desperate
/ˈdespərət/adjective
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हताश, बेचैन
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feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything to improve the situation
हताश, बेचैन
- The farmers were desperate after the crop failed.
- a desperate attempt to escape
- The family made a desperate attempt to save their shop from the flood.
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- He was desperate after losing his job, so he borrowed money.
- In a desperate move, the captain changed the batting order.
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~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth)
needing or wanting something very much
(किसी चीज़ के लिए) अत्यंत व्याकुल, बेताब
- She is desperate for a job.
- He was desperate to pass this time.
- The shop was desperate for customers during the lockdown.
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- He was desperate to find his lost dog before night.
- She was desperate for a drink of water after the long walk.
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(of a situation) extremely serious or dangerous
बहुत गंभीर, नाज़ुक
- The hospital is in desperate need of doctors.
- The flood victims are in desperate need of clean water.
- The refugees were in a desperate situation without food or shelter.
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- The company is in desperate trouble after losing its biggest client.
- Hospitals reported a desperate shortage of oxygen.
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desperate for sth
Use for to show what a person badly needs or wants.
व्यक्ति को जिस चीज़ की सख़्त ज़रूरत या चाह हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- The villagers were desperate for clean drinking water.
- Radhika was desperate for a good night's sleep.
desperate to do sth
A to-infinitive shows the action a person is eager to do.
To-infinitive उस काम को बताता है जिसे करने के लिए व्यक्ति बेचैन है।
- He was desperate to reach the station before the train left.
a desperate situation / measure / attempt
Before a noun it describes a very serious or risky situation, or a last attempt to improve it.
Noun से पहले यह बहुत गंभीर या जोखिम भरी स्थिति या सुधार के अंतिम प्रयास को बताता है।
- Floods created a desperate situation in the town.
- In a desperate attempt, the team changed its bowlers.
driven to desperation / in desperation
The noun desperation is the state of having lost hope. In desperation means because of that state.
'Desperation' आशा खो देने की अवस्था है। 'In desperation' का अर्थ उसी अवस्था के कारण है।
- In desperation, he sold his mother's gold bangles.
- Poverty drove him to desperation.
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desperate + noun
situationattemptmeasurepleaneedcry
- The family made a desperate plea for help.
adverb + desperate
absolutelyincreasinglytrulysoquite
- The patient grew increasingly desperate as the hours passed.
verb + desperate
feelbecomegetlooksound
- She sounded desperate on the phone.
desperate for / to
for moneyfor helpfor a jobto winto escape
- The team was desperate to win the final.
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- The farmers are desperate for rain after two dry months.
दो सूखे महीनों के बाद किसान बारिश के लिए बेचैन हैं।
- Radhika made a desperate dash for the bus.
राधिका ने बस पकड़ने के लिए बदहवास दौड़ लगाई।
- The doctors made one last desperate effort to save the patient.
डॉक्टरों ने मरीज़ को बचाने का एक अंतिम बेताब प्रयास किया।
- He was so desperate that he borrowed money at a very high rate.
वह इतना हताश था कि उसने बहुत ऊँची ब्याज दर पर पैसे उधार ले लिए।
- The rescue teams are in desperate need of boats.
बचाव दलों को नावों की अत्यंत सख़्त ज़रूरत है।
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✗ He is desperate of a job.
✓ He is desperate for a job.
The correct preposition after desperate is for.
'Desperate' के बाद सही preposition 'for' है।
✗ The girl was desperate for going home.
✓ The girl was desperate to go home.
Use to + verb after desperate, not for + -ing.
'Desperate' के बाद to + verb आता है, 'for + -ing' नहीं।
✗ They tried desperately a solution.
✓ They desperately tried to find a solution.
Desperately is an adverb of manner and sits before the verb; a to-infinitive is needed to show the action tried.
'Desperately' manner का adverb है और verb से पहले आता है; try के बाद किया जाने वाला काम to-infinitive से बताना होता है।
✗ The desperation man jumped into the river.
✓ The desperate man jumped into the river.
Before a noun, the adjective desperate is needed. Desperation is a noun.
Noun से पहले adjective 'desperate' चाहिए। 'Desperation' स्वयं noun है।
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des·pe·rate
With e in the middle (not 'desparate').
बीच में e आता है ('desparate' गलत है)।