dearly
/ˈdɪəli/adverb
उच्चारण डिअर्ली
बहुत अधिक, दिल से
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in a way that causes a lot of suffering or damage
भारी कीमत चुकाकर, बहुत महँगा
- He paid dearly for his mistake.
- The victory was dearly bought.
- The company paid dearly for ignoring customer complaints.
+ 2 more examples
- The team paid dearly for missing an easy catch.
- He will pay dearly if he lies to the court.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
love / care for + sb + dearly
Dearly is placed after the object to show deep affection.
गहरे स्नेह को दिखाने के लिए 'dearly' object के बाद आता है।
- Radhika loves her grandmother dearly.
- He was loved dearly by his students.
would dearly love / like to
Would dearly love to means to want something very much, and dearly goes before love.
'Would dearly love to' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ की बहुत इच्छा होना है और dearly, love से पहले आता है।
- I would dearly love to visit Kashmir.
- She would dearly like to meet him.
pay dearly (for sth)
Pay dearly means to suffer a lot as a result of a mistake or action.
'Pay dearly' का अर्थ किसी ग़लती या काम के कारण बहुत कष्ट भोगना है।
- He paid dearly for ignoring the warning.
- Farmers may pay dearly for the late rains.
dearly + past participle
Dearly can come before a participle to show how strongly something is felt, as in dearly missed.
'Dearly' participle से पहले आकर भावना की तीव्रता बताता है, जैसे dearly missed।
- The late teacher is dearly missed.
- A dearly loved son.
+Collocations 4
dearly + verb
lovemissregretcherishtreasure
- I miss my village dearly.
dearly + participle
lovedbelovedmissedboughtearned
- A dearly loved teacher retired today.
pay + dearly
pay dearly forpay dearly withcost dearlylearn dearly
- Careless drivers can pay dearly.
would dearly + verb
love tolike toenjoy towish to
- She would dearly love to see the sea.
“More examples 5
- Radhika loves her younger brother dearly.
राधिका अपने छोटे भाई को बहुत प्यार करती है।
- The team paid dearly for the dropped catch.
टीम को छोड़े गए कैच की बड़ी कीमत चुकानी पड़ी।
- I would dearly like to know the answer.
मैं उत्तर जानने के लिए बहुत उत्सुक हूँ।
- Our old neighbour is dearly missed by all of us.
हमारे पुराने पड़ोसी को हम सब बहुत याद करते हैं।
- This victory was dearly won after a long struggle.
यह विजय लंबे संघर्ष के बाद बड़ी क़ीमत पर मिली।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He paid dear for his mistake.
✓ He paid dearly for his mistake.
The adverb dearly is used with pay in the sense of suffering a loss.
हानि सहने के अर्थ में 'pay' के साथ adverb 'dearly' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs all show strength of feeling, but they differ in tone and position.
ये adverbs भावना की तीव्रता दिखाते हैं, पर स्वर और स्थान में अंतर है।
Very much, with deep feeling; also at great cost.
बहुत अधिक, गहरे भाव से; साथ ही भारी क़ीमत पर।
- He loved her dearly.
To a great degree, usually about strong feelings or beliefs.
अत्यधिक सीमा तक, प्रायः तीव्र भावनाओं या विश्वासों के लिए।
- She was deeply moved.
A formal word meaning very much.
औपचारिक शब्द जिसका अर्थ बहुत अधिक है।
- We greatly admire your courage.
¶Idioms 1
pay dearly (for sth)
to suffer a lot because of something you have done
(किसी गलती की) भारी कीमत चुकाना
- The team paid dearly for their careless fielding.
- If you ignore your health now, you will pay dearly later.
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: dearly is used with verbs like love, wish and like, as in 'I would dearly love to help'.
Usage में dearly का प्रयोग love, wish और like जैसी verbs के साथ होता है, जैसे 'I would dearly love to help'।