infest
US
/ɪnˈfɛst/
UK
/ɪnˈfɛst/
Meaning
To fill a place in large numbers, especially with pests or other unwanted organisms.
किसी जगह पर कीड़ों, चूहों या दूसरे अवांछित जीवों का बड़ी संख्या में फैल जाना या भर जाना।
Examples
“Ants infested the kitchen after someone left food on the counter.”
“The old shed was infested with rats.”
“The infestation of bedbugs forced the hotel to close several rooms.”
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Not natural: The kitchen was infested of ants.
Better: The kitchen was infested with ants.
Use “infested with” to name the pests present in a place.
किसी जगह पर कौन-से कीड़े या जीव हैं, यह बताने के लिए “infested with” कहते हैं, “of” नहीं।
Not natural: Mosquitoes infested to the village.
Better: Mosquitoes infested the village.
“Infest” takes the affected place directly; it does not need “to.”
“Infest” के बाद प्रभावित जगह सीधे आती है; उसके पहले “to” लगाने की ज़रूरत नहीं होती।
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Use “infest” mainly for pests or unwanted organisms; it often sounds negative and is common in passive forms.
“Infest” का इस्तेमाल ज़्यादातर कीड़ों या अवांछित जीवों के लिए होता है; यह अक्सर नकारात्मक अर्थ देता है।