murder
gb/mˈɚdɚ/ us/mˈɚdɚ/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 1700
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
B1
entity
1
Unlawful killing of a person
The act of killing someone on purpose and illegally.
वापर नमुना:
commit [a/the] murder
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'murder' with 'kill'. 'Kill' can be legal or accidental, while 'murder' means it was illegal and intentional.
समानार्थी शब्द
homicide (A more formal or legal term used especially in American English.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
acquittal (Legal term for being found not guilty, which is the opposite legal outcome to being convicted of murder.)
सहप्रयोग
commit murder
|first-degree murder
|murder investigation
|attempted murder
|murder charge
विषय
law
|crime
|violence
|health
उदाहरणे
- The police arrested him for the brutal murder of a local shopkeeper.
- She was found guilty of murder after a three-week trial.
- The documentary explores a famous unsolved murder from the 1970s.
- He was charged with attempted murder but later acquitted.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The man went to prison for murder.
- Murder is against the law.
- The police are looking for the person who did the murder.
- She is in court for murder.
क्रियापद
B1
action
2
To unlawfully kill someone intentionally
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
वापर नमुना:
murder [someone]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes use 'murder' for killing animals. In normal English, 'murder' is almost always used for people.
समानार्थी शब्द
slay (Often used in literary or dramatic contexts; can also mean to kill in battle.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
save (To prevent someone from dying, which is the opposite of murdering them.)
सहप्रयोग
murder in cold blood
|murder someone
|murdered brutally
विषय
law
|crime
|violence
|health
उदाहरणे
- He was accused of murdering his neighbor.
- The detective suspected she had murdered her business partner.
- They believe the victim was murdered sometime last night.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- He murdered the king.
- The man murdered his wife.
- The soldier murdered an innocent person.
नाम
B2
entity
3
A group of crows
A special name for a group of crows.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'murder' here means killing; in this usage, it does not refer to violence but is just a collective noun for crows.
समानार्थी शब्द
flock (General term for a group of birds, not specific to crows.)
सहप्रयोग
a murder of crows
विषय
animals
|nature
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- A murder of crows gathered in the field.
- We watched a murder of crows circle above the trees.
- The sound of a murder of crows filled the air.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- I saw a murder of crows in the park.
- A murder of crows is flying over the house.
- There is a murder of crows near the river.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
murder
IPA
GB/mˈɚdɚ/
US/mˈɚdɚ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
murder (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (murder)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: murder
- Plural: murder, murders
Verb
- Base: murder
- 3rd Person Singular: murders
- Present Participle: murdering
- Past: murdered
संबंधित शब्द
वाक्प्रचार
commit murder
1/kəmˈɪt mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
To carry out an unlawful killing
To kill someone on purpose and illegally.
उदाहरणे
- He was arrested for committing murder.
- Anyone who commits murder will face severe punishment.
get away with murder
1/ɡˈɛt əwˈeɪ wˈɪθ mˈɚdɚ/
idiom
informal
Escape punishment for serious wrongdoing
To do something very bad and not be punished for it.
उदाहरणे
- He lies to his boss all the time and gets away with murder.
- Some celebrities seem to get away with murder because they are famous.
murder in cold blood
1/mˈɚdɚ ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
fixed phrase
Kill deliberately without emotion
To kill someone in a calm and planned way, without showing feelings.
उदाहरणे
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- He murdered his rival in cold blood after weeks of planning.
attempted murder
3/ətˈɛmptɪd mˈɚdɚ/
fixed phrase
Crime of trying but failing to kill someone
A crime when someone tries but fails to kill another person.
उदाहरणे
- He was arrested for attempted murder after the attack.
- She was charged with attempted murder after attacking her neighbor.
- Attempted murder carries a long prison sentence.
- The suspect is facing an attempted murder charge.