aimlessly
/ˈeɪmləsli/adverb
उच्चारण एम्लस्ली
बेमकसद, निरुद्देश्य, यूँ ही
Core word
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without a clear purpose or direction
बेमकसद, निरुद्देश्य, यूँ ही
- He wandered aimlessly through the streets.
- Instead of drifting aimlessly, Radhika made a clear plan for her preparation.
- The children ran aimlessly around the playground waiting for the bell.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika scrolled aimlessly through her phone for an hour.
- The old man drifted aimlessly from one shop to another.
Synonyms purposelessly randomly haphazardly
Opposite purposefully deliberately
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
verb of movement + aimlessly
Aimlessly usually follows verbs such as wander, walk, drift, roam and stroll.
'Aimlessly' प्रायः wander, walk, drift, roam और stroll जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है।
- The cows roamed aimlessly on the road.
- He walked aimlessly along the beach.
aimlessly + through / around / about
The place of wandering is usually added with through, around or about.
भटकने का स्थान प्रायः through, around या about से जोड़ा जाता है।
- She drifted aimlessly through the empty corridors.
aimlessly vs without aim
Aimlessly is a single adverb; do not write without aim or with no aim in its place when one word is expected.
'Aimlessly' एक ही adverb है; जब एक शब्द अपेक्षित हो, तब उसके स्थान पर 'without aim' या 'with no aim' न लिखें।
- Instead of sitting aimlessly, Radhika picked up a book.
aimlessly vs randomly
Aimlessly means without purpose or plan; randomly means without any pattern of choice.
'Aimlessly' का अर्थ बिना उद्देश्य या योजना के है; 'randomly' का अर्थ बिना किसी चयन-क्रम के है।
- The cat wandered aimlessly, and the draw was made randomly.
aimlessly + continuous tense
With a continuous tense it describes a scene in progress: was wandering aimlessly.
Continuous tense के साथ यह चल रहे दृश्य का वर्णन करता है: was wandering aimlessly।
- Children were running aimlessly in the yard.
+Collocations 5
verb + aimlessly
wanderdriftroamstrollscroll
- Tourists strolled aimlessly through the old bazaar.
aimlessly + place
around the housethrough the streetsalong the riverabout the room
- He paced aimlessly about the room.
verb + aimlessly + participle
sitstarestandlook
- She sat aimlessly staring at the rain.
aimlessly + body
eyesfeetthoughtshandsmind
- His mind drifted aimlessly during the dull lecture.
aimlessly + reason
boredlosttiredworriedrestless
- He walked aimlessly because he felt restless.
“More examples 8
- The boy kicked a stone aimlessly down the lane.
लड़के ने गली में पत्थर को यूँ ही ठोकर मारी।
- The ship drifted aimlessly after the engine failed.
इंजन खराब होने के बाद जहाज़ दिशाहीन बहता रहा।
- After the interview she wandered aimlessly around the station.
साक्षात्कार के बाद वह स्टेशन पर इधर-उधर भटकती रही।
- He clicked aimlessly through the channels.
वह बेमकसद चैनल बदलता रहा।
- Do not study aimlessly; make a timetable first.
बिना उद्देश्य के न पढ़ें; पहले समय-सारणी बनाएँ।
- Without a map, we drove aimlessly around the town.
नक्शे के बिना हम कस्बे में बेमकसद घूमते रहे।
- Radhika stopped scrolling aimlessly and began to revise.
राधिका ने बेमकसद स्क्रॉल करना छोड़कर दोहराना शुरू किया।
- The kite drifted aimlessly across the evening sky.
पतंग शाम के आकाश में दिशाहीन बहती रही।