imprison
/ɪmˈprɪzn/verb
उच्चारण इम्प्रिज़न
क़ैद करना
Core word
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to put somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape
क़ैद करना
- imprisoned for life
- The rebel was imprisoned for ten years before the new government set him free.
- The king imprisoned his rivals in a remote fort.
+ 2 more examples
- Thousands of freedom fighters were imprisoned by the colonial government.
- The law allows judges to imprison offenders for serious crimes.
Synonyms jail lock up incarcerate detain confine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
imprison + person + for + crime / period
Use 'for' for the reason or for the length of time: imprisoned for theft, imprisoned for ten years.
कारण या अवधि के लिए 'for': imprisoned for theft, imprisoned for ten years।
- He was imprisoned for fraud.
- The leader was imprisoned for six years.
be imprisoned (passive)
The passive is the most common form, since the focus is on the person punished.
Passive सबसे आम रूप है क्योंकि ध्यान दंडित व्यक्ति पर होता है।
- Many freedom fighters were imprisoned by the British government.
imprison in / at + place
Use 'in' for the building or cell and 'at' for a named jail: imprisoned in the Cellular Jail.
इमारत या कोठरी के लिए 'in' और नामित जेल के लिए 'at': imprisoned in the Cellular Jail।
- Veer Savarkar was imprisoned in the Cellular Jail.
imprison (figurative) in / by
Figuratively, to imprison means to trap in a condition: imprisoned by fear.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'imprison' का अर्थ किसी स्थिति में फँसाना है: imprisoned by fear।
- Poverty imprisoned the family in a cycle of debt.
imprison vs jail / confine / lock up
Imprison is formal and legal; jail and lock up are everyday words; confine means to keep within limits and need not involve a prison.
Imprison औपचारिक और कानूनी शब्द है; jail और lock up रोज़मर्रा के शब्द हैं; confine का अर्थ सीमा में रखना है, जेल होना ज़रूरी नहीं।
- The illness confined him to bed, but the court imprisoned the thief.
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adverb + imprison
wronglyunjustlyillegallybrieflyrepeatedly
- He was wrongly imprisoned for ten years.
imprison + for
lifemurderthefttreasoncontempt of court
- She was imprisoned for contempt of court.
be imprisoned + preposition
in a fortin a cellwithout trialby orderfor years
- The prince was imprisoned in a fort for years.
threaten / risk + imprisonment
threatenriskfaceavoidescape
- Offenders risk imprisonment for up to three years.
imprison + without
without trialwithout chargewithout bailwithout reason
- The activists were imprisoned without trial.
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- The king imprisoned his rival in the fort of Gwalior.
राजा ने अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी को ग्वालियर के किले में कैद कर दिया।
- Radhika read how the freedom fighter was imprisoned for his speeches.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि स्वतंत्रता सेनानी को उसके भाषणों के लिए जेल में डाल दिया गया।
- Thousands of people were imprisoned during the Emergency.
आपातकाल के दौरान हज़ारों लोगों को जेल में डाल दिया गया।
- The court cannot imprison anyone without a proper trial.
अदालत उचित मुकदमे के बिना किसी को कैद नहीं कर सकती।
- He felt imprisoned in a job he did not like.
वह ऐसी नौकरी में स्वयं को कैद महसूस करता था जो उसे पसंद नहीं थी।
- Under the old law a debtor could be imprisoned for failing to pay.
पुराने कानून में कर्ज़ न चुकाने पर देनदार को कैद किया जा सकता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The judge imprisoned him to ten years.
✓ The judge imprisoned him for ten years.
Use 'for' with the length of imprisonment; 'sentenced to' takes 'to'.
कैद की अवधि के साथ 'for' आता है; 'sentenced to' में 'to' आता है।
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Life imprisonment (prison for the rest of the person's natural life, as clarified by the Supreme Court).
Collocation 'life imprisonment' (आजीवन कारावास; सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के अनुसार व्यक्ति के शेष प्राकृतिक जीवन तक)।