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deservedly

/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/adverb

उच्चारण डिज़र्विड्ली

उचित रूप से, ठीक ही, योग्यता के अनुसार

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a way that is right because of what somebody has done or what qualities they have

    उचित रूप से, ठीक ही, योग्यता के अनुसार

    • Radhika was deservedly praised for her hard work.
    • The film deservedly won the national award.
    • The team deservedly won after playing so well.
    + 2 more examples
    • He was deservedly famous for his honesty.
    • The chef was deservedly praised for her new menu.

    Synonyms rightly justly fairly duly

    Opposite undeservedly unjustly

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

deservedly + verb / adjective

'Deservedly' can come before a verb, an adjective or at the start of a sentence, to show that a result is fair.

'Deservedly' क्रिया, विशेषण या वाक्य के आरंभ में आकर बताता है कि परिणाम उचित है।

  • She was deservedly praised for her honesty.
  • The team won deservedly.

deservedly famous / popular

It often modifies adjectives such as famous, popular, proud, successful.

यह famous, popular, proud, successful जैसे विशेषणों को modify करता है।

  • The school is deservedly famous for its discipline.
  • He is deservedly proud of his marks.

sentence adverb

At the start of a sentence it comments on the whole sentence, usually followed by a comma.

वाक्य के आरंभ में यह पूरे वाक्य पर टिप्पणी करता है; प्रायः इसके बाद comma आता है।

  • Deservedly, the farmer received the award.
  • Deservedly, she topped the exam.

deservedly vs justly

'Deservedly' links a result to merit; 'justly' links it to fairness or law.

'Deservedly' परिणाम को योग्यता से जोड़ता है; 'justly' उसे न्याय या क़ानून से।

  • He was deservedly rewarded.
  • The thief was justly punished.
+Collocations 5

deservedly + adjective

famouspopularproudcelebratedrespected

  • The poet is deservedly famous.

deservedly + verb

winlosereceiveearnrise

  • The team deservedly won the final.

deservedly + past participle

praisedpunishedrewardedhonouredcriticised

  • The officer was deservedly honoured.

sentence opening

Deservedly,Quite deservedly,Very deservedly,Rightly and deservedly,Most deservedly,

  • Most deservedly, she was chosen as captain.

deservedly + noun

successcreditfamerewardpunishment

  • He enjoyed his deservedly earned success.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika deservedly topped the district in the board exam.

राधिका ने board परीक्षा में ज़िले में पहला स्थान उचित रूप से प्राप्त किया।

  • The film was deservedly praised by critics.

आलोचकों ने फ़िल्म की सराहना ठीक ही की।

  • India deservedly won the series after three fine matches.

तीन शानदार मैचों के बाद भारत ने श्रृंखला योग्यता के आधार पर जीती।

  • He was deservedly punished for cheating in the test.

परीक्षा में नकल करने पर उसे उचित दंड मिला।

  • The old teacher is deservedly loved by all his students.

वृद्ध शिक्षक को उनके सभी विद्यार्थी ठीक ही प्यार करते हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The player was deserved punished for the foul.

✓ The player was deservedly punished for the foul.

An adverb, not the verb form 'deserved', must modify the participle 'punished'.

Participle 'punished' को adverb modify करता है, verb-रूप 'deserved' नहीं।

✗ She won the prize deservingly.

✓ She won the prize deservedly.

The adverb of 'deserve' is 'deservedly'; 'deservingly' is not standard.

'Deserve' का adverb 'deservedly' है; 'deservingly' मानक नहीं है।

◇Word family
deserve verbdeserved adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rightly justly fairly duly

Antonyms

undeservedly unjustly

§Grammar and usage

In deservedly the -ed is said as a separate syllable (de-ZER-vid-lee).

Deservedly का -ed एक अलग syllable के रूप में बोला जाता है (de-ZER-vid-lee)।