densely
/ˈdensli/adverb
उच्चारण डेन्स्ली
घने रूप से, घनी तरह से
Core word
- 1
with a lot of people or things close together
घने रूप से, घनी तरह से
- Uttar Pradesh is one of the most densely populated states in India.
- a densely wooded valley
- densely packed shelves
+ 3 more examples
- The hills were densely covered with pine trees.
- The old city is one of the most densely packed areas in the state.
- Mumbai is a densely populated city.
Synonyms thickly closely compactly
Opposite sparsely thinly
- 2
(of writing) in a way that contains a lot of ideas or information and is difficult to understand
(लेखन) गूढ़ता से, सघन ढंग से
- The report is densely written and hard to follow.
- The chapter is so densely argued that even the teacher read it slowly.
- The article was densely packed with facts and figures.
+ 2 more examples
- The book is so densely written that I read it twice.
- He wrote a densely worded note that nobody understood.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
densely + past participle
'Densely' often comes before a participle used as an adjective, for example 'densely populated' or 'densely packed'.
'Densely' प्रायः participle से पहले आता है, जैसे 'densely populated' या 'densely packed'।
- Kerala is a densely populated state.
- The train was densely packed with passengers.
densely + adjective
It can also modify a plain adjective such as wooded, forested or crowded.
यह wooded, forested या crowded जैसे विशेषण को भी modify कर सकता है।
- The hill was densely wooded on one side.
- The market was densely crowded before Diwali.
hyphen use
Before a noun, 'densely populated' may be written with a hyphen. After 'be', no hyphen is needed.
संज्ञा से पहले 'densely populated' को hyphen के साथ लिख सकते हैं। 'Be' के बाद hyphen नहीं लगता।
- It is a densely-populated area.
- The area is densely populated.
densely vs thickly
'Densely' is used for things packed close together, while 'thickly' is used for layers of a substance.
'Densely' पास-पास सटी चीज़ों के लिए है, जबकि 'thickly' किसी पदार्थ की मोटी परत के लिए।
- The slum was densely built.
- Snow fell thickly on the hills.
+Collocations 4
densely + participle
populatedpackedplantedsettledbuilt
- The field was densely planted with sugarcane.
densely + adjective
woodedforestedcrowdedbuilt-upfoliaged
- The densely forested region is home to many tigers.
densely + past participle
stackedprintedlinedclusteredsettled
- The books were densely stacked on the shelves.
verb + densely
growlivegatherstandpack
- The reeds grew densely along the river bank.
“More examples 5
- Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
बांग्लादेश विश्व के सबसे घनी आबादी वाले देशों में से एक है।
- The densely packed bus left without a single seat free.
खचाखच भरी बस बिना एक भी खाली सीट के रवाना हुई।
- Thick fog hung densely over the fields in January.
जनवरी में खेतों पर घना कोहरा छाया हुआ था।
- The report was densely written and hard to understand quickly.
रिपोर्ट बहुत सघन ढंग से लिखी थी और जल्दी समझना कठिन था।
- Trees grow densely in the Western Ghats because of heavy rainfall.
भारी वर्षा के कारण पश्चिमी घाट में पेड़ घने उगते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Uttar Pradesh is a highly populated state.
✓ Uttar Pradesh is a densely populated state.
For crowding per area, 'densely populated' is the standard collocation; 'highly populated' is wrong in SSC usage.
प्रति क्षेत्र भीड़ के लिए 'densely populated' मानक collocation है; SSC में 'highly populated' गलत माना जाता है।
✗ The area is dense populated.
✓ The area is densely populated.
An adverb, not an adjective, must modify the participle 'populated'.
Participle 'populated' को adjective नहीं, adverb modify करता है।