astonishingly
/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋli/adverb
उच्चारण अस्टॉनिशिङ्ली
आश्चर्यजनक रूप से, हैरान करने की हद तक
Core word
- 1
to a very surprising degree
आश्चर्यजनक रूप से, हैरान करने की हद तक
- The test was astonishingly easy.
- Radhika's English has improved astonishingly fast.
- The house was astonishingly cheap.
+ 2 more examples
- The little girl sang astonishingly well.
- The room was astonishingly quiet during the test.
Synonyms amazingly incredibly remarkably extraordinarily surprisingly
- 2
used to show that something is very surprising
आश्चर्य की बात है कि, हैरानी की बात यह है कि
- Astonishingly, nobody was hurt in the crash.
- Astonishingly, the old man walked the whole distance on foot.
- Astonishingly, the bus arrived early.
+ 2 more examples
- Astonishingly, they won the match without losing a single point.
- Astonishingly, he remembered every name at the party.
Synonyms amazingly surprisingly incredibly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
astonishingly + adjective / adverb
It works as a degree adverb meaning 'to a surprising degree'. Astonishingly can stand before even and still for extra stress.
यह degree adverb की तरह 'आश्चर्यजनक सीमा तक' के अर्थ में आता है। अतिरिक्त बल देने के लिए 'astonishingly' से पहले even या still भी आ सकता है।
- The exam was astonishingly easy.
- She ran astonishingly fast.
- The test was astonishingly easy, even for beginners.
Astonishingly, + clause
At the start of a sentence it shows the writer's surprise about the whole statement. A comma follows it.
वाक्य की शुरुआत में यह पूरे कथन पर लेखक का आश्चर्य दर्शाता है। इसके बाद comma आता है।
- Astonishingly, nobody was hurt in the crash.
astonishingly + well / few / little
It can intensify well, few, little or many for amounts and quality.
मात्रा और गुणवत्ता के लिए यह well, few, little या many को तीव्र करता है।
- Astonishingly few students failed.
- He played astonishingly well.
astonishingly vs surprisingly vs amazingly
Astonishingly is stronger than surprisingly, and it suggests that the fact is hard to believe. Amazingly adds admiration.
Astonishingly, surprisingly से अधिक तीव्र है और संकेत देता है कि बात पर विश्वास करना कठिन है। Amazingly में प्रशंसा का भाव भी जुड़ता है।
- Surprisingly, he came on time.
- Astonishingly, he came first.
- Amazingly, he won with a broken arm.
astonishingly in the middle of a sentence
It can come between the subject and the verb and is then set off by commas or placed directly before the verb it modifies.
यह subject और verb के बीच भी आ सकता है; तब या तो commas से अलग किया जाता है या सीधे उस verb से पहले रखा जाता है जिसे यह modify करता है।
- The team, astonishingly, won by ten wickets.
+Collocations 5
astonishingly + adjective
goodcheapquickbeautifulcalm
- The fruit was astonishingly cheap at the village market.
astonishingly + adverb
quicklywellbadlyeasilyfast
- She learnt astonishingly quickly.
astonishingly + quantity
fewlittlemanyhighlow
- Astonishingly few people noticed the change.
sentence adverb + comma + clause
Astonishingly,Surprisingly,Strangely,Oddly,
- Strangely, nobody asked about the missing key.
astonishingly + comparison words
betterworsefasterlarger
- The new machine is astonishingly faster than the old one.
“More examples 6
- Astonishingly, the old bridge survived the flood.
आश्चर्य की बात है कि पुराना पुल बाढ़ से बच गया।
- The boy is astonishingly good at mental sums.
वह लड़का मानसिक गणित में आश्चर्यजनक रूप से कुशल है।
- Radhika answered astonishingly well in the interview.
राधिका ने साक्षात्कार में आश्चर्यजनक रूप से अच्छा उत्तर दिया।
- The train was astonishingly late.
ट्रेन आश्चर्यजनक रूप से देर से आई।
- Astonishingly, she had never seen the sea.
आश्चर्य की बात है कि उसने कभी समुद्र नहीं देखा था।
- The old tree survived the storm astonishingly well.
पुराना पेड़ तूफ़ान में आश्चर्यजनक रूप से अच्छी तरह बच गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The exam was astonishing easy.
✓ The exam was astonishingly easy.
An adverb, not an adjective, is needed before easy.
'Easy' से पहले adjective नहीं, adverb चाहिए।