something
उलझाना, फँसाना
- The bird was entangled in the fishing net.
- The kite string was entangled in the branches of the neem tree.
- A fish was entangled in the net.
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- The cables were entangled behind the desk.
- Her scarf got entangled in the bicycle chain.
Synonyms tangle snare trap ensnare enmesh
Opposite disentangle free release untangle
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[T] ~ sb (in/with sth) usually passive
to involve somebody in a difficult or complicated situation
(मुसीबत में) फँसाना, उलझाना
- He became entangled in a long legal dispute.
- She did not want to be entangled in her family's financial quarrels.
- The firm was entangled in a dispute over taxes.
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- Do not entangle yourself in other people's arguments.
- The two families became entangled in a bitter quarrel over land.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
en·tan·gle
With -gle (not 'intangle' or 'entangel'); the noun entanglement.
अंत में -gle ('intangle' या 'entangel' गलत है); noun entanglement।
§Grammar and usage
Entangled in sth, entangled with sb.
'entangled in sth' का अर्थ है किसी उलझन या जाल में फँसना, और 'entangled with sb' का अर्थ है किसी व्यक्ति के साथ झंझट में उलझना।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
To free from a difficult situation is to extricate; to involve deeply in trouble is to embroil.
'मुश्किल स्थिति से छुड़ाना' extricate; 'मुसीबत में गहराई से फँसाना' embroil।