awful
/ˈɔːfl/adjective
उच्चारण ऑफ़ल
बहुत बुरा, भयानक, घटिया
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[only before noun] informal
used to emphasize how much or how great something is
(बोलचाल में) बहुत ज़्यादा, बेहद
- It took an awful lot of work.
- I am in an awful hurry.
- There was an awful lot of traffic on the road today.
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- Sorry to disturb you, I'm making an awful mess here.
- She spent an awful amount of time on her homework.
Synonyms great enormous tremendous
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awful + noun / predicative
Awful means very bad or unpleasant. It is a strong, informal word used for weather, food, feelings and events.
'Awful' का अर्थ बहुत बुरा या अप्रिय है। यह मौसम, भोजन, भावनाओं और घटनाओं के लिए प्रयुक्त तीव्र, अनौपचारिक शब्द है।
- The traffic in Mumbai was awful today.
- She had an awful dream.
feel / look / sound awful
After feel and look, awful describes health or mood: feel awful means feel ill or very guilty.
Feel और look के बाद 'awful' स्वास्थ्य या मनोदशा बताता है: 'feel awful' का अर्थ बीमार या बहुत दोषी महसूस करना है।
- I feel awful about missing your party.
- You look awful; have you slept?
an awful lot of / awfully (intensifier)
In informal British English an awful lot of means a very large amount, and awfully intensifies adjectives.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश English में 'an awful lot of' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक मात्रा है और 'awfully' विशेषणों को तीव्र करता है।
- We have an awful lot of homework.
- I am awfully sorry.
It is awful that / to + verb
It is awful that follows a fact, and to-infinitive an experience.
'It is awful that' के बाद तथ्य और to-infinitive के बाद अनुभव आता है।
- It is awful that the train is late again.
- It is awful to see him suffer.
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awful + noun
weathersmellaccidentmistakenoiseheadache
- There was an awful smell in the lane.
गली में भयानक बदबू थी।
adverb + awful
absolutelyreallyprettysimplyjustquite
- The soup tasted absolutely awful.
सूप का स्वाद बिल्कुल भयानक था।
verb + awful
feellooktastesoundsmell
- That medicine tastes awful.
वह दवा का स्वाद बहुत बुरा है।
an awful + noun phrase
lotshamepitymesswaste
- It is an awful pity you missed the match.
यह बड़े अफ़सोस की बात है कि आप मैच से चूक गए।
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- The floods caused awful damage in the valley.
बाढ़ ने घाटी में भयानक क्षति पहुँचाई।
- I felt awful when I forgot her birthday.
उसका जन्मदिन भूलने पर मुझे बहुत बुरा लगा।
- What awful weather for a picnic!
पिकनिक के लिए कितना खराब मौसम है!
- The canteen food is awful, but it is cheap.
कैंटीन का खाना बेकार है, पर सस्ता है।
- There was an awful lot of noise outside.
बाहर बहुत शोर था।
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✗ I am awful tired today.
✓ I am awfully tired today.
An adverb is needed to modify the adjective tired.
विशेषण 'tired' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
✗ The food was very awful.
✓ The food was really awful.
Awful is already strong; avoid very and use really or absolutely.
'Awful' स्वयं तीव्र है; 'very' से बचें, 'really' या 'absolutely' लगाएँ।
✗ He gave me an awful lots of advice.
✓ He gave me an awful lot of advice.
The fixed phrase is an awful lot of; lot stays singular after an.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'an awful lot of' है; 'an' के बाद 'lot' singular रहता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Awful, terrible and dreadful all mean very bad, with small differences.
'Awful', 'terrible' और 'dreadful' का अर्थ बहुत बुरा है, पर थोड़ा अंतर है।
Informal, very bad; used for most daily situations.
अनौपचारिक, बहुत बुरा; अधिकांश दैनिक स्थितियों में।
- The weather is awful.
Slightly formal; causing great fear or shock.
थोड़ा औपचारिक; अत्यधिक भय या सदमा देने वाला।
- She heard dreadful news.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
aw·ful
?Which word?
awful, awesome and awe
All three come from awe (great respect mixed with fear). Awful once meant 'inspiring awe' but now means very bad. Awesome keeps the old sense of impressive and, informally, means excellent. Note the spelling: awe loses its e in awful but keeps it in awesome.
तीनों awe (डर मिश्रित गहरा सम्मान) से बने हैं। Awful का अर्थ पहले 'विस्मयकारी' था पर अब 'बहुत बुरा' है। Awesome में पुराना अर्थ 'प्रभावशाली' बना है और बोलचाल में 'बहुत बढ़िया'। Spelling ध्यान रखिए: awful में awe का e हट जाता है, पर awesome में रहता है।
The awful/awesome contrast is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में awful और awesome का अंतर पूछा जाता है।