insure
/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/verb
उच्चारण इन्शुअर
बीमा करना
Core word
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[T, I]
to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car is damaged or stolen, or if you are ill
बीमा करना
- insure your car
- Do not forget to insure your luggage before you board the long train journey.
- He insured his shop against fire.
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- You should insure your mobile phone against theft.
- Have you insured the house against floods?
- The painting is insured for ten lakh rupees.
Synonyms cover protect underwrite
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
insure + sth + against + risk
Use against for the danger covered by the policy.
पॉलिसी द्वारा कवर किए गए ख़तरे के लिए 'against' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Farmers insure their crops against drought and floods.
- He insured the shop against fire.
insure + sth + for + amount
Use for before the sum for which the thing is covered.
जिस राशि के लिए चीज़ का बीमा हो, उससे पहले 'for' आता है।
- She insured her jewellery for five lakh rupees.
insure + sb / sth (to be covered)
The object is the person or thing covered; the passive is very common: be insured.
Object वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु है जो कवर होती है; passive 'be insured' बहुत आम है।
- All passengers are insured by the railway.
- The driver was not insured to drive the van.
insure vs ensure vs assure
Insure is about financial cover; ensure means to make certain; assure means to promise someone.
'Insure' आर्थिक सुरक्षा के लिए है; 'ensure' का अर्थ पक्का करना है; 'assure' का अर्थ किसी को भरोसा देना है।
- Insure the car, ensure that the doors are locked, and assure your mother you will call.
+Collocations 4
insure + noun
a cara houseyour lifegoodsa crop
- Insure your goods before sending them by sea.
adverb + insured
fullyadequatelyheavilyprivatelycomprehensively
- The warehouse was fully insured.
insure + against
against fireagainst theftagainst lossagainst accidentagainst flood
- You can insure the trip against cancellation.
get / have / be insured
gethaveberemainstay
- Every driver must be insured by law.
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- Radhika insured her new laptop against theft and damage.
राधिका ने अपने नए laptop का चोरी और नुकसान के विरुद्ध बीमा कराया।
- The bank insists that borrowers insure the house they mortgage.
बैंक का आग्रह है कि कर्ज़दार गिरवी रखे घर का बीमा कराएँ।
- Is your bike insured for third-party damage?
क्या आपकी बाइक का third-party नुकसान के लिए बीमा है?
- The company insured its trucks for a year at a time.
कंपनी अपने ट्रकों का एक बार में एक वर्ष के लिए बीमा कराती थी।
- The cricketer insured his legs for a huge sum.
उस क्रिकेटर ने अपने पैरों का बड़ी राशि में बीमा करवाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Please insure that the door is locked.
✓ Please ensure that the door is locked.
Use ensure, not insure, when you mean make certain.
'पक्का करना' के अर्थ में 'ensure' लिखें, 'insure' नहीं।
✗ He insured his car from accidents.
✓ He insured his car against accidents.
Insure takes against for the risk.
Risk के लिए 'insure' के साथ 'against' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These three look and sound alike, but each has its own job.
ये तीनों दिखने और सुनने में मिलते-जुलते हैं, पर हर एक का अपना काम है।
To arrange financial cover against loss or damage.
नुकसान की स्थिति में आर्थिक सुरक्षा का प्रबंध करना।
- We insured the house.
To make certain that something happens or is done.
यह पक्का करना कि कोई बात हो या की जाए।
- Ensure that the form is signed.
To tell someone confidently that something is true, to remove their doubt.
किसी को आत्मविश्वास से कहना कि बात सच है, ताकि उसका संदेह दूर हो।
- The doctor assured her that the wound would heal.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart insure (buy insurance), ensure (make certain) and assure (tell confidently).
Insure (बीमा करना), ensure (सुनिश्चित करना) और assure (विश्वास दिलाना) को अलग रखिए।