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abnormally

/æbˈnɔːməli/adverb

उच्चारण ऐब्नॉर्मली

असामान्य रूप से

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a way that is different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that is worrying or harmful

    असामान्य रूप से

    • The temperature was abnormally high for March.
    • His heart was beating abnormally fast.
    • The river rose abnormally high after the cloudburst.
    + 2 more examples
    • The baby was abnormally quiet all morning.
    • Prices have risen abnormally fast this season.

    Synonyms unusually exceptionally extraordinarily

    Opposite normally

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

abnormally + adjective / adverb

Abnormally is mostly used to intensify an adjective or adverb, meaning to an unusual and often worrying degree.

'Abnormally' प्रायः किसी adjective या adverb की तीव्रता बताता है, अर्थात असामान्य और प्रायः चिंताजनक सीमा तक।

  • The river was abnormally high after the cloudburst.
  • His pulse was beating abnormally fast.

behave / act / grow / develop + abnormally

After a verb, abnormally describes the manner in which the action happens or the way something develops.

Verb के बाद 'abnormally' यह बताता है कि क्रिया किस असामान्य ढंग से हो रही है या कोई चीज़ कैसे विकसित हो रही है।

  • The machine began to behave abnormally.
  • Some cells grow abnormally and form a lump.

adverb, not adjective: abnormally vs abnormal

Use the adjective abnormal before a noun and the adverb abnormally before an adjective or with a verb.

Noun से पहले adjective 'abnormal' और adjective या verb के साथ adverb 'abnormally' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • An abnormal rise in prices worried the farmers.
  • Prices rose abnormally in the lean season.

abnormally + past participle

It can also stand before a participle used as an adjective, to describe an unusual condition.

यह participle के पहले भी आ सकता है, जब वह adjective की तरह किसी असामान्य स्थिति का वर्णन करे।

  • The patient had an abnormally enlarged heart.
+Collocations 4

abnormally + adjective

highlowlargecolddryslow

  • The monsoon was abnormally late this year.

abnormally + adverb

fastslowlyquietlyheavily

  • The child was abnormally quiet at dinner.

verb + abnormally

behavefunctiondevelopreactgrow

  • The kidneys of the patient were functioning abnormally.

measurement words

abnormally high temperatureabnormally low pressureabnormally heavy rainabnormally large crowd

  • Abnormally low pressure usually brings heavy rain.
“More examples 5
  • March was abnormally hot in Nagpur this year.

इस वर्ष नागपुर में मार्च असामान्य रूप से गर्म रहा।

  • Radhika noticed that her pet dog was behaving abnormally.

राधिका ने देखा कि उसका पालतू कुत्ता असामान्य व्यवहार कर रहा है।

  • The exam hall was abnormally silent just before the paper began.

प्रश्न-पत्र शुरू होने से ठीक पहले परीक्षा-कक्ष असामान्य रूप से शांत था।

  • The doctor tested whether the blood sugar was abnormally high.

डॉक्टर ने जाँचा कि रक्त में शर्करा असामान्य रूप से अधिक तो नहीं है।

  • Trains ran abnormally late because of the dense fog.

घने कोहरे के कारण गाड़ियाँ असामान्य रूप से देर से चलीं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The temperature was abnormal high for April.

✓ The temperature was abnormally high for April.

An adverb is needed to modify the adjective high.

Adjective 'high' को modify करने के लिए adverb 'abnormally' चाहिए, adjective 'abnormal' नहीं।

✗ The machine behaved abnormal yesterday.

✓ The machine behaved abnormally yesterday.

After an action verb, use the adverb to show how it happened.

Action verb के बाद यह बताने के लिए कि क्रिया कैसे हुई, adverb का प्रयोग होता है।

◇Word family
abnormal adjectiveabnormality noun