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crowded

/ˈkraʊdɪd/adjective

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भीड़भाड़ वाला, भरा हुआ

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (with sb/sth)

    having a lot of people or too many people

    भीड़भाड़ वाला, भरा हुआ

    • a crowded bus
    • The market was crowded with Diwali shoppers.
    • The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.
    + 2 more examples
    • Chandni Chowk is always crowded on weekends.
    • The beach was crowded with families enjoying the holiday.

    Synonyms packed crammed jammed congested busy

    Opposite empty deserted uncrowded sparse

  2. 2

    full of things; busy

    (समय, स्थान) भरा हुआ, व्यस्त

    • a crowded timetable
    • The shelves were crowded with old books.
    • Her day was so crowded that she skipped lunch.
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    • The crowded schedule left no time for rest.
    • A crowded desk made it hard to find anything.

    Synonyms full busy packed hectic

    Opposite empty free

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

crowded with sb / sth

Crowded with is followed by the people or things that fill the place.

'Crowded with' के बाद वे लोग या वस्तुएँ आती हैं जो स्थान को भर देती हैं।

  • The platform was crowded with pilgrims.
  • The shelf is crowded with old books.

crowded (adj.) vs crowd (noun)

Crowded is the adjective for a place; crowd is the noun for the people.

'Crowded' स्थान के लिए adjective है; 'crowd' लोगों के लिए noun है।

  • The mela was crowded because a huge crowd had gathered.

crowded + noun

Before a noun, crowded describes a place, a day, a timetable or a mind that is full.

Noun से पहले 'crowded' भरे हुए स्थान, दिन, समय-सारणी या मन का वर्णन करता है।

  • Mumbai's crowded local trains carry millions of people daily.

overcrowded

Overcrowded means too full, more than is safe or comfortable.

'Overcrowded' का अर्थ अत्यधिक भरा है, सुरक्षित या आरामदायक से अधिक।

  • The overcrowded boat sank in the river.
+Collocations 4

adverb + crowded

veryheavilydenselyovertoo

  • The densely crowded streets left no room to walk.

crowded + noun

busstreetmarketcompartmentbeach

  • The crowded bus moved slowly through the traffic.

verb + crowded

getbebecomelookfeel

  • The temple becomes crowded on Mondays.

crowded + with

with touristswith shopperswith stallswith vehicles

  • The bazaar was crowded with Diwali shoppers.
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  • The railway station was so crowded that we could hardly move.

रेलवे स्टेशन इतना भीड़ भरा था कि हम मुश्किल से हिल पा रहे थे।

  • Radhika found the library crowded before the exams.

परीक्षा से पहले राधिका को पुस्तकालय में भीड़ मिली।

  • It is hard to study in such a crowded hostel room.

इतने भरे हुए छात्रावास कक्ष में पढ़ना कठिन है।

  • The cricket stadium was crowded to its last seat.

क्रिकेट स्टेडियम आख़िरी सीट तक भरा हुआ था।

  • The city's crowded lanes are full of life.

शहर की भीड़ भरी गलियाँ जीवन से भरपूर हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The train was very crowd today.

✓ The train was very crowded today.

After was, the adjective crowded is needed, not the noun crowd.

'Was' के बाद adjective 'crowded' चाहिए, noun 'crowd' नहीं।

✗ The market was crowded by people.

✓ The market was crowded with people.

With is used for what fills the place; by suggests an agent.

जो स्थान को भरे उसके लिए 'with' आता है; 'by' कर्ता का संकेत देता है।

✗ There was a crowded of people at the gate.

✓ There was a crowd of people at the gate.

After a, the noun crowd is needed.

'A' के बाद noun 'crowd' चाहिए।

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Crowded, packed and congested all describe a full place, with some differences in feeling.

Crowded, packed और congested भरे स्थान को बताते हैं, पर भाव कुछ भिन्न हैं।

crowded

Full of people, so movement is hard.

लोगों से भरा, इसलिए चलना कठिन।

  • The bazaar is crowded.

congested

Blocked, especially roads and traffic.

अवरुद्ध, विशेषकर सड़कें और यातायात।

  • Congested roads delay buses.

deserted

The opposite: empty of people.

इसका उलटा: लोगों से खाली।

  • The street was deserted at noon.
◇Word family
crowd noun, verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

crowd·ed

§Grammar and usage

Crowded with people.

'crowded with people' आता है।

Collective nouns for people: a crowd (any large group), a mob (violent crowd), a throng (moving crowd), an audience (people watching), a congregation (people in a church).

लोगों के collective nouns: a crowd (कोई बड़ा समूह), a mob (हिंसक भीड़), a throng (चलती भीड़), an audience (देखने वाले), a congregation (चर्च में लोग)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

'Two is company, three is a crowd.'

कहावत 'Two is company, three is a crowd'।