nab
/næb/verb
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पकड़ लेना, धर दबोचना
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[T] ~ sb informal
to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong; to take or get something
पकड़ लेना, धर दबोचना
- Police nabbed the thief.
- Police nabbed the pickpocket at the railway station.
- Officers nabbed the smugglers at the border.
+ 2 more examples
- Two thieves were nabbed while escaping on a motorbike.
- I managed to nab the last seat in the front row.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
nab + person (arrest)
Nab is informal and means to catch or arrest someone, usually in the act. It takes a direct object and is common in news headlines.
'Nab' अनौपचारिक शब्द है और इसका अर्थ किसी को, प्रायः रंगे हाथों, पकड़ना या गिरफ़्तार करना है। इसके बाद सीधे object आता है और यह समाचार शीर्षकों में आम है।
- Police nabbed the thief at the railway station.
- Two men were nabbed with fake notes.
nab + thing (grab)
It also means to take or get something quickly, often before another person does.
इसका अर्थ किसी चीज़ को जल्दी से, प्रायः किसी और से पहले, हथिया लेना भी है।
- I nabbed the last seat on the bus.
- She nabbed the best bargain at the sale.
get nabbed / be nabbed (passive)
In passive form, nab shows that someone was caught. Use by or for to add the cause.
Passive रूप में 'nab' बताता है कि कोई पकड़ा गया। कारण जोड़ने के लिए 'by' या 'for' आता है।
- The pickpocket was nabbed by the crowd.
- He got nabbed for speeding.
nab + for + reason
Use for to give the offence for which a person was caught.
व्यक्ति किस अपराध में पकड़ा गया, यह बताने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The clerk was nabbed for taking a bribe.
+Collocations 4
police + nab
police nabofficers nabcops nabcustoms nab
- Customs officers nabbed a smuggler at the airport.
nab + noun
thiefsuspectculpritgangsmuggler
- The police nabbed the culprit within a day.
nab + adverb
quicklyfinallyjust in timered-handed
- The guard nabbed the boy red-handed.
nab + prize
a seata bargaina ticketa prizea job
- She nabbed a ticket for the cricket final.
“More examples 5
- The police nabbed two men who were selling fake tickets.
पुलिस ने नकली टिकट बेचने वाले दो आदमियों को पकड़ लिया।
- Radhika nabbed the front seat in the examination hall.
राधिका ने परीक्षा हॉल में आगे की सीट झटक ली।
- The CBI nabbed the officer while he was taking a bribe.
CBI ने अधिकारी को रिश्वत लेते हुए पकड़ लिया।
- He nabbed a window seat on the Rajdhani Express.
उसने राजधानी एक्सप्रेस में खिड़की वाली सीट पा ली।
- The student was nabbed for copying in the test.
विद्यार्थी परीक्षा में नकल करते हुए पकड़ा गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The thief nabbed by the police yesterday.
✓ The thief was nabbed by the police yesterday.
A passive sentence needs the auxiliary was.
Passive वाक्य में सहायक क्रिया 'was' आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Nab, catch and arrest all mean seizing a wrongdoer, but the tone differs.
Nab, catch और arrest तीनों में अपराधी को पकड़ना है, पर लहज़ा अलग है।
Informal and quick; common in headlines.
अनौपचारिक और तुरंत; शीर्षकों में आम।
- Cops nab chain-snatcher.
The general word for getting hold of someone or something.
किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु को पकड़ने का सामान्य शब्द।
- They caught the thief.
The official, legal act of taking someone into custody.
किसी को हिरासत में लेने की आधिकारिक, कानूनी कार्रवाई।
- The police arrested him on Monday.
?Which word?
Keep the arrest words together: nab (informal), arrest, apprehend (formal), detain (keep in custody), collar (informal), nick (British informal).
गिरफ़्तारी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: nab (अनौपचारिक), arrest, apprehend (औपचारिक), detain (हिरासत में रखना), collar (अनौपचारिक), nick (British अनौपचारिक)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: nab is informal and common in newspaper headlines ('Cops nab gang').
प्रयोग में nab अनौपचारिक है और अख़बारों की सुर्ख़ियों में आम है ('Cops nab gang')।