blindly
/ˈblaɪndli/adverb
उच्चारण ब्लाइन्ड्ली
आँख मूँदकर, बिना सोचे-समझे
Core word
- 1
without thinking about what you are doing or questioning it
आँख मूँदकर, बिना सोचे-समझे
- Don't blindly follow everything you see on social media.
- They blindly trusted the agent with their money.
- Students should not blindly accept everything they read online.
+ 2 more examples
- The soldiers followed their orders blindly.
- He blindly believed the rumour without checking it.
Synonyms unquestioningly uncritically
- 2
without being able to see what you are doing
अंधे की तरह, बिना देखे, टटोलते हुए
- He felt blindly for the switch in the dark room.
- She groped blindly for her glasses on the table.
- The miners groped blindly along the dark tunnel.
+ 2 more examples
- She reached blindly for the alarm clock.
- They moved blindly through the thick fog.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
blindly + verb
Use blindly for doing something without thinking or questioning.
बिना सोचे या प्रश्न किए कुछ करने के लिए 'blindly' आता है।
- Don't blindly follow every trend.
- They blindly trusted the agent.
blindly (without seeing)
It also means without being able to see.
इसका अर्थ देखे बिना भी है।
- He felt blindly for the switch.
- The child groped blindly in the dark room.
blindly + adjective / participle
It may qualify an adjective or participle.
यह adjective या participle को भी बदल सकता है।
- A blindly loyal fan never questions the captain.
act / follow / accept blindly
It is common after verbs of obeying.
यह आज्ञा मानने वाले verbs के बाद आम है।
- Students should not accept everything blindly.
blindly vs blind
Blindly is an adverb; blind is an adjective. Do not use one for the other.
Blindly adverb है; blind adjective है। एक की जगह दूसरे का प्रयोग न करें।
- He followed the leader blindly.
- He is a blind follower of the leader.
+Collocations 5
verb + blindly
followtrustobeybelieveaccept
- Never believe blindly what social media shows.
blindly + verb
blindly followblindly trustblindly copyblindly agree
- He blindly copied the answer from the guide.
grope / stumble blindly
grope blindlystumble blindlyfeel blindlywalk blindly
- They stumbled blindly through the smoke.
blindly + adjective
blindly loyalblindly obedientblindly devotedblindly confident
- She is blindly loyal to her friend.
blindly + attitude
blindly optimisticblindly hopefulblindly stubbornblindly fond
- She was blindly hopeful about the result.
“More examples 6
- Radhika did not follow the advice blindly; she checked the facts.
राधिका ने सलाह आँख मूँदकर नहीं मानी; उसने तथ्य जाँचे।
- Voters should not support a leader blindly.
मतदाताओं को किसी नेता का अंधा समर्थन नहीं करना चाहिए।
- In the power cut, he moved blindly towards the door.
बिजली जाने पर वह अंधेरे में टटोलते हुए दरवाज़े की ओर बढ़ा।
- The investors blindly put their money into the scheme.
निवेशकों ने बिना सोचे-समझे अपना पैसा योजना में लगा दिया।
- He blindly accepted the rumour as true.
उसने अफ़वाह को आँख मूँदकर सच मान लिया।
- She felt blindly along the wall until she found the switch.
उसने दीवार पर टटोलते-टटोलते स्विच ढूँढा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He follows his friends blind.
✓ He follows his friends blindly.
The adverb 'blindly' is needed to modify the verb.
Verb को बदलने के लिए adverb 'blindly' आवश्यक है।
✗ She blindly trusted to him.
✓ She blindly trusted him.
Trust takes a direct object here, with no 'to'.
यहाँ 'trust' सीधा object लेता है; 'to' नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
unquestioningly uncritically
§Grammar and usage
Usage: common collocations are blindly follow, blindly obey, blindly trust and blindly accept.
Usage में blindly के साथ अक्सर follow, obey, trust और accept आते हैं, जैसे blindly follow यानी आँख मूँदकर अनुसरण करना।