completely
/kəmˈpliːtli/adverb
उच्चारण कम्प्लीट्ली
पूरी तरह से, बिल्कुल
Basic word
- 1
in every way possible; totally
पूरी तरह से, बिल्कुल
- I completely forgot about the meeting.
- The building was completely destroyed in the fire.
- The two brothers are completely different.
+ 3 more examples
- The road was completely blocked by the fallen tree.
- I completely agree with what you said.
- He is completely deaf in one ear.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
completely + adjective / verb / participle
Completely strengthens an adjective, verb or participle that can be total in degree, such as different, wrong, finished or forgotten.
'Completely' ऐसे adjective, verb या participle को बल देता है जो पूर्ण मात्रा में हो सकते हैं, जैसे different, wrong, finished।
- The plan was completely different.
- I completely forgot my umbrella.
completely + agree / disagree
With agree and disagree, completely goes before the verb: I completely agree.
'Agree' और 'disagree' के साथ 'completely' क्रिया से पहले आता है।
- I completely agree with the principal.
- Radhika completely disagreed with the proposal.
not completely
Not completely means partly; it is a gentle way to say something is not total.
'Not completely' का अर्थ आंशिक रूप से है; यह कुछ पूर्ण न होने की नम्र अभिव्यक्ति है।
- I am not completely sure about the date.
- The road is not completely closed.
completely vs. 'complete' as an adjective
Use the adverb completely to modify an adjective, not complete: completely dark, not complete dark.
Adjective को modify करने के लिए adverb 'completely' आता है, 'complete' नहीं: completely dark।
- The hall was completely dark.
- She is completely honest.
+Collocations 4
completely + adjective
differentemptywrongnewfreesilent
- The streets were completely empty after midnight.
completely + verb
forgetignoredestroychangeagreeunderstand
- The fire completely destroyed the godown.
completely + past participle
finishedcoveredruinedfilledforgotten
- The hills were completely covered with snow.
not completely
suretruefinishedreadysatisfied
- The report is not completely accurate.
“More examples 5
- The exam hall was completely silent.
परीक्षा-कक्ष पूरी तरह शांत था।
- I completely forgot that today was my cousin's wedding.
मैं पूरी तरह भूल गया कि आज मेरी चचेरी बहन की शादी थी।
- The old bridge was completely washed away by the flood.
पुराना पुल बाढ़ में पूरी तरह बह गया।
- Radhika is completely satisfied with her result.
राधिका अपने परिणाम से पूरी तरह संतुष्ट है।
- Their views are completely opposite.
उनके विचार पूरी तरह विपरीत हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The room was complete dark.
✓ The room was completely dark.
An adverb, not an adjective, modifies another adjective.
Adjective को modify करने के लिए adverb आता है, adjective नहीं।
✗ I am completely agree with you.
✓ I completely agree with you.
Agree is a verb, so it does not take am; completely goes before it.
'Agree' क्रिया है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'am' नहीं आता।
✗ He completely failed to the exam.
✓ He completely failed the exam.
Fail an exam takes a direct object; no preposition is used.
'Fail an exam' में सीधे object आता है; preposition नहीं लगता।