entrust
/ɪnˈtrʌst/verb
उच्चारण इन्ट्रस्ट
सौंपना
Core word
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[T]
to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody
सौंपना
- entrusted with the task
- The principal entrusted her with the care of the new library.
- The manager entrusted Kavita with the keys to the office.
+ 2 more examples
- I would never entrust my savings to a stranger.
- The task of organising the sports day was entrusted to the senior students.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
entrust somebody with something
Entrust somebody with something: the person gets the responsibility or object.
'Entrust somebody with something': व्यक्ति को ज़िम्मेदारी या वस्तु दी जाती है।
- The principal entrusted Radhika with the keys.
- They entrusted him with the school accounts.
entrust something to somebody
You can also start from the thing and use to for the person.
आप वस्तु से भी शुरू कर सकते हैं और व्यक्ति के लिए 'to' लगा सकते हैं।
- She entrusted her savings to her brother.
- The care of the garden was entrusted to Mali.
entrust + somebody + to-infinitive
It can be used with a task: entrust the guard to watch the gate.
इसका प्रयोग किसी कार्य के साथ भी हो सकता है।
- The company entrusted him to supervise the project.
be entrusted with / to (passive)
In the passive, the same two prepositions are used: with for the thing, to for the person.
Passive में वही दो prepositions आते हैं: वस्तु के लिए with, व्यक्ति के लिए to।
- The files were entrusted to the senior clerk.
+Collocations 4
entrust + with
with a taskwith the keywith a secretwith responsibilitywith power
- The teacher entrusted him with the responsibility of the lab.
entrust + to
to a friendto a lawyerto a committeeto the care ofto a guard
- He entrusted his house to a neighbour while on tour.
adverb + entrust
safelyfullyformallywiselygladly
- The documents were safely entrusted to the bank.
can / cannot be entrusted
can be entrustedcannot be entrustedshould be entrustedwas entrusted
- Such a sensitive job cannot be entrusted to a beginner.
“More examples 5
- The village entrusted the temple funds to a retired teacher.
गाँव ने मंदिर का धन एक सेवानिवृत्त शिक्षक को सौंप दिया।
- I would entrust my child to no one else.
मैं अपने बच्चे को किसी और को नहीं सौंपूँगा।
- The government entrusted the committee with the task of reforming exams.
सरकार ने समिति को परीक्षाओं में सुधार का कार्य सौंपा।
- Radhika is trusted, so she is often entrusted with confidential papers.
राधिका विश्वसनीय है, इसलिए उसे अक्सर गोपनीय कागज़ात सौंपे जाते हैं।
- A good leader entrusts important work to capable people.
अच्छा नेता महत्वपूर्ण कार्य सक्षम लोगों को सौंपता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He entrusted the keys with his brother.
✓ He entrusted the keys to his brother.
When the thing comes first, the person is introduced by to.
जब वस्तु पहले आती है, तब व्यक्ति से पहले 'to' लगता है।
✗ She entrusted to him the work.
✓ She entrusted the work to him.
Entrust is transitive: the object follows it directly.
'Entrust' सकर्मक है: object सीधे उसके बाद आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three involve giving someone something to look after, but differ in trust and formality.
तीनों में किसी को कुछ सँभालने के लिए देना शामिल है, पर विश्वास और औपचारिकता में अंतर है।
To give a person a task or object because you trust them.
विश्वास के कारण किसी को कार्य या वस्तु देना।
- She entrusted him with the key.
To give a task officially as a duty.
कर्तव्य के रूप में आधिकारिक रूप से कोई कार्य देना।
- The teacher assigned homework.
To pass your own authority or work to someone else.
अपना अधिकार या कार्य किसी और को सौंपना।
- The manager delegated the report to a junior.
§Grammar and usage
Entrust sb with sth or entrust sth to sb.
Entrust के दो structures हैं: 'entrust sb with sth' (किसी को कोई ज़िम्मेदारी सौंपना) और 'entrust sth to sb' (कोई चीज़ किसी के सुपुर्द करना)। दोनों का अर्थ एक ही है।