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expel

/ɪkˈspel/verb

उच्चारण इक्स्पेल

निष्कासित करना, निकाल देना (स्कूल, संगठन, देश से)

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verbexpelled, expelling
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (from sth) often passive

    to officially make somebody leave a school, an organization or a country

    निष्कासित करना, निकाल देना (स्कूल, संगठन, देश से)

    • Two students were expelled for cheating.
    • The spy was expelled from the country.
    • The college expelled him for bringing a mobile phone into the hall.
    + 2 more examples
    • The club may expel a member who breaks the rules.
    • The diplomat was expelled from the country.

    Synonyms throw out remove banish

    Opposite admit accept readmit

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth (from sth) formal

    to force air or liquid out of a container or the body

    (हवा, तरल को) बाहर निकालना

    • Breathe in deeply and then expel the air slowly.
    • The pump expels water through a pipe at the back.
    • Fish expel water through their gills.
    + 2 more examples
    • The volcano expelled ash into the sky.
    • Cough hard to expel the mucus.

    Synonyms discharge eject emit

    Opposite inhale absorb

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

expel sb from + school/group

Use from for the school, club or country someone is made to leave.

जिस स्कूल, संस्था या देश से किसी को निकाला जाए, उसके लिए 'from' आता है।

  • The student was expelled from school for cheating.
  • The party expelled him from its membership.

be expelled for + reason

Use for before the reason, followed by a noun or -ing.

कारण से पहले 'for' आता है, उसके बाद noun या -ing।

  • Two boys were expelled for bullying.

expel + air / water / gas

Expel also means to force air, water or gas out of a container or body.

'Expel' का अर्थ किसी पात्र या शरीर से हवा, पानी या गैस को बाहर धकेलना भी है।

  • The lungs expel carbon dioxide.
  • The pump expels water from the tank.

expel vs suspend

Expel is a permanent removal, while suspend is only for a time.

'Expel' स्थायी निष्कासन है, जबकि 'suspend' केवल कुछ समय के लिए है।

  • He was suspended for a week, not expelled.
+Collocations 4

expel + noun

a studenta membera diplomata playeran ambassador

  • The country expelled two diplomats.

adverb + expel

forciblyformallypermanentlyquicklyofficially

  • He was formally expelled from the club.

expel + from

from schoolfrom the partyfrom the countryfrom the teamfrom college

  • The league expelled the team from the tournament.

expel + gas / air

airwatersmokegasbreath

  • Engines expel smoke through the exhaust pipe.
“More examples 6
  • The principal expelled him for stealing.

प्रधानाचार्य ने चोरी के कारण उसे निकाल दिया।

  • The club expelled three members for breaking rules.

क्लब ने नियम तोड़ने पर तीन सदस्यों को निकाल दिया।

  • The government expelled the foreign journalist.

सरकार ने विदेशी पत्रकार को देश से निकाल दिया।

  • Plants expel excess water through their leaves.

पौधे अपनी पत्तियों से अतिरिक्त पानी बाहर निकालते हैं।

  • Radhika was shocked when she heard her friend had been expelled.

अपनी सहेली के निष्कासन का समाचार सुनकर राधिका स्तब्ध रह गई।

  • The lungs expel stale air with every breath.

फेफड़े हर साँस के साथ बासी हवा बाहर निकालते हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He was expelled out of the college.

✓ He was expelled from the college.

Expel takes from, not out of.

'Expel' के साथ 'from' आता है, 'out of' नहीं।

✗ She was expelled by cheating.

✓ She was expelled for cheating.

The reason for punishment takes for.

दंड के कारण के लिए 'for' आता है।

✗ The school expelled him out for fighting.

✓ The school expelled him for fighting.

Expel does not need out; it already means to force out.

'Expel' का अर्थ पहले से बाहर निकालना है, इसलिए 'out' नहीं लगता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Expel, suspend and dismiss all remove someone, but the finality and place differ.

तीनों किसी को हटाते हैं, पर अंतिमता और स्थान में अंतर है।

expel

To make someone leave a school or group for good.

किसी को स्कूल या समूह से हमेशा के लिए निकालना।

  • He was expelled.

suspend

To keep someone out for a limited time.

किसी को सीमित समय के लिए दूर रखना।

  • She was suspended for a week.

dismiss

To remove an employee from a job.

कर्मचारी को नौकरी से हटाना।

  • The clerk was dismissed.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

ex·pel

One l, but expelled and expelling double it; the noun is expulsion (not 'expelment').

में एक l, पर expelled और expelling में दो; noun expulsion है ('expelment' गलत है)।

?Which word?

expel, suspend, rusticate

To expel a student is to remove him from the school permanently. To suspend is to bar him for a fixed time. To rusticate (used in Indian universities) is to send a student away from a college or hostel as a punishment, usually for a term or a year. The noun of expel is expulsion.

Expel का अर्थ छात्र को स्कूल से स्थायी रूप से निकालना है। Suspend का अर्थ तय समय के लिए रोकना है। Rusticate (भारतीय विश्वविद्यालयों में) का अर्थ सज़ा के तौर पर छात्र को कॉलेज या छात्रावास से एक सत्र या साल के लिए हटाना है। Expel का noun expulsion है।

§Grammar and usage

Expel sb from sth.

'expel sb from sth' आता है।