dangerously
/ˈdeɪndʒərəsli/adverb
उच्चारण डेन्जरस्ली
खतरनाक ढंग से, जोखिम भरे तरीके से
Core word
- 1
in a way that is likely to cause injury or harm
खतरनाक ढंग से, जोखिम भरे तरीके से
- He was fined for driving dangerously.
- The truck was dangerously overloaded.
- The car skidded dangerously close to the edge of the road.
+ 2 more examples
- Motorcyclists who ride dangerously risk their lives.
- The tower leaned dangerously after the earthquake.
Synonyms recklessly hazardously
- 2
to a degree that is likely to cause a problem or be harmful
खतरनाक हद तक
- The patient's blood pressure was dangerously high.
- We came dangerously close to missing the train.
- The river was dangerously high after three days of rain.
+ 2 more examples
- Supplies of food were running dangerously low.
- He is dangerously overconfident about the exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dangerously + adjective (degree)
Before an adjective, dangerously means to a risky degree: dangerously thin, dangerously close, dangerously low.
Adjective से पहले 'dangerously' का अर्थ जोखिम भरी मात्रा तक है: dangerously thin, dangerously close, dangerously low।
- The river was dangerously high after the rain.
- The bus came dangerously close to the cliff.
verb + dangerously (manner)
After a verb, dangerously means in a way that is likely to cause injury or harm.
Verb के बाद 'dangerously' का अर्थ ऐसे ढंग से है जिससे चोट या हानि होने की संभावना हो।
- He drove dangerously through the crowded market.
- The ladder leaned dangerously against the wall.
live dangerously (idiom)
To live dangerously means to take risks, often for excitement, and it can be used humorously for small risks.
'Live dangerously' का अर्थ जोखिम उठाना है, प्रायः रोमांच के लिए, और छोटे जोखिमों के लिए विनोदपूर्ण रूप में भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- She likes to live dangerously and try mountain biking.
- I'm living dangerously today; I'm having dessert before dinner.
dangerously + ill / overweight (medical use)
Dangerously is used with medical states to show serious risk to life, as in dangerously ill.
Dangerously का प्रयोग चिकित्सा स्थितियों के साथ जीवन के गंभीर खतरे को दिखाने के लिए होता है, जैसे dangerously ill।
- The patient was dangerously ill when he reached the hospital.
+Collocations 4
dangerously + adjective
closehighlowthinoverloaded
- The truck was dangerously overloaded with sacks of grain.
verb + dangerously
driveleanswingbehavebalance
- He balanced dangerously on the edge of the roof.
dangerously + noun phrase
dangerously near the edgedangerously out of controldangerously in debt
- The car skidded dangerously out of control on the wet road.
adverb + dangerously
mostincreasinglysomewhatveryrather
- The situation became increasingly dangerously tense.
“More examples 5
- The little boy was playing dangerously close to the railway track.
छोटा लड़का रेलवे पटरी के खतरनाक रूप से पास खेल रहा था।
- Radhika told her brother not to ride dangerously on the crowded road.
राधिका ने अपने भाई से कहा कि भीड़ वाली सड़क पर खतरनाक ढंग से गाड़ी न चलाए।
- The water level in the dam was dangerously low in May.
मई में बाँध में पानी का स्तर खतरनाक रूप से कम था।
- A cracked wall leaned dangerously over the lane.
एक दरार वाली दीवार गली के ऊपर खतरनाक ढंग से झुकी हुई थी।
- The temperature of the patient rose dangerously during the night.
रात में रोगी का तापमान खतरनाक रूप से बढ़ गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The boy was dangerous close to the train.
✓ The boy was dangerously close to the train.
An adverb, not an adjective, modifies the adjective close.
Adjective 'close' को adverb बदलता है, adjective नहीं।
✗ He drives so dangerously than his brother.
✓ He drives more dangerously than his brother.
A comparison uses more ... than, not so ... than.
तुलना में 'more ... than' आता है, 'so ... than' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs all show risk, but they differ in the kind of risk.
ये सभी adverbs जोखिम दिखाते हैं, पर जोखिम का प्रकार अलग है।
In a way likely to cause injury, harm or death.
ऐसे ढंग से जिससे चोट, हानि या मृत्यु होने की संभावना हो।
- He drove dangerously.
recklessly
Without thinking about the risk, showing carelessness.
जोखिम की परवाह किए बिना, लापरवाही दिखाते हुए।
- She spent money recklessly.
riskily
In a way that could bring loss or failure; less strong than dangerously.
ऐसे ढंग से जिससे हानि या असफलता हो सकती है; dangerously से कम तीव्र।
- They invested riskily.
¶Idioms 1
live dangerously
to do things that involve risks; often used humorously about doing something slightly unusual
जोखिम उठाना, खतरों से खेलना
- Go on, live dangerously and order the spicy one!