verbUpper-intermediate

marshal

US

/ˈmɑːrʃəl/

UK

/ˈmɑːʃəl/

Meaning

To carefully gather and organize people, information, or resources for a particular purpose.

किसी खास उद्देश्य के लिए लोगों, जानकारी या साधनों को सोच-समझकर इकट्ठा और व्यवस्थित करना।

Examples

“The team marshalled its evidence before presenting the proposal.”

marshal evidenceworkplace

“She marshalled local volunteers to help clean the park.”

marshal peoplecommunity

“Marshalling the available resources helped the clinic serve more patients.”

-ing formmarshal resources

Useful patterns

marshal + people or resourcesmarshal evidence or argumentsmarshal support for a causemarshal resources to do something

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Word family

marshalling(verb)
marshalled(verb)

Common collocations

marshal resourcesmarshal evidencemarshal argumentsmarshal supportmarshal forcesmarshal volunteers

Common mistakes

Not natural: She marshalled a meeting to discuss the new plan.

Better: She organized a meeting to discuss the new plan.

Marshal is used for gathering people, evidence, or resources, not for arranging a meeting.

Marshal लोगों, सबूतों या साधनों को जुटाने के लिए होता है; meeting आयोजित करने के लिए organize कहें।

Not natural: The team marshalled up its resources for the project.

Better: The team marshalled its resources for the project.

Marshal does not normally take up; use the verb directly before the thing being gathered.

Marshal के साथ आम तौर पर up नहीं लगाते; इसके बाद सीधे वह चीज़ आती है जिसे जुटाया जा रहा है।

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disorganizescatterdisperse

Learner tip

Use marshal when people or resources are deliberately brought together; use organize for arranging an event or activity.

लोगों या साधनों को सोच-समझकर जुटाने के लिए marshal कहें; किसी कार्यक्रम या गतिविधि की व्यवस्था करने के लिए organize कहें।

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What does it mean to marshal resources for a project?

किसी project के लिए resources marshal करने का क्या मतलब है?