infect
/ɪnˈfekt/verb
उच्चारण इन्फ़ेक्ट
संक्रमित करना
Core word
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[T]
to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant; to make somebody share a particular feeling
संक्रमित करना
- infected with malaria
- Mosquitoes that breed in dirty water can infect people with dengue.
- The virus can infect anyone who has not been vaccinated.
+ 3 more examples
- Dirty needles can infect patients with serious diseases.
- Doctors fear the outbreak may infect many more children.
- The wound became infected after he fell in the mud.
Synonyms contaminate pollute spread to affect influence
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
infect sb/sth with sth
Use with before the disease or germ that passes to the person or thing.
रोग या कीटाणु जो व्यक्ति या वस्तु में फैलता है, उससे पहले 'with' आता है।
- The mosquito infected him with malaria.
- The wound was infected with bacteria.
be infected (passive)
The passive is more usual; the adjective infected is also used before nouns.
Passive अधिक आम है; adjective 'infected' noun से पहले भी आता है।
- Thousands of people were infected during the outbreak.
- Wash an infected cut carefully.
infect sb with (feeling)
Figuratively, you can infect others with a feeling such as enthusiasm or fear.
लाक्षणिक रूप में आप दूसरों को उत्साह या भय जैसी भावना से 'infect' कर सकते हैं।
- Her laughter infected the whole room.
infect vs affect
Infect is about disease or germs; affect means to have an influence on.
'Infect' रोग या कीटाणुओं के लिए है; 'affect' का अर्थ प्रभाव डालना है।
- The virus infects the lungs and affects breathing.
+Collocations 5
infect + noun
a woundthe blooda computera patientthe water
- A virus can infect a computer in seconds.
adverb + infect
easilybadlyseriouslydirectlyaccidentally
- The cut was badly infected.
infect + with
with a viruswith bacteriawith malariawith hopewith fear
- The mosquito infected him with dengue.
be / get infected
get infectedbecome infectedbe infected byrisk being infected
- Wash your hands so that you do not get infected.
infect + body part
infect the lungsinfect the woundinfect the throatinfect the blood
- The germs infect the lungs and cause cough.
“More examples 7
- Dirty water can infect children with typhoid.
गंदा पानी बच्चों को टायफाइड से संक्रमित कर सकता है।
- Radhika covered her mouth when she coughed so as not to infect others.
राधिका ने खाँसते समय मुँह ढका ताकि दूसरों को संक्रमण न हो।
- The hospital isolated the infected patients.
अस्पताल ने संक्रमित रोगियों को अलग रखा।
- The coach's confidence infected the whole team.
प्रशिक्षक का आत्मविश्वास पूरी टीम में फैल गया।
- A virus infected the office computers last week.
पिछले सप्ताह एक virus ने कार्यालय के computers को संक्रमित कर दिया।
- Radhika's brother was infected with flu after the school trip.
स्कूल यात्रा के बाद राधिका के भाई को फ़्लू का संक्रमण हो गया।
- The nurse wore gloves so as not to infect the newborn.
नर्स ने दस्ताने पहने ताकि नवजात को संक्रमण न हो।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was infected by dengue by a mosquito.
✓ He was infected with dengue by a mosquito.
The disease takes with; by is used for the agent that does it.
रोग के लिए 'with' आता है; 'by' कर्ता के लिए होता है।
✗ The virus infected to many people.
✓ The virus infected many people.
Infect is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Infect' transitive है, इसके object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
contaminate pollute spread to affect influence
§Grammar and usage
Infected with ('infected with a virus').
Usage: 'infected with' का अर्थ है किसी बीमारी का कीटाणु लगना, जैसे 'infected with a virus' (वायरस से संक्रमित)। यहाँ preposition 'with' आता है।