cleanly
/ˈkliːnli/adverb
उच्चारण क्लीन्ली
सफ़ाई से, एक ही बार में
Core word
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easily and smoothly in one movement
सफ़ाई से, एक ही बार में
- The branch broke cleanly in two.
- The knife cut cleanly through the cake.
- The glass fell and broke cleanly into two halves.
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- A sharp saw cuts cleanly through the plank.
- The ball struck the bat cleanly and flew to the boundary.
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in a fair and honest way
ईमानदारी से, निष्पक्ष रूप से
- The match was played cleanly by both teams.
- Radhika won the debate cleanly and shook hands with her rivals.
- Both teams played cleanly, with hardly a single foul.
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- She insisted on winning cleanly or not at all.
- The election was fought cleanly, without personal attacks.
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without producing dirt or pollution
बिना प्रदूषण के, स्वच्छ रूप से
- Natural gas burns more cleanly than coal.
- New stoves burn cleanly and fill the kitchen with less smoke.
- Solar panels produce electricity cleanly without smoke.
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- The new engine runs more cleanly than the old one.
- Gas stoves burn cleanly if the flame is blue.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
verb + cleanly (smoothly)
After a verb, cleanly means smoothly and exactly in one movement, often with cut, break or catch.
Verb के बाद cleanly का अर्थ एक ही गति में सफ़ाई से और ठीक-ठीक होता है, प्रायः cut, break या catch के साथ।
- The knife cut cleanly through the bread.
- The bone broke cleanly.
play / fight / win + cleanly (fairly)
It can mean in a fair and honest way, without cheating.
इसका अर्थ निष्पक्ष और ईमानदार ढंग से, बिना धोखे के भी हो सकता है।
- The team won cleanly, without any foul.
- He fought the election cleanly.
burn cleanly (without pollution)
With burn or run, it means producing little smoke or waste.
Burn या run के साथ इसका अर्थ कम धुआँ या कचरा पैदा करना है।
- The new gas burns cleanly.
- This engine runs cleanly.
cleanly vs clearly / clean (adverb)
Cleanly is the regular adverb of clean; in some phrases, clean (without -ly) is used, e.g. 'get clean away'.
Cleanly, clean का नियमित adverb है; कुछ phrases में केवल clean (बिना -ly) भी आता है, जैसे 'get clean away'।
- The thief got clean away.
cleanly (meaning: neat and tidy)
It may also describe habits of keeping oneself or a place neat.
यह स्वयं या स्थान को साफ़-सुथरा रखने की आदतों का भी वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The monks lived simply and cleanly.
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cleanly + verb
cutbreakseparatehitremovefold
- The blade sliced cleanly through the rope.
verb + cleanly
playwinfightburnrunlose
- Radhika wanted to win cleanly or not at all.
cleanly + past participle
cutshavedfoldedexecutedwritten
- The edges of the paper were cleanly cut.
adverb + cleanly
verysoquitemostremarkably
- The fielder caught the ball very cleanly.
cleanly + adjective (writing)
writtendrawndesignedorganisededited
- The notes were cleanly organised and easy to revise.
“More examples 6
- The scissors cut the cloth cleanly along the line.
कैंची ने कपड़े को रेखा के साथ सफ़ाई से काट दिया।
- Radhika caught the ball cleanly and ran out the batter.
राधिका ने गेंद सफ़ाई से पकड़ी और बल्लेबाज़ को रन आउट कर दिया।
- The government wants factories to burn fuel cleanly.
सरकार चाहती है कि कारखाने ईंधन स्वच्छ ढंग से जलाएँ।
- He lost the match cleanly and shook hands.
वह ईमानदारी से मैच हारा और हाथ मिलाया।
- The cracked plate split cleanly into two halves.
टूटी हुई प्लेट साफ़-साफ़ दो हिस्सों में बँट गई।
- Radhika played cleanly in the final and respected every decision of the umpire.
राधिका ने फ़ाइनल में ईमानदारी से खेला और अंपायर के हर निर्णय का सम्मान किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The thief got cleanly away.
✓ The thief got clean away.
In this fixed idiom, clean is used without -ly.
इस fixed idiom में clean बिना -ly के आता है।
✗ The wood broke clean into two pieces.
✓ The wood broke cleanly into two pieces.
Use the adverb cleanly to modify the verb broke.
Verb 'broke' को modify करने के लिए adverb 'cleanly' आता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse cleanliness (the state of being clean) and cleanly (an adverb).
Cleanliness (साफ़-सफ़ाई की अवस्था) और cleanly (एक adverb) में भ्रमित न हों।
§Grammar and usage
The adverb cleanly is said KLEEN-lee, but the adjective cleanly (meaning 'keeping yourself clean') is said KLEN-lee.
Adverb cleanly को KLEEN-lee बोलते हैं, लेकिन adjective cleanly (यानी 'साफ़-सुथरा रहने वाला') KLEN-lee बोला जाता है।