prison
/ˈprɪzn/noun
उच्चारण प्रिज़न
जेल, कारागार
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a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial
जेल, कारागार
- He was sent to prison for five years.
- The convict spent twelve years in prison before his release.
- The thief was released from prison after three years.
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- Visitors may meet prisoners only on certain days.
- She works as a teacher in a women's prison.
- He was held in prison until the trial.
Synonyms jail gaol penitentiary lock-up cell
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in/to prison (no article)
When you talk about the institution and the state of being punished, use no article: 'in prison', 'go to prison', 'out of prison'. Add 'the' for a particular building.
संस्था और दंड की अवस्था के लिए article नहीं लगता: 'in prison', 'go to prison', 'out of prison'; किसी विशेष इमारत के लिए 'the' आता है।
- He was sent to prison for five years.
- The reporter visited the prison in Tihar.
prison sentence / term
The phrase 'a prison sentence' or 'a prison term' states how long a person must stay. The length comes with 'of' or 'for'.
'A prison sentence' या 'prison term' बताता है कि व्यक्ति को कितने समय रहना होगा; अवधि के साथ 'of' या 'for' आता है।
- The judge gave her a prison sentence of three years.
put/send somebody in/to prison
Use 'to' with verbs of movement or sentencing (send, sentence), and 'in' for being there (put, keep, hold).
गतिवाचक या सज़ा देने वाली क्रियाओं (send, sentence) के साथ 'to' और वहाँ रहने (put, keep, hold) के लिए 'in' आता है।
- The forger was put in prison for fraud.
prison as modifier
As a modifier it forms compound nouns such as prison guard, prison cell and prison reform.
Modifier के रूप में यह prison guard, prison cell और prison reform जैसे compound noun बनाता है।
- The prison guard locked the cell for the night.
+Collocations 4
verb + prison
go tobe sent toescape frombe released frombreak out ofbe held in
- Two prisoners escaped from the district prison last night.
adjective + prison
high-securityovercrowdedopenwomen'smaximum-security
- Overcrowded prisons are a serious problem in many states.
prison + noun
cellguardtermsentencereformwarden
- The government has started a prison reform scheme.
time/life in prison
life in prisonyears in prisontime in prisonbehind prison walls
- He spent ten years in prison before his release.
“More examples 5
- The freedom fighter spent several years in prison.
स्वतंत्रता सेनानी ने कई वर्ष कारावास में बिताए।
- The old fort was used as a prison during British rule.
पुराना किला ब्रिटिश शासन के दौरान कारागार के रूप में प्रयुक्त होता था।
- He was released from prison after serving his full term.
अपनी पूरी सज़ा काटने के बाद उसे जेल से रिहा कर दिया गया।
- The wedding feels like a prison to a girl who wants to study.
पढ़ना चाहने वाली लड़की को विवाह एक कैद जैसा लगता है।
- Prison officials allow visitors only on Sundays.
जेल अधिकारी केवल रविवार को मुलाकातियों को अनुमति देते हैं।
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✗ He is in prison since March.
✓ He has been in prison since March.
With 'since', the present perfect is required, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ The judge sentenced him for five years' prison.
✓ The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.
'Sentence somebody' takes 'to' before the punishment.
'Sentence somebody' में दंड से पहले 'to' आता है।
✗ The robber was caught and put to the prison.
✓ The robber was caught and put in prison.
Use 'in' for being kept there, and no article for the institution.
वहाँ रखे जाने के लिए 'in' आता है, और संस्था के लिए article नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Go to prison or be in prison (without 'the') means as a prisoner; go to the prison means visiting the building ('Her father went to the prison to see her'); the same rule applies to school, church, hospital and court.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: go to prison या be in prison (बिना 'the' के) का अर्थ कैदी के रूप में; go to the prison का अर्थ इमारत में मिलने जाना है ('Her father went to the prison to see her'); यही नियम school, church, hospital और court पर लागू है।
British: gaol is an old spelling of jail.
British में gaol jail की पुरानी spelling है।
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A person kept in prison is a prisoner or inmate; one kept in prison during a war a prisoner of war (POW); keeping somebody in prison imprisonment or incarceration.
जेल में रखा व्यक्ति prisoner या inmate; युद्ध में बंदी prisoner of war (POW); किसी को जेल में रखना imprisonment या incarceration।