Confused and Misused Words of English 06

WAN VS WANE                                  ZEALOUS VS JEALOUS                WANT VS WONT                                               PATROL VS PETROL
                           DEVICE VS DEVISE

                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                   

WAN VS WANE

WAN (Adj.)-
Meaning:-

• Looking pale, weak, tired

Usages:-
         She smiled wanly.
WANE (N/V)-
Meaning:-

• To become gradually weaker, fade or less important

Usages:-
          Actress popularity is waning day by day.

WANT VS WONT

WANT (N/V)-
Meaning:-

• To have a desire or wish for something

Usages:-
         Every man wants money.
WONT (N/Adj.)-
Meaning:-

• Accustomed, habit of doing something
• Habit, something a person often does

Usages:-
          I am wont of smoking.

ZEALOUS VS JEALOUS

ZEALOUS (Adj.)-
Meaning:-

• Full of energy, eager, enthusiasm, interest

Usages:-
         Our leaders should be zealous.
JEALOUS (Adj.)-
Meaning:-

• Feeling angry, unhappy and strongly wanting someone else's possessions

 Usages:-
          She is jealous of my success.

DEVICE VS DEVISE

DEVICE (N)-
Meaning:-

• An object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job

Usages:-
       We should use electrical saving devices in our home.
DEVISE (V)-
Meaning:-

• Think up, to invent something new 

Usages:-
         A new machine has been devised.

PATROL VS PETROL

PATROL (N/V)-
Meaning:-

• To go ground an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble

Usages:-
         Guards are patrolling in the city.
PETROL (N)-
Meaning:-

• Inflammable liquid obtained from petroleum used as fuel

Usages:-
         Cars run on petrol.

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