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beautifully

/ˈbjuːtɪfli/adverb

उच्चारण ब्यूटिफ़्ली

सुंदरता से, सुंदर ढंग से

Basic word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a beautiful way

    सुंदरता से, सुंदर ढंग से

    • Radhika sings beautifully.
    • The room was beautifully decorated for Diwali.
    • The bride was beautifully dressed in a red sari.
    + 2 more examples
    • The students decorated the hall beautifully.
    • She writes beautifully in both English and Hindi.

    Synonyms attractively elegantly gracefully exquisitely

    Opposite badly clumsily

  2. 2

    very well; in a way that is very pleasing

    बहुत अच्छी तरह से, बढ़िया ढंग से

    • The plan worked beautifully.
    • The children behaved beautifully at the wedding.
    • Everything went beautifully on the day of the wedding.
    + 2 more examples
    • The old engine runs beautifully after the repair.
    • The two actors work together beautifully.

    Synonyms excellently perfectly wonderfully superbly

    Opposite badly poorly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

verb + beautifully

After an action verb, use the adverb beautifully, not the adjective beautiful.

Action verb के बाद adverb 'beautifully' आता है, adjective 'beautiful' नहीं।

  • Radhika sings beautifully.
  • The artist painted the scene beautifully.

beautifully + past participle / adjective

Beautifully often comes before a participle or adjective to mean very well or to a high standard.

'Beautifully' प्रायः participle या adjective से पहले आकर 'बहुत अच्छी तरह' या 'उच्च स्तर पर' का अर्थ देता है।

  • The hall was beautifully decorated.
  • The story is beautifully written.

work / go beautifully

In informal use, beautifully can mean perfectly, as in worked beautifully or went beautifully.

अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'beautifully' का अर्थ 'बिल्कुल ठीक' हो सकता है, जैसे worked beautifully या went beautifully।

  • The new plan worked beautifully.

spelling: beautifully

The adverb ends in -fully, with two l's, not -fuly.

Adverb का अंत '-fully' होता है, जिसमें दो l होते हैं, '-fuly' नहीं।

  • She spoke beautifully at the school function.

beautifully vs well

Well means to a good standard; beautifully adds that the result is pleasing to the eye, ear or mind.

'Well' का अर्थ अच्छे स्तर पर है; 'beautifully' जोड़ता है कि परिणाम आँख, कान या मन को सुखद लगता है।

  • She cooks well, and she sings beautifully.
+Collocations 5

verb + beautifully

singdancewritespeakplay

  • She dances beautifully at every festival.

beautifully + participle

decorateddressedmadepreservedwritten

  • The temple is beautifully carved.

beautifully + adjective

calmsimpleclearbalanced

  • The poem is beautifully simple.

adverb of result

workedfittedmatchedturned out

  • The colours matched beautifully.

beautifully + adverb of manner

sungpaintedtoldcarved

  • The song was beautifully sung by a young girl.
“More examples 5
  • The bride was beautifully dressed in a red saree.

दुल्हन ने लाल साड़ी में सुंदर वस्त्र पहने थे।

  • Radhika plays the sitar beautifully.

राधिका सितार बहुत सुंदर बजाती है।

  • The plan worked beautifully, and everyone was happy.

योजना बहुत बढ़िया तरह से सफल रही और सब खुश थे।

  • The old palace has been beautifully preserved.

पुराने महल को बहुत सुंदर ढंग से सुरक्षित रखा गया है।

  • The children behaved beautifully at the wedding.

शादी में बच्चों ने बहुत अच्छा व्यवहार किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She sings very beautiful.

✓ She sings very beautifully.

An adverb is needed after the verb sings; beautiful is an adjective.

Verb 'sings' के बाद adverb चाहिए; 'beautiful' adjective है।

✗ The hall was beautifuly decorated.

✓ The hall was beautifully decorated.

The adverb is spelt with two l's: beautifully.

Adverb की spelling में दो l होते हैं: beautifully।

◇Word family
beautiful adjectivebeauty nounbeautify verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

attractively elegantly gracefully exquisitely excellently perfectly wonderfully superbly

Antonyms

badly clumsily poorly

AaSpelling

b·e·a·u·t·i·f·u·l·l·y

With -ful plus -ly (not 'beautifuly').

Spelling b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l-l-y है, यानी -ful के बाद -ly ('beautifuly' नहीं)।